Viper by Gunter Leitenbauer

Monday, 11th June 2007

Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis Carinatus)

by Günter Leitenbauer

A venomous viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent. One of the most dangerous snakes, because of her aggressiveness and very toxic poison. Most of the lethal incidents with snakes have to be written on her account, at least in Africa (in India it is the cobra).

Equipment: Canon 5D with Sigma 105/2,8 Makro, f=3,2 1/80s ISO 1600

Günter Leitenbauer

I am just a hobby photographer. My main focus is on nature photography (animals) and macros!
My purpose on photography is simply: to enjoy others and of course myself with good pictures.

guenterleitenbauer

17 Comments

alex Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 1:22 am
es una buna foto muestra otra forma de la serpiente
Dirk Wiese Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 6:48 am
nice shot.
Pat Hartley Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Absolutely Fantastic shot…….a WoW
Anurag Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 8:09 am
I must say you were dangerously close. but for the reward of such a good shot is worth it. Cheers!!
Eli Shams Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 9:29 am
I would have like to know the conditions of this wonderful shot. Anyway, congrats, the DOF and the subject are both perfect.
poster boy Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 11:15 am
great shot, well done for getting the eyes nice and sharp - think I would have had a bit of hand-shake!
TomBrooklyn Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
What was the photographer to subject distance?
Joe Eitzen Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Very clear! Beautiful
EST Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Great effect to have the head that clear and sharp and the rest of the body blurred. Looks as if it comes straight towards you. Scary!
Linda Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Great!!!
Jon Eisenberg Says:
June 12th, 2007 at 3:19 am
Wow. Great use of depth of field. It makes the picture all the more impressive, and scary. Nicely done.
Paul Indigo Says:
June 13th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Superb.
kml Says:
June 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Great DOF and he looks like he is right there in your face. Hopefully you were using a loooooong lens!
Matt Burrard-Lucas Says:
June 21st, 2007 at 7:42 pm
I absolutely love this photograph - one of my all time favourites. The texture, colour and composition is just perfect.
Sheila Prost Says:
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
If I had to pick one of my favorite photo’s of all time, this would probably be in the top 5. The DOF is quite beautiful, and the variety of the color spectrum chosen is gorgeous.

Very nice.
Sharan Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 5:08 am
Super photo… its pleasure to enjoy seeing such a pic…
Renee Says:
June 11th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Great shot! I would never get that close to a snake like this!