Ya know... one can make a panorama out of any subject...
Mar 18, 2018 00:00:49 #
but a five foot snake is just for fun... Seven shots... don't know what kind of snake but, he seemed harmless enough....
Mar 18, 2018 00:12:44 #
It harmless.
One check is the eyes. If slanted like a cat, stay away. If the head is triangular, also stay away. There are a few execption but so far I have not been bitten following this observation.
And YES, panoramas are not limited to a single subject (landscape).
Two interesting details here... This snake just changed its skin (see the remnants at the tail end). The second is that he must have had an interesting encounter before being shot by you... The snake shows some small wounds on its skin.
Great shots, nice details.
One check is the eyes. If slanted like a cat, stay away. If the head is triangular, also stay away. There are a few execption but so far I have not been bitten following this observation.
And YES, panoramas are not limited to a single subject (landscape).
Two interesting details here... This snake just changed its skin (see the remnants at the tail end). The second is that he must have had an interesting encounter before being shot by you... The snake shows some small wounds on its skin.
Great shots, nice details.
Mar 18, 2018 04:21:05 #
These can vary in coloration. Fairly certain this is an Eastern Hog Nosed Snake.
Mar 18, 2018 08:00:42 #
You're right Rongnongno, there are some skin anomalies- perhaps a result of twisting and writhing to remove the old skin while the new bright and shiny exterior is maybe a bit soft? It looks a little on the skinny side, too. And a bit lethargic. Perhaps shedding saps one's energy... it would mine.
I forgot to mention the image was shot at focal length of 200mm @ f/5.6 at a distance of about eight feet.... and I'm a little suspicious the lens has a bit of back focus...
Thanks Rongnongno!
I forgot to mention the image was shot at focal length of 200mm @ f/5.6 at a distance of about eight feet.... and I'm a little suspicious the lens has a bit of back focus...
Thanks Rongnongno!
Rongnongno wrote:
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Mar 18, 2018 08:18:47 #
A snake is a snake is a snake..... I don't bother them and they don't mess with me... We get along pretty good that way.
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
These can vary in coloration. Fairly certain this is an Eastern Hog Nosed Snake.
Mar 18, 2018 10:10:40 #
fuminous wrote:
A snake is a snake is a snake..... I don't bother them and they don't mess with me... We get along pretty good that way.
I’m different. I’m fascinated with them—but I know when to keep my distance. There’s a guy on the Macro forum from Malaysia, OrionMystery, who does night photography of venomous snakes in the jungles. He uses a Laowa 20mm wide angle macro and gets stunning, beautiful images. Check them out. FWIW, he also leads tours. One of my wishes is to go on one.
Mar 18, 2018 15:28:49 #
Yes, I'm familiar with the wonderful snake photos on UHH- all of which inspired me to buy the Loawa 20mm - it IS sharp... but a pain in the wazoo to use. I've used it for some food shots - flash off camera and very softened...
Mar 19, 2018 05:49:33 #
Another possible clue that it is not dangerous is the very slowly tapered tail. Dangerous snakes almost all have quite blunt tails.
Mar 19, 2018 07:48:12 #
Definitely not poisonous for the for the aforementioned reasons, but all snakes bite! The pano is especially good to capture a whole snake very sharply, as you did.
Mar 19, 2018 14:21:59 #
Mar 19, 2018 14:39:37 #
If I hit the download button, only a garbled portion of the image displays but, clicking on that portion brings up the entire image in 'expanded' mode. Clicking again on the image returns it to normal size. Download comes up at 28209 X 3220.
wayne barnett wrote:
Download did not work for me. Is the file large?
Mar 19, 2018 14:48:12 #
You're right David, in North America, rattlers, moccasins, copperheads don't have much of a taper... trying to remember what a coral snake looks like (red & yellow kill a fellow is all I need to know).
I saw several African snakes built like spaghetti and was told they were poisonous.... I don't care... I leave them alone... they can do snake things without help or interference from me... but I expect the same deference...
I saw several African snakes built like spaghetti and was told they were poisonous.... I don't care... I leave them alone... they can do snake things without help or interference from me... but I expect the same deference...
David in Dallas wrote:
Another possible clue that it is not dangerous is the very slowly tapered tail. Dangerous snakes almost all have quite blunt tails.
Mar 19, 2018 14:51:01 #
Thanks for good words nimbushopper, and thanks for looking in, too!
nimbushopper wrote:
Definitely not poisonous for the for the aforementioned reasons, but all snakes bite! The pano is especially good to capture a whole snake very sharply, as you did.
Mar 19, 2018 20:16:12 #
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