2004 I. H. S. Herp Photography Contest Winners
A Natural Moment Herpetofauna in its natural habitat, i.e. photographed where it lives.
Eastern fence lizard - Sceloporus undulatus by Tedd
Greenwald - Outdoor Enterprizes, Inc., 2921 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida 33315 TEL: 386-454-3470
/ 954-646-5262 EMAIL: tgreenw900@earthlink.net
Perched on tree bark, its camouflage can be appreciated.
Life Begins Herpetofauna at birth or hatching, or in some aspect of reproduction.
Eastern box turtles - Terrapene carolina carolina by Tedd
Greenwald - Outdoor Enterprizes, Inc., 2921 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida 33315 TEL: 386-454-3470
/ 954-646-5262 EMAIL: tgreenw900@earthlink.net
Pair procreating on the moist forest floor.
Eyedazzler A spectacular herp image - one that really grabs attention with action, beauty, etc.
Bush vipers - Atheris squamiger by David Northcott - Nature's
Lens, 19425-B Soledad Cyn Road #340, Canyon Country, California
91351 TEL: 661-298-5997 /
818-231-8378 EMAIL: natureslens@cs.com
Three color variants show the range in this polymorphic African beauty.
Abstract An odd / exciting view of a herp, or portion of its scalation, coloration, etc.
Green tree python - Morelia viridis by Steve Cooper -
SLC Photography, P.O. Box 30625, Seattle, Washington
98103-0625 EMAIL: slcphotography@hotmail.com
Tongue flicking curiously, the snake's head appears from the darkness like an
apparition.
Going, Going, Gone . . . Depicting a threatened or endangered herp species.
West African dwarf crocodile - Osteolaemus tetraspis by David
Northcott - Nature's Lens, 19425-B Soledad Cyn Road #340, Canyon
Country, California 91351 TEL: 661-298-5997
/ 818-231-8378 EMAIL: natureslens@cs.com
The colorful head of a juvenile peeks above the waterline.
Ooops! A humorous photo goof or other funny
situation involving herps or herping.
Day gecko Phelsuma leiogaster by Bill Love - Blue
Chameleon Ventures, P.O. Box 516, Alva, Florida
33920 TEL: 239-728-2390 EMAIL: bill@bluechameleon.org
This
wild gecko is
licking jelly on an outdoor hotel breakfast table in
In Captivity Illustrating an aspect of husbandry and / or herpetoculture, like handing, feeding, breeding, collecting, etc.
Corn snake Elaphe guttata by Bill Love - Blue
Chameleon Ventures, P.O. Box 516, Alva, Florida
33920 TEL: 239-728-2390 EMAIL: bill@bluechameleon.org
A father watches as his son reaches for a corn snake crossing a country road at sunset.
Watch Out! Depiction of danger, i.e. herps that bite, scratch, tail-lash, are venomous, etc.
Wagler's pit viper - Tropidolaemus wagleri by David
Northcott - Nature's Lens, 19425-B Soledad Cyn Road #340, Canyon
Country, California 91351 TEL: 661-298-5997
/ 818-231-8378 EMAIL: natureslens@cs.com
The long lunge was frozen in time at the right millisecond.
Digital Wizardry Recognition of the skills and wonders of digital manipulation.
House gecko Hemidactylus garnoti by Richard Dennis
Johnston - Costa Rican Herpetology, 135A Green Meadow Way, Palo Alto,
California 94306 TEL: 650-494-8621 EMAIL: ridejo@ix.netcom.com
Digital skill in Photoshop rescued this lizard's broken tail.
BEST of SHOW The image chosen as most original, exciting, and / or memorable.
Sahara sand viper Cerastes cerastes by Bill Love
- Blue Chameleon Ventures, P.O. Box 516, Alva, Florida
33920 TEL: 239-691-4414 EMAIL: bill@bluechameleon.org
A hatchling pauses as it emerges from its egg, its baby horns still folded over.
These photos are also featured in the January 2005 issue of REPTILES Magazine.