I was making my way to the outdoor washroom at a rural village in Sabah, the Malaysian state on Borneo island, the other night, passing the cloth lines at the back of the house, when I saw this.

I went back in, took the K-7, mounted the 100mm WR macro, attached the Metz flashgun and headed back out. The frog was still there, posing long enough for me to take this shot. Thankfully my bladder had also held on long enough for this shot.

Froggin' around

Several more frogs were lurking nearby, I later found out. Come to think of it, night time can be a very productive time to shoot macro pictures because this is the time when many animals are at their tamest state, allowing you to shoot up close — something you’d find difficult to do during daytime.

An eye for an eye

"Spider" frog

Taken for a ride