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A closeup shot I took in the wild of the common South Australian froglet Ranidella signifera. A quiet, gradual approach was all that was needed, the success often depends on just how keen they are to breed. Nikon D50, Kiron 105mm f2.8 1:1, Metz 45CT4

Nice detail on the throat and head. I think I'd rather see it rotated 90º clockwise. Is the white balance right? The whole shot looks a bit red.

Also, isn't it Crinia, or have those pesky taxonomists been at it again?

ATJ wrote:Nice detail on the throat and head. I think I'd rather see it rotated 90º clockwise. Is the white balance right? The whole shot looks a bit red.

Also, isn't it Crinia, or have those pesky taxonomists been at it again?

Yep....Ranidella was created quite a few years ago....may well be too red, I dont overly fuss with colour, everyone has a different monitor and colour is a reflection of light temperature, so is highly variable. If it goes to print, I leave that up to the printers....

I can tell you I was in an extremely contorted position when I toook that shot, framing was quite difficult.

Rel may have some other information, but it does appear that Crinia Tschudi 1838 is the valid genus and Ranidella Girard 1853 is an invalid synonym. See: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=18611

Yep definitely Crinia - Nice shot - I can imagine the contortions you must have been in - it's a bloody small frog, so you did really well !!!!
Sorry it took so long for me to reply - I kept getting bumped off the site when I tried to reply, so hopefully this goes through
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Rel