Closing in - for Jacob

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• jmp (8400)
• [2007-01-20 4:28]

Hi Horia,
Excellent composition here! DOF exaggerates the size even more and visible forked tongue gives a final touch to this great job.
TFS, José M.

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• Argus (23193)
• [2007-01-20 4:41]

Hello Horia,
This is a good POV to capture the whole length of the snake, the front third being sharp and well presented.
As this species is rare in Sweden, people have been encouraged to look at the round pupils of the eye to differentiate it from the Adder, which is often killed because people are afraid of it.
Fortunately all reptiles in Sweden are now protected because even the Adder is becoming rarer.
TFS this fine contribution,
Best wishes, Ivan

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• ramthakur (24902)
• [2007-01-20 5:54]

This is one creature I am terribly scared of, Horia. Something to do with my unconscious mind, I am afraid, in spite of the fact that this creature is deified and held in great esteem in my country.
Enough to say that your image is VERY GOOD.
Bye . . . . .
Ram

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• Janice (17434)
• [2007-01-20 6:20]

Hi there Horia, a snake, a snake!! No I'm not scared of them - but only because I don't live where there are snakes. But I think if I did live where you do, I would be scared of them.
Thank you for your sharing of these creatures, as I have learnt a lot on TN about snakes,
Janice

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• pablominto (15468)
• [2007-01-20 6:50]

Hello Horia,
My so not favourite creature!
But I admit... Snake is well depicted, and you found a nice pose to press the button...
Good details, Iappreciate the motion blur in the tongue!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• pankajbajpai (14178)
• [2007-01-20 7:30]

hi horia,
nice capture, quite scarry one,
well composed, nice pov,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• claudine (9803)
• [2007-01-20 8:42]

Hello Horia,
One of my favorite subjects! I like this low POV you had and this great timing to catch it with its tongue out! This is not easy to do! You caught also very good details with great DOF and composition. This is well done and well seen as this guy looks like its environment. Thanks!
Claudine

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• anel (8315)
• [2007-01-20 9:18]

Hi Horia,
Chapeau d'avoir pris le serpent dans toute sa longueur et vu de cette perspective. Je n'aime pas beaucoup les serpents, mais je conviens qu'ils sont photogéniques.(Il y aussi Yves qui est herpétologue).
Meilleures salutations
Anne

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• fiyo (8370)
• [2007-01-20 12:49]

Hello Horia,
Wonderful capture.POV,colors,sharpness and composition are very nice.TFS

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• Alex99 (14603)
• [2007-01-20 13:11]

Hi Horia.
I welcome a variety almost in all. It enriches our experience and knowledge. I especially like your POV and reproduction of the head, eyes and tongue of the snake. Soft lighting is very suitable for your model and for reflection of its features. I also like vertical framing and composition, excellent sharpness and details both the shake and BG. Note is perfect too. My compliments and best regards.
Yours Alexei.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2007-01-20 13:22]

Hello Horia,
Wonderful capture.I liked POV,DOF you managed,clear eyes,moment you caught and composition a lot.Have a great weekend!
TFS..:-)

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• Nephrotome2 (1788)
• [2007-01-20 14:50]

The smooth snake in not so often on TN. Nice to see it. Indeed we have it in France. I've never seen it thought.
Good POV and composition.
TFS

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• scottevers7 (12257)
• [2007-01-20 15:04]

Hi Horia,
A really great shot on this Smooth snake. A fitting dedication! The light was soft, but the detail is sharp . Well shown patterns and texture in the snakes skin. Well done my friend!
Scott

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• cedryk (5023)
• [2007-01-20 22:49]

Hello Horia,
What a cool shot! You managed very well to catch the entire snake in a photo with a good portrait and nice perspective at the same time.
Excellent note too!
Best greetings,
Michal

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-01-21 6:31]

Hello Horia,
I feel honoured, but also very glad for another great herpeto image here on TN! I find it often very surprising that on a picture snakes seem quite large, whereas in the field or in hand snakes appear very small and fragile. From this point of view you get a wonderful idea of the size of the snake and the patterns. The coronella is widespread throughout Europe but never really abundant.
Here in the Netherlands is seems a bit lighter on base colour.

Two years ago bird watchers were really excited: in a nature reserve (De Hamert) was a Short-toed eagle (a very rare vagrant) present for more than 3 months. The eagle was seen nearly every day, with 'snakes' (= smooth snake and slow worm). Very often the prey could be identified as smooth snake. The estimate on the population of Smooth snake before was appr. 30 individuals. After having seen the eagle and the remaining presence of Smooth snakes, it was estimated on >100 individuals. This shows the hidden lifestyle of this snake. By the way: The smooth snake is not really threatened: in areas were drought is a serious problem, the smooth snake takes over the ecological niche of Vipers (Vipera berus).

Anyway Horia, thanx a lot for your kind note and wonderful image.
Best Regards, Jacob

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-01-21 8:09]

Hi Horia.
Excellent capture of this snake.I really like your POV and good composition with entire snake in picture.Very good sharpness,i see pretty details on body.Colours are very nice and nature.
Well done,thank you for sharing of this perfect picture and your note too.
Best greetings Milos

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• loot (9131)
• [2007-01-21 10:27]
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Hi Horia

Spoken with forked tongue – one for snakes and one for Jacob.

