Well, hello, Eve! How's ya' like an apple?

[AndyS]

[mbusby]

1. Elapid...

...Green Mamba?

[AndyS]

2. Nothing that exotic!

A small grass snake I found on my walk today. We hung out for a few hours and I got 200 or so exposures.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. What a devious expression he has!

Great shot!

[Walleye]

4. Very cool shot. Kind of scary just in time for Halloween

[Pobeka]

5. Nice work. What camera/lens did you take this with? n/t

[AndyS]

7. Olympus OMD EM 1 mkii,

60mm 2.8 macro somewhere near f10 with a home made diffuser on an OM FL 700 flash. The macro is the only piece of equipment I have that's not weather proof, something I plan to remedy when OMDS offers the 100mm macro. Even the flashes are weather proof.

The 'crop factor' for 4/3 cameras is 2:1 so 60mm is FF 120 equivalent.

FWIW OMDS will announce a new camera tomorrow. Looking forward to that! It's been a long dry spell.

[Pobeka]

10. Thanks for the details. That worked out great for that shot.

As a side note, I recently acquired a Canon G1 X Mark III for my hiking/backpacking trips. Packs a APSC sensor into a very small body, has a flash, viewfinder, and the 24-72mm FF equiv lens is quite good for a compact sized camera. The camera only weighs 14oz with a battery in it, and is dust/water resistant too. Perfecto!

I'll post some images as I get more acquianted with it.

[AndyS]

13. Look forward to seeing them! nt

[MichaelSoE]

6. Most excellent.

Did you just hang with him/her? Was it chilly in the morning so motion was minimal?
Or did you pop it into the fridge for a few minutes to slow it down? or none of the above?

[AndyS]

9. It was quite warm and comfortable this AM, upper 70s.

The dogs and I were walking to the local park down a white gravel road and she was right in the middle of the road. Stuck out like a sore thumb! I just picked her up, she's about 15" long, and and took her home with me.

She was quite active, so I did chill her a bit but most of the good stuff was with her hanging from a dowel in my table top studio.

I tried to get a pic of her with her tongue out but after four hours I gave up and took what I had. I try not to stress my subjects too much and after awhile if they don't settle down I let them go whether I have what I want or not.

I'm call it a she because the internet says her anatomy indicates it.

[George McGovern]

8. Wow. Worthy of National Geographic AndyS. Great title.

[AndyS]

11. I aspire to Gato Mateado's level.

I had a great time with her but she never calmed down so we parted company before I was tired of the shoot. I actually left her in a safer place than I found her--she was in serious danger of being eaten my crows or grackles where I found her.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

12. Great shot Andy! 👏👏👏

[AndyS]

14. Thank you. Had fun with her! nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. She is just gorgeous! Even though snakes aren't my favorite animals...

The colors and focus are marvelous. Really a great shot!

[AndyS]

16. She was a lot of fun to keep company with.

More for me than her but it isn't always like that. Some critters settle right in as soon as they figure out you won't eat them. When I first moved in I found a 6' coachwhip in the back yard and she was just a calm and relaxed as could be. Once we got past the bitey part . . .

[ShazzieB]

17. What a cutie!

I really like snakes. I think they are beautiful and fascinating creatures, and that one's adorable. Great shot!