Well, I came back from the Delaware Water Gap a bit early. I managed to get a few images, but overall the creative juices just weren’t flowing, and I decided to cut the trip short and head back in the same day so I could sleep in my nice bed and get some photography work done today!
Continuing with my herp images from Francis Marion National Forest, this is a Barking Treefrog. These guys are easily one of my favorite Treefrogs that I’ve been lucky enough to experience. Not only are they very big, but they have awesome patterns and colors, are very calm and docile, and just love to cling onto anything, so if you put them in your hand they will wrap their large sticky footpads around your fingers and just hang out. Very cool experience!
As far as the image goes – it was a set up! Just as in many bird photographs, this branch was specifically selected for its characteristics, and was then moved around often in order to obtain the background that I wanted.
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Hey Chris,
Not my preferred way of getting a shot, but you sure picked a nice branch!! Looks a tad dark on my monitor (IMHO).
Happy Shooting and God Bless,
Paul
Hi Paul,
I’m curious – do you find it ethically wrong, or do you just not prefer to get shots this way yourself?
Thanks for the comment!
Hi Chris,
Not necessarily ethically wrong (as long as the creature isn’t stressed out); I just prefer “all-natural” images.
God bless!
Paul