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Male Adder

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Posted by Andy Astbury on August 17, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Had an enjoyable afternoon with a couple of these guys the other day and gave the new D3 a good workout at the same time.

D3
180mm f3.5
ISO 400
1/250th @ f8
HH
0% Crop

PP LR2.4 & CS3

Thanks for looking :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on August 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Super aren't they.... very nice image of this 'dark' male, only minor nit is there seems a lack of detail in the eye... Brett will probably be able to say why.....

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Posted by Andy Astbury on August 17, 2009 at 11:22 AM
I asked Brett about this snake Phil - the eye was really very dark and quite uniform, Brett thinks its due to him being about to slough.

Perhaps I should have put that in the post :wink:
Posted by kevin Treadwell on August 17, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Very nice Mr A.

Kevin :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on August 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM
an excellent shot Andy, very well taken. I've still never had the pleasure of seeing one of these beauties.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Not bad for a D3... :rolleyes: :wink: :jump:
Love the way you used the DOF and how the coiled up body shows.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Really nice sheen on all those scales Andy and he is one mean looking dude.. Liked it when you you asked for comment and still like it. The lack of 'eye' detail doesn't bother me to much as it shows me something else that is going on.. But for those that don't know I guess it's worth mentioning..

Nice work and glad you decided to share these with us.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on August 17, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Is that a benevolent or malevolent smile on it's face? I suppose it is down to what you think of snakes, and I think they're great, like this image.

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Posted by Andy Astbury on August 17, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Believe me David - I was there, I know - it was the latter :eek: :eek: :biggrin:
Posted by Ian Haskell on August 17, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Lovely shot.

Ian
Posted by Paul Hobson on August 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
very nice Andy, love the composition and coils, I notice there is a bit of brown in him, most of the males I have seen this year have been very grey-black

Paul
Posted by jack chapman on August 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
stunning shot, one of the best adder shots i've seen, love the the coils and the dark eye for me is the icing on the cake, makes it just a little bit sinister, can't enthuse enough about this image :biggrin:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Spot on Andy :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on August 18, 2009 at 5:17 AM
Greetings from Norway...
From Mighty mouse and fat git...
Nice image!!!!
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on August 18, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Stunning wild life shot. I love the game with DoF here.
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Bertl
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 18, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Thanks one and all - appreciated, and thanks to Brett for the facts, cheers :toast:
Posted by Justin on August 19, 2009 at 5:53 AM
Very nice indeed. :toast: