Post your best Macro shots

[Joel Eade]

Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus). Cool little snakes. They do not get much bigger than a foot long. I found over 20 under a piece of tin last fall...along with five Copperheads.

Thanks for the ID

[Busted Knuckles]

Only for magnification....this little guy was only 6 inches long and smaller than a pencil in diameter....about the size of a large earthworm. I picked him up to pose him a few times and he didn't even try to bite me....as I said he was very docile....maybe just out from hibernation and kinda sluggish.

I am not afraid of snakes in general although a big one I would not attempt to handle so readily and I do recognize the local pit vipers. I think it may be a juvi King Snake because we have seen adults around in the past.

Oh yea, now give me the rest of the details - geez anyone would of course know..... just kidding - I haven't come across too many snakes in the wild prefer they go their way and I will go mine. Here in Florida a month or two ago there was a bounty on boa constrictors. Everyone was expecting these masses would go through the everglade and all but eradicate them. Something like 20 were brought in - snakes are experts in avoiding detection .

There is something engaging about them - at least you get'm to smile.

[Joel Eade]

Here is another view of the same snake, he was a cute little fella

[dsiegel5151]

Here is another view of the same snake, he was a cute little fella

Cute, unless you are a prey item: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...41010107002231

This was a pretty neat study a few years back.

[Sean Setters]

Eye see you...


This Is How I See The World by budrowilson, on Flickr

[ahab1372]

Sean,
all ambient light, right?

[Sean Setters]

Sean,
all ambient light, right?

Yep. Those funny looking lamps are on all the time.

Ok, maybe not... ;-)

[Joel Eade]

Tulip
1DX
180mm macro
ISO 2000
f/11
1/1000

[HDNitehawk]

Tulip
1DX
180mm macro
ISO 2000
f/11
1/1000

Interesting Joel

Directed light from above?

[Joel Eade]

Interesting Joel

Directed light from above?

Sunlight....around noon today....excellent guess!

When I came home for lunch the tulips just looked like they were glowing in the sun and I couldn't resist getting out the macro lens for just a few minutes.