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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 6, 2009182 views7 comments

In one of the places we stayed in Costa Rica we saw these little black and green poison dart frogs (Dendrobatus auratus) jumping everywhere. Especially after a shower they showed themselves frequently. I loved the diversity in patterns in the green and black.

D300, Nikkor18-200VR@200mm, 1/80, F5.6, ISO500.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 6, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Hi Ellen: Very unusual frog. Looks like it is just about to take a jump. Did you manage to get one in the air? Looks pretty small. Nice DOF.

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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on December 6, 2009 at 8:27 AM

Thanks for sharing such a unique frog...this is fantastic, Ellen! I love the colors.

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM

Nice low perspective. The patterns of the frog against the background is wonderful.
Outstanding image IMO.
May

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Comment posted by David Sparks on December 8, 2009 at 9:47 PM

Must have been fun photographing such vividly marked subjects. The whites on the top of the head and beneath the eye look a little bright on my monitor, but I haven't recalibrated recently. Neat capture.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on December 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM

Hey Ellen, great subject, good positioning. Good details.

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Comment posted by Guy Rogers on December 12, 2009 at 6:57 AM

Hello Ellen.

Thats one great looking frog that I have not seen before. Composition and detail also very nice.

The one nit for me would be to clone out the bright bit of OOF moss just behind the frog as it catchs the eye a little.

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on December 14, 2009 at 10:02 PM

Well seen and captured, Ellen. I love these tiny little frogs and agree with you on the wild patterns seen in this species. Almost like fingerprints in that no two are exactly alike.

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