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Ha Ha, I Got It!

Ha Ha, I Got It!

Frank, our resident backyard pond snake, has what looks like a happy look. He may have just been burping. He had just found a big, fat, squirming tadpole and ...
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Frank, our resident backyard pond snake, has what looks like a happy look. He may have just been burping. He had just found a big, fat, squirming tadpole and was in the process of swallowing it when I got a quick shot of him-her peeking from the rocks.

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camera

NIKON D810

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settings

Aperture 8/1 ISO 1400 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 5000/10

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Jul, 2022

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99

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+13

Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Superb Composition

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Amazing capture, wonderful timing and excellent detail!

Platinum

Cool happy snake capture!

Ultimate

Great capture!

PRO

Reminds me of Kaa from Jungle Book. 😄

Thank you all for the positive comments. I had to move fast because it only appeared for maybe less than a minute.

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