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Even Predators Have Predators...!

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Posted by Brett Lewis on October 4, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Even Predators Have Predators...!
More of Natural History image than one with any real technical merit, but thought it was worth sharing.. Maybe I should have pushed for more DOF but I was just pleased to be able to get the record more than anything else..

Brett
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 5, 2009 at 1:58 AM
This one really made me smile. Great shot. :smile:
Posted by Duncan Armour on October 5, 2009 at 3:15 AM
Well not everything can be prettied up and this one is more interesting than a typical record shot. May be try and darken down the lower RH corner a little more to make it less obtusive but I still like the image as presented.
Posted by David Sewell on October 5, 2009 at 3:54 AM
So that's what the mossies feed on when I'm not there!

David

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 5, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Excellent shot and one i would love to have in my files.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Tim Gregory on October 5, 2009 at 5:53 AM
Thats awesome.

I think sometimes we all get a bit carried away with making compositons perfect, sharpness light and saturation all blindingly perfect, perhaps sometimes forgetting that the simple things can make the best image. For me, in this case the mossie (or whatever it is) really shows off the character of the Snake and lifts it above many other similar images in my opinion.

Really great stuff,
Posted by Mark Davies on October 5, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Another belter .Natural history on not ,a record shot par excellence.A touch of burn bottom right and to the tail perhaps?
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 5, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Nicely seen and taken Brett :smile:
Posted by Fran French on October 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM
A great shot Brett! We can get too fussy sometimes with regard to composition and tidiness of an image.... this is exactly what you saw, and you have captured it well Brett.

Fran :wavey: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 5, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Agree with Fran. Nicely captured Brett :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Tom Smit on October 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Great moment you've captured here.
Wel done, I like it very much.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Many thanks for your enthusiasm folks and glad you enjoyed sharing the moment.

Julian: Thanks for the compliment and it is a real pleasure to have a couple of images among so many truly talented photographers..

Kind regards,

Brett
Posted by Terry Whittaker on October 8, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Is nothing safe from the damn things? I'm surprised they can get between the scales though.

Cheers

Terry
Posted by John Robinson on October 8, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Good one.
JR
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on October 9, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Great shot Brett, really interesting.

Greg