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DiceSnake
VittorioR icci
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‘Inordertophotograph
thisdicesnakeI hadto
layonthegroundwithpartsof
mybodyin the
coldwaterof a
mountaincreek.
I tooktheshot
duringthe
summerwhile
ona photo
sessionin Beigua
UNESCOGlobal
Geoparkin Italy.
Asa wildanimal,thesnakeis totallyfreetoroam
everywhereandanywhere,
whichmadeit challengingto
photograph!It wasn’ta very
cooperativesubject,butI
persevered. I wanted to avoid
disturbing the animal in any
way, so I got down to its eye
level and adopted my awkward
position half in the creek and
half resting on stones of various
heights, shapes and sizes.’VITTORIO’S TOP TIPS
1 Be patient.
2 Persevere and you will often
be rewarded.
3 Don’t be scared of snakes,
especially when they slither
towards you!Nikon D7200, Tokina 100mm
Macro, 1/125sec at f/8, ISO 1000.
Post processing: Nikon Capture
NX-D, contrast, brightness,
saturation tweaked, unsharp
mask applied, white-balance
and colour balance adjustedUsing an aperture of f/8 on a Tokina 100mm
Macro lens has produced a wash of colour© VITTORIO RICCI
© EDWIN GIESBERS