I'll take a look at the shots again. I fired off six or seven frames. I
believe they are all this color. I also recall that the snake matched
the leaves. I was somewhat surprised by the snake's coloration when I
saw him. Note the tan and brown of the ground cover. That's the natural
color of dead leaves. Some of the lighter ones are reflecting quite a
bit of the flash illumination, but all are quite neutral in tonality. I
believe that the snake's color is quite accurate.
Paul
On Apr 10, 2006, at 11:15 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
It seems somewhat browner/yellower than it ought to be on my screen as
well.
Garter snakes do not exhibit color adaptation like chameleons or
anoles. Their primary color ranges from a green to a slightly brownish
green.
Godfrey
On Apr 10, 2006, at 7:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
The snake was more yellow brown than I would have expected. But the
color you see is what I remembered, and it's unaltered from the AWB
results. I was wondering if the snake adjusted to his environment.
He does blend in rather well with the leaves.
Paul
On Apr 10, 2006, at 9:18 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Pretty good shot. It seems a bit yellow/brown more than I would have
expected. Haven't shot a snake very often. I suspect it is quite
tricky with focus.
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Best regards,
Bruce
Monday, April 10, 2006, 6:00:01 PM, you wrote:
PS> Okay, so it's only a harmless garter snake. And a tiny one at
that.
PS> Note his size in respect to the leaves. But he IS poised to
attack:-).
PS> I shot him at the Johnson Nature Center in Bloomfield, Michigan
PS> yesterday. This was with the A400/5.6 and the A2X-S converter.
On a
PS> monopod. I don't like using the converter, because it's hard to
focus,
PS> but I frequently need the reach of an 800 mm lens. This was shot
from
PS> about ten feet away, wide open, 1/1500th, ISO 800, Sigma 500
Super with
PS> the Kirk Xtender. I'm doing a gallery show for the nature
center, and
PS> this should serve as a nice example of natural camouflage.
PS> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4321700&size=lg
PS> Paul
