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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| Subject: "Mouth open" series continues ...  Fri 23 May - 17:07 | |
| Another one from a dendroaspis with an open mouth. Taken 2006 in Peter's fantastic reptile zoo. Took me about 30 minutes of waiting after she yawned and I waited for another yawning ... finally she (or he?) did. If I had not known why it is called "black mamba", then I would have ...  | |
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Mario Lutz
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1416
Age : 56
Location : Puerto Galera, Philippines
Points : 8382
Registration date : 2008-03-06
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Fri 23 May - 17:27 | |
| thanks - thats an outstanding picture, from an outstanding animal who lives in an outstanding place managed be an outstanding friend...
M. | |
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Peter Zürcher
Admin
Number of posts : 1266
Age : 72
Location : Carinthia, Austria
Points : 8311
Registration date : 2008-03-06
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Christian Moisander
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 404
Age : 48
Location : Finland
Points : 6339
Registration date : 2008-04-27
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Sat 24 May - 21:30 | |
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Harold van der Ploeg
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 282
Age : 48
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 6315
Registration date : 2008-04-27
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Sat 24 May - 22:55 | |
| Nice picture!
Cheers,
Harold | |
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René Ries
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 45
Age : 42
Location : Germany
Points : 6034
Registration date : 2008-05-09
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Sat 24 May - 23:01 | |
| Very nice picture Guenter!! | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Wed 21 Jan - 4:57 | |
| Mamba! Of course from Peter Zürcher's zoo:  | |
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Andrew Hacket
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 448
Age : 45
Location : South Africa
Points : 6427
Registration date : 2008-04-27
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Wed 21 Jan - 5:24 | |
| That is for me the best black mamba shot I have seen , If possible maybe you can send me the full resolution so I can print this , frame it and put it up on my wall. Also for some reason it is reminding me of the great white shark. | |
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Stefan Thomson
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 178
Age : 42
Location : Finland
Points : 6067
Registration date : 2008-08-25
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Wed 21 Jan - 11:44 | |
| I must agree, although you have great shots all of the time that mujst be the best black mamba shot i´ve seen  | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Wed 21 Jan - 14:01 | |
| Hi,
Thanks a lot, I'm honoured!
Just email me at "guenter@leitenbauer.net" and I answer You with the full res file.
Have a nice day,
Guenter | |
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Benjamin Tull
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 142
Age : 49
Points : 6057
Registration date : 2008-08-27
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Wed 21 Jan - 15:39 | |
| grrreeeaaat shot, WOW! Guenter, we love you for your fantastic photography  Thanx for sharing with us! Cheers Benjamin | |
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Christoph Studer
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 80
Age : 50
Location : Switzerland
Points : 5911
Registration date : 2009-01-16
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 1:35 | |
| Hello Guenter What a amazing Picture! I never see a Photo like this bevor. Thank you so mutch. If you make Holidays in Switzerland-please let me know  Christoph | |
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stuart douglas
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 59
Age : 61
Location : UK
Points : 5910
Registration date : 2008-11-05
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 1:42 | |
| That is fantastic!! I like........a lot! | |
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Scotty Allen
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 103
Age : 70
Location : southern Ontario, CANADA
Points : 5970
Registration date : 2008-11-19
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 6:09 | |
| Guenter, I've been quietly admiring your photos for some time now and not commented. But, you have outdone yourself on that second open mouth mamba shot. What a great photo of a truly impressive snake. | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 14:34 | |
| Thanks a lot to You all. To give a view behind the scenes of this take:
It was crisp in the original only at the very top of the nose. So I had to take another mambashot from a similar angle to get a crisp eye and another one to get the scales around. Every scale was the overworked and sharpened at the edges. Of course brightness, contrast and colours of the shots hat to be fitted together too.
The eye and the scales needed some resizing, rotation and reshaping too, as the shots were not taken from exactly the same angle.
After this the rest was easy: just levels and curves and a bit desaturated.
Overall time about 2 hours for this one. That is much, even for me.
BTW: Why can't the fangs not be seen here? Are it hidden behind the white mucosa? | |
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Miqe Erikzen
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 204
Age : 58
Location : Knutby, Sweden
Points : 5970
Registration date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 17:28 | |
| I am sorry if I am hi-jacking the thread, but I just want to show you a fairly good picture within the "Mouth open" theme.. I haven´t done anything with the picture other then correcting a little in the brightness / light.  | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 17:40 | |
| Yikes!
No problem, eny of You is invited to psot his/her photos of open mouth here! | |
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Neil Villard
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85
Age : 39
Location : Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
Points : 5967
Registration date : 2008-10-09
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 18:16 | |
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Miqe Erikzen
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 204
Age : 58
Location : Knutby, Sweden
Points : 5970
Registration date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 18:18 | |
| - Guenter Leitenbauer wrote:
- Yikes!
No problem, eny of You is invited to psot his/her photos of open mouth here! "Yikes!" ? Is the photo that bad? | |
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Guenter Leitenbauer
Lord of the Serpents
Number of posts : 1389
Age : 59
Location : Gunskirchen / Austria
Points : 7317
Registration date : 2008-05-17
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 18:24 | |
| No, in Austria "Huch" (="Yikes") is a outcry if You get scared by something or at least surprised.
The photo is fine for me! | |
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Benjamin Tull
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 142
Age : 49
Points : 6057
Registration date : 2008-08-27
| | Subject: Re: "Mouth open" series continues ... Thu 22 Jan - 22:41 | |
| The open mouth of the most venomous landliving snake (the photo isn´t the best of all  )  | |
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