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    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.

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    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.

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    Have you lost your touch in not wanting to brush the needles away.
    Stuart I think if he did we may not see anymore images from Steve

    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.

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    excellent play of DOF here
    TFS

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    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).

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    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

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    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?

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    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.

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    Thanks Steve, enjoy the fall season.

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