Bingo, shooting animals is hard hard work. One has to sit and observe for very long periods of time, wherever the conditions, like rain, snow and mud.
You will see many shots on the web, many birds for example, where all of the photos look similar. The photographers today are taking a lazy way out and hiding in blinds. The shame of those is that the background is the context of the animals - the food source, nesting areas and such are some of the most interesting attributes to capture. Everything taken at the same blind looks the same and lacks context.
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This is Ernesto. (I am only assuming male.) After discovering him, I watched for his daily habits. On the weekends I went outside and patiently waited for him, sitting or standing for long periods while he slowly went from place to place. That is a lot of uncomfortable work to get shots. I am not a stellar photographer but am am good with working extremely hard to capture some competent shots. Note his
environment and how interesting that is.
F13 1/120 ISO 100 95mm
The bleeding edge of timing, to get as clear and as much depth of field as possible. Perhaps (?) I should have sacrificed some ISO and noise for a slightly clearer snake, which is always moving even imperceptibly. These compromises are truly tough to decide.
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