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There are so many amazing photos here, nice work everyone. My two favorites are ASynder's Phyllmedusa bicolor and the Rob's collared lizard.

Here is my favorite of the year. A two-striped garter snake (Thamnophis hammondii)

Thanks J. I wasn't handholding the camera for the timber. No worries.

That makes more sense.

I just ordered the loka with a small and large icu. I can't wait to get it.

Some really nice shots. Looks like you got a great lens. 19mm for that timber seems awful close. I really like the hognose and flower shots.

Excellent photography!

I couldn't agree more.

My biggest leap from point and shoot to dslr was learning to shoot in aperture priority, which is what I almost always shoot in. Typically, when doing macro work, I don't want a shallow depth of field (I want as much of the herp in focus as possible), so I use the smallest aperture possible (larger ...

#2, but either way, great shots of a difficult to photograph snake.

Nice horned and panamint

I downloaded the trial of lightroom and love it. Now the process of keywording all of my old photos. Thank you all for your suggestions/help.

Cool stuff Bart. Nice pics

Great snake and great photos. Thanks for sharing

Thanks guys. Bgorum, you really have your photo organization together. I think I will use Hans' technique.

Great photos. I really like all of the carnivorous plants and landscape shots, oh, and the snakes were nice too.

I seriously need to organize my photos. I was wondering what methods everyone is using to organize their herp photos. Do you organize by: date, season, location, species, etc. I have years of photos organized by species, and years organized by trips/outings and I want to organize them all the same w...

As everyone already said, great photos. Those landscapes are stunning.

Great meeting you Mark and nice pics.

Thanks guys.

It was great meeting you as well Isaac. No the scratches didn't come out, those f$#@king cows jacked up my car, oh well.

Hellihooks - congrats on the gophers, herping is definitely a lot of where/when ya know.

Thanks guys.

First, I will start with the April 17 NAFHA California trip to Tejon Ranch. Hellihooks turned up these two Western Rattlesnakes. What do you all think, helleri or oreganus? http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy209/jasonmintzer/socal/lovers4.jpg http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy209/jasonmintzer/s...

First, I will start with the April 17 NAFHA California trip to Tejon Ranch. Hellihooks turned up these two Western Rattlesnakes. What do you all think, helleri or oreganus? http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy209/jasonmintzer/socal/lovers4.jpg http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy209/jasonmintzer/s...

Thanks guys - I think I will go with hiking boots and chaps.

Nice coral, what a beautiful snake.

I want a good pair of snakeproof boots for walking in tall grass/brush. Has anyone had any experience with the Rocky Snake Proof boots or any other recommendations? Boot chap combinations? I hate wearing boots, and usually herp in trail runners, but have been nervous with all of the helleri about la...

Anyone want to carpool this Saturday (4/9)? I live in Anaheim right off the 5.

That is some good flipping

Upper Respiratory Infection - common cold.

Yeah, I don't know why that picture came out so big, I uploaded it with the other 3.

Great shots and cool snake, welcome.

Thanks Ross and Dan. I was definitely stoked on the Newport, it is the first I have found at that location. We definitely had a good morning, especially considering that it was raining most of the time. 8 Southern Pacifics 2 Kingsnakes 2 Ringnecks 1 Gopher As Bart mentioned, the rain kept us from ta...

Obviously your kids will want a book with pictures, but for me, now my bible is http://www.californiaherps.com/ accessed from my iphone. The main downside is no service, no guide. The best part is being able to listen to different frog/toad mating calls.

As everyone has already said, great photos. I really like the close up of the ensatina.

Good luck man, that really sucks.

I live in Orange County and am heading to Death Valley Sunday March 27-Wed 30th or Thur 31st. I want to knock stephensi off my list, and hopefully get some good wildflower photos. Anyone want to split gas/campsite fees?

So cool! I love that it has vertical pupils.

Thanks Andrew. By the way, great article in HerpNation. Top notch photography.

Wow . Amazing shots and awesome amphibians.

Nice work and great photos. I love aussie leaftails.

Welcome. Great pics. That triple gila flip must be a record. I especially liked all of the specks. Thanks for the post.

My vote is for the tamron 17-50. I have the older non vc version, but I am very pleased with the sharpness. Here are a few pics with the 17-50 on a nikon d80. http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy209/jasonmintzer/Spain%20for%20forum/lacertabilineatawideangle.jpg http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy...

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Thanks bgorum. I haven't tried using diffusers yet, but probably should start.

Nice picture . I like the one with the diffuser better. The blown out stick in the foreground doesn't bother me at all. One question, what do you use to hold the diffuser?

So, I recently downloaded the trial version of photomatix, and I am impressed. I will definitely be buying the full version. A few months ago I got the idea from Chrish to try HDR with herps ( I think it was from the thread hyla hdr fun). Today I went out and found a subject. Keep in mind, these pic...

Cool finds and great pics, thanks.

Right now I would buy the nikon 300 f4 and the nikon 1.4 teleconverter. That is what I am currently saving up for right now.

Thanks guys, I didn't realize that with the teleconverter it would make the lens a f7. I will look into 300 primes.

The previous post has got me really wanting a good lizard lens. Right now i have a d80. Would the tamron 180mm macro with a 2X teleconverter be a sharp lizard lens? Is there is a good 2X teleconverter that will work with that lens? Thank you.

I have used the tamron 90mm macro for a years now and am completely happy. It is a very sharp lens. Occasionaly when photographing crotes I wish it was a bit longer, but I can always crop. If I could go back in time, I would still buy the tamron.

A green lizard (Lacerta bilineata). My favorite pic of the year. I am trying to work on taking of the macro and using the wide angle.