Sidewinder rattlesnake eye in High Key

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:09 pm

The unusual eye and strange arching protective scale on this little guy are pretty distinctive. He's truly a little guy, only about two feet long. As best as I can guestimate, this is about 3x or 3.5x. I was fascinated by the fine structure in the eye, so included a small 100% crop of the edge of the pupil.

You can see the pit that gives pit vipers their name at lower left, out of focus.

Sidewinder
controlled situation
65mm bellows lens
f/11 @ 1/250th second (maybe half a millimeter of DOF!)

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:08 pm

Fantastic image Mike. Reptiles have the coolest eyes

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:06 am

Yep I would say you got pretty close on this one too Mike. Just don't try no "dripping fang" shots. Those can be fatal you know. Great shot here, just stay behind the glass though.

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:54 am

Mike B in OKlahoma wrote:
The unusual eye and strange arching protective scale on this little guy are pretty distinctive. He's truly a little guy, only about two feet long. As best as I can guestimate, this is about 3x or 3.5x.

superb pics! even tho i'm viewing this on my phone i can zoom right in,very sharp.

Sidewinder rattlesnake eye in High Key

Sidewinder rattlesnake eye in High Key

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