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a good picture.impossable?

Im sure everyones snake will not sit still.
Its kinda hard to say, unless we know what your doing wrong... would you mind posting some of your pictures
 
Its all about timing, lighting, the macro feature and an eye for it!

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i shall have to take a few.the thought just struck me.last time i tried was when i got this new camara from my dad then kind of gave up...
 
i was thinking more along the lines of rattler...is that in the same sort of ball park like that hognose that has the same sort of reaction as a bee sting when it bites?
 
lover_not_fighter said:
flipping heck!a little more then a bee sting then?should i let that deter me from wanting to get one do you rekon?
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Not at all they are amazing little snakes
 
Lots and lots of patience. :)

A trick I use for all my reptiles if I want to set them up...Use a hide! Convince them to go into the hide, wait a few moments. With your camera ready, remove the hide and take the shots.
 
blckkat said:
Lots and lots of patience. :)

A trick I use for all my reptiles if I want to set them up...Use a hide! Convince them to go into the hide, wait a few moments. With your camera ready, remove the hide and take the shots.
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hmmmmmmmmmm you are so clever Ms Kat...... That might help me get some curled shots instead of blurred motion as they head for the edge of the table.

I have to wait for my daughter to help with the young ones or wait until my big guy needs to take a breath.... then I can get a couple shots off before he's ready to attempt to make his escape again :)

Lore can get much better pictures with her Canon S2 than I can with mine, but this one didn't turn out bad :)

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Ginger, I'll see you here for Canon S2 class next month :grin01: :cheers:

The right lighting, the right angle, a steady hand and a good macro makes for great photo's.

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Course way back when I got my first corn, Phinius, I caught some pretty good shots with my little Fuji Powershot too :shrugs:

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lover_not_fighter said:
flipping heck!a little more then a bee sting then?should i let that deter me from wanting to get one do you rekon?
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Depends on how you react to bee stings. Minus the blood, that's exactly the same as a bee or single wasp sting on the finger for me. But of course it shouldn't deter you from wanting to get one--it should deter you from wanting to let one chew on you!

blckkat said:
A trick I use for all my reptiles if I want to set them up...Use a hide! Convince them to go into the hide, wait a few moments. With your camera ready, remove the hide and take the shots.
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This works fabulously for all of those beautifully coiled pics people take.

In my experience, the key is a good camera and taking lots of shots so you get a few good ones. The only kinds of shots I can take with our crappy camera is the quickly-remove-the-hide-after-you've-gotten-the-light-right type. If they move even a little, the pics come out blurry. But with a nicer camera with a good macro lens, even I can take nice pictures even when the snakes are moving. Good luck!
 
I use a fairly crappy point and shoot camera at he moment, and I manage to get some decent ones every now and then. Lots of great suggestions already, so the only thing I'm going to add, is that I find if my snakes are a little on the cool side (ie: it's a cold day out and they're not digesting at the moment) I can set them down off thier heat source and let them cool a bit more and then they aren't quite so fast. I would NOT reccomend doing this to a snake that has just eaten or one that has health issues (such as RI) because it can cause problems.

Jenn
 
desertanimal said:
Depends on how you react to bee stings. Minus the blood, that's exactly the same as a bee or single wasp sting on the finger for me. But of course it shouldn't deter you from wanting to get one--it should deter you from wanting to let one chew on you!


hmm im actually not too bad with bee and wasp stings,just a bit of redness
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