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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

those are beautiful!!! looks like another great day outside with the pythons!

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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

WoW!! you know your way with your camera.
Very beautiful pictures.

Pictures on here. GREAT job. Thank you for sharing. Keep them coming.

>>Pictures on here. GREAT job. Thank you for sharing. Keep them coming.

Thank you very much that is really nice of you to say.
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

>>WoW!! you know your way with your camera.
>>Very beautiful pictures.

I am still learning but I enjoy trying new things.
Again Thank You
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

These are great shots. The contrast in the grass works very well.

Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

>>These are great shots. The contrast in the grass works very well.
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>>It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

Thank You Bill. One of the photos that I did not post I was trying to get the feeling that they were swimming in the air.
what I did was focus past them on the tree in the mirror. It came out cool but the BP was so out of focus that I did not want to post it. oh well I will keep on trying lol.
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

One of the photos that I did not post I was trying to get the feeling that they were swimming in the air.
what I did was focus past them on the tree in the mirror. It came out cool but the BP was so out of focus that I did not want to post it. oh well I will keep on trying lol.

Did you post previously that you are shooting on a cheap mirror? If so, can you get another one? If you can get another one, do you have access to any kind of sand blasting equipment. If you don't have access to either, can you get a thin piece of frosted glass?

I'm thinking that if you blasted the mirror, you might get a surface that would show a sky-like background with soft enough edges to get the effect that you were seeking. I've never tried sand-blasting glass, and the effect might not look good. Another option is to find some frosted glass and place the frosted glass over the mirror. You'd get the same effect as blasting the mirror without having to do any blasting. I think you'd need a fairly thin piece of frosted glass. They might even make peel-and-stick plastic that could go over another mirror to give the frosted glass appearance. If blasting the glass doesn't work, you might get some thin plexiglass and give it a light blasting with a fine sand media. You could then put the plexiglass over the mirror for the same kind of effect.

In any case, you could then take the shot with the snake in focus and get a soft sky as the background. If the humidity outside is just right, you could even try breathing on the lens to produce a slight fog. That fog could give the soft focus look that you wanted.

Good luck,

Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

You got some great ideas Bill you got my gears turning lol Thanks

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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

They are all beauties, I don't know who I like best. How do you get such beautifully clear pictures like that outside ... great pics in the post below as well ... they are all super!!!
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gail

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>>They are all beauties, I don't know who I like best. How do you get such beautifully clear pictures like that outside ... great pics in the post below as well ... they are all super!!!
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Gail I think Brian had a uv or polerized filter on when he took those pics outside. Chrissy
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

It obviously works because those pictures came out beautiful!! It eliminated any glare
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gail

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>>It obviously works because those pictures came out beautiful!! It eliminated any glare
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Gail this is Brian I just got home from work and I have to correct Chrissy she did not know what I was using.
That is ok.
I was using the 18-55 mm lens with no filters. They were on a mirror and I waited tell the sun was at about a 45 deg. angel so as to not get glare of the mirror.
You know I just might try that though lol. It might give a differnt look. It is worth a try.

And Thank You for the kind words
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

Boy ... you must have a way with your snakes too ... you get them to behave, stick their tongue out, pose so sweetly and you get the sun in the perfect position ... it all worked out so perfectly ... you must have a lot of patience too
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gail

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>>Boy ... you must have a way with your snakes too ... you get them to behave, stick their tongue out, pose so sweetly and you get the sun in the perfect position ... it all worked out so perfectly ... you must have a lot of patience too
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LOL you should have seen me you would have been ROFLYAO.
Arwen would not sit still to save her life lol. I had to keep moving her then aim and focus, sh$% she moved again repeat. Then I was hoping all over the ground getting the right position for that shot then they would move and I would jump (almost scaring them) to the other side and try again lol.
lol I actually broke a sweat but had fun.
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1.2.0 ball python (aragorn, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 100% het pied (frodo)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"

You're lucky the sun behaved then huh ...
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gail

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