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Western Diamond Back

Western Diamond Back

Arizona's cranky little desert dweller

Arizona's cranky little desert dweller
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Canon EOS 70D

settings

settings

Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2014

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2338

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+255

Awards

Peer Award

+29

Top Choice

+18

Magnificent Capture

+17

Absolute Masterpiece

+13

Superb Composition

+13

Superior Skill

+7

Great Find

+3

All Star

+1

One Of A Kind

Jaw Dropping

Virtuoso

Outstanding Creativity

Genius

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Awesome shot! :)

great shot of this bugger - I can feel the rattles - nice work

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Wow, how close did yoy get?

...wow...fab capture :-)

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Just Wow!!! Hope you were using a zoom lens :-)

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yikes - a 1000mm lens? great shot!

wow

Superbly caught

Superbly caught

Magnificent!

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Awesome shot. I hope that you were not too close to this critter. Deb

you really had this guy on alert. well captured.

I, like most people , have a fear of snakes, However; You have found the beuty in this image . . . well done. I visit your page from time to time and always come away inspired. Good luick at NYP!

Great action shot, love these guys. I did not run into any this year.

You have a steady hand...the only movement detectible is that in his tail, as he is shaking his rattler at you...and I would have been shaking in my boots this close to him.

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Thank you, I like snakes but I respect them. He was so fun to watch and take pictures of.

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I know how hard it is to get a good strike pose from a Western, Great shot!

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thank you. .. he was a blast to photograph

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WOW!!! This is a spectacular capture! Love it.:)

Your brave

Stunning!!!!

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thank you so much!

Really great shot! and thanks for joining my challenge!

Nice action shot thanks so much for adding into my snake contest

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