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Mojave Rattle Snake
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Mojave Rattle Snake

by George Bringhurst

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 4, 2015106 views5 comments
Nikon 5200 lens is Nikkor 300 at 150mm at 5.6 ISO 400. This Majove green Rattle Snake shot was taken 2 weeks ago when then snakes first started to come out and sun bath here in Stanton Arizona. I was climbing up thr rock side when i found him sitting there in total supprise it didn't rattle or do anything other than stick its tounge out

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5 comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on February 4, 2015 at 7:44 PM
George, I had a similar event years ago with a western diamond back. All my buddies were in front of me using a hole in the side of a hill for a foot step. I came along and used it as a hand hole and came eye to eye with the snake. Again, like your encounter no rattling only tongue flicking, sensing, and smelling for any danger. :eek:

btw: a very graphic closeup here.
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 4, 2015 at 8:07 PM
Hi George,

Good details on those scales and I do not mind the wood that's in the foreground. The vertical composition is ideal for this shot. Well done......................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 5, 2015 at 9:49 AM
Neat catch on this Rattler, with great details in it's head and scales. I also like the intimate, semi-hidden view. I wish you'd gotten the camera a bit higher so that the foreground rock/stick wasn't partly blocking the view, but it is a Rattler and close encounters do get the adrenaline pumping!
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 6, 2015 at 12:21 AM
George: Glad it was you and not me :eek:!! The wood on the bottom does bug me. I don't mind that it encroaches a bit on the snake but the rest of it serves no purpose and is big enough and oof enough to pull a lot of attention from the snake which is superbly rendered. I would crop away over half of it and while I was breaking out the crop tool I would make about 50% or more of the space above the snake go away too. FG elements can be OK but I think these are too prominent. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on February 6, 2015 at 10:27 AM
Wow, George. Excellent eye-level perspective and the pof is right on. I like the menacing stare you captured. I'll 2d Bill's crop suggestions.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments