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Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis

I snapped a picture of this Common Garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) on the beach at the Great Sacandaga Lake in upstate New York. The snake was just beginning...
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I snapped a picture of this Common Garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) on the beach at the Great Sacandaga Lake in upstate New York. The snake was just beginning to slither over a small sand dune.
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NIKON D7200

settings

Aperture 8/1 ISO 560 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 270/1

location

Broadalbin, New York, US

upload_date

Jul, 2020

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562

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+207

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+21

Magnificent Capture

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Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Genius

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Wow beautiful photo, i like snakes, but on distance haha😀

Thank you, Enrique. A zoom lens comes in quite handy for creating that desired amount of distance. LOL! :)

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Terrific capture!

Thank you, Bazz. I appreciate it very much :)

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Very nice shot. I'd like to see the cropped eye of the snake and fool a bit with shadows to see the photo in his eye reflected! great photo

I might just do that. Great idea! :)

Ok Greg I hate snakes of any kind, but this a great shot with wonderful colors!!!

LOL! In order to get the shot, I had to lay down on the beach to get as low as possible. I don't know if I would have done that with a really dangerous snake. :)

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Excellent close-up of this beauty.