Focus on one spot at a depth equivilant to where the snakes are then shift the lens over to where the snakes are.

Keep your finger partially depressed on the shutter button to hold the focus and do not move front to back (in and out) with relation to the snakes. Then slowly take the shot.

Trying to foucus on a writhing mess of snakes causes the auto-focus to become confused I believe.

If you have a digital camera, just keep trying and deleting till you get the feel and technique down pat. Also, try and view the shot on the PC screen and not just through the little camera screen. Its really hard to tell if the image is clear on those little screens.

~Alan

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