Two snakes

[ZDragon]

Took these two snakes with my 50mm a few weeks back on 1st Jan 2007 to be exact.

[FredrikF]

Oh man! Why didn't you get closer?

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by FredrikF Oh man! Why didn't you get closer?

becoz there's glass separating e photographer and the snake? these pics. are taken at the zoo if i'm nt wrong..

[ZDragon]

haha yes the pictures are taken in the zoo. As the snakes are very close to the glass and I use a 50mm lens... I was not able toget too close. The lens just refuse to focus when I get too near.

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by ZDragon haha yes the pictures are taken in the zoo. As the snakes are very close to the glass and I use a 50mm lens... I was not able toget too close. The lens just refuse to focus when I get too near.

first shot is nice though.. just that e angle is kind of weird. pardon me but i also haf a shot of the second snake usin e same lens.. and e subject seems to be larger than wat u haf. used manual focus though..

[ZDragon]

Originally Posted by NightZ88 first shot is nice though.. just that e angle is kind of weird. pardon me but i also haf a shot of the second snake usin e same lens.. and e subject seems to be larger than wat u haf. used manual focus though..

That is a nice shot. I tried to move closer... but my lens dun seems to be able to focus. Any suggestions?

[NightZ88]

Originally Posted by ZDragon That is a nice shot. I tried to move closer... but my lens dun seems to be able to focus. Any suggestions?

thx.. well, as i've said, i used manual focus. more accurate and faster.. e AF for e 50 f1.8 is kind of slow and inaccurate under low lighting. sometimes when i use AF, it struggles to focus because of the glass.. besides this, u nid to know wat u want to shoot and dedicate more time to wait for special moments of that subject. i seldom take snakes cause i'm kind of put of by e glass.. prefer to practise in those open-air enclosure like e fragile forest.

[ZDragon]

Originally Posted by NightZ88 thx.. well, as i've said, i used manual focus. more accurate and faster.. e AF for e 50 f1.8 is kind of slow and inaccurate under low lighting. sometimes when i use AF, it struggles to focus because of the glass.. besides this, u nid to know wat u want to shoot and dedicate more time to wait for special moments of that subject. i seldom take snakes cause i'm kind of put of by e glass.. prefer to practise in those open-air enclosure like e fragile forest.

I see. Thanks for the wonderful tip. I will try that after CNY as I will be visiting a friend and his reptile home in JB.

[limz_777]

a diamondback ?