Common grass snake warming up. I believe it sensed my footsteps from away and was set on high alert and defense mode. Fortunately cold-blooded thing can't fight the persistence of a warm-blooded human.
SAMSUNG D-XENON 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 lens test. Sample images. I must say I like this lens, not that it'd be better than kit DA 18-55mm, I just like its focus ring to be rubberized instead of rugged metal.
Photos of the blue ice from various years, various places. Usually happens during November-December in the northern Europe, when sun is low and sky casts a deep blue shade.
