Hyla Tree Frog

[Norm Dulak]

Nikon D7000 w/Nikkor 80-400mm f.4.5-5.6 vr lens @ 400mm, hand held in a skiff
SB-800 flash illumination; ISO 800; f/5.6, 1/500 sec
PP: PS CS5; crop, levels, curves, healing tool specular highlight removal, sharpen

This little frog was spotted at night by a guide using a search light, during a Peruvian Amazon Voyage expedition.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Norm

[Maureen Allen]

Great looking little frog, Norm. How small is he? It must have been an amazing trip for you.

I think if this were mine, I might try to smooth out the background a little and selectively sharpen the frog a bit.

[Norm Dulak]

Great looking little frog, Norm. How small is he? It must have been an amazing trip for you.

I think if this were mine, I might try to smooth out the background a little and selectively sharpen the frog a bit.

Hi Maureen.

The frog is pretty tiny, probably only 1-2 inches long.

[Jonathan Ashton]

interesting shot, I too would suggest a little more sharpening on the frog.

[Bob Miller]

Norm.....flash exposure handled well! I agree that smoothing out the bg with a low opacity brush might work well here.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Norm, interesting pose and nice use of the flash. Agree with the suggestions above on sharpening and BG blur.

Allen

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Norm. Another cool frog in a cool setting giving you an interesting pose. You already have good suggestions above so I won't repeat.