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thanks again for the advise regarding getting my bluelines blue to show up in pictures.its been raining here (jersey)for the past 5 days so if its still overcast tomorrow morning,im going to give your idea a try.i now have another question.i was just looking at the photo of your blue snake and compared it to my photos.you are no closer in your picture than i am with mine,maybe my pics of my sorong are actually quite a bit closer,but you can see so much detail ,like every one of your snakes scales.in mine,you cant see as much sharp detail like scales ect.im sure it has something to do with contrast but i dont know what.im trying to bring out blue so im shooting under full spec light.could that be the reason they are getting washed out??anyway,this is not just for jungledancer,many of your guys post really nice pictures so if anyone has to answer,id love to hear it.

maybe get a photo box??? search it on ebay... they work great

Shiloh
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Shiloh Hawkesworth
kansas
(Midwest Serpents)

what is that?

You never told me what camera you were using, cause that will make some of it a lot easier.

But your best bet is to take the pics in natural light where no flash or anything is needed. Also, what you're focusing on could be playing a part in it. Also, do you have a pic that you took where the snake it actually clear? You know, just not bright blue? If I could see exactly what the camera is doing it may make it easier for me to help you.

Chris
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1.1.0 Irian x Jungle Carpet Pythons
1.2.0 Black Rats- Robert, Cady, Kylie
1.2.0 Albino FL Kings-Nick, Jessica, Ashley
1.1.0 Crimson Corns-Kane, Ruby
0.1.0 Het-Crimson Corns-Lola
0.1.0 White-Sided/Pos Het Albino Black Rat-Lita
1.0.0 Albino White-sided Black Rat-Rey
0.1.0 Albino/Het White-sided Black Rat-Stacey
1.2.0 Creamsicle Corns-Vince, Trish, Torrie
0.1.0 Fl King-Bonnie
1.0.1 Green Tree Pythons Biak-Brandon, Aru-Orochimaru
1.0.0 Flame X Blood Bearded-Ruff
2.4.0 Ball Pythons-Kritsy, Gretchen, Alexis, 100% het for albino balls- Naruto, Hinata, 66% het VPI Axanthic-Sasuke
0.1.0 Red-tail Boa-Xena
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor-Izzy

Gee I'm no where near an expert on this, I just take lots of pictures and hope for the best. You asked about the photo of the Jaya, what I did to get her color to show as true as I could ie in full sunlight there was to much reflection and her blue didn't hardly show. In full shade she was to dark so I used the filtered sun through the leaves of a tree to find something in between the two. Still didn't show all her blue but the photo shows her true color otherwise. Randy

>>thanks again for the advise regarding getting my bluelines blue to show up in pictures.its been raining here (jersey)for the past 5 days so if its still overcast tomorrow morning,im going to give your idea a try.i now have another question.i was just looking at the photo of your blue snake and compared it to my photos.you are no closer in your picture than i am with mine,maybe my pics of my sorong are actually quite a bit closer,but you can see so much detail ,like every one of your snakes scales.in mine,you cant see as much sharp detail like scales ect.im sure it has something to do with contrast but i dont know what.im trying to bring out blue so im shooting under full spec light.could that be the reason they are getting washed out??anyway,this is not just for jungledancer,many of your guys post really nice pictures so if anyone has to answer,id love to hear it.
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I don't care if the glass is half full or half empty !
I just want the full glass I paid for !

its a kodak easyshare dx6440.i just took some pics of my high blue snake a few minutes ago and they seem to show a lot closer to true color this time.at least on the video screen.ill have to wait till i get to work tomorrow so i can connect the cord and see them enlarged on the monitor before i can know for sure/.

The trick to doing it in full sunlight is to get the light of the angle right. You just gotta move around and try it from different angles till you get it right. You'd be amazed what you can do

The only real way to figure out how to work a digital camera is to keep trying different modes, ect. Take the snake out into sunlight, and experiment with the different settings (there should be a sunlight option, along with some other lighting options. If you have a close-up mode, that's always a good bet too). Also, try using the zoom (if I'm correct, you have an 8x or 10x on that camera) with the flash. At full zoom with the whole snake in the shot, you should be far enough away for the flash to give light, but not wash it out.

