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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 8, 2012112 views8 comments

My husband spotted this one & I was thrilled to get some shots of it. It was not the aggressive snake I thought it was and I was able to get quite close! My sister is a herpetologist & tells me often that different snakes (within the same species) can have different personalities...

In answer to John...I used my 100mm macro lens...and very carefully...got very close! This was enormously exciting as I have always wanted to see one of these up close!

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8 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on September 8, 2012 at 4:44 PM

Very cool capture! What lens did you use? And the big question, how close were you? I love his facial expression.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 8, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Cool image! I like the way he's looking at you. Good DOF choice to emphasize his face.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 8, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Very cool, Eirini. The dof makes this interesting.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 8, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Eirini, the low, eye level perspective couple with the head on view makes this one a classic. I like the shallow DOF putting the head/eyes only in focus. I personally tend to think that a semi pano crop, eliminating some of the empty space, would make this even better.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 9, 2012 at 1:27 AM

The eyes have it Eirini, cool shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 9, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Very nice "snake's eye" view. I really like the sharp nose and eyes and the fact that you see enough oof body to be sure it's a good sized snake. I like this as is, but can also see Scott's point about a crop from the top. I can attest to snakes with different personalities...a couple of years ago I had a garter snake that would rear up and start striking if I walked within 5 feet! They're normally pretty tolerant of handling.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on September 9, 2012 at 2:56 PM