Snake-eye

© Dennis Gay

Snake-eye

Uploaded: November 23, 2009

Description

A beautiful Morelia spilota cheynei (Diamond Python) rests its head on a coil and displays the reflection of a nearby tree in its reptilian eye.

This serpentine close-up study was made on the property of our local Herpetological Society president in Wauchope, NSW, Australia on an extremely hot late spring day.

Canon EOS D60 & Canon 28-135 IR Lens: RAW, f/11 @ 1/125sec, 70mm, -1EV, ISO100, TTL on-board flash, Hand held.
Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3.

Enjoy!

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: fired., ISO: 100, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS D60

Comments

Kathleen Brennan November 23, 2009

Great macro! #1208457

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