Making a U-Turn

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MikeBinOKlahoma
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Making a U-Turn

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This long-nosed (Baron's) green racer seems to have changed his mind about which way he wants to go. I liked the swooping curve here, plus this is a beautiful snake to begin with!

Long-nosed Green Racer
Philodryas baronyi
controlled situation
90mm lens with 1.4 tc
1/250th second @ f/22
ISO 100
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Sure is pretty Mike! Love the coloration and great composition. Nice and sharp too. :D
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Beautiful creature Mike.
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Post by MikeBinOKlahoma »

Woo hoo! Now that I've been recognized with Image of the Month, I'm sure supermodels will start returning my phone calls.... :lol:
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Mike wrote:
Woo hoo! Now that I've been recognized with Image of the Month, I'm sure supermodels will start returning my phone calls....
Don't count on it Mike :-({|= However it does look really great on the front cover. Congratulations :D
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I think this snake is a super model :lol: . Beautiful image and nice composition.
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Congratz Mike. :D

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Wow! A very good capture!!
Show the world what they dont take time to see

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