Calling Wood Frogs at Jonathan’s Woods
March 2020
Morris County New Jersey
With recent temperatures peaking at 66 Fahrenheit, the Wood Frogs wasted no time in getting ready for their Spring rituals. This video was filmed in a small wetlands depression and not far from an expansive marsh.
View the behind the scenes footage – https://www.facebook.com/daveblinderphotography/videos/661437451270066/
Visit Jonathan’s Woods – https://www.powww.org/
I won’t try to take any credit for getting a fly to land next to this Gray Treefrog metamorph. I will take credit for being in the right place at the right time and shooting a lot more frames than your average photographer.
Chance encounters of the macro type
Photography equipment: Tamron SP 90mm VC F/2.8 1:1 Macro Lens + Canon EOS 50D, handheld. Shutter speed 1/250 Aperture at F/5.6 ISO 200. One shot focusing with continuous motor drive active.
Luck was on my side, because the fly got so close to the frog that both of their eyes are in focus. I actually have a frame where the fly puts one if its feet on the frog’s face, but the whole frame is blurred so that won’t be seeing the light of day. ….Unless you want to PayPal me $200 🙂
One can never expect unlikely interactions like this to occur, but as Arthur Morris has stated “When unexpected action happens, press the shutter and hope for the best”. Good advice if you ask me.
Dave Blinder Nature Photography 