Treefrog

Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 4 March 2008 in Animal & Insect.

I found this little Treefrog in a banana plant in broad daylight, and it wasn't very good at hiding itself. You normally locate them at night by their chirping, but this one wasn't bothered by being disturbed, it just posed itself for the camera.

This, and the following shots are all images of wild amphibians and reptiles in their native habitats.

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Comments (24)

Josh from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nice shot!

4 Mar 2008 12:19am

Daniel from Stranded in Kenmare, United States

he is big!

4 Mar 2008 1:09am

@Daniel: Ha ha, maybe he had eaten so many insects all night, he was too heavy to move by daylight...LOL

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

very nice shot. good focus . . .

4 Mar 2008 1:10am

@Saeed: Thankyou. He wasn't going to budge off his perch, so I had plenty of time to focus.

e. from New York, NY, United States

Great shot! :) I look forward to seeing more animals.

4 Mar 2008 3:35am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Great shot!

4 Mar 2008 5:16am

Keny from Hong Kong, Hong Kong

lovely frog~

4 Mar 2008 5:32am

bm from Budapest, Hungary

Wow - this a great shot Richard. It is crisp, the colors are vivid and the shadows are just lined up perfectly. And of course it helps when the little guy cooperates so nicely.

4 Mar 2008 5:50am

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

You are a super duper pro! This shot is great! :)

4 Mar 2008 7:01am

@HorseRotorVator: Many thanks, that is a lovely comment.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent!!!

4 Mar 2008 7:03am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

He is gorgeous, what a wonderful blend of tones, shapes and natural elements, lovely catch Richard :)

4 Mar 2008 7:53am

@Lorraine: He was the easiest frog to photograph, as he was too lazy to move. I usually find most frogs to be very uncooperative as soon as my camera appears. LOL.

MJ from Delaware, United States

oh he is so cute... what a great capture...beautiful colors and lighting

4 Mar 2008 8:36am

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

That's a great shot, and confident pose!

4 Mar 2008 9:59am

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Great catch indeed. Cute ;)

4 Mar 2008 11:31am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Excellent capture, Richard!! Absolutely excellent... the light and colours are gorgeous! Funny, I have an old frog shot sitting in the wings.. ;-)

4 Mar 2008 1:24pm

@amy: Cheers Amy. Frogs are cool characters, but not easy to photograph I have found. I think I was lucky with this critter.

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

great macro Richard - nice colors

4 Mar 2008 1:36pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Fabulous capture!

4 Mar 2008 2:09pm

CATCHLIGHT from Reading, United Kingdom

Just fantastic Richard!!...(at the risk of sounding like a camera club judge)..did you use the PS highlight burn tool on the upper section of the shot?.. I might have done the same on the highlight just below the beautiful handsome prince.....great pic.

4 Mar 2008 4:46pm

@CATCHLIGHT: Thanks Mike. I was lazy in my editing in that I used the spot lighting filter in Photoshop to subtly bring the focus of attention to the tree frog, and dim the edges. I usually use a bit of dodge and burn here and there, and take my time, and in this case the spotlight has burned out the highlights below the frog a little, but I'm living with it. If I print the shot, I would re-do it, and spend more than the few minutes I did the first time round.