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by jimoo742
May 27th, 2015, 11:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Chapter Meetup 2015 - I dropped the ball. :(
Replies: 8
Views: 4483

Re: Chapter Meetup 2015 - I dropped the ball. :(

You're fired :)
by jimoo742
April 28th, 2015, 10:33 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!
Replies: 21
Views: 10979

Re: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!

Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:
EDIT: Never mind the Gorilla, this one seems to be just the ticket. Now I just need a nice ball head...


I have this, or a similar one (not at home) with the horizontal bar. Great help for frogs and salamanders low to the ground.
by jimoo742
December 16th, 2014, 11:06 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

Thanks for the advice again. Things weren't bad at all. I had 9 flights on the trip and could avoid film going through the xray machine all but two of those flights. Interestingly, my carry on was only weighed at the beginning in Logan Airport / Boston.
by jimoo742
November 24th, 2014, 6:03 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

I actually always used to do film as well but had to abandon it in 2009 after coming back from Australia and having all my film ruined when they made me scan it. Thanks for giving me something else to worry about! I try to get hand checks, but I've put film through multiple xrays before and not yet...
by jimoo742
November 16th, 2014, 2:41 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

Maybe I'll wear two thin coats, a light jacket and a rain coat so I'll have four back up pockets.

Thanks again.
by jimoo742
November 14th, 2014, 6:55 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

I'm doing Turkish Air and then Malaysian Air, and probably a MA Swings in the country. Greetings from sunny Johannesburg. Just flew here yesterday with my camera gear. Flew from Finland via Heathrow on Finnair and BA. The camera gear were in a large MilTec backpack and weighed at least 10kg. Both T...
by jimoo742
November 14th, 2014, 6:06 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

It comes to about 4 rolls a day, which I think is modest for a trip like this. I won't do digital, its a personal thing. Though the elimination of Provia 400 makes it harder, its harder every year. I'm doing Turkish Air and then Malaysian Air, and probably a MA Swings in the country. Yeah, I'll chec...
by jimoo742
November 13th, 2014, 5:40 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

Re: flying with camera gear

Thank you for those tips. I guess all the double As will go in the checked luggage. Its just so hard. I put my back up body, lenses, tripod, flash, cables in the checked bag... but I want the ball head, two bodies, 200mm macro, 400mm tele, and 85mm macro in the bag. Plus, 48 rolls of film, I can't c...
by jimoo742
November 12th, 2014, 10:01 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: flying with camera gear
Replies: 14
Views: 11497

flying with camera gear

So I'm about to embark on a nature photography trip to Malaysia in a couple of weeks. I have a Fstop Loka bag which I take as a carry on. I've not had any problems so far, but I'm a bit concerned with the weight. I've never had my carry on weighed in the U.S. when flying, but this will have a connec...
by jimoo742
October 31st, 2014, 7:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Malaysia Summer 2014: Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak)+ Pulau Tioman
Replies: 17
Views: 9244

Re: Malaysia Summer 2014: Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak)+ Pulau Ti

Thanks for the pics. I'm heading there (Borneo) in 4 weeks. I hope to see just a little of what you saw!
by jimoo742
October 2nd, 2014, 7:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Texas the Big Bend
Replies: 22
Views: 11162

Re: Texas the Big Bend

Very nice. Big Bend is a long haul from anywhere, but the region is completely stunning.
by jimoo742
September 22nd, 2014, 6:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: advice on Borneo itinerary
Replies: 6
Views: 3829

Re: advice on Borneo itinerary

Ha, thank you. I will have to re-configure it a little then, since there are mulu to kuching flights only a few days of the week. Now I just need some dumb luck and have a tarsir pose for me :) I've re-done the itinerary it for 2 nights Bako, 3 Kubah, 4 Mulu, 2 Lambir And I can probably go back to K...
by jimoo742
September 22nd, 2014, 5:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: advice on Borneo itinerary
Replies: 6
Views: 3829

Re: advice on Borneo itinerary

I assume with "Miri Pinnacles" you mean "Mulu Pinnacles"? If so, (a) are you fit enough for that trip?; (b) have you organized the Pinnacles trip already? I fear that's one of the walks in Mulu you can't start on the day you arrive if you haven't booked it up front. I might be w...
by jimoo742
September 22nd, 2014, 5:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: advice on Borneo itinerary
Replies: 6
Views: 3829

Re: advice on Borneo itinerary

Less time in Bako, more time in Kubah. Bako is hot, way too hot, and too many tourists on the trails, plus it doesn't even have any lovely streams or waterfalls - Kubah has the perfect balance in my opinion, plus I found two of the most amazing finds there in just two nights in Kubah this summer. I...
by jimoo742
September 18th, 2014, 11:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: advice on Borneo itinerary
Replies: 6
Views: 3829

advice on Borneo itinerary

Hi all, I'm heading to Borneo in late November. I'm soliciting (I'm not sure if this is the right forum) advice on my general itinerary. Any feedback would be appreciated. I don't have any solid targets as I've learned to be super opportunistic about these things, and since everything is a lifer, th...
by jimoo742
September 16th, 2014, 10:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica herping report, Osa
Replies: 27
Views: 20764

Re: Costa Rica herping report, Osa

Great photos. I want to go back for sure, but I was told that the rangers suspended night hiking in the park (where I saw most of the herps). Is that still the case?
by jimoo742
May 29th, 2014, 6:28 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: goodbye carl
Replies: 38
Views: 16748

Re: goodbye carl

Very sad.

