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Very nice color combinations. The DOF is perfect. The seperation of the snake from his 'bedding' is very well done considering they are the same color. Nice bit of motion blur in his/her tongue.

Nice details and very nice DOF. I also like the colors a lot. Regards!

Thank you M.M. and thank you Rafik. M.M.' what you thought was the bedding, is the snake. It was a gigantic snake, he said it was about 90 pounds.

Cheers.

oh for goodness snakes!! I see it now.

Urr...gives me the creep. Very good close up & colours, of course. The flick of its tongue gives a sense of motion.

Perfect focus and very nice narrow DOF from the wide open lens. I guess the snake wasn't hungry at the moment. Nice shot.

Thank yo Jan,

As I was joking at he time I was shooting this monster, he could fit me with the camrea in his mouth, good thing he was not hungry! :o)

OK - what the heck got you so close to this guy? Awesome shot - and the motion in the tongue, agreed, adds a lot - brings it to life. Love that lens - isn't it great?

I can't decide if I might like a little more space to the left.

 

Is this just a color variation of a Boa? M.M.-I have to confess I had a chuckle at your original thought that his bedding matched his coloration :)

 

I love the pose of the head and the tongue action. The darker area to the upper left adds a nice sense of drama here.

Helo Laurie,

How nice of you to stop by.

This crop was done for 24X30 posters this shop is going to make. I was hard pressed as how to make the crop. I did it this way for two reasons. First and foremost, if I had left more space to the left, that would have kinda centered the snake for an 8X10. second, since the snake is actually looking towards the camera which is to the right of the frame, I was more comfortable with not having extra space on the left.

No, it was not a Boa. I was told that it was a python!

The bedding, I know! This snake was so huge and I had to get so close that I was affraid he might snap my head and spit the camera!

Best regards.

Christopher,

Thank you forstopping by. I know, it was too close for comfort like I said above.

Yes, this lens is probably the best deal out there for about a $100.00 or so, specially when compared to it's bigger brother 85mm 1.4 for a $1000.00 !

thanks again.

This is great! I agree, perfect DOF, wonderful motion in that tongue! I love the yellow. Well done!

:O , Oh my GOD! wonderful image, great shot. About my camera, unfortumately not net, I'm trining to save money and buy abother one, maybe Sony R1. ;) The sensor and lens damaged very bad and unable to repair.

I was really sorry to hear about your camera. I hope sooner than later you get the new camera, it seems like a good one too. Good luck my friend.

Regards.

Hello again. Cyrus, why you changed your Photo.net account? which one is available and you want to use? this one? or u make 2 accounts to rate your photos 7/7 ?! ;P Hamash ham az mar-o marmolak aks migiri !!! :D

agree with the praise above, very enjoyable colors, composition, motion blur, dof, etc. like the way his head comes out of the shadows like the sneak snakes can be. agree that in a perfect world some space on the left would help, given the emphasis on the tongue. ideally for me, i'd want to try it with the centered part around the mouth.

Hello Ben,

Thank you for the critique. I was also limited by the door cage which I had to crop on the left. Don't you think since the snake is looking to it's left, to the direction from which the photo was taken, would not require the space to it's right anyway?

Best regards

Do you have a camera right now or you are camera less!!

You asked me I photograph animals" Mar-o-marmoolak!" Just because they don't nag like the human subjects do.

I'm using this account now.

Regards.

No un4tunately, I haven't any now :(( (crying!) and my finacial situation is very bad! I want get a loan from bank to take one. (if you may know and follow Iran's news, thet bomb was exploaded in Ahwaz, was in my Bank! Saman Bank. look how I am unlucky!!!) I wanna buy Sony SR1 or Canon EOS 5D, Canon is very expansive, but I can buy that Sony, I'm trying my best. I'll be back soon with a camera. Mar o Marmolak was just a kidding! you didn't know me yet?! how funny I am? ;) I love your works. Regards

Oh, Lord, Unlucky, you are!

I feel bad beacuse you were encouraged by my Fire pictures and burned your sensor!

5D is still expensive. You have to get lenses and that will end up costing you way over $4,000.00. R1 seems to be a good choice. Good luck, wish I could help.

Thank you for your comments.

Best wishes,

nice captured, like it a lot

I love the capture of the movement of the tougue. Great depth of field.

Apurba and John, for the comments.

the only thing i just can tell you is : WOW