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hopefully this is a better pic..

do you have a focus on your camera?

well its kodak easy share....not the best.ill keep working with it till i get a clear pic.but thank you for all your input and help.see this is my first year breeding.so really excited.

Here is one thing you can try to get a better pic. On most digital cameras you have what is called a focus lock. And that is by pressing the shutter button 1/2 way down the focus locks. And as long as you don't move and press the rest of the way down it will hold focus and take the pic.
Hope that helps ya.
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Brian n Chrissy

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>>well its kodak easy share....not the best.ill keep working with it till i get a clear pic.but thank you for all your input and help.see this is my first year breeding.so really excited.
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My wife has a similar camera. If you look a the one dial. It gives the option to shot less than 28 inches. You can get close up shots using that setting. Todd

Focus on one spot at a depth equivilant to where the snakes are then shift the lens over to where the snakes are.

Keep your finger partially depressed on the shutter button to hold the focus and do not move front to back (in and out) with relation to the snakes. Then slowly take the shot.

Trying to foucus on a writhing mess of snakes causes the auto-focus to become confused I believe.

If you have a digital camera, just keep trying and deleting till you get the feel and technique down pat. Also, try and view the shot on the PC screen and not just through the little camera screen. Its really hard to tell if the image is clear on those little screens.

~Alan

what kind of camera do you have? Check its manual for the minimum distance you can be from the subject, to get a clear picture. Some cameras have to be at least 3 feet away for close ups, unless it has a macro lens (usually a little flower symbol for digital cameras, and non digital too, if I recall correctly). With a macro lens you can get much closer and get a good focus. It takes practice.

A point and shot will auto focus when you press the button about half way...usually will flash red or green lights..with red typically meaning it couldn't focus for some reason (not enough light or too close, or too far away..or just nothing distinctive for the camera to focus on, which may be the case if you have all your snakes jumbled together). Single shots using the head of the snake as the focal point, usually works well, especially if it is coiled up.
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PHLdyPayne