April 18 2011 by Carol Rollins

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18-APR-2011	Carol Breton

A close encounter with a Black-tailed Rattlesnake on my way home from work.

Olympus E-620 ,Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6
1/800s f/7.9 at 212.0mm iso320
with 1.4x Teleconverter full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

azttttommy		21-Apr-2011 23:01
I like seeing snakes. I like to see them before I hear them.

Tom LeRoy		20-Apr-2011 04:17
My goodness and you had the nerve to take these wonderful captures! Hats off!V!

Jean D		20-Apr-2011 01:03
WOW! Terrific series on this venomous snake, Carol.Your a brave lady and a little to close for comfort at 5m. ~V

Bryan Murahashi		19-Apr-2011 14:31
Fabulous shots of this menacing critter. V

s_barbour		19-Apr-2011 13:55
Great shots Carol! The third one is magnificent and very threatening. This is the part of living in your area that I would have such a hard time with!

Bartosz Kotulski		19-Apr-2011 12:32
very nice set. great close ups. well done

Yves Marquis		19-Apr-2011 12:20
omg be carreful

Jim Coffman		19-Apr-2011 12:06
Great captures,Carol!!

Ceya		19-Apr-2011 11:49
Your pictures are wonderful to look at, but I'd never have the courage of go this near any snakes! Such decorative colours and patterns there are..

Neal Nye		19-Apr-2011 11:13
Fantastic shots! These are just incredible poses. Right down at eye level! Excellent!

Randy Adams		19-Apr-2011 11:13
wow, incredible series Carol...212mm is a bit too close for me! Extra credit for bravery! V

Guest		19-Apr-2011 08:09
Oh my, I should yell till Tokio and you make pics, great work.

Janet Forjan-Freedman		19-Apr-2011 07:20
Nice catches of this close encounter!

Giancarlo Guzzardi		19-Apr-2011 06:40
excellent close up of this threatening snake

Guest		19-Apr-2011 06:32
Fantastic captures Carol. You must be very brave! V

Sam Rua		19-Apr-2011 06:01
Nice find of one of the beautiful snakes, Carol. Nice captures as well. The first one is a keeper.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		19-Apr-2011 05:57
Beautiful images! Thanks:nice job here! BV Paolo

Guest		19-Apr-2011 05:34
212 mm is way to close to this guy. Beautiful series well done. V

Guest		19-Apr-2011 05:22
Great shots! He was not happy with you! v

NealyBob		19-Apr-2011 05:09
Awesome series on this Rattle snake Carol!

hge54		19-Apr-2011 05:08
That 3rd shot is just menacing. I'm glad you had the 1.4x.

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