Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

[ClayEnglish]

Well we have needed this for a long time. I have desperately been looking for ideas of how to get the best photos...

AND it just so happens that one of our members is a PROFESSIONAL!!

And so I will let him help us all..

And please, if you have found things that make your photos more successful, please let us know..

Anyway... Welcome Steve Clark..

And Steve, HELP!!!!!

[sclark]

Re:Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

Thanks Clay. I will do my best.

I hope by tomorrow I can get up some quick examples that might help.

To everyone. I will do my best to help. Feel free to ask any questions you have. I am on this forum all the time, and will check several times a day as time allows..

Steve

[Barracuda_41]

Re:Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

8) Hey this is great, so when i do EVER get a dig cam you can help me figure out how to use it the best ways.. Now to throw away the throw away camera, crubby thing... :-[

[sclark]

Re:Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

I will do my best..

When your ready to buy one, let me know. I get deals all the time through my suppliers. Just tell me your budget and what you would like the camera to do..

Steve

[Destrega]

Re:Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

hey Sclark how about this olympus how does this camera compare to most I REALLY like and what I want to do with it is take fast moving pictures out doors in the snow for snowboarding and take up close pics. of my boa right up close to her face so that it doesn't blur while at the same time not worry about dropping it in the snow so what do you think? i dont know what all those numbers in the front of the camera mean f=5.8mm F2.8 I think it mean how close you can get in mm and how far you can be but I don't really know so any help there too also here are the specs. for the olympus right now I have a HP photosmart 315 and battery time sucks.

This is the site thanks!!!!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051826107015&skuId=5351139&tab=1&type=product&productCategoryId=

*4.0-megapixel CCD for sharp 8" x 10" prints and larger
*3x optical/4x digital zoom lens/12x total
*1.5" color LCD

[Larry]

Re:Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

My son has the same Olympus camera and he enjoys it. It seems to take great pics. When I bought mine, I went looking for an inexpensive 2MB as all the pics I take are for the web or email. I ended up with a HP from Circuit City for about $100 and I am very happy with it. If I was concerned about making prints, I probably would have gotten a 3 MB but no larger then 4. ;D

[Eclyps19]

Re: Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

here's a couple pics taken with my Dimage 7i...






It's an absolutely fantastic camera and would highly recommend everyone picking one up off ebay for cheap. Fantastic quality.

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Re: Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

Hey Steve.Ive taken some decent pics but i think i can go better.Im a film nut and havnt caught on to the digitals yet.I find alot of the times i take pics and only parts of the snake in in focus.How do i get it all in focus?
I use canon cameras.Rebel 2 right now.Whats the best Macro lens to get for good snake shots and do you suggest wide angle lens?
Thanks very much.Heres a example of what im talking about.

[Denise]

Re: Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

Can you give an idea of a cheap setup for taking shots of snakes...
I have a tamron 90mm lens Di... Nikon D70s , recently bought a couple of daylight bulbs, have ream of off white muslin.
I was thinking of making myself a kind of light box??
Any suggestions appreciated
Denise

[Mike_D]

Re: Hello Fellow Herp Photographers!!!

Hey Steve.Ive taken some decent pics but i think i can go better.Im a film nut and havnt caught on to the digitals yet.I find alot of the times i take pics and only parts of the snake in in focus.How do i get it all in focus?
I use canon cameras.Rebel 2 right now.Whats the best Macro lens to get for good snake shots and do you suggest wide angle lens?
Thanks very much.Heres a example of what im talking about.

You'd want a smaller aputer (larger aperture number). The bigger the aperture (like f1.8) the less depth that can be in focus (depth of feild). The smaller the aperture (like f16) the more depth that's in focus.