Posted by Chuck Beatty on April 20, 2008 at 8:23 PM
I was shooting wildflowers along the Towpath Trail in the CVNP (trout lilies and bloodroots--more on those later) when I heard a rustling in the grass. This little guy came through the underbrush and stopped long enough for me to get one shot. I think it's a variety of garter snake, but I'm not sure. You can see part of his body in the UR.
Not a great image technically, but I really like his expression.
Looks like he was happy Spring is here as well. Nice shot under the circumstances.
Posted by scott lanz on April 20, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Great capture, Chuck. The snake-eye level is great. And I do like how you can see the rest of the body.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on April 21, 2008 at 8:47 AM
Nice catch, Chuck. He looks like he's just peeking around the corner to say hi!
Posted by Bernie Kasper on April 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Great shot Chuck, I do like his expression, looks to me like he was sizing you up for a meal
Better be careful out there !!
Posted by Ken Bachofer on April 22, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Meetings like this are the kind of thing that make my day. The snake's expression says a lot. Wonderful shot.
Happy Earth Day.
Posted by Dan Borzynski on April 22, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Yeah, CVNP is probably the best place in Ohio I've run across for seeing and shooting snakes. I'll run across a half a dozen of them every day in the summer when I am up there.
I like the expression on the snake as well. It has that "What is that and how did it get there?" look to it.
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6 repliesNot a great image technically, but I really like his expression.
D70, Sigma 180 Macro, 1/160 sec @ f/5, tripod, cropped quite a bit.
Better be careful out there !!
Happy Earth Day.
I like the expression on the snake as well. It has that "What is that and how did it get there?" look to it.