Trimeresurus popeorum? Beautiful viper... but the choice of DOF and lack of good lighting don't help the image. I am assuming you had the camera on a tripod? With a 1 second exposure, I hope so.... stopping down a couple of stops would have really helped, and raising the ISO would have also. I have seen clean images from the D7000 at up to ISO 6400... I am sure the D7100 woul d do as well if not better. EXIF Data [PhotoME] PhotoME version: 0.79R17 (Build 856) [Overview] URL: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...fe/47985d1371544910-snake-snake-resized45.jpg File type: JPEG File size: 586.5 KB Creation date: 6/17/2013 15:19 Last modification: 6/18/2013 06:32 Make: NIKON CORPORATION (Nikon | Home) Camera: NIKON D7100 Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Windows) Dimension: 2297 x 1532 px (3.5 MP, 3:2) Focal length: 290 mm (equiv. 290 mm) Aperture: F6.3 Exposure time: 1" ISO speed rating: 200/24° Program: Manual Metering Mode: Spot White Balance: Auto Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Thanks for the advice/tip. I wasn't thinking at the moment. And yes, I was using a tripod. I'm extremely picky when it comes to noise... therefore I'm using ISO200... I'll definitely stopping down a few stops if there's a chance next time... Many times when I got home and uploaded the pictures to comp then realized that I should have done this and that... I guess this comes naturally with experience... And I have none... Thanks. Al,
Hey Al, With that camera, you should be able to easily shoot ISO 800 / ISO 1600 with no noise (as long as you get a solid exposure) and get good images all the way up to ISO 6400. That would give you a little bit more latitude on the shutter / aperture... and allow better shots. Sometimes a little noise is better than a lack of DOF, or movement blur due to camera or subject movement.
Green snake like Nagini which Lord Voldemort had in the Harry Potter series ! Looks deadly venomous ...
The snake is a male Bothriechis rowleyi. I used to have one myself. They are constantly posing like this so it will be easy for you to redo this shot with better lighting and composition. I would recomend using a flash positioned bottom right of the image and pointing at the snake. I would also use a tighter crop and like others have said a greater DoF. Here is a shot of a similar snake in a similar pose that I made- not the best image but maybe it will give you an idea of what you can do.
Charlie, Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't shot anything over ISO800 yet. The noise is pretty minimal at ISO800 but it's there. I'm just picky... Maybe I should buy FF camera... I will definitely play around with different ISO. I remembered I didn't like how it turned out at ISO640... There's some noise when I zoom in 100%. I have to reduce the noise at Post Processing... I see your point though. Thanks. Al,