RIP.
by jimoo742
May 8th, 2014, 11:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: International Travelling with Herp Gear
Replies: 11
Views: 3369

Re: International Travelling with Herp Gear

I've had problems with trying to carry on a tripod before... I'm not even going to try to explain hooks or tongs!
by jimoo742
May 8th, 2014, 6:31 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Burmese vs Reticulated Idenfitication
Replies: 7
Views: 6329

Re: Burmese vs Reticulated Idenfitication

Thank you all.
by jimoo742
May 7th, 2014, 9:37 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Burmese vs Reticulated Idenfitication
Replies: 7
Views: 6329

Burmese vs Reticulated Idenfitication

I've done some googling, but the answers I'm getting are relative statements (i.e. one is heavier bodied)... but if you had a snake in from of you (lets say no color, an albino), how would you tell if it is a burmese python or a reticulated python? Is there a scale count or labial count?
by jimoo742
April 30th, 2014, 11:16 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Slide scanner recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 7090

Re: Slide scanner recommendations

chrish wrote:

I don't miss spending s$3-4 per roll for the film and then another $5+ per roll to get it developed only to get 1 decent shot.

A lot more now, I spend probably $14 on a roll of Velvia 50 and $10 to develop and mount, but about 25 or so I find to be decent most times.
by jimoo742
April 10th, 2014, 11:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Noob questions re: technique, safety, etc
Replies: 38
Views: 11185

Re: Noob questions re: technique, safety, etc

chris_mcmartin wrote:
luv_the_smellof_musk wrote:
Rubber boots seem to be the special teddy bear that keeps some people safe in Latin American rain forests.

They seem to help with ants. I've not had ants ever swarm them, but I have had them swarm hiking boots. Plus they just keep you dry.
by jimoo742
March 28th, 2014, 6:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Vietnam 2013: Part 3
Replies: 6
Views: 4143

Re: Vietnam 2013: Part 3

Wow, a live pangolin. Saw their unique footprints once in Cambodia, and that was cool, but a live one? Awesome! Very fortunate.
by jimoo742
March 17th, 2014, 5:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Last Child in the Woods
Replies: 15
Views: 5666

Re: Last Child in the Woods

I read it. I like the content, but didn't like the book. I don't think it was well organized from beginning to end and could have been improved greatly by being reduced 20% and restructured.
by jimoo742
March 15th, 2014, 4:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Epic Collier & Monroe (South Florida)
Replies: 17
Views: 4969

Re: Epic Collier & Monroe (South Florida)

wow, a live panther

just

wow
by jimoo742
February 27th, 2014, 8:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping
Replies: 215
Views: 39977

Re: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping

Jeff Lemm wrote:
-going after a Natal python in Africa, having it launch of the ground at my face, falling backwards into an aardvark hole, getting stuck in said hole as python comes after me with open mouth while getting wailed on by ground-nesting hornets at mouth of aardvark hole

Would watch on TV
by jimoo742
February 26th, 2014, 8:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping
Replies: 215
Views: 39977

Re: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping

Broken tie rod in the middle of rural western KY, and that was after my car got AAA service (3 hour wait) to jump it after leaving my lights on. Ugh.
by jimoo742
February 20th, 2014, 8:49 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Back to Peru (with lots and lots o' photos)
Replies: 26
Views: 22818

Re: Back to Peru (with lots and lots o' photos)

I too wear glasses and it can be a real pain, but for some reason it wasn't in Peru. Maybe because the heat/humidity was constant? I don't know. But any tricks to avoid it in the future would be helpful to me as well.
by jimoo742
February 20th, 2014, 8:26 am
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: strangest thing you ever caught
Replies: 48
Views: 62693

Re: strangest thing you ever caught

Sure, turtles and birds, but to me the most interesting was a small sturgeon in the Wisconsin River.
by jimoo742
February 20th, 2014, 7:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Suggestions for 2014 NE Chapter Trip
Replies: 27
Views: 10772

Re: Suggestions for 2014 NE Chapter Trip

Any dates picked for this? If it is spring, I'd have to start asking for vacation now to even have a chance.
by jimoo742
February 20th, 2014, 7:37 am
Forum: News
Topic: I just love it when I see Reptile breeders in news like this
Replies: 6
Views: 4620

Re: I just love it when I see Reptile breeders in news like

pete wrote:There is no legal export of wildlife from Brazil.

