Joseph J Zaia, FPSA, ASIIPC, FMC
January 2021 - Sneaky Snake
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About the Image(s)
Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II & Canon 70-300mm f4.5 lens HandHeld 1/250sec. w/in-camera-flash. After the general tweaking in Camera Raw, I cropped in PS and left some of the soft foreground as a frame and leading line. I then decided to eliminate the strong distracting branch on the left, which now makes this image a pictorial image and no longer a nature image. I sharpened only the snake.
7 comments posted
Very nice and vivid green, and the snake forms a z pattern -- the bottom part of the snake acts as an anchor and a frame for the composition. My only complaint is that the eye has a kind of plastic look to it, looks almost like a button. It seems like the reflection pattern looks like a row of neon lights or a double row of ring lights. Maybe you could clone this into Peggy's garden! Posted: 01/09/2021 17:47:14
Good point on the "Z" pattern Jerry. Not sure of what to do about the eye. However, I can clone the snake in Peggy's garden as soon as I find the apple. Posted: 01/10/2021 13:28:25
Nice colorful capture. When I see something this colorful, I think black background. Posted: 01/10/2021 19:03:29
Good job Marti, but I wonder if a black background is the answer to everything. I go along with Al and I still like a more natural look. Posted: 01/15/2021 08:51:45
Beautiful color and pattern. I like Marti's black background a lot! I'm not crazy about snakes but he looks pretty harmless. Posted: 01/11/2021 16:22:23
Snakes creep me out, but you nailed this photo. I like the leading line going directly to the neon eye. Everything is tack sharp. The branch behind the snake is a bit distracting. I do like Marti's rendition with the black background. Posted: 01/12/2021 08:35:39
A very colorful and sharp image for sure. I am personally not a reptile fan but I think you did an excellent job on composing this image and in the level of saturation. While the black background certainly makes the colors stand out more, I think your original background is more natural. Posted: 01/12/2021 13:38:24