Red-eyed Tree Frog Photography Holidays

Photographing Red-eyed Tree Frog Perhaps the single most iconic image in Central American wildlife photography, the Red-eyed Tree Frog is a jewel of the Costa Rican rainforest: electric green body, vivid scarlet eyes with vertical gold-slit pupils, blue flanks, & brilliant orange feet. Perched on a broad-leafed Heliconia or Philodendron leaf, it is the archetype of Neotropical colour & a species where the difficulty is not finding a spectacular image - but finding a fresh take on one of the most photographed frogs in the world. Where NaturesLens Takes You NaturesLens photographs the Red-eyed Tree Frog on nocturnal sessions in the Caribbean lowland rainforests of Costa Rica, where the species is particularly abundant around forest ponds, streams, & vegetation over water. Night sessions at known breeding sites during or just after rain produce the richest opportunities, with frogs descending from the canopy to call, mate, & lay eggs. Photography Technique & Gear Night photography requires a macro or short telephoto (90-180mm macro or 300mm zoom) with a twin or ring flash for clean illumination. Shoot from frog eye-level whenever possible to engage the iconic red eye directly. Use a small aperture (f/11-f/16) to maximise depth of field across the eye & toe pads. A headtorch with a red-light mode preserves your night vision between shots. The photography holidays listed below operate in regions & habitats where the Red-eyed Tree Frog is regularly encountered. As with all wildlife photography, sightings can never be guaranteed, but our itineraries are designed around seasonal behaviour, suitable habitat, & photographic opportunity, giving you the best possible chance of meaningful encounters in the field. Our small-group approach allows time in the field to adapt to conditions, behaviour, & photographic opportunities as they unfold. You can photograph the Red-eyed Tree Frog in Costa Rica. During our photography holidays, the Red-eyed Tree Frog is often photographed alongside Basilisk Lizard, Blue Jeans Poison Dart Frog, Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Collared Aracari, & Emerald Toucanet. Seasonal presence & photographic opportunity vary by location & time of year. Photography themes commonly associated with this species include amphibian macro photography, Costa Rican photography, Costa Rican wildlife, frog photography, macro photography of flowers, insects & other miniature flora & fauna, & macro photography subjects.