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Now, I must learn the art of " Indoor Photography! "

Getting good pictures indoors, is something I plan on expanding on.

Now, that winter is hear, it is time to set something up for the inside.

These pictures do the animals No Justice, but I will keep them in order to see how I improve in the cominig weeks.

Maybe some good flourescent lighting will be the key?

JJ

i find that using natural daylight fluorescent lighting bright enough so that you do not have to use the flash looks the best for me, there's something about using the flash for the bulk of your lighting just never looks right to me, good luck john.
greg c

I always enjoy seeing your Peruvians!

Thanks, Alex!

Have not seen you around lately?

Hope you and your lovely family are doing great and I am sure you are still " pumping that iron! "

Take Care, John J

I agree! Thanks to Gus
Joel

Whats up J.J.

I just returning home and can finally see your pic's instead of that red X

Those little Peruvians have a great looking contrast...Yep you know it is all about the lighting, I can't seem to ever get the right balance indoors.

Got to go clean and feed today.

Take care.
Joel

It's easy to see that those are some great looking Peru boas.

A note on lighting. I used to live in a neighborhood where my yard was fairly obscured from the neighbors by mature landscaping and trees. So I always took my boas outside for pics. Can't beat natural light!!

I recently bought a house and of course the standard operating procedure now is to clear cut the lot, plop in the house and put in standard landscaping that's very immature. Add to the fact that large lots are a thing of the past, and you'll notice that my pics from the last year have almost ALL been indoors. I've been trying to figure out what the best lighting is, myself. And it's not easy.

2 things that have worked well for me is BRIGHT ambient sunlight (but not direct) through a window. It's especially helpful if you have blinds and can adjust the amount of light coming in if you notice your pics are under or overexposed.

And as of about a week ago, I found the wonders of fluorescent lighting. I have a little male Guyana BCC I picked up in quarantine (read: my laundry room) and I have overhead fluorescent lighting in there. I snapped a few pics the other day with no flash, no ambient sunlight, only the overhead lighting. This is what I got.

These are pretty true to life in terms of color. They're a little off, but not by much. I'm curious to see what that lighting will do for other colors on boas.

My VERY best advice to ANYONE looking to take better pics of their boas is that if you don't already own a tripod, GET ONE! They're so valuable when it comes to sharper, more clear images, especially in low-light situations.

Good luck JJ. I'll look forward to seeing your animals in a better light... pun intended

jb
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Jonathan Brady
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You got it JB!

My mind is already working on something for the indoors and it does consist on the usage of fluorescent lighting for sure.

JJ