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Grass Snake

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Posted by gary cox on May 28, 2006 at 5:15 AM

Grass Snake swimming in the pond in the garden.
Canon EOS 20D, 180mm macro lens, 100 ISO, 1/125sec, F6.3.
Posted by Clive_S on May 28, 2006 at 5:56 AM
Stunning image Gary. The reflection is amazing and the colours superb. :toast:
Posted by Kevin Lewis on May 28, 2006 at 7:11 AM
A beautiful image and reflection. Only slight niggle is the leaf spoiling the reflection but I still wish it was my image :)
Posted by Danny Green on May 28, 2006 at 9:16 AM
Hello Gary

A beauty :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Dan
Posted by Christopher Wilson on May 28, 2006 at 10:17 AM
Fabulous shot.
A great opportunity well captured. The colours and detail are excellent. :toast:

Posted by Craig Nash on May 28, 2006 at 10:21 AM
Couldnt agree more with above posts lovely . Again niggle re leaf.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on May 28, 2006 at 10:46 AM
Hi Gary,

Only one word springs to mind - stunning! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graham Bailey on May 28, 2006 at 11:30 AM
Brilliant :toast: I wish I got snakes swimming across my pond like that
Posted by David Taylor on May 28, 2006 at 12:11 PM
Superb detail. The leaf is a very minor distraction.
:toast:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on May 28, 2006 at 2:00 PM
Nice good colours, nice exposure, i like grass snakes, your lucky to have one in your garden.
Posted by PhilH on May 28, 2006 at 2:34 PM
Super.... only suggestion is perhaps a square crop losing some from the left, but excellent as it is.

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on May 28, 2006 at 2:55 PM
Superb.Excellent quality and a beautiful combination of colours.Top shot.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 28, 2006 at 3:24 PM
Stunning. :toast: :toast:
Major
Posted by Nick on May 29, 2006 at 5:22 AM
Hi Garry

An excellent shot :toast: the low view and reflection really add to the shot (you do need a touch of CCW rotation tho').

Was this a lucky catch, or did you set it up?

:wavey:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 29, 2006 at 1:10 PM
This is simply stunning... How in the name of Canon did you manage this? :biggrin:

What a cracker! :toast:
Posted by gary cox on May 29, 2006 at 1:16 PM
Thanks for all the positive comments.
I spotted the Snake hunting in the pond in the back garden,
So I grabed the camera, as I arived the Snake dissapeared under the water,
so I lay on the ground put the camera on a bean bag to get a low view point and waited.
after a while the Snake poped it's head just out of the water for a look around and I managed several shots before it went.
gary
Posted by Colin Pickett on May 29, 2006 at 3:20 PM
Hi Gary
Really great shot, looks like the contrast needs a tweek it really makes it pop.

Regards :toast:
Posted by Colin Jakes on May 30, 2006 at 8:23 AM
STONKING!! :smile: :smile: :smile:

Colin
Posted by Philip Kirkham on May 31, 2006 at 3:57 AM
Excellent :toast: :toast: :toast:
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by Sean Bolton on May 31, 2006 at 5:52 PM
Hi Gary

An excellent image with a super reflection. Colour and detail are top notch. I can see one or two blemishes around the image which would be worth cloning out. Only improvement would be if the critter stuck his tongue out for you.

:toast:

cheers

Sean