Captive Central Brazilian Rattlesnake captured with 180mm macro and EOS 40D. Note that he will need to shed his skin soon, so his eyes are covered with a milky covering that will soon be discarded.
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Constructive critiques of my pictures, and reposts in this forum for purposes of critique are welcome
"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin
I have to agree with Ken, great depth of field and sharpness wherever my eyes are looking A beautiful snake... how many vials of antivenom do you have on hand?
Great capture, Mike! The eyes make that picture unique and very special. I would have expected them to be sort of whitishly milky but not such a fantastic turquoise blue. So really, this "Baby´s got blue eyes, like a deep blue sea ..."
BTW and IYDM: Are you keeping reptiles, or is it a Oklahoma zoo or reptile farm where you take all these great shots? And do you use polarizing filters, as your photos of reptiles never look like there would have been a glass pane between your lens and the animal?
Almost all of my reptile shots are zoo creatures, though I do occasionally find one in the wild! I don't use any filters, I just try to be careful and patient in dealing with the glass.
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Constructive critiques of my pictures, and reposts in this forum for purposes of critique are welcome
"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin