Another snake in the grass

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:05 pm

Water mocassin
captive subject
f/25 @ 1/200th second
ISO 160
flash as main light

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:20 am

Great looking! Is it poison one?

I saw snakes two or three times during my last vacation but those ladies had no willing to pose for my camera.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:09 am

You know, I almost sat down on one of these while fishing in Back Bay in Virginia. Got quite a scare out of that, I mean I was less than three feet away from the blame thing! However its eyes were scaled over and I assume it could not see but I wondered if it was still able to detect my heat signature. Anyway I got away unscathed and with clean underware.

Now I look closely before I sit down in the out of doors, some times I turn around a couple of times like some old dog to make sure there is nothing there or to scare whatever maybe there off.

Great shot of the poisonous critter Mike.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:21 pm

I have seen a few of these in the wild, not too close. Whats that old saying Ken...about if you get a snake bite on your butt, you will know for sure who your true friends are!!!

. Very nice Shot Mike, He looks Like he "Aims To Misbehave"

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:03 pm

MacroLuv wrote:Great looking! Is it poison one? I saw snakes two or three times during my last vacation but those ladies had no willing to pose for my camera.

... or I didn't have willing to invite them to photo session.. do not remember...

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:47 am

I think the pic works very well (for me) because of the diagonal composition + snake 'flowing' with the grass - nice job

The bit of non-grass bg is also easily dealt with, which, imo, would make it even better ...

pp