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Grass snake

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Posted by Brett Lewis on July 27, 2010 at 2:10 AM
.. Not completely what I was after but getting somewhere near.. I hope to be able to spend some time at a friends garden where he has a few snakes feeding in the pond so this is a working progress..

Have a good day folks..

Brett :cool:


Canon 5D MKII, Sigma 150mm Macro
1/200 sec @ f14, ISO 400
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 27, 2010 at 2:48 AM
I would be very glad with such an image. Very nice and well composed. I'm looking forward to seeing more. :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on July 27, 2010 at 4:33 AM
Great photo Brett, but I think it needs a slight clockwise rotation. The reflection of the front of the head appears slightly in front of the head itself - always a giveaway.

David
Posted by John Robinson on July 27, 2010 at 4:38 AM
Hi Brett.
Good stuff. ! Got them in my ponds lately too but I can't get down far enough !
JohnR
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 27, 2010 at 4:56 AM
David: I think you might just about be right since if I line up the centre of the eyes as should be done for reflections (but I forgot) it is out by 1.6 degrees..! I think you'll find that even if I adjust it by that small amount the snout of the reflection will always be a little ahead since the snake is pushing the water and the reflection is distorted by the meniscus.. A thick bed of duckweed also adds to that effect.
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Posted by Simon Phillpotts on July 27, 2010 at 5:14 AM
We don't get them up here so always great to see. Gives a real sense of habitat this one and love the low viewpoint :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on July 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Great timing resulting in an image that is really different,you can just see this snake coming up from beneath the water here with the POV you have,brilliant and different :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on July 27, 2010 at 10:34 AM
love the pov on this he has a real sinister look about him, lovely shot
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Timing looks spot on and the POV could hardly be bettered. Not bad for work in progress !! :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM

As already mentioned, the POV is spot on, as is the timing of the shot to capture the snake on the rise, like it Brett.

Andy...
Posted by Phil Mclean on July 27, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Excellent Brett.
Looking for the duckweed on the head too?Or a frog in the jaws?

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dale Sutton on July 27, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Super shot Brett.

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Posted by Paul Rosser on July 27, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Really nice!! Now if only that tounge was upward pointing..... Lol, that's nit picking. A great shot :toast:
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 27, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Hi Brett a very fine shot.

Phil.

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Posted by Paul King on July 27, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Damn good start for WIP. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on July 27, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Thank you all very much..

Paul R: You'll be happy to know that I have one of those very shots in the bag..! In fact I have the tongue flicking in all manor of directions.. :smile:

Just need the snake to be out of it's slough cycle so it's not so dark as this one..

Kind regards,

Brett :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 27, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Cracking shot Brett :toast: :toast:


everything already covered :smile:
Posted by David Taylor on July 28, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Yes, indeed an excellent image, expertly captured.

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