I used to call this day our "macro day" in the rain forest but now with long lenses that can focus so close to subjects, many of my guests (and myself) like to use our long lenses to get up close and personal with the tiny subjects in the rain forest. I used both my Canon R5 Mark II with the RF 100mm macro lens and my Canon R1 with the RF 100-500mm lens.
This part of the trip is always a favorite for my guests, and they are always excited to capture images of these awesome reptiles.
The red-eyed tree frog is my favorite, and the most popular with my group. They are just so photographic with their bright red eyes.
I like to capture photos of them while they are on the move. I find that their extended legs add to the photo and make them much more interesting than just a frog sitting in one spot.
As this frog moved from one flower to another, I started firing off shots. I saw the shadow being cast on the second flower and loved that!
Here is a photo of a blue-eyed human and a red-eyed tree frog. 😀 Thanks to Patty (one of my guests) for taking this photo.
We start with the red-eyed tree frogs and then move to the Dart frogs which are even smaller. These frogs are about one inch in size and they move fast!
Eduardo, who runs the reptile area that we visit, went out and found a wide variety of frogs for us to photograph...
...from the smallest to the really big ones.
He also found us an Eyelash viper to photograph (from a distance since they are poisonous).
After we were done photographing all the reptiles, we sat down for a group lunch. After lunch I gave everyone time to photograph other fun things in the area. I chased hummingbirds, trying to get some nice photos of these ultra-fast birds.
I love the colors of this Sapphire-throated hummingbird.
Even more images to come in the next blog!
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