Uninhabited Images
Toad 1
Posted by Eric Fry (Houston, TX, United States) on 6 August 2008 in Animal & Insect.
I don't know why, but this picture just cracks me up every time I look at it!
Thanks for visiting, and I hope you all have a great day,
Eric
Check out the photography of a friend of mine outside of Aminus3:
Brian Dykes' Blue Echoes Photography - Beautiful nature and city images from the guy that turned me on to Adobe Lightroom
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Oh wow, that's a great close-up! I hope you don't want me to kiss it, but he looks beautiful with his golden en bronze colors! Great sharpness, I like the structure of his skin and his golden eyes!
6 Aug 2008 5:37am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
he looks so angry! what did you do with him!? ;)
hahaha :)) just kidding! so nice shot with great details!
6 Aug 2008 6:53am
@saeed: Thanks, my friend! He seemed slightly unhappy when I turned him towards me!
Monique from Netherlands
Wow, was this one sitting on your lap:))
What beautifl colors he has and those eyes are fantastic!
Great image!
6 Aug 2008 7:02am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Wehay!!!!!!! Blimey, nearly ran out of the room! What a great character, he's such a smooth dude!! This is just such a cool shot Eric.
How did you manage to get such a close up?? The colours, lighting and sheer cheek of this shot make it marvelous indeed:-)) I'd really like to have him on my wall at home!!
6 Aug 2008 7:28am
@Linerberry: Thanks, Liner! I'll post a bit of how I got this shot tomorrow1
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
WOWWW!!!!!! a monster!!! Magnificent colours, doesn't get much better than this.
6 Aug 2008 8:25am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Apart from the toads funny expression, this shot is superb, I just love the colour here, its the most awesome shot of a toad I've seen, top work.
6 Aug 2008 10:52am
Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada
you are a master of macro, man !!!
the details and colors are beautiful, I'm sure this toad is proud of a portrait like this :)
cheers
Roman
6 Aug 2008 11:04am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Wow, wow, WOOW!!! A fantastic portrait Eric ! Maybe a spotlight ? A very good macro ! The gold tones are incrdible !!
6 Aug 2008 11:46am
@Francesc B.: Thank you very much, Francesc! But I doubt any of my photos could ever make the spotlight!
willow from Chelsea, United States
I love the details in his eyes and skin. This is an amazing shot! And I can see why you laugh - he looks like he's smirking at the rest of us!
6 Aug 2008 4:21pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Me too. It could be called "here's looking at you". How did you get such a great close up shot. Amazing.
6 Aug 2008 6:15pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
A golden toad, it actually looks as if it has been mould from solid gold. Brilliant shot... I like it.
6 Aug 2008 8:19pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
just glorious! what beautiful detail! now did he eat the dragonflies your were photographing? :)
6 Aug 2008 9:41pm
maxine from Rangiora, New Zealand
STUNNING, color textures lighting and framing all great, and the classic look on his face.
6 Aug 2008 10:18pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
You crack me up, Eric. The photograph is fabulous. And funny. Rib-bit.
6 Aug 2008 10:51pm
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks, Stephen! I just can't help but laugh when I look at this photo! There's nothing that's apparently funny about it, but it just makes me laugh! Perhaps there is some "toadface=funny" meme buried in the collective consciousness...
@Daniel: Thanks, Daniel, I'm glad that other folks are getting a laugh from it, too!
Nikon COOLPIX P5100
1/60 second
F/3.9
ISO 64
74 mm (35mm equiv.)