New Ranitomeya benedicta

[DonLisk]

Wow, the colors are so intense on these Ranitomeya benedicta, and you pics are awesome as always John.

[John]

So when you're taking pictures of your frogs they're sitting on leaves on a table? And they stay? LOL....I'm doing something wrong. Are you sure no spray glue was involved in the making of your pictures?

Well, they don't stay exactly. They eventually try to jump off the table. Basically I herd them around as they jump, and then I try to shoot them after they land. It takes some skill to constantly watch them, catch them, shoot, and not squish them. I've never squished a frog or harmed one in any way, but I grew up handling frogs from about the age of 4. I've also been blessed with lightning reflexes - they've saved me a lot of potential anguish!

Wow, the colors are so intense on these Ranitomeya benedicta, and you pics are awesome as always John.

Thanks Don. Often I give the RAW photos a saturation boost but not in the case of these guys. That red, if anything, is more intense in person than in the photos. The blue is a kind of dark pastel blue - not as pretty as what you see in imitator, vents, and variabilis.

[DonLisk]

Come on John, we know your really Ave Ventura and can hypnotize the frogs with just the quick evil eye.
Then you pose them, snap a pic or two and snap your fingers to awaken them. We Know.

[bshmerlie]

Shooting them on a table with leaves does explain a lot. Now, I just have to work on that courage of mine.