The Nothing

it’s not too often I post something without a picture, and this is one of those times…

Yesterday while doing some research on Mangrove Snakes (Boiga dendrophila) ended up digging through a large box of old magazines.  An online search revealed a Boiga article in the Nov/Dec 1995 issue of Reptiles and Amphibians magazine.  While seeking out this issue, I found another issue with an article about Herp Photography by Michael Havelin published sometime in 1993.  Michael has LONG been a great photographer and I recognized his name from a variety of resources.  So I made sure to put that issue aside while I continued my search.

I picked up that Herp Photography issue and flipped it open.  Now, keep in mind, back in the mid-90s it was still all about film.  All that means is that I don’t have to remember what ISO I’m using because I can change it whenever I want, and I don’t have to wait on a lab to check out my results.

Other than that, it was a decent article.  One of the sidebars wasn’t explained, but since I’ve dabbled in photography enough, I understood what was going on.  I was also surprised to see a lil mini-environment setup in a kiddie pool being used for a Turtle shoot.  Another interesting thing about that shoot - Off Camera Lighting - ala Strobist!  Some Nikon flash on a stand shooting into an umbrella.  Awesome.

As soon as I was done with the read, I hopped online to see if there is still a Michael Havelin out there.  Indeed he’s still out there, taking photos (though much isn’t shown), writing, and oh so much more.  I had no idea he was a man of many disciplines.  Anyways, while on his site, I learned he had written a second article on Herp Photography.  This time it was more focused on Macrophotography (a bit) and was published in Reptiles magazin, dec. 1994.

Interesting

It was more or less the same article.  Probably a bit more info, and definitely a call to practice, practice, practice.  The sidebars were similar, and the picture of the Turtle shoot with the kiddie pool was even used again.

I also learned he has a few books on the subject that I’m going to have to find.