Spooky, but I really like it. The shallow dof makes it a bit abstract, but it _is_ a snake. I love how it "rolls" in and out of focus.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28. desember 2005 05:28 > To: [email protected] > Subject: peso: Coils > > (A different kind of coils than in the book) > > To get this shot I used a technique that I read about in one of Tim > Fitzharris's books. As soon as I found this guy I quickly dropped my > Tilly hat over him, then got all set up and, when I was ready, quietly > lifted the hat. and there he was exactly how and where I wanted him. > This fellow was quite ripe to molt (as you can see from the fogging up > of the scale that covers his eye) and though they tend to be extra > fierce then (I guess they're nervous because they can't see any thing) > he was very cooperative. > > note: the colors that come out of my scanner are quite unrelated to the > colors on the photo I put into it so, though I spent about half a hour > trying to fix them in PS, they aren't much like the original. > > http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/snake.html > > That was on Fuji 100 print film (while I was waiting for them slow pokes > to send my next case of slide) in my P3n (sitting on my bean bag) with > my late 2x Vivatar macro TC and M 50mm f2. > What do you think? > > Cheers, > Francis >
