Todays trip (lots o pics)

[Dylan8i]

biked to a local park today ( my car was totaled a few weeks ago and bicycle is my only transport now). i was there a few days ago and saw a water snake and lots of wildlife near the biggest pond so i went back today with my camera.


i ended up stalking the northern water snake (read laying in the grass- with my shirt off for some reason- with my head down hill, elbows on the waters edge for about 30 mins before it was comfortable moving around with me there) it had a fish in its mouth until i originally scared it.













and a few other shots from around the pond










thanks for looking.

[Sushigaijin]

Love the third shot, the watersnake portrait in the water. It is SOOO difficult to get good in-the-water shots of watersnakes. Nice job.

[Dylan8i]

thanks Erik, i saw it swimming around there the other day, im glad a went back with my camera, although i almost missed it. i did get a bad sun burn on my back just laying ther for about an hour though. it was really cool when it decided i was safe and IT came with in abotu a foot of me. ill look back through my images and maybe send you links to a few of the other in the water portrait shots.

was totally worth the bug bites, itch grass skin, and sun burn though.


and i also realized my 18-135 is no where near as sharp as id like, or as my 60 mm macro. if i don;t spend all my money on a new car i may just need to buy a 70 or 80-200 very soon.

[Old Timer]

That must have been uncomfortable, but boy did it produce results. Great series of images love both sets.

[serenity]

The third one is great!!! What a nice close-up with the motion of the tongue. It's cool that you caught him eating too.

[Sushigaijin]

Thanks Dylan.

have you considered the sigma 105 or 150 macros? I know it's tough to rationalize a stable full of primes, but those are good bugging lenses too :-)

[Dylan8i]

id consider getting a longer macro lense after i get a good telephoto lense.

thanks serenity, it was actually eatting on the bank when i stumbled upon it. It jumped in the water, and then i scared it again and it actually let go of the fish ( it was already dead though) so not very good for the snake, but thanks.