Red Eyes

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

These images were taken last week in La Selva, Costa Rica. they are nocturnal frogs and using flash on them is very injurious to their eyes. It was a wonderful to have been able to find these two in the daylight and to capture these images without having to use flash. They are so beautiful and it was a real exciting experience to have the opportunity to see them.

Nikon D 300
Nikon 500 mm F4
1/125, F8
ISO 400
manual
All comments are appreciated. thanks !

[denise ippolito]

Judy, WOW! I love how they jump off the page. The dark BG really adds a lot of pop to this. Very nice comp and sharp details.

[Hazel Grant]

couldn't have done better if you had posed them! clarity and color. the roughness of the branch contrasts well with the smoothness and clownlike colors of the frogs.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Beautiful frogs, very well captured! Awesome colors, sharp and love that BG!

[Charissa]

Super colors, detail and BG. They look almost un real and vibrant. Lovely shot.

[Julie Kenward]

Phenomenal image, Judy! I agree - the pose couldn't be better! Only thing I see that might make it even stronger (and it's totally optional) is to clone the stuff below the branch on the right underside. That was the only thing that pulled my eye from those two lovely frogs!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Many thanks everyone for your comments and for taking the time to look. I sure do appreciate it.

Julie I did consider doing that but you see so much of this in the rainforest that I thought it might appear more real of the areas of Costa Rica. But I do see your thoughts on this and many thanks.

[Susan Candelario]

Judy,
What a great image. The colors, details, pose and background are wonderful. I love Red Eye Tree Frogs and your capture is perfect.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Judy, a beautiful image that deserves alot of praise! The positioning of the pair is perfect along with the lighting. Plenty of detail along with great color.Wonderful image!!

[Julie Kenward]

Judy, I totally understand. Just thought I'd mention it. ;)

[Mike Moats]

Hey Judy, fantastic image, love the details, colors and comp. Also like the two toned BG.:)

[Ken Childs]

All the great points have already been made so all I can say is this shot is fantastic! I have friends that breed these and obviously they are beautiful but it's great to see a shot of some living in the wild.

[Jonathan Ashton]

What an absolute cracker! I like everything, the composition the colours and the detail - OUTSTANDING:):)

[kostas nianiopoulos]

there is not a lot remain to say , all the comments above has cover me , well done Judy , great image .