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Random lizard photos and cork as a background

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I was taking a bunch of pictures the other day, and just thought I'd share.

Pic #1 is my recently-adopted Mountain Horned Lizard, Ursula
Pic #2 is Petey, the leo I got from Manhattan Herps through the auctions
Pics #3&4 are two of my dragons, Annie and Hercules

I've been messing around with different materials for backgrounds and settings for taking pictures, and I thought I'd try using cork. The cork is actually those 12"x12" squares you can buy for making bulletin boards. I like how the cork doesn't produce weird shadows and glare like certain media can, and I also like the 'natualistic' setting it provides. Also, it's easy enough to take a picture of an animal inside of a glass aquarium, and just set one of the cork pieces infront of the rear glass. Unfortunately, the camera card filled up before I realized that. (duh) The pics of Ursula and Hercules have the cork on the outside of the tank.

What do you think?
 

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I haven't thought of using a cork background, and it looks really nice with those pictures you took! Good idea :cool:
 
Great idea, Paul.

Nice animals too.

I love the mountain horned dragons. You don't see them very often. They are such nice lizards and are really underrated in the pet trade. A much better pet lizard than, say, an iguana. Ursula is a beauty too.
 
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