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Rain frog 4 - side view, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76710/rain_frog_4_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html" title="Rain frog 4, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/76710_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=0wBhFjbLsw%2Ffi581Emw4eHDA5yY%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="Rain frog 4, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia Some thoughts on the photography: one of the things I wanted to do better in 2018 compared to 2017 for my frog shots is to not just get the eyes sharp and in focus, but also the nose. This is a challenge, as the distance from the tip of the nose to the eyes is relatively huge, in macro terms. <br /> <br /> As you can see from EXIF, I had to stop down to f/20. Which means almost no light, which is then compensated by tripple flash (top, side, side, with top having a diffuser). But not even that is enough, in addition I had to take more distance and then crop back in. At close focusing distance not even f/20 is enough, not even close.<br /> <br /> None of this is difficult, it soon becomes second nature as you play with these variables, but maybe it helps someone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76711/rain_frog_4_-_side_view_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Planada Nature Reserve,South America" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Planada Nature Reserve,South America Click/tap to enlarge

Rain frog 4 - side view, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia

Rain frog 4, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia Some thoughts on the photography: one of the things I wanted to do better in 2018 compared to 2017 for my frog shots is to not just get the eyes sharp and in focus, but also the nose. This is a challenge, as the distance from the tip of the nose to the eyes is relatively huge, in macro terms. <br /> <br /> As you can see from EXIF, I had to stop down to f/20. Which means almost no light, which is then compensated by tripple flash (top, side, side, with top having a diffuser). But not even that is enough, in addition I had to take more distance and then crop back in. At close focusing distance not even f/20 is enough, not even close.<br /> <br /> None of this is difficult, it soon becomes second nature as you play with these variables, but maybe it helps someone.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76711/rain_frog_4_-_side_view_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Planada Nature Reserve,South America

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    As cute as a kitten! Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Mar 28, 2019. Captured Oct 28, 2018 20:39 in Unnamed Road, Ricaurte, Nariño, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/20.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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