close iframe icon
approved icon dianabeekvelt avatar
dianabeekvelt
South Africa Boomslang
Banner

South Africa Boomslang



behind the lens badge

Beautiful green shy snake with big keyhole eyes

Beautiful green shy snake with big keyhole eyes
Read less
cameraNIKON D800E

settings Aperture 56/10 ISO 500 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 1350/10 

upload_dateNov, 2016

Views

1958

Likes

Awards

Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Featured
Peer Award
Confalonieri Bruizaphoto billdoll lenwareverson ClaritaBethCanlasMiller picturesfromabove JGMorlan +604
Superb Composition
Bvanwyk FredJM Teila lifesecure10 Captainspinat madeleinnel vbsixthsism626451 +41
Absolute Masterpiece
jeshaalcantararosas justingraziotti PNW_Mad_Mo paulejones Kat Robinson yogeshvs stefaniagiansante +39
Top Choice
ajlucena idollprinceyekchoyprincegumanban Ak56 cesarsolano James-Evans Kelly1965 EdridgeDeCastro +25
Magnificent Capture
Macpwm TomasTar gw4444 Madzebra keirarose Geistwolf Gilleroo1 +17
Outstanding Creativity
padillazhazhaparba amitdutta43 johanalberts kaleblee antoinettebeatriztoledo suemarriott bethray-schroeder +13
Superior Skill
mariadel morganmarinoni kasper Normanthegr8 donaldgbrown Robert222 gdeweypowell
All Star
sharkbayte noneoftheabove mikeleary KatieMcKinneyPhotography Rev_Don_Shields
Virtuoso
RyansViewbug Walks cynthiasaphire
Genius
KDRphotography

Emotions

Impressed
AliZackerGalePhotography johandupreez

Top Ranks

Majestic Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Majestic Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
View more
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Emerging Talent AwardsTop 10 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 16Top 20 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 16Top 20 rank week 3

Categories

8 Comments |
phillipjohnparkin
 
phillipjohnparkin December 21, 2016
Great capture, welcome to viewbug, have fun.
Alwolfe Platinum
 
Alwolfe September 20, 2017
Terrific photo!
dianabeekvelt
dianabeekvelt September 20, 2017
Thank you very much for your response
Hollow_Espada
 
Hollow_Espada February 13, 2018
Amazing
KotrynArt
 
KotrynArt February 13, 2018
I am affraid of snakes, but this picture i would hang on my wall !!!
carolinecournoyergalt PRO+
 
carolinecournoyergalt February 13, 2018
Awesome capture, feels like that reptile is gonna leap off the screen !
Dior_22
 
Dior_22 February 14, 2018
She’s precious
grahamcarney_6567
 
grahamcarney_6567 January 12, 2019
great shot
Fhhphotos
 
Fhhphotos March 16, 2019
Awesome shot!!

Submitted to Photo Contests

Tags

#Boomslang #green #snake #nature
See all

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in Hoedspruit South Africa.

Time

This was during morning time around 11.00

Lighting

The Boomslang was in the boom so it was difficult to get the whole snake out of the sunlight.

Equipment

Nikon D800E, Nikkor 80-400, out of hand and no flash

Inspiration

The Boomslang is a very shy but poisonous snake next to the black and green mamba. I was so excited to get close to such a beautiful green creature. It is the only dutch name which is not translated to english.

Editing

All my photos have post-processing. This is my digital negative, after importing in Lightroom and Photoshop I create the colours like I remembered. It is my own truth. At last because I am shooting in RAW the photo needs to be sharpen a bit.

In my camera bag

OMG, I try to travel light but when I go out in the nature I carry my lenses 50, 14-24, 28-300 and 80-400 mm. Als I am using Lee Filterset the bigstopper en the 6 ND Medium gradial, And soe small stuff charger, remote controller, plastic camerabag, cleaning cloth and accu.

Feedback

You have to be very patient and keep your eyes open cause a lot of animals are well camouflaged. Study the behaviour of the animals to make a specific foto, keep on trying and you will be awarded.

See more amazing photos, follow dianabeekvelt

User photo
It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.