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- September 1st, 2020, 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Golden Guide
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4619
Re: Golden Guide
This is great. I loved mine and wore it out in the sixties. The first snake I ever caught I remember trying to hold it like the illustration showed with the snakes neck held between thumb and forefinger, only I held it way too tight and it had a swollen neck for a week. It was my very first snake an...
- October 5th, 2018, 11:25 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Tamron lenses questions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 23467
Re: Tamron lenses questions
Hi Jeremy, I've only owned one Tamron lens, a 10-24 wide angle, and I loved it WHEN IT WORKED. One of my images taken with it has earned me a fair amount of money and a lot of recognition, though it's not a herp image, so I was really disappointed when I began having problems with it. It would stop ...
- June 10th, 2017, 2:45 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Using a polarizing filter for photographing basking turtles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17356
Re: Using a polarizing filter for photographing basking turt
I use a polarized filter for photographing rock art all the time. it brings out some of the rock art that is almost invisible under normal lighting conditions. That said, I do agree that some reflection is good and too much can make the image look flat. I've never shot basking turtles with a polariz...
- April 8th, 2017, 4:00 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 868718
- August 22nd, 2015, 3:28 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 868718
- August 22nd, 2015, 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3602
Re: Costa Rica
Awesome post. I live in Southern California but have never had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica, even though it's close geographically. Some day I will and when I do it's the eyelash viper that I seek above all others. Beautiful images.
- August 5th, 2015, 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7175
Re: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes
Great post!
- August 3rd, 2015, 10:22 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Colour rendition - camera settings & editing - help, please.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6515
Re: Colour rendition - camera settings & editing - help, ple
I use this : http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/Snakestalker/IMG_9790-2_zpsd6614e72.jpg It's the size of a credit card and I carry it everywhere. I just shoot it either before I start shooting my subject or right after, as long as you shoot it in the same light; shade, partial shade, direct s...
- March 4th, 2015, 7:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6660
- February 6th, 2015, 1:09 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: high speed video showing how a DSLR shutter works
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4248
Re: high speed video showing how a DSLR shutter works
Very interesting. I hadn't seen this on dpreview, thanks for posting it. Seeing how hard the mirror strikes, both going up and then returning back into position, really dramatizes how 'mirror slap' works, as well as the importance of mirror lockup for shooting the sharpest images you can on a tripod...
- November 25th, 2014, 11:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Cali NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-15 Updated
- Replies: 157
- Views: 47618
Re: The Cali Chapter NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-1
Good point. Did'nt think of that "Brian".
- November 25th, 2014, 9:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Cali NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-15 Updated
- Replies: 157
- Views: 47618
Re: The Cali Chapter NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-1
Here's my reply to all of this: 1. I look forward to being at the event. Meeting fellow herpers I've never met and seeing others that I haven't seen in a long time is a big part of what this is all about in my opinion. 2. As for the whole collecting issue, I'm a herper/photographer; I collect with m...
- September 5th, 2014, 5:33 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: General Macro Questions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5639
Re: General Macro Questions
Without reiterating what Chris stated, which was excellent info, I do want to address a couple of your questions. What is the typical f-stop value when you use a macro lens at night with a flash? That is entirely subjective to the type of shot I'm looking for. I rarely try to get everything in focus...
- August 16th, 2014, 4:58 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Any Canon shooters in the market for a wildlife/bird lens?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2679
Re: Any Canon shooters in the market for a wildlife/bird len
Ha! I just saw this on canonrumors.com.
- June 4th, 2014, 10:23 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica herping report, Osa
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20769
Re: Costa Rica herping report, Osa
What a great post! Awesome images, especially of the eyelash vipers, a snake I've always wanted to see in the wild. Costa Rica and East Africa are the two places I want to see and herp the most. Hopefully I'll be able to get down there soon, as it's the more likely of the two locations. Thanks for s...
- May 8th, 2014, 7:51 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Weird Olympus EM-1 problem with WB/flash
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3395
Re: Weird Olympus EM-1 problem with WB/flash
Hi Robert, One way to avoid a lot of headache with white balance settings is to shoot in RAW mode, which Nick's camera can do, especially in differing light conditions such as shooting in shade with fill flash. What I like is to use a white balance card, like the WhiBal pocket sized card. Take a sho...
- May 7th, 2014, 2:17 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Nighttime flash photography techniques
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4882
Re: Nighttime flash photography techniques
Hi Zach, I have been in the very same situation you are in now. When I started shooting with a large flash in the camera’s hotshoe; I also use a Canon 430 EX II flash, my headlamp would not illuminate the subject enough to focus on or sometimes to even see it. The flash would block it and the light ...
- April 24th, 2014, 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica 2014...my 4th trip
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6468
Re: Costa Rica 2014...my 4th trip
Another awesome post bro! While reading through I kept hoping you had found an eyelash viper and got some shots of it. Got to the end and, read that once again, no eyelash vipers. Maybe trip number 5. That monkey was crazy. Reminded me of our bear in the Huachuca's. Like Jeff said, I really liked th...
- March 7th, 2014, 4:02 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 868718
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
Here's my latest find, a Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata . I was in Baja California east of Tecate about a week ago photographing some Native American rock art and did some exploring. Came across this coming out from under the rock. It never moved, except for its tongue, and everyone else with me got ...
- January 6th, 2014, 8:38 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: $1100 600mm coming this month
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9376
Re: $1100 600mm coming this month
This review of the lens is on http://www.canonrumors.com It's seems pretty good with actual shots taken with the lens on the last page. The English is a little stilted, it was written originally in Chinese and translated by the author into English. Here's the review: http://it.wyswig.com/2014/01/02/...
- December 31st, 2013, 10:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New 2014 Arizona Hunting Fishing License information.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1534
Re: New 2014 Arizona Hunting Fishing License information.
Great info, thanks Dave.
Re: Madness?
zeevng, I was in southern Anza Borrego out at Indian Hill off Mortero Wash last Saturday hiking and looking for the Blue Sun Cave pictographs and hiked a few miles. This time of year I wasn't looking for anything other than archaeological finds, but I always keep my eyes open for herps. I hoped to s...
- October 18th, 2013, 3:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Copper-Gold King Cobra and Thailand's Deadliest!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8101
Re: Copper-Gold King Cobra and Thailand's Deadliest!
Outstanding. Wonderful images. Now picture yourself walking up a narrow concrete path running along a series of pools formed by artificial damming, then seeing a small black snake crossing the path ahead of you, which, upon approach, turns around and spreads the hood which every herper dreams of see...
- October 18th, 2013, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: New Flickr
- Replies: 70
- Views: 34676
Re: New Flickr
This is all part of Yahoo's upgrading/changing since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO. Yahoo mail recently changed as well to a more Gmail type feel. Since she's from Google this kinda makes sense, except that everyone pretty much hates it now. Flickr is part of Yahoo and the 'Big makeover' going on t...
- October 4th, 2013, 10:49 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: tips to make this picture even better than it is
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2814
Re: tips to make this picture even better than it is
Garret, I hope you don't take offense, but I used your image to show what I've done rather than just explain it. I changed the white balance to warm it up some, it was too blue and cool. I also cropped it to place the head and bulk of the body in the right and lower third of the frame (Google 'rule ...
- September 30th, 2013, 5:56 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197997
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
This has been stagnant for too long. Hopefully we'll get this going again. I'll start... http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/Snakestalker/IMG_9693-2_zps40969411.jpg Regal Ring-neck Snake Diadophis punctatus regalis Canon 7D Canon 100mm macro Canon MT-24 Twin flash Shutter speed: 1/160 f-stop: ...
- September 30th, 2013, 5:38 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: What could I do better?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4952
Re: What could I do better?
Hi axeman, I like the first shot but it’s too dark. This would have been much better if shot with flash. Actually all of them would have been helped by some flash. It appears that you are shooting with a point and shoot. That’s fine, but like Andy stated, too close is not always better, and with a p...
- September 12th, 2013, 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aboreal Rattlesnake?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4915
Re: Aboreal Rattlesnake?
Near my house my neighbor came up and told me about a rattlesnake she had just seen, and would I come over and remove it. Being glad she came to me instead of just having someone kill it, I went over to the area she last saw it. She lives at the end of just wide open land, so I began walking along t...
- September 9th, 2013, 6:41 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Speedlight Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8631
Re: Canon Speedlight Question
Whoops! Correct, thanks Norman.
- September 8th, 2013, 8:08 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Speedlight Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8631
Re: Canon Speedlight Question
Dave, I would go with the 430 EXII flash. It's bigger and bulkier than the other two you mentioned, but you gain a lot more flash. If all you shoot is small close-up shots, than the other two would be fine. But if you shoot larger animals at greater distance from the flash, or anything non herp rela...
- August 23rd, 2013, 5:29 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: What herps do you have problems photographing?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9515
Re: What herps do you have problems photographing?
Name it. Pretty much anything other than rattlers it seems. Small snakes always move and require a lot of work; hatting, cupping with your hand. The fast snakes are also very difficult; racers, whipsnakes, patch-nosed. Rarely see them sitting still long enough to compose a decent shot, and catching ...
- August 23rd, 2013, 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Successful Southeast AZ trip
- Replies: 57
- Views: 28278
Re: Successful Southeast AZ trip
I’ve been following this thread with mixed feelings, having been one of the offenders. With regards to some of the behavior shown here I’ve come to realize that I was wrong and actually should have known better. I have been herping since the 60’s as a kid, but I really got into when I was shown how ...
- August 20th, 2013, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Successful Southeast AZ trip
- Replies: 57
- Views: 28278
Re: Successful Southeast AZ trip
Funny thing about that guy, I saw him in the Sunny Flats campground several days later driving through. I talked to him and told him that we had spoken with him that day on the road. He said the tow cost him about $840.00 and another $450.00 on transmission work due to the "offroading". Wh...
