>>SO, it's not the camera, it's Jeff's Chameleon snakes?



IMHO it's actually the annoying propensity of digital cameras to react differently to colors depending on who-knows-what external factors. In my pics, I was using natural light with no flash for all photos. The snake was not moved between shots (he moved himself a bit in the course of the shoot, but did not move from one location to another). The only real difference was the angle of some of the shots, and thus the angle of the light. And I did absolutely NO manipulation, aside from cropping, after the photos were taken.

This problem drives me batty when trying to assess snake colors -- or, in another context, chicken egg colors (I raise two breeds that are known for laying dark brown eggs, and another breed known for laying blue eggs). It's nearly impossible to accurately assess true colors in digital photos. I like what you do with duplicating backgrounds for all offspring, and providing both flash and natural-light shots, but I don't fool myself that your pics are accurate color representations either. That's why I focus mostly on choosing hatchling patterns in photos, and then ask the breeder to pic between my favorites based on color in person.
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1.2 Peruvian rainbow boas (Amaru, Asiru, Kulipsa)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
1.3.1 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Chakar, Hari, Saksak)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (Mora)
2.4.4 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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