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Grass snake

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Posted by Sam Mannaerts on May 14, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Grass snake
Another one from La Brenne. A grass snake that was very willing to pose for us. A very special axperience for me because it was the first time in my life I saw a snake in real life (except for those giant snakes at the zoo :biggrin: )

Hope you like it!
Posted by Paul King on May 14, 2008 at 2:36 PM
A really beautiful shot Sam, well done. DOF could have done with a touch more perhaps? :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 14, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Very nicely done Sam-the tongue out makes the image-nice and sharp and with a clean background-was the snake held by somebody when you took the shot?

Dave :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 14, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Super shot Sam :toast: :toast:

I like this loads!!

Alan
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 14, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Hi sam a very nice image.

Phil.

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Posted by Stuart McCrae on May 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Very nice,great detail and tongue out is great.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 14, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Lovely shot Sam and depth of field fine for me. The plane of focus is right where it needed to be. Fine head study with a nice uncluttered background.
Posted by Daniel Read on May 14, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Fantastic shot, no nits from me :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 14, 2008 at 7:36 PM
Nice shot..
I ask too -was it held ?? They don't stick their heads up like this too often.
Good though however.
JR
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 15, 2008 at 1:47 AM
Held or not this is a good image Sam :toast: :toast:

To me there is a bit of a magenta cast to it - correct it and the image will really 'pop' with the full snakes colours. :wavey:
Posted by Mark Sisson on May 15, 2008 at 4:00 AM
Lovely lighting and b/g

:toast:

Mark
Posted by David Kjaer on May 15, 2008 at 5:07 AM
Hi Sam

Super image!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on May 15, 2008 at 5:40 AM
Hi Sam,
really great shot, you not often meet a "model" in nature. :biggrin:

Greetings, :toast: :toast:

Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Posted by Frederic Desmette on May 15, 2008 at 6:19 AM
Superb! I would not agree with comments made above I have photograph grass snake and they do stick they head up without been handheld.
Frederic
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 15, 2008 at 6:30 AM
Hi Sam,

I love it!
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Posted by Greg Hitchcock on May 15, 2008 at 9:09 AM
Great portrait, well captured.

Greg
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 15, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Stunning!
Love everything about it!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Alan Bryant on May 15, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Sam thats a cracking shot.

Well done :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on May 15, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Superb shot of this beautiful snake. I love the colouring and the sharp focus on the head only.
Posted by eric weight on May 15, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Stunning.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by David Taylor on May 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Superb.

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Posted by Magnus Hird on May 17, 2008 at 8:43 AM
Gorgeous looking and really draws your attention to the head :smile: