New Camera = New Hypo Pics
I picked up a new camera on the dreaded Black Friday and have been messing around with the settings to accurately photograph my hypos. I think I have everything just about there, but the lighting in the tent I built leaves much to be desired, so I may end up picking up a new tent. Anyways, here they are as of today. I'll probably update this thread with pics from time to time on my quest for the perfect hypo pics. Enjoy!
Medusa, one of the hypo sisters I picked up. The other girl is deep in shed, otherwise I would've photographed her too. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with how her colors turned out and you can see the purple sheen in the darker areas of her pattern and that's always been tricky for me to show in light tent photos.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/...Medusacrop.jpg
Bonnie's always been pretty easy for me to photograph and this photo is pretty darn accurate. A bonus tongue flick is included here.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/...bonniecrop.jpg
Next up is my personal rock star Enzo. He's a pain in the butt for a few reasons.
1) He never stays still.
2) All of his bands have a purple sheen to them.
3) His back has a light, lime green color to it that transitions to a light, bright gold color as you move toward the stomach. Picking up that transition would be a major victory for me.
Here's a tongue flick.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/.../enzo1crop.jpg
This would've been really cool if he didn't decide to spread his body out and take off.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/...05/enzo3-1.jpg
Another tongue flick.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/.../enzo2crop.jpg
It looks like it's getting there, so we'll see what happens in the coming weeks. Thanks for looking!
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h00blah
Om nom nom!!! How much does this guy weigh :bow::bow::bow:
I'm not really into hypo stuff (don't attack me pl0x!), but dang.... that's such a cool color :D!
Travis, the little guy is 511 grams as of this morning. I promise not to attack you, but cannot guarantee what my hypos will do. ;)
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RoseyReps
Yay Enzo! Your other hypo's are beautiful, but Enzo is my love :wuv:
Thanks Tiffany! He is very appreciative of his fans! :D Don't you have a certain Enchi you need to photograph and show off? I can't take the wait anymore! :)
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RoseyReps
He's not home yet. Supposed to ship today, arrive tomorrow. Waiting for confirmation from Matt...the suspense is maddening! :rolleye2:
Yeah, so I thought it was Tuesday... :oops: Now that I'm back on Planet Earth, I can't wait for a ton of photos tomorrow. :D
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RoseyReps
He's not home yet. Supposed to ship today, arrive tomorrow. Waiting for confirmation from Matt...the suspense is maddening! :rolleye2:
Man I'm stoked for you LOL!
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Coleslaw007
They're soooooo purdy!
Thank you!
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Fidget
Those are great. What camera did you get?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
Thanks Karen! I went with a Canon Rebel T2i.
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Mike41793
Hypo goodnessssss
Yep, hypo goodness is right Mike! :D
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h00blah
Man I'm stoked for you LOL!
Lol thanks! Matt just confirmed shipping for tonight and enchi boy will arrive tomorrow morning :D
I think I'm going to go try and rig together a sudo light tent.. maybe that will help pass time..
Ursala is looking good in her new skin!
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collrak
They're all beautiful. I really dig Medusa's pattern.
Thank you!
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SlitherinSisters
Very nice, they are all beautiful! I have found that hypos are really hard to photograph!
Thanks! They are big pains in the butt, but it's worth it! :D
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man those pics came out good and those snakes are very good looking as well., that t2i is an awesome camera for sure im using a t3i and am in the learning process cause im new to photography. i want to get a light tent which one do you use? did you purchase it? or do a d.i.y one. what did it run you?
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SansCera
That hypo enchi is so awesome!!! :bow:
Thanks Chris! He's my favorite little buddy! :D
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05kas05
man those pics came out good and those snakes are very good looking as well., that t2i is an awesome camera for sure im using a t3i and am in the learning process cause im new to photography. i want to get a light tent which one do you use? did you purchase it? or do a d.i.y one. what did it run you?
Thanks! For a light tent, I just built the one in the DIY section and positioned the lights like this:
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...40306792_n.jpg
I only had two 10" domes so I used those up front and used a smaller dome in the back (only because I don't have another 10"). For bulbs, I used daylight bulbs. I think they're around the 5200K - 5500K range. The cost is about the same as the light tent in the DIY thread here:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ght-tent-(DUW)
No post-processing was done on these photos except for cropping to get rid of extra white space. It's just a matter of playing with the camera settings until you're satisfied that you've captured the correct colors. I think I am going to purchase a commercial light tent for Christmas though, but this setup has served me well.
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thanks for the info that set up looks like it will do what i need but i dont have any of the stuff to make it so im going to have to see what it will cost either way.
but if d.i.y. is cheaper im definitely using your pics for the reference. i know im a copy cat haha!!
