That 500mm rattler...

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted September 19, 2016549 views4 comments

Here is the next promised shot. I said earlier, with the last image, this western rattler wasn't too perturbed and allowed a number of shots. However, After this guy with a professional "selfie" and close-up gear poked at him enough, he had had enough.

D800
300mm
1/1000 sec, f/8
Mode: Manual
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Marella on September 19, 2016 at 3:38 PM

OK.... message delivered. Good timing, Sandy. Impressive open mouth and fangs.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on September 19, 2016 at 4:44 PM

wow!! AWESOME shot!! Only shame is that the selfie moron got away....

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 21, 2016 at 5:36 PM

I believe that this photo displays precisely that some folks take to extremes to get a photo or movie clip. Snakes break bones and teeth when they strike at metal objects. The reason it took a lot of prodding to get this snake to strike is that it is thin and may not have been able to score a meal for a long duration of time. The techs are spot on. and the image reveals that the GoPro operator needs to learn a few things about minimizing the human contact with wild animals. Sandy, this is well done and will provide a good lesson for a talk or seminar on the ethics of nature photography crying

........................Jim

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 3, 2016 at 10:23 AM

Jim, the fellow with the Go-Pro is a professional, and the blue blade is covered with a thick rubber so any critters he finds are not harmed. Thanks for being concerned about this, though - we must never cause harm or behavior alteration in the animals/critters we photograph.
Sandy

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