Field photography continued

Thank for your thoughts and ideas Tony, David.

I am in full agreement that natural photos are much more interesting , and perhaps I should have made my methods more clear in the first post.

Whenever pos' I will always try to get a good clear shot of the herp as found , and in a natural situation. First I will take a picture as seen , then I will approach as slowly and quietly as pos' taking pics all the time. The final shots may or may not be posed , depending on the quality of pictures taken beforehand.

I agree most pictures found in books and on the internet are posed , and I choose to share the final posed pictures as they are often far better quality , and much easier to get a good look at the specimin.

Here are some examples -- This pic is as found un-posed . Also it was taken with my old camera Olympus 960 zoom

Here's another as found shot

Here's an example of my first picture, from a distance, before the tippy -toe appraoch begins .

As seen

I do have just as many 'Natural ' pics , and agree that seeing the habitat is a big plus for folks like you and I .

When abroad herping I will always try to get posed shots . The reason for this is , often you may have searched high and low for a particular specimin , and chances are you may not encounter it again for a very long time .

A good close crisp picture is essential to me in these situations. But once again , if taking a picture like this was putting me into a dangerous situation , or causing the reptile to much stress , then.... I'll go home without the pic.

Alan

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