Friendly little bugger

[slacker]

I think he likes you, bob

Some nice shots; bugger about the focus in the last one though!

 

[bob_ashby]

He definitely didn't like me....lol

 

[B-Rock]

wow. Hope you don't mind I have stolen your 3rd photo. Its my desktop back ground. Well done. I am in the market for a new camera. That is the sort of photos I want to be able to take, with the lack of experience I have.

 

[bob_ashby]

B-Rock, you can pick up recently out-dated DSLRs with the manufacturer's warranty for pretty cheap. Stick to Canon or Nikon, or maybe Pentax, as they have the biggest range of lenses available.

I'd go for a Canon 350D- they are cheap as chips now.

Bear in mind though- those pics were taken with $4,000 worth of camera gear. Photography is ALMOST as expensive of a hobby as herpetology.........

Lots of point-and-shoots will get you great quality too- the panasonic lumix is a great camera, as is the Canon G9. You'll want a tripod or a monopod too.

 

[slacker]

Oh, not another Canon user...........

Shameless promotion; I'm actually looking to offload a Nikon D100, so if anyone's interested, send me a PM. Also looking to offload the 80-200mm F2.8 ED (pro-grade lens).

B-Rock, you can pick up recently out-dated DSLRs with the manufacturer's warranty for pretty cheap. Stick to Canon or Nikon, or maybe Pentax, as they have the biggest range of lenses available.

I'd go for a Canon 350D- they are cheap as chips now.

Bear in mind though- those pics were taken with $4,000 worth of camera gear. Photography is ALMOST as expensive of a hobby as herpetology.........

Lots of point-and-shoots will get you great quality too- the panasonic lumix is a great camera, as is the Canon G9. You'll want a tripod or a monopod too.

 

[PhilK]

wow! nice photography!
i love eastern browns they are a cool snake... besides thier temper lol
i wish i could see some in the wild round my place... unfrtunately i live in suburbia


-Nat

We used to see them everywhere.

Great photos! Crazy to think that we have the world's second most venomous snake living in our backyards. Love this country

 

[bob_ashby]

No Nikons here mate..........lol

 

[NaughtyByNature]

Great photos , your are very game

 

[slacker]

lol. And why not? They're the cameras of kings!

Truth be told, I used to shoot with Canon gear (350D, coincidentally), but developed an interest in IR photography, where Canon simply doesn't compete in my experience (worse hot-spotting etc). Besides that and the fact that I prefer Nikon design--they feel better in my hands--Canon's are great.

Okay, I apologise for hijacking the thread. I'll be quiet now.

No Nikons here mate..........lol

 

[bob_ashby]

I only bought Canon because the spouse loves Canon stuff- she has a pair of 30-year-old A1's that work like they were made yesterday. I like Canon's high ISO performance, but Nikons certainly have their advantages.

 

[slacker]

Nice

So you/she still shoot with the A1? I can't really afford to be shooting film these days, otherwise I might put more film through my F4e.

Canon did indeed have better high ISO performance, but I think Nikon may be catching up these days. My D50 is great in that regard. Regardless, the newer Nikons at least perform well enough in my opinion.

I guess the better high ISO performance would have more of an impact depending on your use as well. If you do a lot of lowlight photography it would be very important, but for me, I'm mainly doing landscapes or playing with strobes, so that doesn't bother me much anyway.

Sorry, I know I promised to be quiet

I only bought Canon because the spouse loves Canon stuff- she has a pair of 30-year-old A1's that work like they were made yesterday. I like Canon's high ISO performance, but Nikons certainly have their advantages.

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

BEST PICS EVA

LOL i think the forum is very appreciative of your pics
they are the best ones ive seen posted on the forum
its hard to get a wild brown snake to do that they just
sorta slither off usually

 

[bob_ashby]

It's horses for courses really, but at the end of the day they're both offer lightyears beyond what I can do, so it really doesn't matter. I do use the high ISO, but not heaps.

We rarely use the A1's- the cost of devleopment is so high- that's why we went digital in the first place.

 

[moosenoose]

Superb work Mr Ashby! Aren't they just the biggest bunch of fun you could ever wish to stumble across :lol: :lol: Nothing gets the heart racing more!

 

[bob_ashby]

Thanks Snake Pimp- I'll process the rest tommorrow and see if there are any more keepers.

 

[JoandDrew]

Nat- you may be closer to one than you know- when we used to live on the Gold Coast I was forever seeing a big fat brown sunning by our pool. They were very common there.

I live on the coast and have been on acreage for 7 years and I havent seen a single snake
Evidently they used to get Browns on our property all the time, but since the housing boom, they seem to have disapeared.

 

[bob_ashby]

I live on the coast and have been on acreage for 7 years and I havent seen a single snake
Evidently they used to get Browns on our property all the time, but since the housing boom, they seem to have disapeared.

Don't get me wrong- I love all snakes, but some are better in the bush, and not on your front porch. I'd rather see a nice fat python at my pool, or a red belly black. In our 1/4 acre in Elanora, we came across atleast 2 brown snakes, I dug up a pale-headed snake in the garden, and we had a whip snake breeding frenzy in the front yard, with atleast 7 whip snakes hanging out on the front walk at once. We used to see Mrs Whipsnake (she was a bit of a tart when the mood struck her) almost every day.

 

[reptilegirl_jordan]

very nice! thanks for sharing

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

the amazing thing about browns,is there is a species of brown snake in every region
of the australian mainland,
and small islands off Australia like the tanners brown off south of west Australia

is there a more widespread species than the brown?
perhaps theres more individual brown snakes than any other species
does any one know any facts or figures there numbers?

 

[B-Rock]

Cheers for the advice bob_ashby.

Thing is I would like to spend less then $1000. I realise this limits me a little as I want a digital SLR. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Brock.