SC Watersnake Horizontal

[ChasMcRae]

Red-bellied Watersnake shot from Kayak as it moved around in flooded Marion Co.,SC blackwater swamp in early spring.

Chas.

File: WtrSnk07033378n.tif
File size: 46.9MB
Image Serial Number: 223-2320
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Camera serial number: 1320910642
Firmware: Firmware 2.0.2
Owner: unknown
Date/Time: 2007:03:22 164:06
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Built-in
Flash exposure compensation: -2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 800
Lens: 100 to 400mm
Focal length: 120mm
AF mode: One-shot AF
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Daylight
Color space: AdobeR

[Fabs Forns]

Definitely much better, Chas, I like the tight crop and colors.

[ChasMcRae]

I personally like the reflection since I have seen very few snake reflection pics. Also trying to get a snake to pose like you want becomes a trial of frustration(but fun).
This pic has more P ZAZ with positioning and I think the tongue helps to give it more dynamic look.
Most of my snake pics are snake on log,snake on ground,snake on limb,etc. Not very exciting to look at although they do record the moment.
Thanks FAb for looking and commenting
Chas.

[Robert Amoruso]

Though I liked the reflection of the other, I am not missing it here since the water had so much junk in it. Tongue is a big plus.