Coachwhip w/ Bee


Posted by hastorga on Tue Nov 17, 2015 9:39 pm

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Western Coachwhip Snake w/ Bee hitching a ride!!!
Santa Clara Ranch, South Texas

Nikon D4 w/ Nikkor 500mm
iso1250, f6.3, 1/4000
Hector D. Astorga
Mission, TX
Website: http://www.hectorastorga.com
Santa Clara Ranch: http://www.santaclararanch.com

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Nov 18, 2015 3:47 am
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Amazing shot Hector! Superb detail on your main subjects and lovely background.
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by WOlf38 on Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:50 am
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Gorgeous!!!
Bravo, Hector!
 

by david fletcher on Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:10 am
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top drawer Hector! Fabulous!
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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:10 pm
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It's all that!!!!!

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by MalcolmBenn on Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:24 pm
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A great example of how it's the little things make an image interesting and in this case unique ... congrats.
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by Ron Day on Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:57 pm
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In addition to your fine subjects, the color and lighting is first-rate. Excellent work Hector!
 

by swanuck on Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:11 pm
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nice great bg
 

by Vinit Arora on Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:50 pm
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Top class shot.. Loved it all the way.. 
 

by Blck-shouldered Kite on Sat Nov 21, 2015 1:05 pm
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Spectacular nature image…..in every way !   Congrats and thank you for showing a piece of nature that many of us probably did not even know existed !

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by Nate Chappell on Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:29 pm
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Congrats Hector, great bg and the bee adds a lot
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by david fletcher on Sat Nov 21, 2015 3:45 pm
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just want to add my congrats on EP. best snake shot I've seen for a while. well deserved!
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:47 pm
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by hastorga on Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:55 am
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Thanks to everyone for their kind comments.

Thanks to Greg and staff for selecting this image as an EP!!!
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by VinayakYardi on Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:50 am
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Amazing............
 

by Methodical on Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:10 am
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Perfect timing and shot.
 

by Sougata De on Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:28 am
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Lovely clarity and beautiful background.
 

by jacques on Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:12 am
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Nice shot !
 

by DigitalBromide on Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:25 pm
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Fantastic moment!
Loved the background.
Keep clicking :)
 

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