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Girls really like snakes...

Postby Bindii on Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:42 pm

well this one does anyways.... Sadly the snake she wanted to use for the shoot decided to start shedding yesterday so we had to make do with a smaller less imposing one... which I might add didn't co-operate at all... *sigh*

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Postby Geoff on Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:34 pm

lovely shots! Not sure if I'm a fan of the borders tho.
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Postby sunnylass on Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:56 pm

I actually like the borders. What sort of snake is that Bindii? Lovely shots by the way :)
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Postby Manta on Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:22 pm

Love the shots Bindii - very jealous! (Red Bellied Black I assume?)
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Postby Nikon boy on Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:22 pm

Blimey Bindi i see from the exif data you took these at 100 and 300 mm !!! way too close for me,,,but great shots !!!
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Postby sunnylass on Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:30 pm

Nikon boy wrote:Blimey Bindi i see from the exif data you took these at 100 and 300 mm !!! way too close for me,,,but great shots !!!
 LOL that's nothing. She had a snake spit venom on her lens one time.
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Postby Alex on Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:57 pm

Nicely captured with beautiful vivid colours and nice tones. I really like No.1.

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Postby big pix on Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:59 pm

Nikon boy wrote:Blimey Bindi i see from the exif data you took these at 100 and 300 mm !!! way too close for me,,,but great shots !!!


agree....... but using my 500mm lens and a 5X TC would be too close for me :wink:
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Postby Nikon boy on Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:05 pm

Ya got that right Big Pix !!!

Seriously i really admire Bindi's work with this type of subject ,,,no way would i !!! i'll be having nightmares for weeks after just looking at these pics !!!
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Postby bimborocks on Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:17 pm

nice shots but personally i am not a fan of advertising free handling of venomus snakes but thats just me - playing with fire. I think it is a collets snake (not sure on the spelling)

Once again great shots as usual
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Postby Manta on Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:35 pm

bimborocks wrote:I think it is a collets snake


I think you may be spot on Bimbo. I was concerned about the red striping on the upper scales but passed it off as not being close to a red-bellied for a while and not remembering exactly what mottled colouring they may have. Googling the Collett's brings up a lot of images that more closely resemble this specimen but none seems as healthy and dark as this one.

Bindii's friend is a wildlife carer and I'm sure that any handling of her little darlings would only be done in the best interests of the snake. Still, a classic case of "don't try this at home" for the uneducated. :)
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Postby Bluebell on Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:55 pm

First and third are my favorites. Beautiful looking snake but I wouldn't want to get that close. :shock:
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Postby Bindii on Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:20 pm

Thanks everyone... and yes it is a collets snake.. and yes its venomous..

my friend is also extremly adept handling these kinds of snakes... they have more venomous snakes in their possesion than most of us would see in a lifetime and she handles them on a daily basis... this collets is also used to being handled so it wasn't under any stress at the time... :)
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Postby Antsl on Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:09 pm

Hi Bindii,
Like the images but like the courage more..... I got to handle my first snakes last year... a couple of pythons and that was interesting enough.... the poisoness variety is something I happly leave to others! Good on ya!
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Postby Matt. K on Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:38 pm

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If she handled me like that I'd start shedding too! :D :D :D :D
Excellents pics and a great subject! I'm not sure how much processing you did but the images have a nice technical quality and great colours.
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Postby Steffen on Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:11 am

I very much agree, great shots!

Those borders, on the other hand, they look very obituary like... (which gives the images a whole new dimension :shock: )

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Postby CraigVTR on Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:08 pm

Sue great shots.

I tried a couple of snake shots the other day (macro) but they came out rubbish. The snake is at the doctors now, not something I did but a shedding issue, getting better. When it comes home again I will get the camera out and have another go.
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Postby Bindii on Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:37 am

CraigVTR wrote:Sue great shots.

I tried a couple of snake shots the other day (macro) but they came out rubbish. The snake is at the doctors now, not something I did but a shedding issue, getting better. When it comes home again I will get the camera out and have another go.



Oooh nice to know that your doctor isnt scared of snakes.. ;)

And the trick to getting good dnake shots Craig is to get them at the right time when they are kinda active but not hungry... I havent had a lot of luck with using my macro on snakes though due to the limited depth of field... maybe you will have more luck than me...:)

and don't forget to post the results when you have taken them cause I for one would love to see them...
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Postby CraigVTR on Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:35 am

Thanks for the tips Sue. I will post when I get to take the shots.

The doctor ain't scared of snakes as he is a 'snake doctor'. :D :lol:
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