Big Whiff
Uploaded: May 09, 2005
A Puyallup Fair National Photography Contest Finalist in 2007. Macro shot of this gardener snake trying to figure out if I was friend or foe based on the smells it was getting from it's tongue. I found it sun bathing on the black top in my Aunt's driveway. It did strike at me once while I was trying to get close with the camera but since it's not poisonous I kept shooting till I got a good shot! I got 3 nice shots that I'll put in this week. Camera hand held on auto macro mode.
Dale Ann Cubbage May 09, 2005
OMG! You are a braver woman than I, Lori! Great capture!!da #246777
Linda D. Lester May 09, 2005
What a striking shot! Great shot, Lori! #1333450Don Leslie May 09, 2005
Great shot Lori, sharp with great DOF! #1333624Lori Ditlefsen May 09, 2005
Thank you Dale, Linda and Don! #1333626Brinn MacDougall May 09, 2005
Great capture, Lori! Perfect timing and wonderful detail! #1333785Brian Cassar May 09, 2005
This is a really good shot Lori. Probably a winner. Great job! #1334434Lori Ditlefsen May 09, 2005
Thank you so much Brinn and Brian! #1335252Kara L. Hendricks May 09, 2005
You are much braver than I.. ewhhhhh...Lori Ditlefsen May 09, 2005
Thank you Kara and Misty. They can't hurt ya so I didn't mind it being aggressive. Makes for better shots when critters get fiesty. ;) #1335563Laurence Saliba May 15, 2005
Scary!!!!! I like snakes but when I meet one in the wild it gives me the shivers :) Great capture Lori!!!! #1354575Jim Kinnunen May 15, 2005
Awesome, Lori!!!! #1355069Lori Ditlefsen May 15, 2005
Thanks so much Laurence and Jim! #1355787Lorraine A. Cook May 16, 2005
Super Photo, Lori! I'll enjoy looking at snakes through the lens of your camera<:)) #1357771Lori Ditlefsen May 16, 2005
hehe, Thanks Lorraine! #1357783Noel Baebler May 16, 2005
If I had a hat, it would be off-to-you. I admire you hanging in there for this shot! Poisonous or made of rubber, I am out-of- there! #1359229Lori Ditlefsen May 16, 2005
Must be the Tom Boy in me! hehe Thanks Noel! #1359595Bryan Yates May 18, 2005
Well done! I like the DOF and the color! #1364828Lori Ditlefsen May 18, 2005
Thanks, Bryan! #1364919Cindy Paquette May 18, 2005
Incredible capture!!! #1364944Lori Ditlefsen May 18, 2005
Thank you Cindy! #1365366Walter Graziano May 18, 2005
I have to say, I only have 2 phobias;one is flying and the other is snakes! The shot came out great and you get even more kudos for getting close to the thing! :) #1365536Lori Ditlefsen May 18, 2005
hehe, Thanks Wally! #1365577Kerby Pfrangle May 18, 2005
Lori I am afraid of snakes.But this is an excellent clear image of this fellow.
Nice color and like his tounge.
Kerby #1366229
Lori Ditlefsen May 18, 2005
Thank you Kerby! #1366304Jill A. Johnson May 19, 2005
Great Work Lori!!!Jill :) #1368455
Lori Ditlefsen May 19, 2005
Thank you, Jill! #1368589Alisha L. Ekstrom May 19, 2005
Oh my NO WAY would you EVER catch me getting a photo of a snake!!! You are VERY brave. Fabulous capture!!!:) #1368753Lori Ditlefsen May 19, 2005
hehe, I hear that a lot! Thanks for the nice comment, Alisha! #1368879Claudia Kuhn May 19, 2005
Great find and super capture Lori! last summer I stopped on the side of the road because I found a garter snake sunning itself. I got a few pics, none this close though, and a few cars went by me and must have thought I was crazy. I made sure it got out of the road so it wouldn't get hit. #1369685Lori Ditlefsen May 19, 2005
Oh good, a fellow soul who will brave nature's beasts for the shot! hehe Thanks so much, Claudia, and good for you for keeping it safe! #1369846Roxanne M. Bubar May 21, 2005
Great shot. #1375457Lori Ditlefsen May 21, 2005
Thank you Roxanne! #1375475Shelly A. Van Camp May 23, 2005
Super, Lori! I took a picture yesterday of this Snake here in Va. It was over a store front window here and about 4 feet long!!!!! Shelly #1384859Lori Ditlefsen May 23, 2005
Thanks so much, Shelly!4ft! Yikes a big one! #1384938
Wendy Stevenson May 23, 2005
Great capture of this looooooong snake Lori!! #1385177Lori Ditlefsen May 23, 2005
Thank you Wendy! #1385201Marcie A. Fowler May 24, 2005
Great capture of the creepy looking fellow!! You are braver than I am!! #1389521Lori Ditlefsen May 24, 2005
Thanks Marcie! #1389536Kay E. Mahoney June 09, 2005
Very neat shot Lori. Would make a great picture for a snake book. #1451611Lori Ditlefsen June 09, 2005
Thanks so much Kay! #1452190augustus gillian June 18, 2005
wow! great capture.the tounge colour gave contast and compositional effect
at first I look at the picture I got struck with the sharp scales and looks of the GS and bloured my eyes going in depth of picture.
nice shot with clear details to reptile study #1485362
Lori Ditlefsen June 18, 2005
Thanks Augustus! I love macro and mother nature shots. Until I got my Nikon 2 years ago, I had never shot in macro before. Now I'm hooked! #1485537Timothy L. Leggett July 15, 2005
good thing your hooked, Lori cause you are very good at it. great shot.Lori Ditlefsen July 15, 2005
Thanks Tim! I love Macro! #1596934Roger D. Meador August 28, 2005
Very well done. I like this. #1775574Lori Ditlefsen August 28, 2005
Thank you very much, Roger! #1776095Guy D. Biechele June 09, 2006
Amazing capture. Great shapes, DOF, and perspective. That tongue makes the shot! #2874604Lori Ditlefsen June 09, 2006
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