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Grass snake

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Posted by David Sewell on October 2, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Grass snake
Let's hope this one looks a little better on upload than my last offering. :redface:

Two images of a grass snake found on a reptile survey of Box Hill in Surrey. Two years of surveying on the site and this is the first grass snake I have actually seen there, although I have found sloughs previously. For those who do not know the site, it has a steep south-facing slope, which enabled the low point of view looking up towards the animal's chin.

Thanks for looking.

David

Nikon D200, 150mm Sigma, iso 400, 1/250 @ f7.1 (both images), stacked in Combine ZP
Posted by Calum Dickson on October 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Night and Day would be the answer to your question David :biggrin:

You've earned your reward.
:toast:
Calum
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on October 2, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Great shot David :toast:
I am yet to get a shot of one of these.

Oscasr :wavey:
Posted by Guy Rogers on October 2, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Hello David.

Lovely capture and the crop really works well.

Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 2, 2010 at 11:13 AM
I'm not a snake lover but I like this image.
Focus on the eye looks very good on my monitor.
Well captured.

Geoff.
Posted by Justin on October 2, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Focus looks much better on this one. Good viewpoint.
Posted by David Kjaer on October 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Hi David

An all round nice image.

David :toast:
Posted by Lee fisher on October 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Top shot Dave, crisp with a nice low POV,
Lee :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Varley on October 2, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Smashing shot David. :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by Marcus Conway on October 2, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Works for me - well done :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on October 2, 2010 at 1:48 PM
I really like this. I think the palette is lovely and natural, no over saturation, and the crop works very well indeed. The only nit (so minor) is oof grass over the raise underside of the body on the lead up to the head.

A really natural image. Kudos

T
Posted by Karen Summers on October 2, 2010 at 1:59 PM
a really lovely image love the crop and detail is great
Posted by John Robinson on October 2, 2010 at 3:38 PM
Good one.
JohnR
Posted by Neil Burton on October 2, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Just amazing!
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM
All been said David. Superb :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on October 3, 2010 at 7:02 AM
Top shot :toast:


Simon