Again, just keep experimenting.

Chris

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1.1.0 Irian x Jungle Carpet Pythons
1.2.0 Black Rats- Robert, Cady, Kylie
1.2.0 Albino FL Kings-Nick, Jessica, Ashley
1.1.0 Crimson Corns-Kane, Ruby
0.1.0 Het-Crimson Corns-Lola
0.1.0 White-Sided/Pos Het Albino Black Rat-Lita
1.0.0 Albino White-sided Black Rat-Rey
0.1.0 Albino/Het White-sided Black Rat-Stacey
1.2.0 Creamsicle Corns-Vince, Trish, Torrie
0.1.0 Fl King-Bonnie
1.0.1 Green Tree Pythons Biak-Brandon, Aru-Orochimaru
1.0.0 Flame X Blood Bearded-Ruff
2.4.0 Ball Pythons-Kritsy, Gretchen, Alexis, 100% het for albino balls- Naruto, Hinata, 66% het VPI Axanthic-Sasuke
0.1.0 Red-tail Boa-Xena
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor-Izzy

LOL Randy, I take pictures a lot like you... when I do take pix I take about 30 times more pix than I wind up liking/using. I did get a Nikon CP 5700 awhile ago and have learned that it is a lot smarter than me.

I think the most important thing for me is the use of a tripod, and getting in the right light. My best pix are almost always outdoors in good light. Overcast days are excellent for color in my experience. I set up a mini "studio"

Click the "image" link under pic to see how the pic turned out in close up... I did NOT use a tripod when I took these pix, it was to share my "studio" with another friend in chat.

Image

oh man,now i dont feel so bad.you have a mini studio!! lol.i thought you were just pointing and shooting.so now i see there needs to be quite a bit of prep work to get a great shot.i think i may also need a tripod as well.at least for the macro shots.through the view finder the shot looks great,but i think the camera shake from pressing the shutter distorts my pics a bit.that may explain why you cant see my snakes scales as clearly in some of the shots.well maybe part of the reason.thanks .

Home made photo light boxes work well.

Here are some photos taken using the light box.

hey julian,whats the material youre using as the defuser?i need to make one of those.

It's a white table cloth. The lights all different as well.

I dont use the light box anymore due to the mini studio becoming to hot. I had a lot of animals strike at me and the lights because of which. But, it works and works well.

Another alternitive is are umbrella lighting. Greg Maxwell and Craig Stewart (The Urban Chondro) use them.

thanks julian,while i have your attention let me ask you one more quick question.on another post i was asking for advise on how to show blue thats only showing as green with my digital camera.someone told me to place my blue snake next to a green one.anyway,say you have one currently cycling,do you think it will do any harm placing him with another male,just for a few minutes to photo him next to a green one?? i mean will it effect his cycling at all??hes been cycling maybe a little less than a month

Dont do it! Why risk injury to your snake for a pic?

I think you already knew that.

You can do it. I've done it. Just be there and watch the 2, never turn your back. Removeable perches also help ALOT, i'll take a photo of a blue and a green side by side to show you waht im talking about, tomorrow.

hey icey... do a search on ebay for photo box... they sell for fairly cheap... i got one and i love it... it makes everything vary easy, because as we all know, its all about the lighting and background and the box does all that for you...
good luck

Shiloh
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Shiloh Hawkesworth
kansas
(Midwest Serpents)

hey thanks for the help guys,well,i was less concerned about them fighting(sure i can keep that from happening for 10 seconds to take a picture,its more of like a psychological reason,know what i mean??like the male has been cycling alone for 3 weeks and i figured leaving him alone is the key,maybe introducing him to another male first may through that off??thats kinda what i was talking about.still think its ok?

Do you mean will he turn gay??? I think not!!
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0.2~Rhodesian Ridgebacks~Akilah, Ona
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