red eyed tree frog

[Gato Moteado]

nikon D850 + 105 f/2.8 micro nikkor
2 speedlights with softboxes

i'm not quite yet where i want to be, but i'm getting there slowly.

[CrispyQ]

1. Oh, I think it's wonderful!

What a colorful fellow! I love the little bits of green leaves showing, too. Very nice!

[Gato Moteado]

12. thank you

[soothsayer]

2. Like it! What a cutie too

[Gato Moteado]

13. thank you!

[mnhtnbb]

3. Terrific!

[Gato Moteado]

14. thank you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Incredible shot, my dear Gato! Thank you. n/t

[Gato Moteado]

15. thank you!

[tblue37]

5. Stunning shot. nt

[Gato Moteado]

16. thank you!

[Binkie The Clown]

6. Almost perfect

There's that one little leaf about 3/4 of the way up the twig that looks out of place...



Seriously, it's an amazing shot.

[Gato Moteado]

19. hahahaha....well, i see the flaws......

.....i need to perfect a few more things and then create a repeatable process that i can use for frogs, insects, small reptiles and invertebrates and i might do nature photography workshops for tourists down here in my studio in the rain forest.

the challenges are getting ample light from the speedlights/modifiers while avoiding hot spots and also getting enough depth of field by either using smaller apertures (no loss of image quality with nikon, canon or sony pro macro lenses, even at f/32 or smaller) or getting the animals to pose so that more of their body is in, or close to, the focal plane.

i'm also planning on building two elevated hides for birds and monkeys (one in the primary forest and one in the secondary forest) on my property to allow for national geographic quality shots of toucans, trogons, currasows, squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys and white faced capuchins, etc with a 300mm lens or less.

[Binkie The Clown]

20. Wow. Consider yourself very lucky to be in such a position.

I would love to be there.

[BComplex]

7. Woah! That's a prize winner!

Great shot!

[Gato Moteado]

21. thank you!

[Ohiogal]

8. Gorgeous!

The bright colors really pop against the black background! Well done!

[Gato Moteado]

22. thank you!

[flamin lib]

9. Really nice.

I envy your subject matter. And your skill. If Trump is re-elected I'm looking at Belize. Maybe we can compare wildlife if that happens.

[Gato Moteado]

10. forget belize.....just come to costa rica

it's safer here and the people are awesome.

[flamin lib]

11. What's the cost of living like?

Belize has a really attractive incentive package for US expats ie tax breaks forgiven import duties etc.

[Gato Moteado]

17. cost of living is higher here....i'm not sure the exact differences...

...would you be retiring? or would you want to continue working?

if you're just looking for low cost of living with high standard of living and world class, low cost healthcare, look at colombia...specifically bucaramanga.

[flamin lib]

18. I am retired and currently live in TX. How does COL compare to the US?

I have a retirement account that will cover me for the rest of life at current expenses (baring dating a 22 year old exotic dancer).

[Gato Moteado]

23. standard of living is high, climate is great, cost of living is low in colombia

bucaramanga is safe and friendly....very similar to costa rica