Arches and a Rattlesnake

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

I shot this the first part of nov. when I was at Arches National Park Utah in the north window. I was taking a photo and heard a buzzing and saw him behind a rock, and he was not happy about all the people taking photos in the arch. He finally went looking for a less traveled area. It is a Midget Faded Rattlesnake and there is not that many in the park. I shot this with my backup camera and only had a few seconds before he disappeared, so the setting were not right for this photo.

canon markII
1/30@f/16
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70-200 2.8 is
iso 125

[Stu Bowie]

Dennis, I didnt realise rattle snakes were so long - this fellow looks pretty mean, and doesnt look midget to me. Well comped with the him diagonally across the frame.

[David Fletcher]

Ditto Stu. One of those occasions when going away is good. TFS

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice diagonal dividing the frame, good job to get the whole snake in.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Cool capture Dennis and a striking composition. How close were you ??

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

Hi Judy, I was close as this is full frame I heard something buzzing after some kids walked by him. So I had my spare camera with me and walked over (wished I had looked at my settings) there he was. I guess he decided enough and bugged out of there which was my plan as did not want any kids to get bitten.