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Finger lickin' good

Posted by Brett B. on Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:01 am

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I wasn't sure if this was the right forum to post this, so many of the pictures here are scenes clearly depicting places with people and few wildlife shots. I decided to put it here because a prominent part of the image is my finger.

Those who know me well will tell you that the most amazing thing about this image comes from knowing of my life long, intense fear of snakes and the realization that that is me holding the little monster. I found this hungry little guy in my pool skimmer this spring and decided to immortalize him on digital film. This is how he chose to repay me. :wink:

Nikon D1x, Nikon 60mm macro @ f5.0, 1/250 sec., ISO 200
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by Alan Melle on Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:47 am
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Great composition. You must be wearing a glove because I would have never guessed that was your finger he was biting. Based on the milky color of his eye this snake was about to shed his skin. The eye color turns milky just before they shed and at this point they can't see very well. When this happens they get fairly aggressive and, probably as a defense, will bite almost anything that moves.
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by Greg Downing on Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:51 am
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Great composition. Point of focus is right where it should be. I'm not sure I would have held that still!
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by Laura Stiefel on Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:35 pm
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Nice companion shot. :) What an ungrateful little beast!
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by Bob Ettinger on Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:28 pm
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Brett,

Great dedication, holding the camera still while getting bitten :D
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by NDCheryl on Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:24 pm
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Very cool shot. Way to work through your fear.
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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:33 am
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Awesome. Is a rattler next? :D

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