Some days the light just isn't with you. Dull, overcast, just plain unappealing.  But some images can be salvaged and this is an example.

Originally I dismissed this shot, but did not delete it, as being too dark and dull. I rarely delete images unless there is something horribly wrong, such as blurry or way overexposed.  You never know what tools and skills await saving something and storage has become cheaper every year. And even the good images can be made better when reworked.

This is from last June.  I only made two frames and they sat until now.  I wouldn't say this is my best or even one of my better frog images but it is worth sharing and on Frog Friday that's what it's about.

The new masking tools in Lightroom were a big help as well as doing some burning and dodging in Photoshop. While some people dismiss Photoshop as cheating, it can be used in the same way photographers of yore worked in the wet darkroom, strategically adjusting light, using preferred chemicals, selecting just the right paper, etc.

Btw, this is a male green frog-Lithobates clamitans aka Rana clamitans.  The large tympanum behind the eye says male (larger than the eye=male, smaller=female)and the ridge along the back says green frog. Maybe this guy had chicken skin from a June morning chill.  🙂

Happy Frog TGIF.