That's an attractive little beastie which, I gather, is non venomous.... It looks a little like a Legless Lizard. I have a photo of one of those around here somewhere - I'll try to dig it up and PESO it.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Thu, Sep 22, 2016, at 03:44 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > When Sara and I were heading up to the bridge yesterday to take photos, > I saw the garter snake chilling on the shoulder of the road. I stuck him > in my cargo pocket to use as a prop and to help him retain his three > dimensional qualities. And, yes, the obligatory comments about the > snake in my trousers were made. > I guess he liked the warmth, because he was totally content to just hang > out there. After going through the photos for Sara, and having dinner, > before I let him go, I posed him for photos with Irving. > Long story short, my sister found Irving when she was working on a > cattle drive many years ago and brought him home for me. I think that as > a background he nearly works for making such a friendly and mellow > little snake look almost menacing. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/29791958056/ > K-1, Tamron 90/2.8 macro ISO 320 f/4 1/50 > > C&C as always are appreciated. For those that are interested, here's > the rest of the set: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157674075743956/ > > The pictures were shot using a 14W LED bulb maybe a foot away as the > key, a bit of aluminum foil as a gobo to keep light off the background, > and room lights as fill. > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