Really? I thought there was still some limited export of tropical fish (I know some plecos have been shut down), did this change?
by jimoo742
February 20th, 2014, 7:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Back to Peru (with lots and lots o' photos)
Replies: 26
Views: 22818

Re: Back to Peru (with lots and lots o' photos)

Great shots. Such a much smaller group that ours last year, yet from what I hear you didn't find fewer species. That's amazing.
by jimoo742
February 14th, 2014, 6:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
Replies: 77
Views: 27937

Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.

Most of the larger fish would fit that description. In fact, the invasive fish would be ideal for this type of study because their populations should be increasing or at least relatively stable if the hydrology is stable, but if the hydrology is substantially disrupted then those species should be ...
by jimoo742
February 13th, 2014, 8:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.
Replies: 77
Views: 27937

Re: A big Burmese python in Everglades National Park.

Testing the hydrology hypothesis should be relatively easy. If the hydrology has changed sufficiently to affect these mammals, many of which are highly terrestrial and do not require significant access to aquatic habitats, then it should also have changed enough to impact aquatic and semi-aquatic s...
by jimoo742
February 11th, 2014, 12:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo december 2013
Replies: 16
Views: 5411

Re: Borneo december 2013

Great post. Thank you. I'm planning to go to Sarawak next end of Nov/early Dec. Any tips? Bako was going to be a focus. Seems Mulu might be worthwhile. Any other tips, please?
by jimoo742
December 12th, 2013, 11:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Victorian Mallee
Replies: 3
Views: 2977

Re: Victorian Mallee

very nicely done
by jimoo742
December 5th, 2013, 12:22 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Tell me I'm not the only one
Replies: 29
Views: 13690

Re: Tell me I'm not the only one

Nothing too bad, but some learning experience. First overseas trip (Belize) I wasn't prepared for the wetness/humidity. Moisture somehow got in the body and caused the film to jam when trying to rewind. Ended up trying to force it and broke the spindle. No camera rest of trip :( . Now I have one, if...
by jimoo742
December 2nd, 2013, 9:34 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #43: Too Bloody Many Short Pythons
Replies: 13
Views: 5501

Re: Borneo Dispatches #43: Too Bloody Many Short Pythons

What a lovely animal.
by jimoo742
October 9th, 2013, 9:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The republic of Georgia
Replies: 4
Views: 2526

Re: The republic of Georgia

Fantastic landscapes
by jimoo742
October 4th, 2013, 10:20 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica Fishing/herping trip Part 4 Final chapter.
Replies: 4
Views: 2569

Re: Costa Rica Fishing/herping trip Part 4 Final chapter.

oh man, toucans! awesome!

How close were you? What sized lens did you use?
by jimoo742
October 3rd, 2013, 5:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: i don't like the looks of this
Replies: 7
Views: 2793

Re: i don't like the looks of this

No, that's all wrong. Ugh.
by jimoo742
October 2nd, 2013, 5:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Has anyone ever encountered Bipes?
Replies: 18
Views: 6079

Re: Has anyone ever encountered Bipes?

I believe the recent Baja trip group, with many people that frequent the forum (and some chapter moderators) encountered one on their last trip. They may have posted photos here, I'd be surprised if none of them did. If I'm mistaken and the photo I saw was from an older trip, I apologize.
by jimoo742
September 19th, 2013, 6:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Monumental Week in FL with Herper from MN
Replies: 13
Views: 6537

Re: Monumental Week in FL with Herper from MN

Any stitches necessary?
by jimoo742
September 13th, 2013, 6:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazon Part 3, Snakes
Replies: 35
Views: 64924

Re: Peruvian Amazon Part 3, Snakes

Indeed it was. Got several good photos of it. I really hope to do this trip again as I'd like to do it different (less photo hut, more field photography). Of course I also am aiming for Borneo in 14 months (a year from November), so I'm going to be hitting you up for advice! You should really do thi...
by jimoo742
August 15th, 2013, 8:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?
Replies: 63
Views: 109661

Re: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?

Is that pre or post "I'm bleeding out"?
by jimoo742
August 13th, 2013, 8:41 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Self Restraint - Strategy or Pointless?
Replies: 25
Views: 13353

Re: Self Restraint - Strategy or Pointless?

Am I the only one with impatient field companions? I constantly straddle the line between getting the shots I want, and not annoying the snot out of my fellow herpers that day. And I understand how they feel, because I've herped with excellent photographers before, and they move..... too dang slow ...
by jimoo742
August 12th, 2013, 9:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?
Replies: 63
Views: 109661

Re: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?

Great photos. If I ever do this again I want to do it like you did. You were out all day and night getting shots in the wild as opposed to the photo room. The results are telling.