Red River Zoo - Reptile House
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guppiecatI have finished processing my Red River Zoo photos. The final set is here.
WARNING: This set has icky photos in it. If you don't like snakes or bugs, you probably shouldn't click on it.
My favorite shot of the set is below. Following that are the highlights of the set.
Blue Tongued Skink - You know how much I like tongue photos... well check this one out!
Blue Tongued Skink - Lizard tongues have scales. Did you know that? I sure didn't know that.
Gila Monster - Oh yeah, another lovely tongue photo!
Hognose Snake - ZOMG! ANOTHER TONGUE!
Hognose Snake - Check out the snakiness of this snake. Isn't he snakey?
Green Ball Python - This snake is also pretty snakey
Corn Snake - Now that I've gotten over my snake phobia, I am seeing them as far prettier than I thought they were. This attitude will likely continue until I get bitten or fall into a nest of them again.
Albino Snapping Turtle - Remember the dancing turtle from earlier? He doesn't always dance.
Hey, forgot this guy's name, and this is crazy, but he gave his number... it was 8.
(What? Lizards have been around a lot longer than we have.)
I don't expect non-photographers to notice this, but see how the primary light layers over the skin so you can see both the skin texture and the mottling? See how the secondary light highlights the edge of the turtle's head so the black head doesn't blend in with the black background? And on top of all this, the iris is in good focus and the pupil is solid black? This, right here, is what multiple flash control can do, even in the zoo photography world. The only thing I would improve would be to add a third flash to catch the edge of the right-side of the face... but I don't have a third flash, so I'll accept what I can.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach - Until I got into photography, I never noticed how much cockroaches and bees had in common.
WARNING: This set has icky photos in it. If you don't like snakes or bugs, you probably shouldn't click on it.
My favorite shot of the set is below. Following that are the highlights of the set.
Blue Tongued Skink - You know how much I like tongue photos... well check this one out!
Blue Tongued Skink - Lizard tongues have scales. Did you know that? I sure didn't know that.
Gila Monster - Oh yeah, another lovely tongue photo!
Hognose Snake - ZOMG! ANOTHER TONGUE!
Hognose Snake - Check out the snakiness of this snake. Isn't he snakey?
Green Ball Python - This snake is also pretty snakey
Corn Snake - Now that I've gotten over my snake phobia, I am seeing them as far prettier than I thought they were. This attitude will likely continue until I get bitten or fall into a nest of them again.
Albino Snapping Turtle - Remember the dancing turtle from earlier? He doesn't always dance.
Hey, forgot this guy's name, and this is crazy, but he gave his number... it was 8.
(What? Lizards have been around a lot longer than we have.)
I don't expect non-photographers to notice this, but see how the primary light layers over the skin so you can see both the skin texture and the mottling? See how the secondary light highlights the edge of the turtle's head so the black head doesn't blend in with the black background? And on top of all this, the iris is in good focus and the pupil is solid black? This, right here, is what multiple flash control can do, even in the zoo photography world. The only thing I would improve would be to add a third flash to catch the edge of the right-side of the face... but I don't have a third flash, so I'll accept what I can.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach - Until I got into photography, I never noticed how much cockroaches and bees had in common.
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Date: 2012-10-04 11:19 am (UTC)Also loved seeing Sticky with all of his cousins.
What a set.
You do amazing things with your primary and secondary lights. Thanks as always for posting the results.
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Date: 2012-10-04 11:30 am (UTC)It's not the blueness of the blue-tongued skink's tongue that surprises me so much as the ... fluidity of it. It looks like it's living a life of it's own in there.
The two hognose snake shots are excellent - you're right, he's a very snakey snake, even with the smile and peppy nose. And corn snakes are pleasingly pretty. Hard to find the personality in snakes, I'd think, but you get it every time.
...fall into a nest of them again.
Never, ever, tell that story.
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Date: 2012-10-04 11:35 pm (UTC)I don't know much about photography, so I also appreciate the explanation about what made your photos turn out so well. I am now doubly impressed!
Thanks for sharing these. :)