Recent Photography

this past week myself and 2 friends went up to Snake Road. I dont consider myself an avid field herper and thus the reason these arent posted there.

anyhow... I just wanted to show off some of my photography. I have lots more to process... but this is what is done so far.

Yellow-bellied water snake


Toad


Timber Rattler


Western Ribbon


Leopard Frog


Green Treefrog


Cottonmouth


Another Cotton (this photo was NOT cropped.... I dont advise getting this close)



More to come as I get them processed. Thanks for looking.

Great pics!!

You photography people suck by the way. Only because I suck at photography.

Kevin, those are BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!

I was thinking, "Wow, it looks like he's awful close to that timber rattler"....then I saw the cottonmouth pics. Holy crap, LOL.

Very Nice I love the close-ups

AMAZING pics!!

Originally Posted by Cat_72

Kevin, those are BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!

I was thinking, "Wow, it looks like he's awful close to that timber rattler"....then I saw the cottonmouth pics. Holy crap, LOL.

I WAS aweful close to those animals. All Images were with a Tamron 28/300mm lens. None of the photos have been cropped and are as shot.

The close up of the Cotton was at 240mm
The close up of the Yellow-belly was at 300mm
The Timber shot was at 300mm

Below is a shot showing how close I was to the Yellow-belly at 300mm

WARNING -- Please do not try this... I have been trained by a mentor to work with Venomous.

To give you some ideas of how close.

This was when I shot the Yellow-bellied water snake



My buddy did get a shot of me shoting down the throat of the cotton...however he had it on autofocus.. and it didnt focus on me (or the snake for that matter)...so I declined the photo... The distance from lens to fang would scare most folks.

Once again... Please dont try this.... I have been trained by someone with 10+ years dealing with venomous. I myself have been working with them for a couple of years now.

The same Timber


only in the above photo Im not laying down on my stomach to get the shot. And for the record.... If I didnt have someone there I trust to keep me safe... I would not have laid down to get the shot. My buddy (the one that took the pics) was to the side and between me and the Timber... ready to intervien if needed. And did once. That is why I dont have a shot of me shooting the Timber. He already had a job.

Absolutely gorgeous, Kevin! I'm so totally jealous! Last time I went ground level to shoot a big, heavy gray rat (snake), I ended up with 4 sets of puncture wounds in my hand and wrist. And I never did get a decent shot. LOL ... chalk one up for the snake!

I normally shoot a few standing up... then try to get a few kneeling (sp?) down... then I go down to ground level. That way I should have at least something to show.

There have been times when all I could get is a few standing then it darted into the underbrush or something... never to be seen again.

Personally I love to take the close up portraits.