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	Coils HELP CONSERVE NATURE! SUPPORT BREEDING PROGRAMS AT YOUR LOCAL ZOO! This is a resubmission of an old entry, reworked in photoshop. See discussion for details. Green snake basking at the Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico f2.8 1/10s @23.20mm Feedback Greatly Appreciated! Pamela K

Pamela K

To make the snake, and especially its eye, stand out more I did the following in Photoshop:

1) Selected the background and decreased brightness and contrast to bring it to black.

2) Selected the snake, minus its eye, and upped the brightness and contrast, did a curves adjustment in the green zone, and upped the saturation just a tad.

3) Selected the snake's eye and upped brightness and increased the yellow in the midtones and highlights.

4) Did a slight unsharp mask over the snake, but not the log.

Here's a link to the original submission and its discussion.

Comments welcome!

Pam

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November 16, 2006

Natasha Overton

This is a very striking and stunning picture, I love it

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November 16, 2006

Karen Walzer

Wow! Great work! K

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November 16, 2006

Paul G Slate

Wow stunning work Pamela! great job!

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November 16, 2006

Pamela K

Thank you, Natasha, Karen, and Paul!!!

Pam

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November 16, 2006

Denise M. Snyder

This is STUNNNING! FAntastic work!

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November 16, 2006

Dorothy Neumann

Your PS work really paid off, Pam. Really vivid and dramatic!

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November 16, 2006

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Pamela, great color, detail, lighting and textures.

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November 16, 2006

Pamela K

Thank you, Denise, Dorothy, and Janine!!!

Pam

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November 16, 2006

Sharon Day

Awesome shot, Pam!!! The lighting and detail are incredible!

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November 17, 2006

Pamela K

Thank you, Sharon!!

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November 18, 2006

Larissa M.

Gorgeous!
It's eyes are beautiful!!
I have loved going through your gallery, Pamela, you are an excellant photographer... if you have any time, please feel free to check out mine!

:)
~Lue...

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November 20, 2006

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay)

Amazing image. Good detail,composition and clarity.

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November 21, 2006

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