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Sun bathing
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Copyright: Per Regnell (PerR) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 6 N: 16] (99)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-17
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Canon Powershot G5
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-17 8:31
Viewed: 936
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello. There has been some nice days here now. The temperature is 13ºC and the sun is shining and the snow is gone.
So I decided do go for a hunt, I should shot a viper! I didn't had to go far; just over the country road outside our house. He/she was lying in the sun and I was as close as 10 cm from him/her with the lens. I shot him/her several times but he/she didn't seemed to be disturbed by me. I could not measure the length but I'm sure he/she was well over 50 cm long.
'Vipera berus' is the most widespread spieces of snake in the world. It reaches at the most approx 70 cm of length and can reach up to 25 years of age.
These facts are from Wikipedia and if you want to read more you can enter here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus

PP-work done:
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Regards
Per
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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-04-17 8:38]

Hi Per,
Surely you don't know Spanish's viper. Yesterday I shot on at 1.5 m running!
Good opportunity well used.
José M.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1127 W: 255 N: 2426] (11037)
  • [2006-04-18 6:06]
  • [+]

Hi Per,

You are a brave man to go that close,I think I would use my 500 mm lens to take this kind of shots,see them as well sometimes here but walk keeping some distance as I dont like them so much,anyway a good shot of this Huggorm,

Paul

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1285 W: 104 N: 4529] (20195)
  • [2006-04-19 0:25]

Very good macro Per, full of details and with very good sharpness. Thanks for posting it.

Mario

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11749)
  • [2006-04-19 18:23]
  • [+]

Hello Per, nice shot. I hope you were not scared getting this close. It's a good shot, I love her red eye and i've not seen one as dark as this. Maybe it is a little soft in focus but still good. Well done.

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