Floating beauty of the night

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Green vine snake

An habitat shot of a Green vine snake that had perched on top of a tree, probably on a look out for the tiny bush and tree frogs. Tried out a unique, bottom side view of the beauty perched on the branches. Attempted several frames to get the snake as well as the sky peeping thru the leaves, utilizing only torch lights and any of the existing ambient light. With such tough conditions couldnt get an ideal frame, eventually blended two frames to get this frame.

EXIF
Canon 550D
Canon 10-18 IS
f/5.6
Shutterspeed 1/20
ISO 800
Hand held, no flash fired, Torch light illumination

Location: Amboli

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely. This shows how light the snake is and how it can just slide through leaves and climb. I liked the composition with the sky in the background, it gives an idea how high it is from the ground level. Wish it was a single frame. Thanks for sharing.