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Kathleen Brown

Free Account, Orlando

Ssss 2

Taken with a Nikon D-100, using a Nikon 28-70mm lense at a focal length of 65mm, F/8.0, shutter speed of 1/2 sec, with a tripod.
I had taken another shot of tbis snake sometime ago and he was just a little soft, I was determined to get one better so I went back out to try again. I think this one is a lot better, and I used a different aperture this time to get more depth of field.
This green snake I found out is an "East African Green Mamba" one of the fastest snakes in the world, and I am glad he was behind glass.

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LEE ELLAMS 19/09/2005 19:51
a brilliant photo, i love snakes & i know they can be quite an awkward subject to photograph. you've done really well and have some superb images. well done : )
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JVision 04/09/2005 9:49
Incredible beautiful portrait of a snake. I love it !!!
Greetings
Jutta
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John Moore 03/09/2005 14:16
Hello Kathleen, yes it is wise to stay we away from the
Black or Green Mamba's, fast as lightning and highly poisonous venom.
A brilliant shot however, I love snakes and this is a beautiful specimen.
Love it.
Thanks for the sweet comments.
Best wishes from Australia.

Outback John.
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Kathleen Brown 03/09/2005 1:39
Kay, this is as I shot it, it was not cropped. I did take a lot of shots of this green snake, but I felt this was the best of the best.
Kathleen
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Kay Wölfle 02/09/2005 23:41
Very nice shot. I like the especially the green colour! Perhaps You could´ve left some more space in the lower left corner.
Greetings Kay
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Jacqueline Slater 02/09/2005 0:53
wow what great macro work!
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Karin D. Ludwig 01/09/2005 21:52
STUNNING!!! I'd like to see this in the gallery. Wish I had a proposal option left...
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Arnold Vancea 01/09/2005 20:52
Excellent!
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Cees Kuijs 01/09/2005 17:56
Very nice close-up. Well done.
Greetings, Cees
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