Viper (Cerastes cerastes)
Jan, 2017Views
2012
Likes
Awards
Contest Finalist in Animal Kingdom Photo Contest vol2
Amateur Winner Reptiles Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Reptiles Photo Contest
Featured
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
Outstanding Creativity
All Star
Virtuoso
Emotions
Impressed
Happy
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankCategories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
I excluded the photo in the Terrapark in Rheinberg. It is a terrarium system with lizards, frogs, snakes and some insects.Time
This photo was taken in the morning of 2016.02.13Lighting
It was the usual art lighting in terrariums.Equipment
Oly EM-1.1 Sigma Macro, 150/2,8 Oly 1,4 x Converter TripotInspiration
The front view with both eyes, the horns in connection with the blurry light background made me take this picture. In order to represent the head as accurately as possible against the blurry background, I decided to use a stack with an open aperture and about 8 pictures.Editing
After the general exposure corrections in Lightroom, the 8 pictures were composed with the help of Zereene and then finalized in Photoshop.In my camera bag
My camera bag is always packed for the respective application (macro, landscape or architecture). Definitely my two camera bodies Olympus OM-D E-M1 and PEN-F are. In addition, the following lenses: M.Zuiko 12-40 / 2.8, Zuiko 9-18 / 4.0 M.Zuiko 75/18, M.Zuiko Macro 60 / 2.8, Leica APO Macro Elmarit R 100 / 2.8, M:Zuiko 40-150/2.8 Pro and other equipment depending on the application such. B. Macro carriage Nodalpointadapter, filter sets etFeedback
The background often plays a crucial role, especially in macro photography. It should always be ensured that in addition to the self-evident points such as sharpness, details, division and exposure, it is the background that rounds off the entire picture and thus really brings out the motif.
