The Gardner Snake by tizjezzme

Photography • Animals • posted on Apr 18, 2005

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This little guy was found alongside the Crow River late this afternoon, when we all decided to take a drive, just to get out and enjoy the lovely weather. I was so thrilled to have captured that tongue !!!! Main reason I left the image so large is so you can see the tongue up close. (I hope it loads okay for you ... ) After a million pictures snapped, we put him down by the river .. where he took off swimming to the other side .. to get away us Crazy People!! LOL What 'cha think?? It's kind of a 'plain' photo .. (boring background) .. but .. it is what it is. Hope you like it! :) I want to thank you all for your wonderful comments -- they are what keep me going like this, and it's YOUR lovely images that keep me inspired .... for that I THANK YOU!! Have a great Monday

Comments (23)

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Zacko

6:03AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

WOW!!! Cant belive im the first to comment on this one!!! IT IS AMAZING!!! Those blue tones against that oh so red tongue!!! WOOOW!!! And as far as your background goes, dont think its boring AT ALL!!! It gives this some real class!!!! EXCELLENT WORK SHARILYN!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! Have a great day #:O)

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morningglory

6:15AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Great photo. Beautiful colors.

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Prinzessin

6:32AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Great shot! Great compo!! :-) Excellent work!

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Onslow

6:56AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

A fabulous image first rate for compo and colours, could be a little sharper but that is only my personal tastes. I love the plain background perfect for this shot.

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iaacf

7:03AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

The back ground is not important at all in this case, I think. This way, the snake gets all the attention and what a beauty this is. The tongue sure adds a lot to this picture.. Great image it is !!

BorisB

8:20AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Beautiful, amazing, phantasmagoric !!!

solrac_gi_2nd

9:14AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Perfect timing. Colour, POV, DOF and compo chosen have an amazing result.

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Enmos

9:43AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Beautiful capture, superb work here !! :o)

soulofharmony

11:58AM | Mon, 18 April 2005

wowwww amazing to capture the tongue.. superb well done not easy... ekkk l would freak.. lol excellent :)...)

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KingPtolemy

12:13PM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Excellent caption!!! The motion in the tongue makes the difference

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pm_hackworth

2:26PM | Mon, 18 April 2005

I think the plain background helps his bright colors stand out. After all in this picture...it's all about HIM!

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nelsone

2:27PM | Mon, 18 April 2005

There is NOTHING "plain" about this photo. I like everything about it - you are rightfully proud. V

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Akinom

4:07PM | Mon, 18 April 2005

WOW... that's one impressive capture! Compliments and v

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blacq_nyght_vampyre

8:00PM | Mon, 18 April 2005

Beautiful image of a beautiful creature!!! Excellent.

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WandM

2:04AM | Tue, 19 April 2005

Such a fascinating animal, composition and shot! Beautiful!

tvernuccio

9:28AM | Tue, 19 April 2005

whoo-hoo! Fabulous capture...one i imagine must have been difficult to do! i'd have been shaking in my boots...not sure i'd have even been able to press the button!!! yeah that tongue is pretty impressive...and scary too if you ask me! you zoomed right in on it it looks like and got it! i think the background is perfect...sets off those colors! congrats on this wild action shot!

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sossy

9:40AM | Tue, 19 April 2005

wow! what a master shot! fantastic capture of this impressive snail and its great details! ;o)

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Lledeline

4:29PM | Tue, 19 April 2005

Great shot.

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kimariehere

1:20AM | Wed, 20 April 2005

beautiful colors and shot! love the frame how it goes with mr snakes slithering forked toungue!! ..i do not like snakes but i do love this shot!!

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Bonker

3:45AM | Wed, 20 April 2005

Very nice Image Sharilyn, I think the background works very well, In sweden we dont have many snakes, at least not in the wild. So seing this brings a smile to my face. The tounge really makes this picture stand out. And I dont mind the big size. Benny

Haeberle

2:31PM | Wed, 20 April 2005

Superb capture, background is perfect (nothing distracts attention from main subject, well done) !

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TomDart

8:27PM | Thu, 21 April 2005

Wow! I love this! Really nice work and unusual subject..considering it is a snake and garter snakes do not generally friendly disposition. TomDart.

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meico

4:29PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

My daughter Ceri had two snakes like this one. She called them Jondalar and Jetemaia after two characters in Jean Auel's Earth Children series of books. They became very tame and she'd often take them for walks curled around her wrists like bracelets! The simple background [imo] is absolutely right for the subject. Mike