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This is religion ground, OAU. Correct me if I'm wrong sir.

Nice roads. I almost thought it was another country.

IAmSkinny:
My guy
You finish work here

. Brother!!! Long time o

Neville660:
Your picture was nice, but you wouldn't have killed the snake. You would have kept it in a bottle and allowed it free in the wild.

The first natural instinct took over sir. Sorry..

PattyMike:
The first shot, looks like a photo from Natgeo wild. Fantastic photos, you're doing well.

. Thank you Dr...

Fawklicant:
That was a small python that could not possibly constrict you. Pythons are not venomous so for the most part not harmful to humans until they get sizeable enough to eat you or bite you. The bites are still non venomous.

. I knew all that after I went online to research about it. Thanks tho. Best regards...

colonelwealth:
Interestingly funny...
U r a good writer with good humor
Well-done o oga.

. Thank you sir...

sodiqapril:
Bro..you get camera wey u no use again

. Na only my d40x I get o.

sodiqapril:
Hello.. please do you have a camera to spare.. please help me

. Hello sir. I have only one camera and it's a d40x. I'm still thinking of upgrade. If you have a job to do, you can rent cameras around you. Best regards..

Wesely01:
Thia Nairaland guys and snake are like brother and sister. Anything about snake would be on here, of course we no need to ask again one of una na snake.

. You are right chief.

toprealman:
What type of camera will you recommend for a freelance photographer. Give the estimate too.
I like photography....I want to do some pastime stuff.

. I'm a Nikon fan. So, I'll recommend a Nikon camera. The 3000 series is good. Get a d3200 or d3500. 24 mega pixels. It's about 100-150k. You can also try the d5200. It's very good for a beginner. Best regards...

akanbiaa:
Next photograph will be a spitting cobra

. Amen to that. But, with you holding the Cobra...

BREYZ:
The topic is deceiving. Royal python how come?

. That is the name of the snake. Go online...

Darkseid:
Wildlife photographer wey dey fear ordinary small non-venomous snake, I wonder what would happen when you face a lion
I love the first picture though, it's really cool.

. Ehn.... till I face lion.... . Thanks for liking...

Sparro:
The picture of you taking a shot of a dead python is so funny. Like you don't have a job yet.

Anyway sha, may God catapult you to a level where you will take pictures of live pythons. Amen

As a wild life photographer, you are supposed to be heading to the wild every now and then but no, you were sitting jejely on your own, at the comfort of your neighbourhood, a python decided to pay you a visit hahahaha and my brother, what did you do? You ran away. You later came back reinforced, killed the snake, and started taking picture of the carcass.

Wild life photographer, I hail o

. Amen to the prayer sir.

oke4surekid:
Eh Sir, which batch did POP for August 16, 2020... Abi nah Mali Corper you deh talk about Coz batch B 1&2 was may and June respectively... C is still serving, plz clarify... Was there B3

..... sorry... July 16 I meant to say. Typo error...

9icekenpat:
Trust me you will make a great writer.. and a good photographer I must confess I read every bit of your writeup your narrative prowess is prodigious and your descriptive power awe-inspiring you should give it a thought.

. Awwwwww.... really?

RepentanceSure:
Lala on the bit

We need brave men like you to lead in peaceful protest against this bad government

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ostechno:
How good is Akure, I want to relocate there very soon

Akure is good. I live in Ondo presently. Just make sure the area you live has good electricity or else...

PattyMike:
The first shot, looks like a photo from Natgeo wild. Fantastic photos, you're doing well.

Thank you sir..

pocohantas:
Lol. You killed it so fast . Watch lots of documentaries, read Natgeo publications, create your own wildlife notes in your spare time. Follow wildlife photographers. If you don’t know them, just follow Natgeo, they tag most of their photographers when they display their pictures.

Try doing picture series that have a theme. “Humans of Lagos“, “Agberos of Lagos”, “A Day In The Life of A Nigerian Child”...etc

I look forward to seeing your works.

Awwwwww...I really appreciate this. Thank you..

