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On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being best, please let me know what you think.
This Female Fire Fly hatchling about 4-5 months old. Thanks for your input.
 

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I would say a 5 due to amount of blushing. Here is one of mine at about 800+ grams. With blushing and color, I would give her a 6-7
 

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6-8, I need to see a better picture to narrow it down. I really dig the pattern, I'm a fan of funky patterns. The best pictures in my opinion are taken outside, under natural light, without a flash and when the sun is completely overcast. Inside pictures can get all weirded out by different types of lighting and overexposure from bright sun or flashes can be just as detrimental if you're trying to show true colors.

Here are a couple examples of the above lighting situation. Same snakes in both pictures, a firefly and pastel siblings. They were taken on a picnic table that gets full sun but we had plenty of cloud cover so the light was very muted. In the first picture they're around 500g and in the second picture they are both right at the 1000g mark.



 
Skinker said:
I need to see a better picture to narrow it down.
Click to expand...

Agreed - A shot that gives a full body/pattern view would be great - if that pic was posted in an ad, it would catch my interest...not enough to buy, though, even if it was a great price. Depending on the day, it might be enough to compel me to ask for better pictures - or not. This thread is a good example: I saw it the day it was posted, and had the same feelings I expressed here; but wasn't interested enough to post that the picture didn't show her well.
Whether you want to show or sell, using the right pictures is HUGE.
 
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