Reptiles!

On the weekend I made a visit to the Reptile Expo, and saw some amazing creatures.  Most notably was a little amphibian called an Axolotl.  Its only found in ONE LAKE ON THE ENTIRE PLANET! So cool!  Anyhow, I brought my Macro lens and had some fun.  I had a few difficult obstacles to over come, 1) the lighting.  In some cases the reptiles were in well lit terrariums or tanks, but in other cases they were poorly lit (should have brought my flash) which brings me to the second obstacle, 2) the creatures being behind glass, well most of them.  So can’t use a flash and also have to try to find a good angle to shoot from to avoid glare or find a clean spot on the glass. obstacle 3) moving subjects.  Some were fairly still, but the rest were slithering about.  So high ISO’s were used to obtain a decent shutter speed, and a wide aperture was also used to help that.  Also, trying to get that focus right was also key.  Use the spot focus feature and aim right for the eye!  Happy shooting