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Adder

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 21, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Adder
One from last year 11-9-08.

Phil.

D700 sigma 180macro 1/200@f8 iso800.

PP in Bibble & CS2.


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Posted by John Chapman on January 21, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Nice one Phil. :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 21, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Nice capture there Phil, She looks like she's just eaten..? Would be very tempted to do something with those stray strands of grass through..

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Posted by Ben Micklem on January 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Lovely! I think I too would be tempted to clone out the grass blades. Very nice as it is though!
Posted by Lee Newman on January 21, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Very nice image Phil, good details & nice comp. Love the eye.
What is a safe distance to get to an Adder. Are they tolerable of a persons presence or do they show aggresion or slither off while you are still 30 feet away. I have never seen one but would like to (safely & without upsetting the snake.)

Lee
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 21, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Wow Phil... :toast: How i dream of making such a shot of an Adder!
Hope to find one or two next spring!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 21, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Hello Phil.

Very nice love the composition.

Nits covered.

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Posted by Drew Mellowship on January 21, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Top notch !

Drew :smile:
Posted by Danny Green on January 22, 2009 at 4:40 AM
Very nice Phil

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Posted by John Robinson on January 22, 2009 at 5:52 AM
Missed this earlier. Nice angle.
I reckon the whole thing could have the ganma dropped a bit(on my screen anyway ), and some surround space would be nice.
Good stuff though.
JohnR
Posted by Ray on January 22, 2009 at 11:35 AM
A great shot, works for me. Just excellent.
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 22, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Very nice Phil - love the bulge in her stomach!!

Mark

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Posted by Fran French on January 23, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Had the pleasure of photographing these in '07 with Brett. A super image well caught.

Fran
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 24, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Very nice image Phillip.

Agree about that piece of grass.

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