Colin

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So I’ve just returned from a pretty awesome trip to Indonesia, and as per usual, a quick stop in Bali yielded a doink load of cool critters… This absolutely stunning female Trimeresurus insularis was the first snake I saw with local legend @permanabrandals and it was kind enough to chill for a couple of quick pics. Climbing back into the moist womb of Indonesia always makes me feel like I’m home… Eating rice all day/everyday, mispronuncing every Bahasa word I know, using squat toilets, preying not to die on tiny inter island flights, smelling like a wet cat all the time, every little wound turning into a festy crater, meeting a bunch of awesome new peeps, photographing heaps of cool junk and every other awesome thing between is truly heaven (to me at least….) There should be a few ok pics coming from this trip 🤞 For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r7 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 13mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/32 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol Custom * Settings - 1/160 f13 iso800 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #Indonesia #canonphotography #canonphoto #travel 07 Nov 2026 Somewhere between Townsville and Cairns there is a little population of these little bumpy weapons, the awesome Phyllurus gulburru (I’m assuming!?) These ‘leaf tail’ geckos are so damn cool, and have a range more limited than my credit card balance, making them very difficult to find. I found this little guy by complete accident recently, as I wasn’t really herping (well, I guess I was… why else would I be sneaking around the bush at night? 😇) but it was a very welcome surprise. I only took a couple of pics as I was hoping to see one with its original tail, but it wasn’t to be. When I went back to this spot, it was obviously long gone too, so I have to be content with what I got. Still stoked to see it at least… Oz For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r7 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/16 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/125 f13 iso1000 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #canonphotography #canonaustralia #australia 20 Oct 2026 The Golden gecko, (Gekko badenii) may look like any bog standard house gecko, but in reality they are really f**kn cool, get really big, and are ridiculously fast! They are also restricted to just one mountain in Vietnam and are considered more endangered than Fried chicken after I get paid! These guys bounce around the Boulder fields with much more agility than I have, and this was the only one we could really get close to for a couple of pics. I managed a couple of pics of this guy before it yeeted off this leaf, never to be seen again! Super stoked to have seen 3 of the 4 endemic geckos on that mountain. Gotta get back to complete the full set one day! Also, the look of disgust I received from my daughter for using this version of Golden was a whole new level of Dad hate! Totally worth it 🤣🤣🤣 V For those that are interested... * Camera - @canon r7 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/64 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/160 f13 iso1600 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #vietnam #fisheye #herping @lowzi_herp @phuong_nguyen_photos 17 Oct 2026 This f**kn snake!!!! The disappointment I felt when seeing this snake could only possibly be matched by the disappointment other people feel when they actually meet me in person! Total disappointment! This is a Children’s Python from the beautiful sandstone escarpment country in West Arnhem land. It’s actually a beautiful little snake, but when Australias next top model champion @laj_wild.life and I were cruising around in the hope of seeing an Oenpelli python, it got our man juices flowing a bit preemptively when he spotted it in this exact position… The patterning on this particular little guy had me thinking there was probably some multi-genus hanky panky somewhere in the past as it seriously looked like a baby Oenpelli, but alas we were let down…. We took a couple of quick shots of it to extend our future anger and moved on… Still a beautiful area to explore at least… Oz For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r5 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ eTTL * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/125 f14 iso400 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #canonphotography #canonaustralia #australia 14 Oct 2026 Chuckin’ it in full rewind here, back to an epic trip with my man crush @laj_wild.life through the Top End of Australia, and showing off this absolutely beautiful Tree snake from Kakadu National park. It was more hot than a fat dudes ball bag on a bus in India this day, and my shoes literally fell apart on the walk back to the car, yet the wildlife in the area didn’t seem to care, and went about its business like it wasn’t about to catch on fire at any second! This particular snake was ridiculously chill, and allowed us to get some pretty cool shots, before we left it be to jump on the icy cool water further up the gorge. Damn Australia is beautiful!!! For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r5 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm on crop mode * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ eTTL * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/250 f13 iso400 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #canonphotography #canonaustralia #australia 09 Oct 2026 Poison frogs…. The absolute coolest frogs since Kermit on the nose beers! And these beautiful Dendrobates auratus would have to be at the top end of that cool ladder! This was the second Poison frog species I saw in Costa Rica on only the second day there, which really set the tone for the next month. Unfortunately for me, I was so excited that my hands were shaking worse than Michael J Fox in an earthquake, so not many pics turned out sharp. I’m happy with a few of them at least, and I’ll just have to go back and get better pics next time! For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon 7dmk2 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/256 * Diffuser - @Cygnustech * Settings - 1/200 f11 iso640 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #cygnustech #canonphotography #canonphoto #wideanglephotography @research.explore.herp @sierpe_frogs @jeffreygonzalezphoto 07 Oct 2026 How damn beautiful is this little Termite assassin!!!? These dainty little geckos from a small area in the Western area of the Einasleigh Uplands are apparently assigned to Strophurus teaniatus, but there have been papers written on an attempt to reclassify them (I have no idea where that stands now) This particular animal was super small, and lacked any of the typical stripes the species is known for. It was fortunately super chill for pics, pretty much relying on its stick like body and camouflage in the hope we would move away, which we did after a very short time in its presence. I’ve been to this area quite a few times, and these guys remain more well hidden than my wallet when it’s my turn for a shout at the pub (which is odd as I drink alone!) but I’m fortunate enough to have a few pics of different individuals now. Geckos are so damn cool!!! For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r7 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/32 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/160 f13 iso320 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #canonphotography #canonaustralia #australia 28 Sep 2026 Way back in time, like a bajillion years ago, @snakesanctum and I had an awesome trip up The Cape where we saw an entire butt load of cool stuff… Obviously Green pythons etc were unreal to see, but this Lisa Kudrow necked monitor that we spotted while attempting to break the land speed record on a dirt road was one of my faves! It was more relaxed than a mouse in Bob Marley’s pocket, which made getting a few pics super easy, which is great for me as I’m famously lazy… For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon 7dmk2 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - can’t remember * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/200 f14 iso200 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #canonphotography #canonaustralia #australia 26 Sep 2026 Despite Vietnam having an intense amount of really damn cool bugs and spiders, I think I really liked these meat heads more than everything else! These, um, bug things, were relatively common in North Vietnam but I didn’t take nearly as many pics as I should have. These guys were almost as solid as how I tell everyone “I use to be when I was younger”, so they didn’t even bother moving away when I approached them. I can’t even imaging how difficult it would be for a predator to eat these things… For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon r5 * Lens - Canon 100mm RF Macro * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/16 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/160 f13 iso1000 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #macro #tropicalcoldiffuser #cupoty #canonaustralia 25 Sep 2026 Way up on top of a mountain in Borneo, approximately a billion years ago, my number one photography mentor and good friend @research.explore.herp and I spent way to much time photographing this beautiful Bronchocela… These guys are super common, but I used it as an opportunity to try to get my breath back and prevent 30 heart attacks due to being so unfit and climbing for hours up that stupid mountain. I was pretty much sliming over Peter’s back while he took shots, and straight up stole his technique to get a few shots like this in the dimly lit rainforest… My ‘lit up’ pics of this guy are more grainy than an ice cream at the beach, so I ain’t chucking those up here, instead the silhouette shot gets a run… I liked this one… For those that are interested... * Camera - @canon 7dmk2 * Lens - Canon ef 100-400 @ 330mm * Flash - nah bro * Diffuser - rainforest canopy * Settings - 1/400 f8 iso200 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #borneo #lizard #unfit #herping 23 Sep 2026 Way up in the hills of southern/central Vietnam, we were on the search to find some cool stuff, when I noticed this dude just plonked on a rock in the middle of the creek. It was pretty unassuming, but I had literally no idea what it was. I only took a couple of shots, and didn’t think to tell the other guys as I didn’t think it was anything unusual.. So a while later, we get back to the bikes and I showed them the pics. That’s when the confusion started… What was it??? It looks like a Rhacophurus, but nothing like anything that should be there. We started to get more confused/excited than a drunken walk through Pattaya, so we bolted back to find it, but it was gone. Later, we found another frog (the last two pics) which was much smaller and slightly different which we tentatively identified as Kurixalus baliogaster… A quick search and chat with some more informed peeps lead us to the fact they are both the same species (we think!?) so we weren’t so bummed that it had yeeted outta there… Whatever it is, the pics look far better than my memory of it, so I’m glad I snapped a couple of shots. So much cool sh*t in Vietnam… For those that are interested... * Camera - @canon r7 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/32 * Diffuser - Tropicalcol custom * Settings - 1/125 f13 iso500 and 1/160 f13 iso800 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #tropicalcoldiffuser #vietnam #fisheye #herping @lowzi_herp @phuong_nguyen_photos 21 Sep 2026 Do Eyes really get any more wild than this??? The iconic Red eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) from Central America has to be one of the most beautiful animals in the world I reckon, and the little dude clinging to this girls back certainly seems to agree (and has also stolen my moves by the looks of it!) This was literally the 3rd species of frog I saw in Costa Rica, but the first one was uninterestingly just asleep on a dirt road. I managed some cool pics of it, but seeing this humping pair at the beautiful @centromanu_cr made me more excited than a horny worm in a bowl of spaghetti, and I’m stoked I managed some cool pics… For those that are interested… * Camera - @canon 7dmk2 * Lens - Canon 8-15mm f4 fisheye @ 15mm * Flash - @Godoxlighting V860iii C @ 1/16 * Diffuser - @Cygnustech * Settings - 1/200 f13 iso320 * Editing - @Lightroom #tropicalcol #cygnustech #canonphotography #canonphoto #wideanglephotography @research.explore.herp @sierpe_frogs @jeffreygonzalezphoto 18 Sep 2026

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