Epic's journey

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Originally Posted by Libby

What a great set of photos! Thanks for updating this thread.

It looks like we have photographers in training of the same age. Do you have any suggestions from teaching your kid to shoot? (Please remember I'm not as skilled a photographer as you!) Do you let her use the "good" camera? I'm a bit protective of mine.

I don't mean to hijack the thread, so feel free to pm me or start another thread over in photography!

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So funny that you say that "protective". Yes, I very much so am of mine too. Lol, I don't like even hubby to use it. I do occasionally let my daughter use it if she is helping take pictures of the snakes. She has taken some pictures at the zoo. She has taken some pictures of her spiders. And I hover all the while reminding her not to drop it or touch the lens, lol (while slightly panicking inside :p). She does have a camera of her own to do whatever she wants with, but she likes mine better.

As far as tips, I'm not sure. I'm not a professional or anything. Just a girl with a nice camera that loves to take pictures. Heck, I still have not taken my camera out of auto mode. But I have been an avid picture taker her whole life, so she has grown up with me stuffing a camera in her face and watching me take pictures of everything. She seems to be developing a love for it too.

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

So funny that you say that "protective". Yes, I very much so am of mine too. Lol, I don't like even hubby to use it. I do occasionally let my daughter use it if she is helping take pictures of the snakes. She has taken some pictures at the zoo. She has taken some pictures of her spiders. And I hover all the while reminding her not to drop it or touch the lens, lol (while slightly panicking inside :p). She does have a camera of her own to do whatever she wants with, but she likes mine better.

As far as tips, I'm not sure. I'm not a professional or anything. Just a girl with a nice camera that loves to take pictures. Heck, I still have not taken my camera out of auto mode. But I have been an avid picture taker her whole life, so she has grown up with me stuffing a camera in her face and watching me take pictures of everything. She seems to be developing a love for it too.

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You really only shoot in auto? I feel so much better!

My son has a camera designed for kids, which has the equivalent of roll bars on it. Takes tons of photos, but then erases and just takes more instead of saving! If I do let him use my baby, I'll probably set it up on a tripod first, so that he doesn't have to hold AND shoot it.

OK, enough thread hijacking, thanks for the answer!

We have a fresh shed Epic! But once again, only a few crummy phone pics. I need to get a cool perching prop and get him in the light tent. We only have 2 or 3 green scales, but his maroon markings are lightening up, turning purple on their way to blue. You can see its working it's way up his body. Lighter markings on the body, whereas still maroon on his head and neck in this picture-
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/2uvamede.jpg

And a bit in this one too-
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/8uzetydu.jpg

Crummy pic of his cute little tail (hard to take a one handed snake photo, lol)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/9yvejy5u.jpg

And his one really green scale...
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/uzebadyp.jpg

And a better one-
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/hyrymezy.jpg

He wasn't interested in getting off my daughter and back on his perch, lol. She was making a perfectly fine perch...
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/15/uqusuge4.jpg

That's all for now, thanks for looking!

You need something to contrast his color.....something bone white....something cool.....like a skull....just saying.

He's purdy. :gj:

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Originally Posted by h20hunter

You need something to contrast his color.....something bone white....something cool.....like a skull....just saying.

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Wonder where I could get one of those...;) That would be cool.

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

He's purdy. :gj:

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Thanks. :)

Had Epic out for cleaning. Snapped just a pic or two.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/04/y2u3ebyr.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/04/rujune3a.jpg

More green!! Will his eyes change too, or stay gold? Saw a red GTP in the egg, it's eyes were the same hue as it's body so I didn't know if they have the same rate of change.

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Originally Posted by Archimedes

More green!! Will his eyes change too, or stay gold? Saw a red GTP in the egg, it's eyes were the same hue as it's body so I didn't know if they have the same rate of change.

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From what I've seen and understand, it will stay a goldish shade.