Photo Sharing. Your Photos Look Better Here. | SmugMug : texas : Red Maple, Nacogdoches TX Nini and I spotted this red maple basked in late afternoon sunlight right away as we entered the SFA Arboretum. I spent about 10 minutes shooting this tree, struggling with the composition. To get really low and bring the foreground in the shot I had to crouch down in a dry ditch. Usually that's no big deal for me, I don't mind getting dirty. But on this occasion I swore I saw a snake just before I figured out that I needed to get really low to get the shot. For those who don't know, I have a crazy fear of snakes. Thankfully Nini watched my back while I got down low to compose this and I quickly took a few exposures and got out of there! So far I have not definitively seen a snake since we've moved to Texas, and this was the first time where I even thought I've seen them. I have a crazy fear of snakes, and a very normal fear of bears. When push comes to shove, I prefer bear country than snake country (because I like mountains and that's where bears usually live). I also have a borderline crazy fear of heights, but heights also excite me. I'm more scared on the top of a building than on the edge of a cliff. What about you? What fears does photography make you face? This is a single exposure. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: December 7, 2012, taken December 1, 2012