"Ya Missed ME...Patty" [Contest Finalists March 2007]
Uploaded: March 17, 2007 01:40:11
It's true that there are no snakes in Ireland. The legend that St. Patrick banished the snakes and drove them into the sea probably refers to his bringing Christianity to the island.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Lynne Hoad March 17, 2007
Awesome capture Bob!! #621955Bonnie C. Lackey March 17, 2007
Oh my! #4063058Ray Clarke March 17, 2007
Great capture Bob, wonderful colours and composition!!!(R) #4063868Bob Cammarata March 17, 2007
Thanks Lynn, Bonnie, and Ray and Audrey for your nice comments.I encountered this rambunctious rattler in the field last summer and decided to post it on this special holiday.
The title and descriptive caption addresses the mythical legend that St. Patrick, by way of divine province was responsible for Ireland's serpent-free landscape.
In reality, as an Island Nation this is not all that un-common.
Bob #4064610
Chris Budny April 24, 2007
Hope you didn't have to get too close! Congratulations on this making Finalist! #4205700Bob Cammarata April 24, 2007
Thanks Christopher."Close" is a relative term...one which will vary with each individual subject (and photographer).
Many congrats to you and all of the other finalists for March.
Bob #4206295
Kay E. Mahoney April 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4207358Esther Smith April 24, 2007
Love this! Congratulations Bob!! #4207845Roy M. Viera April 25, 2007
Fellow finalist...this is one of my favorite shots. Congratulations on your bravery. I can handle crocs...but NO snakes. Especially this one.Nice work and good luck to you. #4214221
Bob Cammarata April 25, 2007
Thanks Kay, Esther and Roy.I've always been fascinated by snakes...(much to the dismay of my parents when I was a child).
It's only natural that they would be among my favorite photographic subjects.
Shooting timber rattlers in the wild has its challenges. Not so much for the fear of being bitten because these mis-understood, often maligned creatures are actually quite docile and benign most of the time.
The biggest challenges are FINDING one the shoot, and safely traversing the rocky terrain in which they thrive.
I can usually approach them slowly with a 180 mm lens with an extension tube attached to get full-frame head shots from 4 feet away...then back off without them even knowing I was there.
When one gets feisty, I shoot quickly from farther back and wisely let him have his space.
Bob #4214435
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