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blanket_art
10th of February 2005 (Thu), 17:11
I know this should be in animals, but they are also kind of experimental, so here they are...

1.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/eja144/snake1.jpg

2.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/eja144/snake2.jpg

3.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/eja144/snake3.jpg
blanket_art
10th of February 2005 (Thu), 17:16
oops, sorry, i didn't realize that i posted this in the other forum last night, disregard this thread.
rg-tom
10th of February 2005 (Thu), 18:25
nice pictures man, how on earth did you get it to stay so still? I tried shooting a friends snake with my 50 F1.8 and it was just far too slow a focuser!

http://www.twilight-photography.co.uk/gallery/Canon_EOS-20D/Animals/yuki.jpg

Best i managed to get.
blanket_art
10th of February 2005 (Thu), 20:29
thanks man, i dunno i guess he's just a well tempered snake. He was just kinda chillin in my lap for a while so i snapped some shots while i had the chance. The first one was taken when he crawled (slithered?) up my shoulder and into my hoodie :eek: .

Thats a cool shot, even though its not focused as clear as you would have liked...i like the arc of the snake and the water dripping off his face.
Caimin
11th of February 2005 (Fri), 10:50
Great shots. What breed are these guys? Are they "biters"?
rg-tom
11th of February 2005 (Fri), 10:53
the snake in my pic is just a little old corn snake :) not dangerous as far as i know
blanket_art
11th of February 2005 (Fri), 11:08
the one in my pics is a harmless bullsnake...a constrictor common in the NE. He doesn't really bite, but if he gets pissed off he'll warn you by "rattling" his tail.