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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
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 Posted - 13/04/2011 : 23:43:39
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This week Living Gems Reptiles profiles one of its high-potential juveniles, Citrine. Citrine is an August 2009 female who is the direct younger sister of one of our most spectacular females, Topaz. As of December 2010, she weighed 311 grams.
Here she is in a sequence of three shots under different lighting:
Inside, No Flash
Inside, Flash
Outside
Note the big differences each of these lighting conditions reveals.
Thank you for looking, |
Cliff Earle
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gmac
Grumpy Scots Admin
United Kingdom
710 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 00:57:48
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Hello citrine, If topaz is spectacular I really must look for photos of her as Citrine is a stunner. Very nice snakesitter. I do like the outside photo's, also would be good to see some from the same angle as those for the inside ones for comparison, yes I am getting picky now  |
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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 08:42:44
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She is beautiful!
Very good photos, what a difference in lighting conditions. Like i said before, the colour of the cusion/cloth is perfect to compliment her colours, turquoise would also work well if you could find it in that colour. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 19:41:36
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Thank you Graeme! I actually do have shots from the same angles for inside and outside, I just try and vary both angle and lighting in every pict to give people as broad a view of the animal as possible with just a few photos. If I have time this weekend I'll root around, but the weekend is looking pretty cramped so far....
Citrine's color is still developing. She's not yet 18 months above, which is the earliest you can start to make decent calls with this species. Even then, you're safer waiting until 30 months, just to be sure.
If she follows in Topaz's footsteps, this is where Citrine is headed: http://www.therainbowboa.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=622. |
Cliff Earle
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2011 : 19:49:10
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Thanks Sandi! She's looking good for her age, indeed.
Brazilian photography can be very frustrating, even if you've done it as often as I have. I *still* sometimes have white balance issues with overhead shots. For example, the pillow used above is a blue one, and usually looks either medium or dark blue depending on which way you rub the fabric. But in the third shot above, someone on another forum actually called it purple! |
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Hammy
New Member
United Kingdom
68 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2011 : 11:42:50
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WOWZA ... I looked at both threads and the colours are amazing !!!
Very lovely looking indeed and these snakes never cease to amaze me every time I see them :) |
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newbie
Hatchling
184 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2011 : 12:46:46
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| That 2nd pic is amazing! Beautiful girl, can't wait to own one of these! |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2011 : 23:09:55
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Thank you, Hammy! It's a great bloodline.
Newbie, I have two dedicated teams working on that project. ;-) Thank you! |
Cliff Earle
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oakleyman18
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2011 : 11:34:59
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| How do you get them to sit so still??? |
Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Brazilian Rainbow Boa CB'10 "Jade"
1.0.0. Normal Cornsnake CB'00 "Camo" _RIP_
0.1.0. Normal Stripe, het Hypo, Amel, Lavender Cornsnake CB'11 "Amber"
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Stevie-eff
Snake mite
United Kingdom
43 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2011 : 21:46:55
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Gorgeous looking snake.
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2011 : 20:44:35
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Thanks Stevie.
Oscar, I put them under bowls for a few minutes until they calm down. Works pretty well most of the time, but you have to be quick with the camera before they realize they are free. |
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tango
Snake mite
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2011 : 22:33:51
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stunning snake makes it worth the wait when they are this beautiful,
just wish my camera was working* |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2011 : 00:11:15
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| Why thank you, Dave! What happened to your camera? |
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tango
Snake mite
United Kingdom
40 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2011 : 21:02:22
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| fatal mistake of using camera at work, and it got a bit damp ****** so i have missed loads of what would of been stunning pictures. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 19/04/2011 : 23:51:11
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| Ohhh that stinks -- sorry to hear it! :-( |
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