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Gato Moteado

(9,864 posts)
Mon Jul 24, 2023, 02:20 PM Jul 2023

NEW photos of the AMAZING red eyed tree frogs in costa rica....get 'em while they're hot...

the one in the last photo was dirty....even had tiny pieces of rock or gravel stuck to him....for some reason he had been on the ground at some point last night.







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NEW photos of the AMAZING red eyed tree frogs in costa rica....get 'em while they're hot... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Jul 2023 OP
They are MOMFUDSKI Jul 2023 #1
thank you Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #20
Delightful little animals wendyb-NC Jul 2023 #2
yes, they are fun Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #21
Gorgeous!! AmBlue Jul 2023 #3
thank you Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #22
My daughter blm Jul 2023 #4
what parts of the country will she visit..... Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #7
San Jose, mainly. blm Jul 2023 #8
wonderful! mike_c Jul 2023 #5
thank you, sir Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #23
These are just fantastic, dear Gato! You know how. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2023 #6
i'm not sure what i know...but thank you! Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #24
Why is it called that? Orrex Jul 2023 #9
Incredibly sharp photos! denvine Jul 2023 #10
thank you...i get a lucky shot every now and then Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #25
Bartender needs to cut them off earlier SouthernDem4ever Jul 2023 #11
You ARE the frog man! usonian Jul 2023 #12
i hope i don't get type cast!!! but thank you.... Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #26
No way type cast! usonian Jul 2023 #31
i guess they're just so accessible most of the time Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #32
The last one clouds Jul 2023 #13
I have been playing with Lithophanes Quanto Magnus Jul 2023 #14
sure.... Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #19
I love how sharp your photos are! 2naSalit Jul 2023 #15
thank you! Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #27
Beautiful photos of beautiful critters! ShazzieB Jul 2023 #16
well, thank you...... Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #28
Beautiful photos! WhiteTara Jul 2023 #17
thank you... Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #29
Amazing is a great adjective. Callalily Jul 2023 #18
thank you...i get a lucky shot every now and then Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #30

blm

(113,065 posts)
8. San Jose, mainly.
Mon Jul 24, 2023, 03:35 PM
Jul 2023

With some excursions to beach resorts planned, I think.
I’ll find out more when she’s home next week.

Gato Moteado

(9,864 posts)
23. thank you, sir
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:50 PM
Jul 2023

coming from a master photographer, like you, i really appreciate that! you know the challenges of close up photography better than most.

Gato Moteado

(9,864 posts)
26. i hope i don't get type cast!!! but thank you....
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:51 PM
Jul 2023

...when you live around these guys you start to understand them better.

usonian

(9,814 posts)
31. No way type cast!
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 03:28 PM
Jul 2023

Just as I am the sunrise, sunset, a couple of wildflowers and woodpecker guy (more about them later).

Sometimes the unofficial fire lookout, but I put those pics in a folder off my beaten path.

Work with what you got.

I enjoyed shorebirds on my Bay Area visit.

Spent years going up and down the coast.

I get both sunrises and sunsets, on either side of the ridge. Some evenings I have to choose between direct and reflected light off sunset clouds, or hustle to get both.

Great stuff. The frogs are amazing, but feel free to take other stuff. 🐸🌸🐒🐝🐞

Gato Moteado

(9,864 posts)
32. i guess they're just so accessible most of the time
Thu Jul 27, 2023, 03:22 PM
Jul 2023

easy pickings for subjects.....the tricky part is just leaving them be and taking what you can get in-situ....and that's what i've been doing lately.....they are not usually cooperative, so its a challenge

Quanto Magnus

(895 posts)
14. I have been playing with Lithophanes
Mon Jul 24, 2023, 05:16 PM
Jul 2023

Lithophane is a 3d printed picture basically.... Looks like a 3d render of image. Back light it and it show the actual picture.

Those pics looks amazing!

Would it be ok to use these pics for some Lithophanes? I would not be selling and would be more than happy to send you one.

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)
15. I love how sharp your photos are!
Mon Jul 24, 2023, 05:32 PM
Jul 2023

And I never had so much access to the variety of frogs in Central America!

Gato Moteado

(9,864 posts)
29. thank you...
Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:57 PM
Jul 2023

...i think you're thinking about crickets maybe.....these guys call from their vocal sacs....and to be honest, the red eyed tree frogs don't have much of a song...more like a clacking noise you can do with your tongue and the roof of your mouth.

there are some frogs with incredible calls....the one i find most beautiful is the chorus sung by the granulated glass frog. if you're walking thru a stream and they are all around you in the foliage and one starts of the call and triggers others, it's chilling.

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