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Hood Racer

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Posted by John Kerr on October 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Hood Racer
Spent a happy hour watching this snake stalk, strike and swallow this Lava lizard. Not a great image, but considering I had to wriggle into a very thorny bush past my shoulders on my "not built for wriggling" belly while trying not to scratch the EF28-300 L I'd borrowed and not stick my foot into the mess of Marine Iguanas basking behind me, I'm well pleased!!
1D3.EF28-300L @ 160mm, 1/640s @ f8. ISO640
John
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Well it really is very clever - brilliant image - I think I would have run in the opposite direction!
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on October 12, 2008 at 2:53 PM
It's about time John :wavey:

Well worth the wait, but glad to see you were not on the menu! How are the settings now, working?

Steve
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on October 12, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Sorry John, meant to add, IMHO I would crop just above the lizards foot :wink:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 12, 2008 at 3:59 PM


Nice shot John, if you have anymore from the sequence I'd like to see those as well.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on October 12, 2008 at 4:45 PM
a very interesting shot, may I ask in which country this was taken? I agree with Stephen's suggestion for a slight crop, but you've captured the moment well.

Matt
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 13, 2008 at 4:33 AM
Interesting and well taken image, especially considering the harsh light and conditions. Agree about cropping a little from the top.
Robert.