Toad

AMERICAN TOAD (BUFO AMERICANUS), GREEN, MICHIGAN, JULY 15, 2009

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 63mm
1/180 sec. f8, with on-board flash
ISO 400

The American Toad being as common as dirt, one would think there would be far more photos of them online. Trouble is they are not only the opposite of photogenic but also have a propensity to hop just before the camera locks focus. This one held still just long enough for the shutter to trip. Too bad I didn't think to use f11 instead of f8; more of its body would have been in sharp focus.