[quote author=Fawklicant post=93008466]What in nature are you photographing when you've already destroyed it by killing it? That was the best I could do. Sorry sir. .

michealdeco:
You're nowhere near a wildlife photographer

infact you're a disgrace to wildlife photographers for killing the snake

. Thanks for your input. You have been acknowledged.

Openbusiness:
that's why your work is even more impressive, cuz I even saw d flash u using too is regular. If u can do this with regular tools, na imagine what u will do if u were d ones that got camera equipment from Netflix. U will go far with shots like this

. I'm willing to admit that, my gear is slowing me down. I'm just doing the best I can. We keep working. We keep moving. Thanks for the motivation.

chukwuibuipob:
Timagex.u'll do well as upcoming comedian not a photographer.I don laff tire

. . It's not my fault sir... it was the snake..

pocohantas:
We would only know if you try. That is a niche that hasn’t been explored. First you have to stop smashing non-venomous snakes. Even if you do, no one should know you did . I’ll suggest you follow other wildlife photographers to see how they started.

. I agree with you. I seriously want to explore that niche. In all honesty, it was after killing it and making some enquires online that I discovered it was non poisonous. But, we have Sha killed it.

Iceberg3:
maybe he wants op to go and pose like this in front of lion and take picture

. Abi o

Openbusiness:
mehnnn, u take better pictures than Buhari photographer. Abi na picture edit u do

. Thank you sir. The editing was there. But, those shots were taken with a cheap Nikon d40x camera. Bayo omoboriowo, buhari's photographer doesn't do wild life stuffs. We are different...

wisest10:
Wild life photographer...
bros we can start our own na geo wild...na so dimmykiss take blow with talking about history

. In this Nigeria, I doubt it o. But, we will keep on trying...

XINOIX:
you for move front small nah you dey back too far bros

. . Wicked people everywhere...

illicit:
You are a coward but a good photographer

. . Thank you, the brave man.


My Instagram page is @timagex photography and nature_with_nikon. I follow back... .

Hello people. My name is Taiwo and I am a portrait and nature photographer based in Nigeria. Today, August 19 is world photography day. I had an encounter with a snake around May, and I have decided to share the experience today. I did my NYSC P.O.P on August 16, so, by May, I was still a corper.

It was in Akure, Ondo state. There was no electricity (as usual). Our landlord turned on his generator and we took the opportunity to charge. After plugging our devices, some of us sat outside to receive fresh air and wait till 9pm (when the generator will go off). . I was reading a novel with my disloyal Torchlight (Just wait to see the disloyalty ) and my back was resting on the fence. So, it was some minutes past eight and everyone has gone inside to do one thing or the other. I was alone outside.

Suddenly, I started having this farmilar feeling of "something wants to happen". I initially thought maybe a scorpion was around or something. I turned on my Torchlight to shine around me, I didn't see nothing. My body was supposed to calm down after doing that, but it didn't. I instantly knew something bad was around the corner. My heart raced faster. I didn't know what told me to on the Torchlight again and shine it right beside me!! Brothers and sisters, by my left, I saw a fairly big royal python coming towards me !! it was very close to me!!! . Immediately the light from my torch fell on it, it stopped and kind of looked up at the light!!!!! That was the moment my very wicked Torchlight decided to blink twice and go off!! . Ladies and gentlemen, , the speed at which I jumped up from the plastic chair amazes me till today!! I shouted blood of Jesus and ran inside the lodge to alert others. The ladies stayed back. of course!! we looked for sticks and I made sure I didn't smash the head more than once, because, the photographer in me just saw an opportunity to take pictures of a python! The devil suggested I preserve it in my room till the next morning!! . What if it wakes up and decides to cuddle me in the midnight?

So, I took a few shots the next morning and replaced the slightly smashed head in Photoshop. Nobody helped me to hold the dead snake or the stick it was on. Very challenging, but, I got the shot and I am happy.
Shots were taken on my Nikon d40x and 55-200mm lens. I need a better camera for wildlife and stuffs. Yes I know!! But, economy is hard.

cc help me push it to the promise Land.