Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

Who cares about "perfect tumbles"? They have so much color & personality- much like the snake.

Hahaha, 'perfect tumbles' are a rock tumbling hobbyist 'thing', a goal to strive for...

In other news: I decided the Piebald from Photo #294 is actually Pastel Pied (top right in photo below). Had to compare with the others in similar lighting.

I covered all 6 of these snakes with bowls before rapidly lifting them and taking several photos.
They held their positions for a good 30 seconds before scattering lol

[Bogertophis]

...I covered all 6 of these snakes with bowls before rapidly lifting them and taking several photos.
They held their positions for a good 30 seconds before scattering lol

Snake "models" can really try a photographers patience & creativity. The bowl trick was a good idea.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #307

This is the last of my 2022 Snakes and Stones photo set.
Ball python is a Leopard/Het Clown.
Eight types of stone shown:
Cherry Creek Jasper, Montana Agate, Banded Obsidian, Dyed Purple Dalmation Jasper, Pink/Red Agate, Grey/Blue Feldspar, Asteroid Jasper, and a few Emeralds.

[Lord Sorril]

I have to balance the Snakes and Stones photos between the snake subject and the stones.
Here is a side-by-side of my three Lav Abinos produced in 2022.
Sometimes it is good just to look at one or the other.

[Lord Sorril]

So, I had an idea:
What if I took one of my photos and fed it into an AI (StarryAI) and I told it to create a new 'serpent' based on what it saw?
How about if I used a photo of my clown ball pythons from 2022:

Most of the AI output images were gibberish, AI definitely seems to have a problem with snakes.
Of course dragons look very similar and that is something it is more familiar with...
I thought the following Image-to-Image outputs based on my photo were amusing :




Note: Copyright does not apply to these derived images.
I just slapped my 'tag' on there because the primary source is my clown photo.
The law is currently ever-changing regarding AI tech.

[Bogertophis]

And so you're breeding these next year, right? My fave's the pink & green one- where do I send the deposit?

[Lord Sorril]

And so you're breeding these next year, right? My fave's the pink & green one- where do I send the deposit?

It's going to take a few years for me to get enough breeding stock before I start taking deposits.

In the meanwhile I am in the process of sterilizing my egg bins for upcoming clutches.

My gf mentioned the other day that the U.S. quarters I use in my photos are kinda ugly.
She suggested I find a different coin for my upcoming 2023 photos.
Who am I to deny constructive feedback?

OK, lets use a $15 Canadian Silver Piece (Year of the Snake-2013)-instead (size comparison below).

I don't know if the mirror polish on the coin will be an issue, guess we will find out...

[Bogertophis]

I never knew there was such a coin. My to our Canadian friends for such numismatic good taste, & to your gf for suggesting it. (The snake & the rock are very nice too.)

[Lord Sorril]

I never knew there was such a coin. My to our Canadian friends for such numismatic good taste, & to your gf for suggesting it. (The snake & the rock are very nice too.)

Thanks!

Now that I'm waiting for eggs I can mess around with random photos lol...
Here is one of my Super Pastel/Spider/Het Hypo/Het VPI Axanthic/Pos. Het Pieds with a pegasus and a raw chunk of Beryl from NH.
Emeralds and Aquamarine are a type of Beryl, shown below is the equivalent in my area in its rough form.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl

[Lord Sorril]

Saw my apple tree blooming outside and figured it would make a good photo-op.



Sure, I could have used a Blue-Eyed Leucistic, but, they are used so frequently for tree blossom photos it is almost cliche at this point.