Baby Ambilobe Hatching

[FL Chams]

Here's a pic of a baby hatching today!

 

[Calavera]

Let me be the first to say, CONGRATS!

-Cala-

 

[Will Hayward]

Nice lens Mike. How are you liking it?

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

it's kinda fun to realize that the first living thing that they see in this world is you.

 

[ChameleonsTree]

it's kinda fun to realize that the first living thing that they see in this world is you.

Which makes me wonder...how good is their eyesight on day one?

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

I'm sure it's good enough to get certain details from the start.
Judging from their ability to see lines forms and such to climb upon.
Surely by day 2 they're very good at nailing small fruit flies.

 

[lonomac]

What kind of camera ya use Mike? Just curious as I'm looking to getting one. And gratz btw

 

[pohchunyee]

Mike........who is the sire for this clutch??? Also...congrats!!

 

[Dyesub Dave]

Nice pic and nice baby!!

I was just wondering how everybody takes pics of their chams and other creatures. I have a digital camera but the flash is very bright. I'm always worried about blinding my little animal subjects ... especially some of the nocturnal herps that I have.

Does anybody just use some sort of lamp or spotlight to lighten the entire area so it's not so much of an abrupt flash?

Thanks ... Dyesub Dave.

 

[FL Chams]

I shot this with a Nikon D200 and a 105mm Nikon Macro lens with four wireless flashes mounted on the end of the lens. Thus the 4 spots of light in the eye. Thanks for the compliments. This is one of Phantom's baby's Poh.

 

[Will Hayward]

What model flashes are you using? Sorry to bother.

 

[FL Chams]

http://nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=4&productNr=4803

Here's a link above. That's pretty much what it looks like except I bought two additional flashes so I have four instead of the two you see in the picture.

 

[Dyesub Dave]

So I guess the answer is then that the flash doesn't hurt their eyes?? How about nocturnal species?

Dyesub Dave.

 

[mightyzug]

Thus the 4 spots of light in the eye.

and here i thought it was just evil.

 

[PardalisGirl]

Fabulous picture Mike!

Hey there Mike! Congrats on the clutch hatching and on the great picture. It is a super good quality picture

 

[herpluva]

congrats on the babies.