Butterflies and water snakes
Oct 11, 2021 13:28:53 #
I shoot mainly outdoor/nature and use a Pentax K3iii/55-300PLM combo 99% of the time. I'd just purchased the 1.4x tele-converter to give me some extra legs for those long shots so common in outdoor shooting. Went down to my favorite creek trail, and started taking test shots; ended up with these of an Orange Sulfur butterfly and a Northern Water Snake that had been peacefully enjoying a nap on the warm gravel trail when I so rudely woke it up. Not a happy snake; especially when I was standing between it and the creek. Managed these shots as it crawled towards me, determined to get to the water. Took these pics and stood aside and it took off like an arrow; down the bank and into the creek. The camera/TC/Lens performed admirably.
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joelbolden wrote:
I shoot mainly outdoor/nature and use a Pentax K3i... (show quote)
Outstanding compositions ⭐🔥💎🔥⭐
Oct 11, 2021 21:02:55 #
Paul B.
Loc: North Carolina
Good job with your photos. I would have never got the snake shots because when it moved towards me I would have been gone.
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joelbolden wrote:
I shoot mainly outdoor/nature and use a Pentax K3i... (show quote)
Great set of images!!!!
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Paul B. wrote:
Good job with your photos. I would have never got the snake shots because when it moved towards me I would have been gone.
A great comment. The extra weight in my shorts would have nailed me in place.
Dennis
Oct 12, 2021 11:55:03 #
Excellent photographs. I even like the close up portrait of the snake. Thanks for mentioning, snake, in your title to give us snake lovers, uh huh, right, a heads up.
Dennis
Dennis
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