I photographed this beautiful little guy at a local State Forest near me in a small pool of water. There were several of them there, and most likely they will be breeding soon.
On a similar subject of reptiles and amphibians, I will be heading down to South Carolina tomorrow to look for and photograph snakes / frogs / salamanders / turtles etc. I will return Friday or Saturday and will hopefully have many new images to share.
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Excellent shot. Love the colors and the low angle.
Hi Chris,
What part of South Carolina are you visiting?
Clay
I’ve just had the pleasure of discovering your blog and website. I admire your images, particularly in a day of thinking that post processing fixes all. I admire your impeccable technique and creativity and look forward to checking your blog and gallery for new images.
As for this post, that’s a cute frog. Are his (?)green spots part of his skin or algae. Just curious. I like the way light plays on his eye. What lens did you use?
I like it!
Hi Clay – I went to Francis Marion National Forest. It’s on the coastal plain. I ended up photographing 14 new species. Great trip. Will be posting new images shortly.
Hey Karen – Glad you like it!
The green is actually the pattern on his skin. Cricket frogs are hugely variable and range from green to brown to red, with various levels of pattern as well. Most of the Northern Cricket Frogs in my area (northern Virginia) look like this guy, though.
The lens I used is my Canon 70-200 f/4 with the Canon 500D close-up diopter. I use this setup for most of my macro / reptile / amphibian work and just love it. I prefer it greatly over a dedicated macro lens, actually, as I can zoom in to 200mm to focus precisely on the subjects eye, and the zoom out to compose the shot. It’s much quicker than having to move the tripod back and forth with a regular macro lens, and with herp (reptile/amphibian) photography you often don’t have a lot of time to compose the shot and press the shutter before they move to a slightly different location.
Thanks for commenting.