Brett Lewis is always telling me to go for a lower point of view in my snake pictures, so Brett, this one is for you. I came across this female adder in poor conditions yesterday. She was not amused at being disturbed on a chilly day.
Lovely photo david, you have caught that 'Go Away' stare brillant, like the central composition works very well with this look, nice colours to the female.
Nice 'Down the barrel' shot David, she really is quite annoyed.! Looks like that sanatogen is really paying off! A little more DOF would have been nice but great encounter nonetheless.
That's a rather menacing looking stare. Rather you than me
I think the composition works well but I feel it would be even stronger if a little was cropped from the top of the frame, perhaps to just a fraction above the snakes body.
That has got impact. I would have clicked and run and not worried about settings !
More DOF would have helped.
Did you try a position where the snakes body effectively forms the background ( removing the green ? )
Using the OOF tones of the body as the BKGR and the head/ eye as the foreground works in some cases.
Discussion
7 repliesD200 +150mm Sigma, minor crop left and right.
Look forward to more..
Brett
Cheers!
I think the composition works well but I feel it would be even stronger if a little was cropped from the top of the frame, perhaps to just a fraction above the snakes body.
More DOF would have helped.
Did you try a position where the snakes body effectively forms the background ( removing the green ? )
Using the OOF tones of the body as the BKGR and the head/ eye as the foreground works in some cases.
Cheers
Austin