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JaySteel
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Posted: 22 Jun 2012 at 6:43pm |
will
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top work as always, Jason!
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JaySteel
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Thanks very much Will. She was a beautifully calm lady with no signs of stress at all and I got this shot within 2 minutes of finding her and then watched her slither off.
Jason
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JamesM
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Very nice, Jason.
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JaySteel
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Thanks James.
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Iulia
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beautiful snake!
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JamesM
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I'm guessing this was a staged shot?
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JaySteel
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Yes, I'm afraid it was. It was taken about 6ft from where she was originally basking. She wasn't manipulated to pose for me though. This is how she sat up herself just before she slithered off the log I placed her on. As I said previously she wasn't stressed in the slightest though and was only moved for about 2 minutes before being returned to her spot. Jason
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GemmaJF
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After a while you can always spot it. I've nothing against posed pictures at all or handling. It does pay-off though to take the time to try to get in-situ pictures, but with a lovely girl like this I can see the temptation of posing the shot. It's the way she is sat, both the way the body is not naturally coiled and the head position, like she is saying, 'OK who dumped me on this log, what do I do next?'.
Doesn't take away from the picture though, you should be proud Jason it is a lovely shot. I started to get results with in-situ shots using two methods, 1) is to just sit and wait for the animal to return to its natural basking spot (be prepared to sit and wait for possibly hours but it does get fantastic results), 2) Move in progressively closer taking shots as you go on hands and knees. Both usually result in strange looks from people and plenty of thorn/bramble scratches but in all they are worth the effort.
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JaySteel
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Thanks for your comments Gemma. I do regularly take "in-situ" shots and would always prefer them if possible but with this snake on this occasion that was totalling impractical unfortunately. The only shots obtainable would have been from directly above and would have been largely obscured by foliage. She was too pretty to pass up. And my hands are still carrying thorns from 4 weeks ago after photographing reptiles "in-situ" lol!
I'm not condoning or encouraging the handling of wild adders but unlike many other herpetologists / photographers I do admit to engaging in this practice in certain circumstances but I do so with the greatest of care and respect for the snakes involved. Jason
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