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one of many carefully coiled atop a tree branch. Snake, reptile, reptile photography, snake photography, Toronto Zoo photography

Emerald Tree Boa

"The snake stood up for evil in the Garden" - Robert Frost

This was a tough shot and low light conditions and ISO already at 800 made it harder, especially since I forgot my monopod at home. This freshly wet Emerald tree boa was one of many carefully coiled atop a tree branch.

I am off to shoot the fest today and add more photos to the Ribfest gallery.

Have a great weekend all.

Nikon D70 | 800 | 1/40 | f5.6

  • Lens: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G IF AF-S VR
  • Flash: None
  • Tripod: None
  • Lighting: Mixed Artificial Lighting
  • Post Pro: Levels & Color Balance
  • Weather: Indoor
  • Time of Day: Late Morning
  • Location: Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario

Posted on September 1, 2006 1:22 PM | | Comments (4) |

Comments

srp

I think the green is lovely. But I usually avoid the reptile house at the zoo. I really just don't like snakes.

Posted at September 2, 2006 1:41 PM

Matt Vardy

Hey Paul, really enjoy this shot. I can appreciate the level of difficulty here. 800 did add a ton of grain, but this isn't exactly a bad thing.. I think it enhances and mimics the roughness of the reptiles skin. However, it would be interesting to see how the image would look despeckled or softened with pro software. Regards,

Posted at September 3, 2006 6:21 PM

kenju

He's both beautiful and scary at once.

Posted at September 4, 2006 12:42 PM

Pearl

Beautiful.

Posted at September 9, 2006 5:26 PM