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A green vine snake after fresh monsoon showers.
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People's Choice in Colour Green Photo Challenge
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Contest Finalist in Snakes Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in Curves In Nature Photo Contest
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LindieK
December 30, 2017
Green on green...great ! Great usage of a perfect DOF, with the head and eye and water drop pin-sharp. Amazing in it’s simplicity. Less is definitely more. Great image!
AlanC
June 23, 2019
Congrats! You have been chosen by VB members> Amazing shot, well done and keep it coming! :-)
surendrachaturvedi
June 23, 2019
Congrats on the win. Great shot. The sharpness of eye,waterdrop is incredible.
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Location
The photo was taken during one of my herping expeditions in the rainforests of Karnataka, India.Time
Monsoons are a great time to gout into the forests and photograph snakes and other subjects as they are found in abundant around then. During monsoon one can also make interesting photos using the naturally available water droplets like I did here in this photo to add an extra element of interest in the photo.Lighting
Thankfully being slightly overcast, there was some beautiful diffused light available to work with.Equipment
This was shot with my Nikon D3s and a Nikkor 105mm macro lens.Inspiration
I was out looking for snakes and frogs to shoot with interesting elements or unique angles, the water droplet was what made me take a photo of this Green Vine Snake, which unless was present I might not have clicked.Editing
I try to keep the post processing to a bare minimum while editing wildlife photos so as to maintain the natural look and feel of the image and to present the subject in the most natural way I had seen it. I usually just adjust the colours, exposure and highlights and sharpness.In my camera bag
I usually travel with my trustee low light workhorses the Nikon D4s and the Nikon D3s. As for lenses I keep the AF-S Nikkor 600mm F4/G VR, this has been my most used wildlife lens. I also rent the Nikkor 105mm VR Macro lens along with a Nikon Speedlight for macro photography and a Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 for landscape photography if required.Feedback
Working with snakes can be quite tricky and dangerous, never venture out hooting snakes alone, always go with an experienced herpetologist and in a group of two or three. Handling snakes is a strict NO NO. To photograph snakes well, it is important to understand their behaviour, their prey base and preferred terrain, but most of all one should know if they are venomous or non venomous.