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Steve Wheeler
06-17-2008, 09:23 PM
Another from the reptile house at the Ft. Worth Zoo a while back... Albino Western Diamondback. Not as "Pretty" IMO as the McGregor's as he's a little beat up, but I feel I got better focus on this one. Just wish I'd stopped it down a bit from f2.8.

30D & 100 f2.8 Macro, ISO 640, f2.8 @ 1/40... Hand held, through the glass.

Comments always welcome.... Thank you for looking!

Steve
John Cooper
06-17-2008, 09:50 PM
Great head shot Steve!! Yes a smaller aperature would have been an advantage here to put the entire head into sharp focus. I assume that this is not the normal configuration of the snake's nose :confused:
Steve Wheeler
06-17-2008, 09:59 PM
Thanks John!

If your refering to the scars along his "lips" no... I'm thinking he maybe spends more time than normal brushing up against the enclosure. There is the nostril, then there is the "Pit" for which pit vipers get their name just below and between the nostril and the eye. It is a heat sensing organ that helps them "See" in the IR spectrum and find thier prey.

Steve
Robert O'Toole
06-17-2008, 10:00 PM
Hi Steve, looks like he is sizing you up!

I would crop out the OOF blob on the right, Looks good but I would run curves and USM to try to eliminate the haze from the glass.

Robert
Sharna Lee
06-17-2008, 10:06 PM
LOL Ok. I can say this isn't a beautiful snake. hahaha

Your capture on this is great. But as you have said a smaller aperature would have been so benificial here. But it's still a great capture.

Sharna
Steve Wheeler
06-17-2008, 10:19 PM
Blob gone... Glass haze?

Sharna... And you were doing so well with the other one. ;););)

Thank you for looking and your comments!

Steve
Mike Moats
06-18-2008, 05:19 AM
Hey Steve, very cool up in your face shot, looks better with blob gone.
Roman Kurywczak
06-18-2008, 08:36 AM
Yep agree Steve,
Nicer with blob gone.....it now puts the eye in the ROT position which in this case strenghtens the comp. Nicely done through glass!
Julie Kenward
06-18-2008, 10:20 AM
The repost is so good it's totally creeping me out. :eek:
Jonathan Michael Ashton
06-18-2008, 10:25 AM
The repost looks great to me, I am happy with the DOF as it is
Jon
Steve Wheeler
06-18-2008, 11:17 AM
Julie.... Then it's having the desired affect.... Muuaaaaaaa

Thank you all for looking!

Steve