- July 14th, 2013, 6:03 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Telephoto help needed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8277
Re: Canon Telephoto help needed
Dave, They charge for the total amount of rental time, or the amount of time that the lens leaves their facility and is returned. Yes, they charge additionally for shipping. For example; borrowlenses.com has the 300 f4 for $88.00 for ten days plus $24.95 for shipping. Lensrentals.com has the same le...
- June 26th, 2013, 10:19 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Telephoto help needed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8277
Re: Canon Telephoto help needed
The 300L f4 lens all the way. It has IS and a decently wide aperture. It is a very sharp lens. The 400L f5.6 has a little longer reach, but no IS and a stop less of light gathering ability. Handholding the 400 without IS can be dicey, and depending on the light available you may not have enough shut...
- June 11th, 2013, 7:48 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Spring- this is long, put couple beers on ice!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4948
Re: Spring- this is long, put couple beers on ice!
What an awesome post!
- May 6th, 2013, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197997
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
Desert Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus variegatus) by socalrattler, on Flickr
Desert Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Canon 40D
Canon 100mm Macro
1/160 second at f8
Manual mode
ISO 100
Off camera flash
- May 6th, 2013, 9:13 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Self Restraint - Strategy or Pointless?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13355
Re: Self Restraint - Strategy or Pointless?
I learned in the days of film, and consequently I still plan my shots and want I want to achieve. I may shoot 20-40 shots of a certain animal, but it's more because I'm not getting the shot that I had preconceived before I began shooting it. Granted, a lot of times the shots present themselves as yo...
- May 2nd, 2013, 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Inspired to hit the road by other posts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4157
Re: Inspired to hit the road by other posts
That's cool, thanks Nate!
- May 1st, 2013, 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Inspired to hit the road by other posts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4157
Re: Inspired to hit the road by other posts
Awesome photos, and I was standing right next to you! Good getting out, and finding that Lyresnake was way cool. Here are three of mine from the trip that I liked http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/Snakestalker/web-9867_zpsb0ed58ed.jpg http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/Snakestalker/web-...
- May 1st, 2013, 6:02 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Flash Diffuser
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3305
Re: Flash Diffuser
Chrish, interesting about the light possibly being directed back onto the flash, I'll have to experiment with that further. I fully agree with you on the TTL issue! I'll use manual flash, but only if I have to depending on what I'm shooting, and almost never herp related shots. As for the fresnel le...
- May 1st, 2013, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Flash Diffuser
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3305
Re: Flash Diffuser
Hi Dave, I've seen that flash modifier in the past and it looked interesting, though I don't own one myself. Modifying my flash is something I'm always working on to improve and expand. The set-up seems fairly bulky; with the grids, dome diffusers, and fresnel lens add on's it does not seem very her...
- April 28th, 2013, 4:14 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197997
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/Snakestalker/web-9867_zpsb0ed58ed.jpg Juvenile California Lyresnake Trimorphodon lyrophanes Canon 7D 1/200 second at f10 ISO 100 Manual mode Canon 100mm macro lens Off camera flash. The flash was high and to the left. I cloned out the second larger flash ref...
- March 8th, 2013, 6:40 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: shooting scenarios
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6631
Re: shooting scenarios
Pretty much what everyone said is right on the money. At night I've ONLY shot manual mode, otherwise the camera wanted to do things its way and I always wound up with a much too slow of a shutter speed. For my camera, shooting at night in aperture priority was never going to work, the shutter speeds...
- February 8th, 2013, 2:13 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Non herp photo advice+tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5020
Re: Non herp photo advice+tips
Antonsrkn, Good for you! I really like shooting night shots with different types of lighting and exposures, but I always use a tripod. You should look into getting one. I have a few for different types of shooting; one is heavy and very stable, another is good for hiking and attaches onto my backpac...
- January 31st, 2013, 7:32 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: any tips to better my photos?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8567
Re: any tips to better my photos?
It's funny how you don't notice things like that! Caught up in the moment and the most obvious things become invisible. We've all done it. Goes back to just taking some time and setting up the shot how you want it, if possible, and seeing the big picture. I keep this terrible shot of a sidewinder fr...
- January 19th, 2013, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: any tips to better my photos?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8567
Re: any tips to better my photos?
Hi axeman2729, As justinm and Chris McMartin said, think about the shot before you take it and how you want it to look. Looking at your photos it seems that you need to look at all aspects of how the image will appear. That takes practice and patience, especially with a fast or constantly moving ani...
- January 19th, 2013, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197997
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber
Canon 40D
100mm Macro (I stood back aways)
1/125 sec at f5.6
ISO 100
Hand held in manual mode
Off camera flash, shot just after midnight
- January 19th, 2013, 4:23 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Please Help Me
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3476
Re: Please Help Me
Hi Kelly, Read chrish's post, and then reread it. It's spot on. That's exactly what you should do before you spend any kind of money. Knowing something about basic photography and how cameras work will pay off in helping you decide what you want and why you want it. There are many free websites that...
Re: Herp Lens
Speedy, I have used a Canon 24-105L as my primary lens for several years now. It's a very versatile zoom and is relatively light weight. The majority of my shooting is at night and I've found the 24-105L lens to be my go-to lens over the years. Its excellent glass, weather sealed, no zoom creep (at ...