Poison ☠️
Dec 13, 2023 18:52:09 #
I have been mentally debating whether or not to post this one to FYC. It’s a water snake from in front of Golubac Fortress on the Danube, the Guardian of the Iron Gates. There were signs warning of poisonous snakes and for some reason I was the only one in all the groups who saw them. Possibly because they just looked like a reed in the water, till you saw them move their heads.
This one was more visible underwater than the others and I just managed to get its coils sitting on the rocks beneath it.
Comments or criticisms welcome.
This one was more visible underwater than the others and I just managed to get its coils sitting on the rocks beneath it.
Comments or criticisms welcome.
Dec 13, 2023 19:14:34 #
Dec 13, 2023 19:32:57 #
Toby wrote:
Why the hesitation?
My hesitation came from the starkness of just the snake in the water, but I finally gave in to the tenacity of the viper and its rigid posture.
Dec 13, 2023 20:34:55 #
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Dec 13, 2023 23:36:39 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Beautiful shot
Thanks, I do keep trying 😁
Dec 13, 2023 23:39:16 #
UTMike wrote:
Well done, Pete!
Thanks Mike…. I appreciate your input 😀
Dec 14, 2023 06:14:16 #
Dec 14, 2023 08:15:35 #
Dec 14, 2023 09:40:42 #
I hope you had a long lens. You look close enough to be in the strike zone.
Dec 14, 2023 11:57:34 #
Don't be too anxious about having the reflection ultra-clear and the same applies to a lesser extent to the part of the snake under the water. These things aren't ultra-clear in real life and it can help with realism to keep them slightly subdued.
Dec 14, 2023 13:23:44 #
Dec 14, 2023 13:24:22 #
jaymatt wrote:
I see no reason to hesitate.
I am my own worst critic
Dec 14, 2023 13:25:36 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I hope you had a long lens. You look close enough to be in the strike zone.
I was about 100’ away. The lens was my go to travel lens, the 28-300 L.
Dec 14, 2023 13:27:56 #
R.G. wrote:
Don't be too anxious about having the reflection ultra-clear and the same applies to a lesser extent to the part of the snake under the water. These things aren't ultra-clear in real life and it can help with realism to keep them slightly subdued.
My main desire was to get the coils on the bottom to be visible. Thank you for the input.
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