September 2011 Photo & Caption Comments Thread

[Stefan-A]

Comments about this month's photo and caption contest get posted here, so that we keep the contest threads free of clutter.

Before submitting any pictures, please read the rules.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ah man, my snakes never soak, and I've never seen a wild garter I'm water!!

Hopeless.:D

Maybe.

[katach]

I like that one Steve! I even giggled out loud. :)

[ConcinusMan]

Ah man, my snakes never soak, and I've never seen a wild garter I'm water!!


Mine don't either. They do tend to enjoy burying themselves in damp moss or substrate from time to time and they sure like to take a dump in the water right after I clean and disinfect it and give them fresh. Without fail, they drink the fresh water and 5 minutes later, it's full of "spit":mad:

Seen plenty of wild garters in water. Concinnus' spend lots of time in water, sitting on the surface in vegetation hoping to ambush a frog or near the waters edge basking. In captivity, mine just don't have anything to do with water other than taking a crap in it.

[RedSidedSPR]

Well, you've seen plenty of garters jn the wild period. I haven't.:p I can't figure out of this would be possible... Shucks.

[zooplan]

no offense, but the first two entries should be captioned:
"Bathing snakes"
and that´s all I believe to be able to offer...

but I have an idea

[katach]

"This month's theme, selected by Infernalis is "Swimming Snakes ", showing your own garter snakes or wild ones in water."

This was the description of the theme for this month. I think if we had a video contest it would be easier to show them swimming, but with a still shot any swimming snake is going to look like they are soaking. :)

[zooplan]

Maybe I´m thinking about the wrong meaning of swimming,
because I´m a swim coach:p
Never meant that the photos doesn´t fit to the theme!
This is too blury:
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/DSCF0492.JPG
but I would like to enter a photo of a snake without ground contact.

[katach]

I see what you mean. :D

[RedSidedSPR]

Ya know what, it doesn't even matter if had a photo or not. We're not getting a new computer until October.:mad:

[chris-uk]

but I would like to enter a photo of a snake without ground contact.

:confused: But we can't see it's tail. How do we know it's not holding on to the edge of the pool with it's tail? :D :D :D

I'm going to have to persuade our marcianus to swim, she's not shown any real desire for water so far. Sure, she'll slither through her pool if it's the shortest route from A to B, but she doesn't stop in it for long. I'm not even sure she's drinking, maybe she's a secret drinker.
I have two weeks to catch her in the water to enter this months contest.

[Kantar]

you can put a couple fish into the water bowl, the snake would be back trying to see if there is more after they are all gone

[RedSidedSPR]

Put a couple live feeder fish in there! She'll go in!

EDT: WHOOPS! yeah, what Matt said!:o

[snakehill]

Ya know what, it doesn't even matter if had a photo or not. We're not getting a new computer until October.:mad: Oh no! You have to wait a whole month???? :rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

Yes. It's terrible.:rolleyes: The worst thing is my cameras SD card (memory) is full. I've deleted any pics/vides that can go, but I can only fit about 20 more pictures in my pitiful little SD card, but can't empty them onto computer/zip drive... And to think, I just got a 500 gb hard drive. Lotta good that did.

[hjelte]

Just want to say that the winning photo last month was stunning! What a snake.:)
I´m going to try and get a good one of either of my guys, they both go for regular swims in the tub ;)

[hjelte]

Alright guys, here´s my first contribution in the contest section.
Somewhat blurry, I know. But I hope you can see that the little guy swims ;)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/showfull.php?photo=9861

edit: Broken link? I uploaded my photo on the forums gallery and inserted the url here. Help from mod please. Couldn´t delete the message....

//The nooooob.... :/

[chris-uk]

edit: Broken link? I uploaded my photo on the forums gallery and inserted the url here. Help from mod please. Couldn´t delete the message....

//The nooooob.... :/

I think it's just a simple cut and paste error when you copied the image URL. The URL you've used is:
http://http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/showfull.php?photo=9861
So you've got an extra http:// in there. If you post using the URL without the extra http:// at the start of the image address you should be fine.

[hjelte]

thanks for help, but no go. Deleted the extra http://, but still nothing. Sorry everyone for hijacking thread with this!

[RedSidedSPR]

You didn't hijack anything.

Try right clicking tha actual photo, hit "copy image location" and paste in in the image logo "http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/images/green/editor/insertimage.gif

I use Imageshack, rather than the forums gallery, cause my pics are too highquality for it.

[hjelte]

argh, didn´t work either. Thanks for your help though. I´m gonna try and figure this out before I completely ruin the thread though :) In the meantime, check out my gallery for the photo of the bathing serpent! ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Don't worry about the thread.

Try Imageshack.com I really dont know anything about the gallery here as I don't use it.

Imageshack you don't have to sign up... Just upload it, do the right click thing I mentione, or hit "share" or whatever and get the forum link.

[hjelte]

testing imageshack:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/thetone.jpg/

looks like a broken link, but once you leftclick, it directs you to the photos URL.
Weird!:confused:

Anyone got an idea of what I´m doing wrong?

[RedSidedSPR]

You're uploading it straight from you computer to each site? I have no idea

[hjelte]

Yup, straight from the computer. Oh well, we´ll see how I figure this one out.

[RedSidedSPR]

From my iPod, I don't know if these worked, but which these and see what you're doing wrong.:confused:

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[hjelte]

It´s working now! :)

What I did different was that i copy/pasted the "forumcode", instead of the url in my browser.

Thank you so much for your help, much appreciated.

[RedSidedSPR]

Glad you got it figured out. Awesome photo too!

[zooplan]

That´s a swimming snake, Christopher!:D
I like the photo, although I will try to get a better one:o

[hjelte]

I´m counting on it:) I like this theme, since I´m fascinated by their aquatic habits. Litterature often makes them out to be swimming every other second, but in captivity they seldom go in the water. (Unless there´s something yummy swimming around in there of course ;)), or if temperature/humidity fluctuates to greatly.

[guidofatherof5]

I was learning the new gallery area and inadvertently delete my caption entry.
Sorry about that.

[RedSidedSPR]

Durn new fangled gadgets!

[katach]

Congratulations Zooplan great shot!

[RedSidedSPR]

Yup that was a be-yew-ti-ful picture! Congrats!

[guidofatherof5]

Congrats Udo. Sweet photo.

[zooplan]

Thank you for the honor, but the poll isn´t over yet
;)
I´m glad to see that each entry got at least one vote.
Although it´s a little blury, hjelte photo fits better to the theme than mine.

[katach]

Any thoughts on next months theme?

[zooplan]

Between the theme and an entry stands the set up for the photo session!
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/DSCF0109.JPG

I´ll have a look at the Photo Contest Hall of Fame (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/thamnophis-contests/8230-photo-contest-hall-fame.html) to see if I could choose a new theme.

[Didymus20X6]

http://i55.tinypic.com/nvpsnb.jpg

[zooplan]

LOL
I have an idea for next month theme,... but...


it´s still toooo early:p

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah I think hjete had one of the best photos! It fit the theme great.