Indigo Drinking

[Dave Mills]

Sitting in a bird blind in Texas at ground level and this guy shows up. Needless to say it was a bonus.
Nikon D300 500mm F/4 -1/3 comp
1000 iso F/8 1/1250

[joel quenneville]

Wow! I love this. The strong point of this image is the lighting which gives dramatic texture to the scales. I also like that you caught him with his tongue out. Well done.

[Fabs Forns]

Terrific catch! I'm glad I wasn't the one in the blind!!!!

You could count the feathers. Is he drinking?

[Paul Marcellini]

No Wow, didn't know they were in Texas. Such a rare and beautiful snake down here. Nothing to criticize here, a great image. I love the tongue and water ripples.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Dave,
Good find. I like the low angle and nice to capture this behaviour. This is a lot better than those images taken with wide angle lens with the snake restrained by their tail. Nice colours. Background is good as well. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed to capture the protruding tongue. Good light showing up excellent detail on the snake, and I like the hint of colour on him too. I dont know the species, as we dont get Indigo's here in Africa, but is he poisonous?

[David Thomasson]

Nice capture. My cousin kept one of these in her bedroom (in a terrarium) all through high school.

This shot can be helped by a levels adjustment.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Is it poisonous:)??? Do like the repost by David, seems to give it more pop. Super sharp Dave. Lucky you just happened to be at ground level:)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Jackie, That species is not poisonous. David, that snake can get 15 ft long. Must be a big terrarium. Thanks for the tip! I'll do a levels adj....

[David Thomasson]

Hi Jackie, That species is not poisonous. David, that snake can get 15 ft long. Must be a big terrarium. Thanks for the tip! I'll do a levels adj....

It was about 4 ft. long when her father bought it for her (during a trip to Florida). By the time she graduated from high school (my cousin, not the snake), it was over 12 ft. long. Not my idea of good bedroom company. :eek:

[Steve Canuel]

Nice angle. I like the colors and texture of the scales. David's tweak adds a little more pop to an already nice image.

[Stephen Earle]

Wow! Wat an unussual scene. I love the clariy and the light as well as the super angle.

[Rich Ikerd]

Now that's an angle for a snake image that I have seen before. Way not to pass up an unexpected opportunity.