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Uploaded: 05/21/07 3:16 AM GMT
Don't Touch Me!
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Poison Dart Frog; Discovery Center, Lowry Park Zoo. I must have tried to capture one of these a half dozen times over the last year to no avail. They are in a small aquarium with many reflections and very low light.

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::cynlee
05/21/07 5:00 AM GMT
Well,you did a fine job of capturing him this time! I love the blue color of these frogs. I didn't know they were poisonous though.
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::verenabloo
05/21/07 7:22 AM GMT
What a gorgeous shot you finally got! Isn't it just totally rewarding when ya finally do it?!! Congrats on a really wonderful photo of a most lovely, but deadly froggie..Verena
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.Catharina
05/21/07 11:41 AM GMT
I tried many times too and know how hard it is, so my compliments to you for this very beautiful capture...they are such gorgeous and amazing creatures:)
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gkk
05/21/07 12:09 AM GMT
very nice shot - fantastic
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::djholmes
05/21/07 1:13 PM GMT
Well... wow. You did it this time. Amazing clarity, not only of the frog but of the green stuff he's sitting on. (The English teacher is not feeling very articulate this morning -- "green stuff?")
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::cLiCkThIs
05/21/07 5:16 PM GMT
Oh very good capture nice work, added as a favorite.
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::fogz
05/21/07 9:58 PM GMT
wow! never seen a frog like this before Charlie! what amazing colours! How does he camouflage himself if he is so bright or do the colours change?
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.purmusic
05/22/07 12:57 AM GMT
Beautiful shot.

Well composed, and and and ... you are definitely 'spot on' with the technical aspects. (Uh ... you probably get tired of hearing that, don't you? :oP)

Annnnd ...

Visually, this is a treat for the eyes. Those colours; the frog itself, as well as the setting are ... amazing.

Really well done, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thank you for sharing this image. :o)
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::LynEve
05/22/07 3:32 AM GMT
No, I don't think I would lol.

A stunning shot made all the more remarkable because of its rarity. Exceptional :)
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.dutch_postings
05/23/07 4:29 PM GMT
I can imagine the hard conditions ! it was not a simple image indeed then.
Allthough not asked, still a pointer, wich might help a bit. When countered with glass and low light conditions, place the camera against the glas and lay your hand, thumb and index finger around the lens as protection, and use your hand as a tripod. Manual sharpning. This has helped me a lot with getting rid of nasty reflections, the hand around the lens doubles as a tripod, in low light, and manual sharpness is quicker and more acurate than automatic.
You have done wonderfull here, a 10 is certanly deserved.
A lot of colorfull frogs from the jungle, like alarmcolor orange are as poisenes as a snake !
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.heidlerr
05/25/07 3:30 PM GMT
A good capture of this interesting little frog. The foreground blurred moss tries to draw attention away from the subject a little bit. Overall a good image.
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::denised
05/28/07 8:27 PM GMT
Never seen anything like this, great shot
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mr_clough
03/18/08 3:01 AM GMT
OooOoooo dangerous! :D
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