Crazy Tongue Pics
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Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
Thanks for all the comments everyone!
My cameras are capable of the multiple, rapid succession exposures but I don't use that setting. I use an external strobe to help freeze the action and you can't have that many strobe flashes in multiple succession so its a one-shot shot if you will. I'd say its a combination of many of the factors people have suggested. For one, good camera equipment with little or no shutter delay. If the camera won't respond when you tell it to, these types of shots are pretty difficult. Next, a good sense of timing and finally, too much time on my hands where I've been able to gain a good feel for how the camera and chameleons behave and can time myself accordingly.
The first shot was in a large captive greenhouse in Madagascar. it held a wide range of species and locales. I had captured a number of cicadas and they were going nuts over them. The panther chameleon initially got the cicada and I saw the parsonii decide he wanted it and timed the shot just right. As you may have guessed, the parsonii got the bug.
The forth photo was in the same greenhouse so unfortunately I don't know the locale for sure. My guess was Tamatave or Maroantsetra but I don't know to be honest.
The nice thing about parsonii is they are very deliberate feeders and being so large, with such a long tongue extension range, you are more likely to get a full extension shot rather then a half retracted tongue. I will say I have my fair share of shots with the animal miliseconds away from shooting its tongue or shots with the tongue a fair way back into the mouth though.
Thanks again,
Chris
My cameras are capable of the multiple, rapid succession exposures but I don't use that setting. I use an external strobe to help freeze the action and you can't have that many strobe flashes in multiple succession so its a one-shot shot if you will. I'd say its a combination of many of the factors people have suggested. For one, good camera equipment with little or no shutter delay. If the camera won't respond when you tell it to, these types of shots are pretty difficult. Next, a good sense of timing and finally, too much time on my hands where I've been able to gain a good feel for how the camera and chameleons behave and can time myself accordingly.
The first shot was in a large captive greenhouse in Madagascar. it held a wide range of species and locales. I had captured a number of cicadas and they were going nuts over them. The panther chameleon initially got the cicada and I saw the parsonii decide he wanted it and timed the shot just right. As you may have guessed, the parsonii got the bug.
The forth photo was in the same greenhouse so unfortunately I don't know the locale for sure. My guess was Tamatave or Maroantsetra but I don't know to be honest.
The nice thing about parsonii is they are very deliberate feeders and being so large, with such a long tongue extension range, you are more likely to get a full extension shot rather then a half retracted tongue. I will say I have my fair share of shots with the animal miliseconds away from shooting its tongue or shots with the tongue a fair way back into the mouth though.
Thanks again,
Chris
mary prefontaine
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man theres a photo contest winner if i ever saw one good shot!!
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man theres a photo contest winner if i ever saw one good shot!!
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Justin Carl
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You dig up some old threads.
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