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Hello Everyone! Sean's usually the one who posts here but I just wanted to share some photos and something new. I made the same post in the Boa Forum a couple of days ago but with Boas. I guess you can say that I am sometimes somewhat biased with my subject choice for my photos since Boas are my passion. However, I do love the Ball Pythons and decided to devote a whole photo session to just Ball Pythons!

I did not take a single photo of a Boa during this shoot LOL!

Anyways, I just wanted to share some new photos I took on a new background...BLACK MELAMINE!

I used to use black velvet but stopped using it because of all the problems I had with the material. Sometimes, with colubrids in particular, the snake gets a little worked up during the photos and decides to defecate. Well, I'm not sure how you are supposed to clean velvet, but it is extremely difficult. For that reason and a couple of others, I stopped using the black velvet.

I then switched over to white and started using white sterilite lids. Sean suggested I try white melamine since that's what Mark Mandic used. I tried it and loved it (thanks Mark!)! So I got to thinking...what about BLACK melamine?? Well, I think the black melamine works like a charm.

Let me know what you think...

Hypo Female

Hypo Male

Pinstripe

Pastel

Genetic Stripe

Mojave

Cinnamon Pastel

Clown

Spider

Thanks for looking!

Celia
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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
www.BallPythonMorphs.com
www.CornsnakeMorphs.com

N/P

Just got a Sony cybershot P200 7.2mp. camera.
Amazing how great the photos are from such a small sized camera.
What are you using?

Nice collection and great photos as always!!!!!!!
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RicK @ BbI

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no matter what the background.....you have one helluva talent.
Unbelievable pics, like usual.....thanx for sharing 'em.

Nice collection and nice photos!!!
Tom

I tried velvet as well but hated it. Any piece of lint would show up. I'll have to try the black melamine although I am going to stick to white.

Mark
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www.ballpython.ca

Bryan Kollwitz