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Sorry.....grrrr....I keep doing that....

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Posted by: LindaH at Sat Apr 8 18:27:28 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LindaH ]  
   

Anyhoo....I put a bowl, tub, etc. up-side-down over whoever I'm gonna take pics of. Whatever you put over them should be just a hair larger around than they are, coiled....so that they are forced to stay coiled. I put a weight on top so they can't nose out underneath. Then I leave them alone for about ten minutes....less time for the really mellow ones. Then I get everything ready...lights, camera, etc. I take the bowl off and they will stay like that pretty well. I gently move them with my fingertips if their heads or a tail is hidden. If one gets nervous and starts to head for the hills, I "gently" bump them on the nose until they change their minds and turn back to face the camera. It works pretty good. Some of my Colombian babies will hold a position for a long time.



>>>>What magic words did you speak to get them to stay put like that long enough to get pics taken???

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>>>>Delusions of Grandeur feed the EGO...

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>>Linda Hedgpeth

>>lindafh@frontiernet.net

>>Sierra Serpents
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Linda Hedgpeth

lindafh@frontiernet.net

Sierra Serpents


   

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