kdacharya wrote:
taking these pics at night makes them even more appealing. thanks for sharing Kambiz
Thanks a lot KD. Yes, interestingly we had actually scheduled this for early morning but because of an unfortunate flight cancellation and rebooking, our trip got shorter by two days and we had to reschedule this for night time. And I am so glad we did!
Excellent work! I tend to stay away from snakes as I've been bitten and don't want a repeat, even from a non venomous snake. Great that you can get close and take wonderful image.
Erictator wrote:
Great stuff! I hope these are cropped, A LOT, using that 90mm I cringe to think how close you had to be, heh heh.
Eric
Thank you Eric... I was actually pretty close, but I was with a local guide as well as a professional snake wrangler. So I guess I had some -maybe false- sense of safety All it would take would be for the snake to make a jump at me from the branch, and luckily it never happened
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birdied wrote:
Absolutely amazing set. Love the last one.
Birdie
Thanks a lot Birdie...
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aaronbor wrote:
These are great shots. I can appreciate the challenges involved in taking this images in the wild at night. Specially with a dangerous subject.
Thank you so much...Appreciate it...
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Fantastic ! That last shot is a killer !
Gary
Thanks a lot Gary...
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morris wrote:
Excellent work! I tend to stay away from snakes as I've been bitten and don't want a repeat, even from a non venomous snake. Great that you can get close and take wonderful image.
Morris
Thanks Morris... I guess I felt a bit safer (maybe wrongly so!) as there was a professional snake wrangler with us who supposedly understood the snake behavior very well...
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johnohio wrote:
Love the shots !! Snakes make me nervous and in the dark terrified I would imagine. First one seems to have more coloring, any idea why ?
John
Thanks John... I am no expert on snakes and so have no idea on coloring. That said, if you look online for eyelash viper snakes, they do seem to come in a few different colors and patterns...
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Al Trujillo wrote:
Love these images! I am always curious/careful around all snakes and do appreciate what you captured here.
Thank you so much...
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Fantastic shots. Love how you shot them at night. It really brings out the colors in the snake.
Well Done,
Greg
Thanks Greg... Yeah, I am happy we did this at night. Got some cool shots, not just of snakes, but also of frogs, and various small critters and insects...
These are terrific shots of pretty lethal looking vipers. You are very brave, especially to photograph them at night with a 90mm macro! I'm glad you did it so I can see, but I'd never be brave enough to do it. I did photograph a black mamba recently, but from what I think was a safe distance.
They all beautiful images. I love the first for the beautiful colors and the last for the perspective. You are a brave guy braver than me . Stunning shots.
dallvr wrote:
These are terrific shots of pretty lethal looking vipers. You are very brave, especially to photograph them at night with a 90mm macro! I'm glad you did it so I can see, but I'd never be brave enough to do it. I did photograph a black mamba recently, but from what I think was a safe distance.
Thank you so much...
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Dave_E wrote:
They all beautiful images. I love the first for the beautiful colors and the last for the perspective. You are a brave guy braver than me . Stunning shots.
Dave
Thanks a lot Dave...
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louie champan wrote:
An amazing set of images, beautiful work and beautiful subjects.
Thanks a lot Louie... Beautiful subjects for sure (though dangerous!)...
love these, Kambiz, the F14 on your macro lense is really providing a lot more DOF than my Canon 100 mm lense. I also see that you are really careful about lining up a lot more of the snake's body in the DOF, not just the head and the eyes. really good composition on all of these.
All it would take would be for the snake to make a jump at me from the branch, and luckily it never happened 
