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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 1, 201079 views5 comments

(or camo, at least). Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), or possibly Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelisr). Both are known to be in our area, and are visually identical.

Olympus e620, tripod, 35 mm macro, ISO 100, f9, 1/15 s. This little guy has been hanging around the same place for a couple of weeks now. The background is a weathered red oak fence board. Normally, they are a subdued green color; versicolor seems to be appropriate!

This is a straight vertical crop of a horizontal photo. In retrospect (of course), I should have taken it in a vertical orientation. Note that the photographer's head (and camera) is visible in the eye reflection.

Comments/suggestions welcomed.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 1, 2010 at 9:12 PM

Awesome find - these are near impossible to locate in my neck of the woods. I like the lighting on the eye and the composition.

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on September 1, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Nice find, Arne. We have a very similar species in SE Arizona.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 2, 2010 at 1:41 AM

Arne:
Great find and excellent capture. Like the catch light and reflection of the you in the eye. The only I can suggest to improve the image is to tone down or darken the triangular bright reflection or use a polariser.

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Comment posted by Arne Myrabo on September 2, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Thanks for the feedback! This is one of the best things about this forum - another set of eyes sees things I don't (yet). This is a significant improvement, IMO.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 2, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Arne:
Yes the repost is much better.

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