Strawberry Dart Frog

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Description

Costa Rica
Also known as the “blue jeans dart frog” - for obvious reasons!
Very poisonous - it eats caustic ants and accumulates their poison in it’s skin.
Eagle-eyed guides found us several frogs hiding among the dense forest

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Technical Details

Sony A1
FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
Software: Adobe Photoshop 26.6 (Windows)
Date Taken: 2023-01-23 13:27:51
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
F Number: f/22
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 400
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
a tiny bit of fill flash that needed dampening in processing
Very messy BG blurred

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Sandy: From one color junkie to another, wow!! What a thoroughly interesting critter so superbly captured. The pose looks defiant but I surmise it’s not that big. Of course if you don’t fear being eaten then I guess you can be a bit haughty. Most excellent. >=))>

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@Bill_Fach
I should have mentioned that these - and most - dart frogs are less than an inch long.

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Excellent composition on this little beauty, Sandy.

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Excellent in every way, Sandy. I can see how it got it name. The dark BG makes him pop out nicely, and his perch is just perfect.

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That pose! It seems to be saying: “Go on, take a bite of me!” Another beautiful photo.