This is a ruby-eyed tree frog from Tanzania. It is one of the species I usually have in my semi-annual frog and reptile workshop in St. Louis. I took this picture hand held with a ring flash and a 50mm macro lens. The circular light that surrounds the lens provides illumination that simulates diffused outdoor lighting and, at the same time, it fills in what would normally be shadow areas. This allows us to see and appreciate all of the detail in a small subject. In the various shooting stations I set up during the workshop, we have photographic prints of out of focus foliage behind the subjects for a natural look even though the workshop takes place in a hotel conference room. My camera settings were 1/160, f/20, and 200 ISO. In Photoshop, I cloned out the reflection in the eyes of the ring flash.
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Mar 31, 2021, 8:02:01 PM
chris - I am interested in close up photography and my instructor told me to purchase a Nikkor 150mm lens however, reading on several sites including yours (I like to photograph frogs and they are also my intaglio print additions to art in my "frogs as environmental sentinal" ) it appears I need a 50 or 60mm. Is this a better lens to spend my money on for macro?