Good use of the vertical composition for this shot. The colours are very natural, the details on the front half of the snake are brilliantly sharp while the rest shows sufficient detail for an overall good effect, and the exposure was spot-on.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• hester (10944)
• [2007-01-21 12:44]

Hi Horia

I thought I would come back today and comment on your snake photo. I was distracted last time by the pretty butterfly. I love the POV here and all the details you have captured on the skin. Nice composition and nicely sharp

TFS

Karan

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• JORAPAVI (10077)
• [2007-01-21 15:29]

Hola Horia,
Excelente y atrevido trabajo para llegar a este acercamiento, de gran nitidez y excelentes detalles. Un cordial saludo

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2007-01-21 16:04]

Hello Horia,
great shot of this snake, the full lenght is very well captured. Excellent DOF and the sharpness is very nice. Good timing with the tongue out visible.
Very well done.
TFS..Sky

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• Juyona (13259)
• [2007-01-21 16:28]

Buen disparo, y pov. buena textura y detalles, muy original esta captura. y gran encuadre... saludos Horia

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• saeedabbasi (4182)
• [2007-01-22 5:27]

Hi my dear friend,
great details and good fucus.
well done.
thanks and regards
Saeed

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-01-22 7:58]
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Una bella captura a partir del punto de vista captado con gran agudeza en la parte anterior del ofidio Horia.
Me gusta el encuadre vertical elegido en función POV, aunque la profundidad de foco ha sido escasa en este caso... este modelo no tiene opciones manuales?
Interesante entrega con merecida dedicatoria.
Cordialmente... Ricardo

Nice capture starting from the point of view captured with great sharpness in the front part of ophidian Horia.
I like the vertical framing elect in function POV, although the focus depth has been scarce in this case... this model doesn't have manual options?
Interesting post with deserved dedication.
Cordially... Ricardo

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• maheshpatil (1231)
• [2007-01-23 2:20]

Hi Horia,
this is a simple composition and that's best thing about this pic. Nice details and DOF.A low POV might have done wonders, but as you had captured this for study, this POV suits for study. Note is excellant.

regards
Mahesh

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2007-01-23 6:45]

Hello Horia !
Wow, awesome picture ! I love snakes but I'm not as brave as you, I wouldn't have gone this close to the snake ! :-) Details, colors, exposure, composition, POV, everything is wonderful. You also caught him with the tongue sticking out, I like it very much. Very well done !
Valerie.

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• gallezeric (1671)
• [2007-01-23 13:23]

hi Horia

the snakes these steps too what I like my you knew well captures it cheer

eric

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2007-01-23 15:46]

Its a nice sentiment, appreciate the help of others will support them in continuing that support and encourage others to do so. Nice shot and keep up the good work.

Greg

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2007-01-24 7:29]

Hello Horia,
Nice shot with whole snake clearly seen. Composition, sharpness, and exposure are great. I would rather run than take a picture of this snake.
JC

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-01-24 12:26]

Good shot I like the fact you waited for it to stick its toungue out nicely composed TFS rgds Necip.

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• asiivalceni (98)
• [2007-01-24 12:40]
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• jeanpaul (13845)
• [2007-01-24 13:07]

Bonjour Horia
Une excellente photo en portrait de ce beau serpent .Les couleurs sont justes et parfaitements exposées ainsi que les détails.. Félicitations pour la belle composition.

Merci et bravo...JP
Les sourires demain

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• dkaved (1968)
• [2007-01-24 16:00]

Hi Horia,
Haven't seen many images of snakes on TN so this is a pleasant and interesting change.All praise for you keeping your cool and getting a nice sharp capture of it approaching.Nicely composed with it curling up into the top of the image.Well done and keep well.
Regards, david

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• blakitan (5449)
• [2007-01-24 20:42]

Hi Horia,
Greatly captured...well focused, sharp.
Great shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• baraviad (229)
• [2007-01-26 13:54]

a bit late, but very nice photo
thank you
aviad

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-01-26 23:00]

Hello Horia

A great shot of this snake.Great timing to get the tongue out.I always miss lol.Well focused with good DOF.Well saturated colours.TFS

Rob

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• marhowie (34531)
• [2007-01-26 23:17]

Hi Horia,
Good detail and exposure, natural color.
I like the vertical comp and position of the snake head down...and comin' at ya ;)
Well done mf.

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• Dave (2151)
• [2007-01-31 20:08]

The pose is excellent for this composition! The snake stands out really well. Such amazing and interesting creatures! Good timing with the tongue extended also.
Bravo!

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• lemoineth (2284)
• [2007-02-03 20:12]

Belle photo, de ce serpent,vraiment bien net,et les détails superbes. Amicalement Thomas

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• vanderschelden (26536)
• [2007-02-08 7:12]

Missed this one, Horia.
Nice image...
Don't know this species...at least I didn't know:-)
Well photographed
TFS
Annick
an extra smiley for your beautiful dog;-)

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• vmukherjee (1046)
• [2008-04-27 23:55]

Great shot. The forked tongue and the way the snake is lying on the ground invokes strong mental reaction from anyone who sees the photo. Good POV and nice composition. Compliments for such a beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing.