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Beautiful chondros! I can only imagine what their offspring would look like. Who did you get the biak from?
Mike
 
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Jay,

Ahhhh, chondros. I can never get enough of that Tim Morris male. When my Aru-type is big enough he is welcome on her perch anytime.

Hasta,
G
 

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A great photographer, You are!


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Awesome, I love these sp.!!! But very very expensive for my budget, unfortunately... great pix!
 
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Hey Gilbert,
What camera are you using and are all your pictures taken outside using just natural sunlight. I ask because your pics are excellent. I have yet to take a picture that represents their colors properly.
Mike
 
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Welcome to the Boards - I can't believe I missed/overlooked your tarantula thread....sorry 'bout that. :8o

What a BEAUTIFUL animal you have there! :eek: WOW - stunning!
I really don't know a thing about snakes, so this will be the dumbest question of today probably: Can you hold those? Or are those "LOOK but DO NOT TOUCH?"

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Lasiodora said:
Hey Gilbert,
What camera are you using and are all your pictures taken outside using just natural sunlight. I ask because your pics are excellent. I have yet to take a picture that represents their colors properly.
Mike
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Mike,

Thanks for the comments Mike! I've been using a Sony Cybershot DSC-P51. It really isn't that great of a camera, but it does okay. It doesn't have macro or I would post more tarantula photos. I received the Sony for Christmas so I can't complain too much. My brother inlaw has the next model or two higher of the Cybershot DSC (I can't remember the model) and I can take MUCH MUCH better photos with that camera. It has more megapixels and more options to override the auto features.
I love to take photos in natural light because I like to utilize natural backgrounds. I also like the way color shows up. The photo above and the one on my avatar were taken using natural light. My photos come out best on a bright overcast day or taken on a clear day under shadow. I sometimes use a tarp to cut out the harsh glare of the sun. The blue on this snake is hard for me to capture without distorting the other colors. I seem to be able to better represent the true colors outdoors.
I snapped the above picture of Jason's Tim Morris snake in his cage. Jason has a fluorescent light in the cage which is all that was used in the way of supplemental lighting. The colors are very close to his natural coloration. Not using the cameras auto white balance feature helps a lot.
I also built a lightbox like Damon's for taking nice indoor photos. Any of the photos I post with a black background are taken in the lightbox. If you build a lightbox you need a whole lot of lights and quite a bit of experimentation. I never use a tripod which blows a lot of photos. I really need to pick one up. It would really cut out the bluriness on some of the shots.

Happy herping,
Gilbert
 
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Thanks for the info Gilbert. The TM picture came out nice considering it was flourescent lighting.

Wendy,
The temperment depends on the individual snake. The adult pair I have can be taken out of the cage and held (in the daytime) with no problem. My friends male is the total opposite. He needs to use a snake hook when moving the chondro around.
Mike
 
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Chondro's

Hey Mike,
I appreciate the kind words. The female Biak was produces in 2003 by Kevin & Charlotte @ Ectothermics. Kevin & Charlotte are great people who care not only about their animals but their customers as well. :D

Wendy,
Yes & No..... the best way to answer your question is:
It really depends on the individual animal. Some locales tend to be more aggressive than others. Gilberts Aru-Type is an example of a locale specific animal that tends to be rather docile.

My "Tim Morris" male can be held during the day without worry and is as docile as can be. However, at night (their active/hunting period), it’s a bad idea to attempt to hold any chondro.

My female Biak is ....hmmmm how shall I put this.... psycho!!!! Biak’s typically have aggressive tendencies and are notorious for being extremely nippy.

I appreciate the kind words and the warm welcome!

Best Regards,
Jason
 
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