Mark and the Rattler
..."You wanna see the rattler?"
He came around the corner with a purple pillow case that promptly started RATTLING! As he stood right in front of us he reached his hand into the sack, and produced the biggest rattler I've ever seen that wasn't behind zoo glass. We made it abundantly clear that he did not need to come any closer than he was! Without any prompting, Mark had unknowingly posed himself with one knee up on a pile of junk, the head of rattler gripped down with his thumb on top, black leather hat and smoldering cigarette from the the corner of his mouth. It was just about the coolest portrait I could have asked for!
After rattling off about 20 shots of Mark holding the snake, he put it back in the bag, and I felt just a bit safer.
My dad asked if the snake could strike through the thin cloth of the pillow case. Older Mark said, "Sure, if you poke it like this." And he proceeded to poke it with his finger! Then he mused, "We can't decide if we're gonna feed her or eat her."...
You can read the full story of Mark, Mark and the Junkyard here at JPGmag: http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/7730 or at my blog: miragebym.blogspot.com.
In the Mark, Mark, and the Junkyard - A Photo Story photo essay.
6 Responses
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On 14 September 2008 ! Johan Conradson said:
Is this an up-dated Crocodile-Dundee?
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On 14 September 2008 Andre Easter said:
I recommend that you make the next shot with a .357 Magnum loaded with CCI shotshells. Works real well with copperheads so I reckon it would do fine with their rattley cousins too. That's one big-ass snake.
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On 14 September 2008 Noe Garcia said:
Great shot!
This guy looks like Indiana Jones with a twist. -
On 14 September 2008 James Spicer said:
Impressive shot! The eyes and cigarette really stand out, and the contrast is great.
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On 14 September 2008 Arnab Mukherjee said:
yah...the light is amazing!
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On 19 September 2008 Sherry gave props:
Okay this is also a fave =)
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