King Cobra

[Andreas Liedmann]

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Hi to you all,
photographed this King cobra in Kaziranga NP in Assam.The guides were afraid as my friend and me jumped of the gypsy to get some more or less decent shot of that snake.All survived this action.:wave:

Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn
EF 500 IS L + 1,4 TC
tree stump for support
F 8 / 1/350sec / ISO 400 80 % OF FF

Processed in DPP + PS

Comments good or bad welcome

Cheers Andreas

[KevinStohlgren]

Incredible sighting and great photo. As a herpetologist, this is one of the holy grails. Certainly an awe inspiring snake.

[Ian Cassell]

I'm very impressed. Beautiful image of a beautiful snake. My dad was a herpetologist and he once told me that the only snake which scared him was the King Cobra (Big, Fast, and Smart)

[bhavya joshi]

Really Nice Image.. One of My favorite Snake. Conservation Of this Snake in India Is going High... Especially Proud of Amgumbe Reserch (Karnataka) Team..

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you all for your comments,appreciate them all.

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent shot, I have never seen one so close up, you did well, you probably don't need the advice but be careful!!:S3:

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Andreas. Excellent use of the 500 mm + TC "Macro" lens! :S3: I like the tight comp and you have very good sharpness within your DOF - my eye goes right to the snake's head - as it should. Very well done!

[Ken Childs]

Andreas, a King Cobra isn't exactly what I think of as a macro subject but you did well with your big 'macro' lens! The DOF is perfect for this subject. The only thing that could have made this better would have been having the snake's tongus showing but I imagine you didn't have much control over that. :w3