Most people don't think frogs come I'm blue, but they do. I actually seek out blue animals because it's such an unusual and visually arresting color for an animal or insect. This is a Dendrobates auratus from Costa Rica, and I thought it was perfect with the purple flower background. We don't normally see very small creatures who are so low to the ground at eye level, and that's what makes this a compelling image -- besides the color. My settings for this were f/32, 1/200, 200 ISO, and I used a 50mm macro lens hand held. This frog is about an inch and a quarter in length. For the lighting I used a ring flash.
2 Comments
Jan 18, 2017, 3:02:52 AM
Jim - Rohinton -- Because I cloned out the reflection. You can't avoid the reflection and it looks bad; in Photoshop, it's easy to get rid of it.
Jan 18, 2017, 1:02:51 AM
Rohinton Mehta - That's a nice picture, Jim.
I am curious to know why the ring-flash is not reflected in the frog's eyes. Is there some technique or have the catchlights edited later on?
Best regards,
Rohinton Mehta
India