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'30,000 pts' - *Dedicated to Nature*


'30,000 pts' - *Dedicated to Nature*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5079 W: 178 N: 12323] (33611)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-23
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 200, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Bayram's Dedications-III, Turkish Herpetofauna-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-09-23 0:28
Viewed: 402
Favorites: 4 [view]
Points: 70
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Zamenis longissimus (=Elaphe longissima) (Aesculapian snake) [in Turk. Eskülap Yılanı] (Female)

Yesterday, I reached 30,000 pts on TN and I selected a special posting -at least for me- to celebrate since this beauty is accepted as the international medical symbol. I also attached a WS to show it in its environment and total appearance. I photographed it near Gökgöl Caves (#2) located on the road between Zonguldak and Bartın provinces.

And today I would like to dedicate this posting to all Natural beauties:) which they gave me fine poses to share with all nature lovers. On this way, I also thank to all friends for their kind support me and their kind interest to my shots.

TFL and Have a nice day!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Aesculapian snake is a relatively slender snake that can reach 2.25 m in total length, but is more usually around 1.4–1.6 m. Adult Aesculapian snakes are a fairly plain brown, yellowish or olive colour and the anterior third of the body is often distinctly lighter. Various white spots and vague longitudinal stripes may also be present. Juveniles are much more boldly marked and somewhat resemble grass snakes, Natrix natrix. It is found from sea level to 2,000 m in a variety of habitats, including deciduous woodland, scrub, marshy areas, traditional farming landscapes and around human dwellings. These snakes seem to prefer humid regions and are often associated with river valleys. They are excellent climbers and it is becoming apparent that they utilise the interior and the canopy of woodlands far more than previously thought. Aesculapian snakes are powerful constrictors and prey on small rodents, making them economically beneficial to farmers, as well as on birds and lizards.

Although a diurnal species it is secretive and seldom seen. Mating Aesculapian snakes perform an elegant “dance” with their front ends raised in an S-shape and the bodies and tails intertwined, the behaviour that is represented on the international medical symbol. An average of 5-11 eggs are laid in some form of decomposing vegetation, such as heaps of leaf litter, compost and manure or humus-filled holes in trees, and many females may utilise the same site if it is particularly favourable for incubation. Juveniles vary from 12-37 cm in length and are fully self-sufficient upon hatching. Aesculapian snakes have numerous predators, especially when young, including many mammals and birds, but do not appear to have many direct competitors among other snakes.

This elegant snake has a wide distribution, occurring in 26 countries, including Turkey, in geographical Europe with just one separate population, around Lake Urmia in northern Iran. In Turkey, there is an isolated population occurs on the northern slopes of Ağrı Dağı (Mount Ararat) in eastern Turkey. Aesculapian snakes are also found in northeast Turkey where they form part of the population along the eastern shores of the Black Sea, extending into Georgia and southern Russia, which is itself separate from the main European distribution. This species is also found in northwest Turkey, where it is connected to the main European distribution via the Greek and Bulgarian populations.

References:
1. Göçmen, B. (Unpub. results). The results of herpetological trips.
2. Budak, A. & Göçmen, B. (2005). Herpetology. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 194, Ege Üniversitesi Basimevi, Bornova-Izmir, 226 pp. [2nd Edition, 2008].
3. Baran, I. & Atatür, M. K. (1998). Turkish Herpetofauna (Amphibians & Reptiles). Ministry of Environment, Ankara. 214 pp.
4. Arnold, N.E. (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe.Collins, London, UK, 288 pp.
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Selamlar hocam,
Elinize sağlık nekadar güzel bir çalışma olmuş.
Gözlerin ve kafanın netliği harika detaylar nefis.
en güzel dileklerimle hoşcakalın.

Bayram Hocam, bu güzelin Tıbbın sembölü yapılması çok doğal.
Bu güzelliğe kim hayran kalmaz.:) Tüm katkılarınız için teşekkürler. Bu özel kareyi de işin kaynağı DOĞA'ya dedike etmeniz ayrı bir incelik.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla,
Bahadır

Bayram.. bir yilanin tibbin sembolu oldugunu bilmiyordum... yine birsey ogrendim senden.. nefis bir cekim olmus ve doganin guzelliklerine hediye etmen de cok hos olmus... Tebrikler canim kardesim... hepimizden selamlar...
Leyla.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1367 W: 56 N: 4680] (16082)
  • [2009-09-23 1:07]

Hello MF Bayram,
Congratulations for your 30000 pts. on TN.
Wow, what an impressive close-up on this snake ! There are so amazing details o his face, an I also like the composition, the POV and the pose of the snake, coming out from the top border of the picture. Very interesting note too.Best regards Siggi

Owwwww...hocam bu ne süper bir çekim.. muhteşem olmuş. notlarınız her zamanki gibi harika. Tebrikler hocam.
Tüm paylaşımlarınız için bir o kadar teşekkür.
Saygılarımla..
Özgür

Bayram merhaba,
Faydalı bilgilerle anlamı ve önemi artmış güzel bir paylaşım.Doğal ortamında çekilmiş WS'deki de oldukça güzel ve kaliteli.Bu arada 30000 puanın da hayırlı olsun.
Eline sağlık.
Spas û pîroz...
Bi slavên germ.
Dûrzan

Hello Bayram! Dangerous snake, amazing compisition, superb capture. Perfect focus. Well done!

Warm congratulation for this anniversary!
Success for the 60.000!
Horia

Hi Bayram. Well seen this sinouse friend in exciting colours and very good lights. Best compliments for your 30.000. TFS!

Roberto

Bayram hocam tebrikler ve bu güzel ve önceki tüm güzellikler için teşekkürler. Emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

Hi Uncle,
Perfect catch of a this beautiful snake with amazing colours,
details and wonderful composition.
Thanks for sharing this beauty.
All the best...

