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Monday in Nature, July 31, 2017


Edwin Barkdoll

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Thanks, Laura. Fortuitous combo of my wife's finding it and my having enough magnification to shoot it.

 

Shot with a Macro Nikkor 65mm f/4.5 wide open with 250mm (?guess) extension and 6 stacked images. Since it was a shed exoskeleton I didn't have to worry about its running away!

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Snakes are cool, but captured with a 35mm lens? I would use at least a 300mm and stay far away. :)

Shun, I also have these in my backyard and I would shoot with a macro lens if needed. But my sister screamed when she saw one in my garage. She scared the poor snake. ;)

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Edwin, thanks for the info. Rick and I had a small discussion about the possibilities. I've found that luck is an important piece of gear....not always in ones possession, but never to be ignored. Really wonderful image.

 

Snakes????? Black Rat Snakes are also ones that are good for close ups with a short lens. They are quite docile (as long as you're not a rat) and I've seen at least 1 that was 6 ft long just slowly cruisin' down the trail.

 

Sandy, there is a "Mushroom Feast" at a nearby mycological society annual foray. Last one I attended had 29 unique dishes from soup to cake, hot and cold. ALL raw mushrooms are approved by one guy and that guy confirms all the ID's. It's one hell of a meal and is legendary among myco society circles. We recently had out of town company and I took them into the woods so they could help pick chanterelles for dinner with my guidance. Till then mushrooms were an item in the grocery store. Of course they had to take pictures.

 

bnelson, I can't speak to the cattail or the possible fungal presence. Here is a link to an article on fungi that grow on cattails in Poland. Who knew there would be so many?

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Amazing about the Snappers is how far and fast they can shoot out their necks. I warned a photog once who had his lens hood knocked off when he disbelieved and moved too close. Don't know if he got the shot!

 

 

Getting close to wildlife should always be accompanies by a thorough understanding of the wildlife in question and how close one can safely approach. I've heard of underwater photographers having the port on their camera shattered and their camera subsequently ruined by getting their lens too close to a mantis shrimp, which can break heavy glass easily.

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