Finally got a tongue shot!

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Finally got a tongue shot!

Postby Gennie » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:51 am

I have taken hundreds of pics to get this one and I am so happy. :banana:
Maybe I need to get out more? :ohyes:

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OK,I'll give you this one tongue shot if you promise to stop taking pictures!

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Postby Tattoo » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:06 am

:rofl: :rofl: :tongue:

Nope ... you don't need to get out more ... you need to stay in and take more pictures!!! :wink: :thumbs:
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:31 am

That is Awesome! I love when their tongues are all big and flappy like that!
Great Shot!!! :lol:
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Postby Jenn » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:46 am

:spot: Yeah!!! :spot:
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Postby Shadowfax » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:03 am

Oooooo, good one! No, don't go out, then you would be less :dork: and wouldn't fit in here at all. ;-)
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Postby shingleback aus » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:25 pm

tongue shot :ohyes:
true blue ;)
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Postby Marie » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:00 pm

Congrats! :ohyes:

Now your next challenge is to get a shot of your bluey yawning! Maybe try to socialize with people a little this weekend and attempt that photo next week. :wink:
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Postby evil pixie » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:19 pm

Nice shots! I know what it feels like to finally get that tongue shot!
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Postby Drew » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:04 pm

great shot!
she looks like a heavy weight!
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Postby ssssnakeman » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:31 pm

Sweet pic.love the pattern on the back, beautiful skink..

There is a secret to getting the perfect tongue shot every time..
Does anyone know it?

The bluetongue yawn is even harder to get but i got a geat one of my death adder yawning..
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Postby Fatal_S » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:02 pm

That picture is creepy and somewhat psychotic. Yikes.
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Postby evil pixie » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:09 am

ssssnakeman wrote:There is a secret to getting the perfect tongue shot every time..
Does anyone know it?


Be ready? :lol:
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Postby Tattoo » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:13 am

Tell your skink a long winded boring story? :blah: :blah: :lazy:
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Postby Hijinks » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:23 am

Use a camera with burst mode?
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:33 pm

Put something yummy smelling on the camera so the skink comes up to the lense tongue flailing?
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Postby ssssnakeman » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:09 am

"Put something yummy smelling on the camera so the skink comes up to the lense tongue flailing?"
somebody give this person a cigar.
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Postby Leigh » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:55 am

Get them early morning or disturb thier rest to get a yawn shot, I put a drop of water on his nose to see the tongue,or wait until dinner time.The camera helps too,macro makes shutter speed to slow on mine for tonguer action.
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Postby shingleback aus » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:22 am

i love it when they eat egg you get heaps of tongue shots plus its funny to watch. :lol:
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