Time for Denning

[Steve Canuel]

Found this prairie rattlesnake and one of his buddies enjoying a bit of Fall sunshine outside their den entrance. Wish the OOF pinkish pine needle wasn't there on the right but I didn't think it prudent to brush it away. 7D, 400DO + 1.4xTCII, f5.6, 1/160s, ISO 1000, +2/3 EC, monopod, cropped to pano.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Steve, I always like the DOF effects with these close up snake images. In this, the head shows good detail,and these guys always seem to have a variety of colours. Have you lost your touch in not wanting to brush the needles away.:w3:w3

[Steve Kaluski]

Have you lost your touch in not wanting to brush the needles away.http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/images/smilies/wink3.gifhttp://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/images/smilies/wink3.gif

Stuart I think if he did we may not see anymore images from Steve :bg3:

Steve, I just wonder if loosing some more from the top might help, say about half? Again, rather you than me in taking the shot.

TFS
Steve :wave:

[Harshad Barve]

excellent play of DOF here
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Steve - Nicely captured. I like the pov and dof. I think Steve's suggestion is a good one (at least a screen crop from the top made the image stronger).

TFS,
Rachel

[Mark Wiseman]

Hi Steve,
I like your image. the composition is good and I like your shallow depth of field.
I like the crop as is and the detail is exactly where you need it.
Well done and thanks for sharing
:5

[Tom Redd]

Steve, excellent shot, I agree with the POV and the DOF as well as the crop suggestion. TFS this very nice image. Where? Roxborough or Red Rocks possibly?

[Steve Canuel]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions on this one. I went with this taller, pano crop because I wanted to include the shadowed den entrance behind the snake. Tom, got this one on some open land near a friend's house.

[Tom Redd]

Thanks Steve, enjoy the fall season.