Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris"

Hope You enjoy it.
I'll start with his Crotalus oreganus.

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Crotal10

Hello Günter,

I do enjoy it! A very good photo again or let´s rather call it a picture.

Could it be that she was bored by posing for the photos?

And of course no comment necessary for Peter´s beauties.

Cheers,
Rainer

Yes, Rainer, yawning of course.
But for me a great moment - my possibilities with Crotalus are of course limited, because I can't keep venomous until my kids get a bit older Wink

Guest

What a gorgeous photo!! Very stunning and could only be better if the rest of the mouth was in focus- in my opinion at least. but still amazing...and lucky shot to catch, though I supposed it's only a matter of time if you wait long enough hehe
What camera and settings are you using?
I probably wont understand half of your answer to that as i am still shooting with a decent point and shoot and have yet to acquire a DSLR but it is definitely high on my want list!

I use a Canon 5D II and here the lens was a Sigma 150/2.8 macro.
Maybe due to the minimization the mouth may not be perfectly crisp but except maybe the fang everything which is relevant is in focus here on my screen.

Naja pallida, taken with a fisheye lens from a short distance. It was a bit difficult so the result does not fully satisfy me:

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Najapa10

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Najapa10

Guest

Another gorgeous shot! I envy you

Guenter,
Your pictures are always make me think waoh.
Please bring us more from your beautyfull Art.

Best regards

Sascha

Great pictures Guenter, may we have some more please?

It's a pleasure for me, thanks Graeme!

I am not sure about the species, Thamnophis sirtalis? Peter could clarify it.

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Strump10

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Strump10

Guenter Leitenbauer wrote:: It's a pleasure for me, thanks Graeme!

I am not sure about the species, Thamnophis sirtalis? Peter could clarify it.

The Snake on the picture is Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia and the common name is San Fransisco Gartersnake

I like the pictures like always but I have seen much better work from your hand sir. THe picture of the Crotalus oreganus is out
focus on the most important part off the picture.

The redspitting cobra Naja pallida what a greatpicture, I have never seen a picture like that before

cheers

RIchard

Thanks for the ID, Richard.

Another fisheye shot of a Crotalus atrox:

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Crotal11

That is really amazing I wonder how a Indian Cobra Naja naja looks like true a fisheye as they have a amazing round hood :-)

please keep on posting the art :-)

cheers

Richard

AMAZING PHOTO! Nice job Guenter!

Perhaps the best shot of Thamnophis I have ever seen.

Nice shots Smile

Which fish eye lens do you use Günter?

Fabian Dirks wrote:: Perhaps the best shot of Thamnophis I have ever seen.

i agree, Fabian - at least one o the best.

Remember it's a neonate - see the spaghnum moss in front!

Some day i'll purchase a very good macro lens - even if i won't reach Guenters level then - but with my "Flaschenböden" (german word for cheap lenses) i cannot even think about pictures like this.

Best regards
peter

Thanks, yes it is a really small snake - and one of the most impressive coloured, I've seen so far.

But I have to admit that such a shot is always also a bit of a lucky punch. Snakes are not models, they won't react on commands - oh well, even girls won't do that as often as I liked it Very Happy

And a last one for today, Naja annulifera, juvenile.

Photo session with Peter Zürchers animals - "C. albolabris" Najaat10

Wow those are amazing photos! And gorgeous animals

Markus Gottlieb wrote:: Nice shots

Which fish eye lens do you use Günter?

A Sigma 8mm on a full format Canon 5D II. Crazy with 180 degrees viewing angle.

Guest

I cannot stop staring at these! Simply gorgeous! They almost look to perfect for photography Smile

Wow, fabulous shots Guenter!! I especially like the C. atrox photo. It kind of has an eerie feeling to me that I like very much.

Wow,killer shots!!!!!!!I like the atrox!!!amazing.

Wow Guenter those shots are amazing! I think we would all aspire to be able to take pictures like that. They make remarkable animals even more impressive if that were possible!

Always good to see more of your photography work, Mr. Leitenbauer. Thank you for posting this. Sincerely, Jon Davidson .

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