>>Beautiful pictures of some beautiful snakes!
>>You always have amazing lighting in your shots.
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>>Rachel Squier
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Hi, I'm sure you are an excellent photographer and you have your own ideas about taking pictures... but I'll share the technique I use to get best (digital) photos of redtails..
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Use strong indirect sunlight. Try different white-balance settings or manually set the white balance with a pure-white target... put your camera on Macro and use the spot meter, not the zone or full-image meter and target the lightest areas of the animal. This makes the pattern pop out..
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Try it!

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
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