Stare-down

by Erez Marom

One of my declared goals when I went on the trip to Costa Rica was the red eyed tree frog, and believe me, this creature was everything I thought it would be- and more. You just can't be slimier, more colorful, cuter or more photogenic than this little pack of charm. I immidiately fell in love with it, and this is one of the first results. Since this is a wild animal and since this frog is nocturnal, the shot had to be taken using artificial light. This cute female behaved like a true model, allowing me to take several long exposures using LED torches as light-sources. We'll be shooting lots of red eyed tree frogs in my upcoming 'Macro and More' Costa Rica 2012 workshop.

Erez Marom

Born in 1980, Erez Marom is a professional nature photographer based in Israel. A musician since his youth and an engineer, Erez started his way in the photography world in 2008, and has since then become a leading macro photographer, publishing images, articles and instructional texts in numerous Israeli and international websites, magazines and forums. Erez specializes in macro and landscape photography. To him, both these fields are all about capturing the intricacy and beauty of our natural world. His macro images are shot in the wild, exhibiting the creatures' natural environments and surroundings. As for landscape, Erez travels as much as possible to shoot the most fascinating landscapes of Israel, from the incredible Dead Sea to the shores of the Mediterranean, and often goes on photography missions overseas. In addition to shooting, Erez dedicates a considerable amount of his time to teaching, lecturing in Israeli institutes and traveling several times a year to his favorite locations overseas to guide photo workshops. In july 2012 Erez will lead a Macro and nature photography workshop in Costa Rica. Please click the link for more details.

Website: www.erezmarom.com

Stare-down by Erez Marom was photo of the day on Saturday, 3rd March 2012. It is tagged Frogs. You can leave a comment below.

14 Comments

Committed Photography

3rd March 2012 at 2:01 am

Awesome shot Erez. The colour is out of this world!

Danette Volkmer

3rd March 2012 at 8:32 am

Unbelievable! What an incredible capture!

Art x

3rd March 2012 at 9:40 am

excellent image

Donna

3rd March 2012 at 9:48 am

That is unreal.Looks artificial.2 would make good salt and pepper shakers!!.I’m kidding of course.She is so very pretty.Thank you.

AlfonsoPaz

3rd March 2012 at 11:36 am

My favorite perspective. Detail, colors and contrast are perfect. One of natures most beautiful and precious creatures, Thanks for sharing.

Bill Bowman

3rd March 2012 at 2:30 pm

Mesmerizingly beautiful- excellent shot! It’s worth noting that the future of this an other amphibian species are in jeopardy due to Chytrid fungus and climate change. Hopefully the forecasts for their demise are premature!