Merih

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 400 W: 0 N: 985] (5342)
  • [2009-09-23 4:29]

Very good presentation, great colors and details! Have a Good Day!

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1050 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2009-09-23 4:52]

Bayram hocam muhteşem bir sunum. Eskülapı harika bir pozda yakalamışsınız. Tüm güzelliği ile ben burdayım diyor. Doğaya dedikasyon çok güzel bir fikir. Tebrikler hocam.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Hocam bu kareye söyleyecek söz bulamıyorum. Kayıtsız kalanların da aklına şaşarım. Emeğinize sağlık ve teşekkürler.
Saygılarımla,
Deniz

wondeful shot with great bokeh for this Elaphe.
I like it a lot
the Italian name of this specie is Saettone.
greetings
Matteo

Merhaba Hocam, uzun suredır fotoğraflarınıza bakamadım. Ama sız yıne aynı guzellık ve profesyonellıkle devam etmışsınız. süphesız kı elınızı attığınız her alanda olduğu gıbı bu alanda da cok basarılısınız. umarım bır gun ben de bu fotoğrafınız kadar guzel bır fotoğrafa sahıp olabilirim. ellerınıze sağlık.
sevgı ve saygılarmla
Filiz

Ciao Bayram, congratulations, my friend for your 30.000 points on TN, splendid portrait of wonderful snake with fantastic details and splendid sharpness, beautiful blurry BG, bravo, very well done, ciao Silvio

hello bayram
Congratulations with the 30000pt
nice to see the picture's of you
great sharpness and beautiful colours
greeting lou

Congrats on the 30,000 pts Bayram.
Been there, done that :)
It's a great comp and dynamic POV, well seen from the light BG too.
Only nit is the slightly soft focus.
Well done.

Selam Uestad,

Let me first congratulate you on reaching 30,000 pts. This is not an easy target to accomplish but you have proved it very well through your greata dedication to Nature and for your restless endeavors, my friend!

Superb macro capture of snake with great details! The sharpness and POV are perfect. The picture has superb focusing and the clarity is exceptionally well done.
A well done composition!

Namastay,
Paras

Merhaba Bayram,

A BIG HEARTFELT CONGRATS. ON YOUR 30,000 PTS. ON TN.

An excellent capture with fine coloration & details. Great POV, pose & BG.

Keep up the good work & best wishes

Umar

An awesome shot, Big Bro!
How did u get so close to this one?
Wow!
Bravo!
Goldy

hello my MF Bayram
one big bravo for your creative course in the TN!!!
TFS and regards
Nasos

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  • bedri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 52 W: 0 N: 73] (470)
  • [2009-09-23 10:47]

Nefis olmuş Bayram hocam, desenler mükemmel görünüyor. Yılanlar güzel canlılar, birçok kişi sevmez veya korkar. Fakat gerçekten doğa harikası bunlar, saygı duyulası canlılar..
Ellerinize emeklerinize sağlık..
Selamlar saygılar..

Hi little bro,

congratulations with 30.000 points.
So many I cannot get, with 15000 I wanna have no more points, I don't like the system.
Your picture are good sharp with blurred bg and fine natural colours.

Gert

ocngratulations ! greetings Ori

hello Bayram

congratulations for your 30,000 pts - 15,000 critiques received,
in very short time you became one of TN's master photographers,

i love more the photo of the WS because it is on his environment,
photo shot with fine POV, fine focus great sharpness and details,
and beautiful luminosity of the image, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-23 16:31]

Hi LBB,

What a wonderful dedication on your celebration post for reaching 30,000 points. It's so nice to see a wonderful snake from you. I love the workshop showing the entire snake in the lovely natural environment. The colors and details of the face, eye and skin are marvelous. It won't take long for you to have 30,000 more points.

Jane

Merhaba Bayram
congratulations for your 30 000 points,
great shot of this snake, very well presented from a good POV
superb colors and wonderful sharp details
Have a good day
Jacqueline

Hello Bayram,
Sorry, I'm late, but I was in hospital for an operation.
Congratulations for your 30.000th point. Excellent photo to celibrate this milestone. Very beautiful in colours and great in sharpness. Good frontal POV.
Regards,
Peter

Üff... tüylerim diken diken oldu. O kadar canlı duruyor ki sanki ekrandan fırlayacak gibi.
Muhteşem çekmişsin yinne. Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

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  • jpdenk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 5 N: 783] (2061)
  • [2009-09-24 13:12]

Hi Bayram,

Very nice composition, and an attractive subject. Congratulations on your 30,000 points.

John

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2009-09-24 22:59]

Hello Bayram !
Congratulations on 30,000 points, that's impressive, but you really deserve each one of these points, as your pictures are always first-class. Not once was there a picture of lesser quality. You are an amazing nature photographer, and this is a wonderful dedication to this Nature we all love so dearly. As for the picture, it is wonderful, I love snakes. This one looks quite agressive to me, and I like how he stands up on the light neutral BG. Splendid composition, excellent POV, great details. Very well done my friend !
Valérie.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3802 W: 190 N: 11310] (34871)
  • [2009-10-07 4:50]

Merhaba Bayram,
Your large ouput of images on TN makes it difficult for me to write critiques on all of them but I am sorry I missed this one, your milestone, and most of all your dedication to nature lovers and nature, an important but shrinking aspect of life on this planet.
I was away visiting family when you posted this one, a fine close portrait of this Aesculapian Snake taken with fine lighting and details. So now I feel better!
Thanks and best wishes to you dostum,
Ivan

Merhaba Hocam,
Çok güzel bir kare olmuş. Doğada bu türü görmek nasip olmadı henüz. Paylaşımınız için teşekkürler.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

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