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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 23, 20064,222 views29 comments

A garter snake in my parent's garden.

20D, 300f4 w/ext tubes

David
Laplace, LA

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Hazel Billingsley on April 23, 2006 at 5:24 PM

Cool shot! I like the blurred bg with emphasis on the face & I also like the composition. This image really grabs my attention! I like it very much.

Registered on March 19, 2006, 25 Posts, 198 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on April 23, 2006 at 5:33 PM

IMO, this one is a grand slam! The sharp and detailed head composed in a "green sea of dead space" really strikes a chord with me.

David, check your email.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Hornum Jens on April 23, 2006 at 5:46 PM

Fantastic shot David! Excellent clarity and a masterpiece of composure.

Registered on March 22, 2006, 13 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Terri Norris on April 23, 2006 at 5:51 PM

Love it!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 395 Posts, 2402 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 23, 2006 at 9:19 PM

David: I do not like snakes, even the harmless varieties, but this is just superb! EP and cover potential here. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Dawson on April 23, 2006 at 11:23 PM

Great use of narrow Dof to really make the face of the snake jump off the screen

Registered on February 4, 2006, 364 Posts, 8872 Comments

Comment posted by Richard W on April 24, 2006 at 3:03 AM

Superb. 'Nuff said!

Registered on January 28, 2004, 5 Posts, 10 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Garber on April 24, 2006 at 8:16 AM

Cool!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 704 Posts, 3535 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on April 24, 2006 at 10:19 AM

Wow - this is definately an attention grabber David.

Great use of thirds: head on the lower right third and the curve of the OOF body on the upper left third. Did you blur portions of this or was it taken with an open lens?

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Alfano on April 24, 2006 at 4:36 PM

David, you outdid yourself on this one, my friend. It's just perfect. The composition is almost too good to be true! Absolutely excellent.

Registered on April 24, 2006, 8 Posts, 106 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Bailey on April 24, 2006 at 5:48 PM

Perfect

just enough detail retained in the background to make good use of the stripe down the back of the snake in the composition

Registered on July 23, 2005, 24 Posts, 133 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 24, 2006 at 6:19 PM

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

Will,,,the exposure was 1/4 sec, f9. No blur was added to the bg. I was surprised that it hung around long enough to set up the tripod and get in position at ground level. After a few quick frames, it was gone.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on April 24, 2006 at 9:42 PM

What a perfect comp! Wow!

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Goodspeed on April 25, 2006 at 3:47 PM

A winner in every way!

Registered on December 19, 2005, 75 Posts, 382 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on April 25, 2006 at 8:33 PM

Hey David, you hit it out of the park with this one.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Stenning on April 26, 2006 at 12:57 AM

Too cool!

Registered on March 26, 2006, 99 Posts, 343 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on May 1, 2006 at 11:43 AM

Awesome David! A fantastic comp and beautifully executed! Congrats on the EP, well deserved!

Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments

Comment posted by Rajan Desai on May 1, 2006 at 11:48 AM

Very dynamic. Well taken. And congratulations on EP...

Registered on March 25, 2005, 32 Posts, 395 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 1, 2006 at 6:54 PM

Beautiful presentation. Congratulations.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Patrick Lor on May 1, 2006 at 9:10 PM

Congratulations on the EP David! An outstanding image for sure

Registered on January 15, 2006, 91 Posts, 2052 Comments

Comment posted by John Lehmkuhl on May 2, 2006 at 5:39 PM

Stunning and Congrats on the well earned EP.

Registered on May 22, 2005, 165 Posts, 2008 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on May 2, 2006 at 7:34 PM

Hi David!! All I can say is WOW!!! Beautiful!!! (If a snake can be called that)
Good for you and congrats on the EP!!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Mack Barham on May 2, 2006 at 10:21 PM

Psychedelic Image!!! Wonderful.

Registered on August 12, 2005, 537 Posts, 1107 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on May 8, 2006 at 2:10 PM

well seen and beautifully presented!

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments

Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on June 1, 2006 at 10:12 PM

That is amazing!

Registered on March 4, 2004, 27 Posts, 1638 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 18, 2008 at 10:35 AM

Awesome. Nothing else to say.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Bonnie Bruno on July 12, 2008 at 4:56 PM

David, you have confirmed why I don't like running into snakes of ANY kind--even harmless garter snakes.
You captured an ominous stare, and I will probably have nightmares tonight. Great work! (Question: how close were you to the snake?)

Registered on July 11, 2008, 6 Posts, 42 Comments

Comment posted by Cezar Mart on July 14, 2008 at 12:59 PM

This is a National Geographic masterpiece. Absolutely brilliant. Everything perfect. Chuck Norris of photography! I am honored to belong to the forum where this image is published.

Registered on January 31, 2007, 65 Posts, 444 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on September 3, 2011 at 1:15 PM

David, what a great image. Very sharp and nice BG and very well framed.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments