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Pacific Tree Frog

August 21, 2012 By Anne McKinnell 10 Comments

I didn’t have to go far for this photograph! While I was getting my equipment ready for one of our excursions Ray tapped on the window and waved for me to come outside and see who was in our campsite. A pacific tree frog!

Pacific Tree Frog

The tiny frog was only about an inch long. I always like to see their suction cup toes and their brown eye masks that reveal rather than hide their identity.

He was too high up on the tree for me to use my tripod which meant there was no way I could use my 500D close-up filter either. I had to use my telephoto lens and hand hold the camera standing about 15 feet away from the tree before I could get the frog in focus. Shutter speed was critical to make a sharp image so I had to increase the ISO to 1600, much higher than I would usually go, to allow for at least 1/200 second shutter speed.

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Filed Under: Animals, British Columbia, Vancouver Island Tagged With: animal, frog, pacific tree frog

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Comments

  1. Len Saltiel says

    August 21, 2012 at 7:00 am

    You’ve really captured wonderful details in this shot Anne. Very nice.

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  2. sabrina says

    August 21, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Wow Anne. I don’t like frogs (long childhood fear) but I do love this one.

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  3. LensScaper says

    August 21, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    Great shot of this little fellow, especially considering the high ISO and the shutter speed. His fingers remind me of ET

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  4. Fred O'Donnell says

    August 21, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Nice shot, Anne!

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  5. Toad Hollow Photography says

    August 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    LOVE this shot, Anne! Reminds me of some of our family photos! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 6, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Hey Toad, I was thinking of you when I made the image. I wondered “is this one of Toad’s children?” ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Steve says

    August 21, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Nice capture, Anne. And thanks for sharing how you captured the shot.

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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 6, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Thank you very much Steve!

      Reply
  7. Edith Levy says

    August 22, 2012 at 4:41 am

    I think you did a great job capturing this cute little guy.

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    • Anne McKinnell says

      September 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm

      Thank you very much Edith! He’s the only one like him I’ve seen in the campground. It was so convenient I wish it would happen more often!

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