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Description
San Antonio, Texas
The Lesson is this:
When it’s hot, and there are critters around, DO NOT lay your lens with the big, dark, cool hood on the ground. Something might like the hiding place.
Thankfully, I saw this thing before I picked up the lens. Someone else was braver than I in holding the lens up, and I grabbed a couple shots with my small lens before we deposited him back in the brush.
Specific Feedback
comments welcome, as always
Technical Details
D850
300 mm 2.8
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec
F Number: f/8
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 400
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
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Quite a startling moment I imagine. Wonderful composition, Great background and great camouflage on both the snake and the cover. They are very similar which adds to the image. Wonder if another reason for using your lens hood; it liked the camouflage.
Yikes indeed! If anyone can’t tell from the picture, this is a rattlesnake. I think they are the State Animal for Texas. We have them here, too. They have nearly killed three dogs (so far) of our nearest neighbor. The 400-acre wildlife facility next to our property has the largest “privately-owned” collection of the things this side of west Texas. The half close to us is undeveloped but I have quit climbing through the fence and wandering around the trails up there. I’ve had too many close encounters – the last one being a few months ago about 10 ft from our front door.
It’s good you have a high respect for this guy. Close but not too close. Catching the with their tongues out is pretty cool as I’m sure you weren’t able to take a lot of shots. In the second image, the hint of green kinda defines his body. In the first image, he’s just hangin out and ready to strike. Nice pose. Thanks
Very neat, Sandy. I forget who it was but someone on this site years ago posted a shot of a rattler in their flower garden that they discovered when doing macro work-probably a very similar feeling. Surprisingly, I’ve hiked quite a few miles in rattlesnake country over the years and never even seen one. In any case, very cool images of an interesting situation.
