O stone, be not so.
by Lawton

Comment:
Is this posed or did you find this man like this? what a great interpretation of the theme (IMO)

Snouted Cobra
by kasaba

Comment:

Originally posted by sfalice: This must have been a fascinating day for you.

Yes it was. I learned so much. Always liked snakes just had a problem with the venomous ones :-). When you learn how to handle them you loose the "fear" (not the respect - always respect them!)

Snouted Cobra (previously Egyptian Cobra)
by kasaba

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Originally posted by sfalice: This is a very fine and detailed image of your snake.

Thank you Alice. Its not "my" snake though :-).

Snouted Cobra (previously Egyptian Cobra)
by kasaba

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Originally posted by HarveyG: This is the best of your series due the good background and pose. You'll need to push the shutter speed a lot higher though to get him crisp and tack sharp. At least 1/1000th. The aperture is to small at f/18. Try f/8. Should be ample on that lens and still get his eye sharp.

Thank you so much for this feedback - it helps. I just don't seem to get the shutter speed up as much as I would like to :-(. This was a very unique opportunity for me to take these snakes and it took a while to have the guts to be close enough ;-). I was thinking with the f/18 I would have a better chance of having her in focus. Of course that pushed my shutter down ...

Paint
by jomari

Comment:
Lovely colours. It gives a real "spring" feeling

IMG_5841_w
by MikeO

Comment:

Originally posted by patio127: Yes it's a Lily !

Running the danger of being pedantic, this is not quite true.
The flower is an Alstromeria (looks like Alstromeria aurea) and has its own "family", Alstromeriaceae. Lilies are a different family. Of course in common language the above flower is also refered to as Peruvian Lily, just to confuse everyone :-) (never mind that the plant originated in Bolivia and Chile .. ). ... probably far more than anybody here wanted to know ;-).

Whatever family it belongs to doesn't change the fact that the picture is *gorgeous*. Absolutely love it.

river party
by daisydavid

Comment:
Cool ...
So this is all done PP? 3 single shots and you "merge" them as layers?
I once got a similar looking shot (single shot) from window reflections and mirrors that were in the display window (totally different objects of course, but the "look" was similarly surreal. I love this type of photography

IMG_5690
by ScooterMcNutty

Comment:
Neat, love the colour combination. Yes, I can believe that this would look great as a print

winter-leaf
by flaherma

Comment:
I love the colours, and also the "shadow/mirror image" of the twig behind it. I think that workd really well.

the mystery of flight
by daisydavid

Comment:
This is stunning. What great post production work. I think it would look amazing if you printed it on canvas.