Inspiring Photo: Jungle Jade #2972182

Jungle Jade

Uploaded: November 06, 2006

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The original photo of this emerald boa was taken at the St. Louis Zoo Serpentarium. Flood filter used here.

Exif: FNumber: 3.6, ExposureBiasValue: 0/1, ExposureTime: 0.01, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 400, WhiteBalance:

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Rhonda Burger November 06, 2006

Pretty cool. I have been to that Zoo many times and always find something new. It's a great place. #552452

Colette M. Metcalf November 06, 2006

Great capture and effects!!! #3553425

Mitch Spence November 06, 2006

Hey, Rhonda and Colette, thanks to you both for stopping to look. Rhonda, I wish I could get there oftener, but we're about 4 hours away, so doesn't work for just a day trip. #3553456

Rhonda Burger November 06, 2006

I use to be in Springfield. We loved it when we had an excuse to drive across the state and visit. #3553481

Melissa G. Meiselman November 06, 2006

I like your sharp details on this snake and the flood filter works well here, Mitch!! #3553492

Sherri Gorman November 06, 2006

WOW, this is awesome!!!! #3553497

Mitch Spence November 06, 2006

Melissa and Sherri, thanks much. Boy, it's a trial, getting the flood to work extended like this, isn't it? The snake and his original background sure were green though, weren't they? #3553524

Janine Russell November 06, 2006

Mitch, very nice color, detail, lighting and effects. #3553871

Mitch Spence November 06, 2006

Janine, thanks much for your comment. It's appreciated. #3554269

Karen Walzer November 06, 2006

Excellent work. I love it! K #3554769

Mitch Spence November 07, 2006

Karen, thanks for your great comment. It's encouraging and I appreciate it. #3558256

Nadya Johnson November 09, 2006

This is awesome, Mitch! I won't be surprised to see it on the winners' page! #3567685

Mitch Spence November 09, 2006

Nadya, thanks so much. I surely expect I'll see you on that page. #3568019

Marilyn K. Lincecum November 11, 2006

Gorgeous colors and reflections. Great job with the flood filter and lighting. #3575908

Marijana Fajgl November 12, 2006

She looks majestic! Stunning capture Mitch! #3576182

Mitch Spence November 12, 2006

Marilyn and Marijana, thanks to you both once again. :-) #3576903

Judy A. Lawhon December 06, 2006

Wonderful color and composition and I love the flood filter, Mitch! #3674481

Mitch Spence December 06, 2006

Thanks, Judy. The filter is new to me, and it was certainly fun. #3674514

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 21, 2006

A beautiful image and a beautiful use of the flood filter, Mitch!!! #3727317

Mitch Spence December 22, 2006

Hey, thanks, Allen. Isn't all this stuff fun? Well . . . sometimes :) #3730160

Kurt Hawkins December 29, 2006

very beautiful mitch .. most excellent .. B) #3749572

Steve M. Harrington December 29, 2006

Hey, Mitch, congratulations!!!!!!C :)

I'm truly pleased at your well deserved finalist.

Steve #3751140

Marijana Fajgl December 29, 2006

Big congratulations Mitch on your awesome finalist! #3751527

Janine Russell December 29, 2006

Mitch, congratulations on your finalist. #3751585

Paula Dwyer December 29, 2006

Congratulations Mitch!! :) #3752015

ALLEN O. HOWARD December 29, 2006

Way to go, Mitch!!! #3752207

Mitch Spence December 29, 2006

Gosh, this is the first I knew of the finalist status. My ISP has been totally messed up and supposedly is many many thousands of messages behind (spam, we presume). How exciting. Thank you Kurt, Steve, Marijana, Janine, Paula, and Allen for your very much appreciated congratulations. #3753614

Nadya Johnson December 30, 2006

Yes!!! This "HAD" to be a finalist! It's an awesome photo, Mitch! Congratulations! Best of luck in the second round! I too have had nothing but computer problems lately... got worse JUST in time for the finals, so I do believe it's a conspiracy! LOL. #3760303

Virginia Leone December 30, 2006

Big congrats on your fine finalist photo! Good luck! #3760471

Laurie Daily December 30, 2006

Amazing colors and fantastic use of the flood filter! I still haven't really been able to use that one yet and make it work for me. Congratulations Mitch! #3760911

Mitch Spence December 31, 2006

Nadya, Virginia, and Laurie, thanks a lot. It was fun to try something new. We dealt with this in Scott Stulberg's BP class, which prompted me to expand my horizons, so to speak. :-) #3763376

Vladan D. Djordjevic January 05, 2007

Great color and tones, details, composition, reflection! #3785509

Mitch Spence January 06, 2007

Vladan, thank you. #3788667

Carol Teal January 14, 2007

Wow, I love this! I thought the water was real until I read you used flood. Great effect and photo! Congrats on your finalist! #3818482

Mitch Spence January 14, 2007

Thanks a lot, Carol. I'm delighted that you like it, and especially that you thought at first the water was real. #3818531

Jennifer Cuscino February 13, 2007

REALLY REALLY good use of that filter. Fantastic image! #3945227

Mitch Spence February 14, 2007

Despite all the fussing around it took, it really was fun to do. #3947053

Karen Slagle February 26, 2007

Oh wow, Mitch. Don't know how I missed this when it was announced but I think it's fantastic. The beautiful green colors and addition of the flood filter really makes this special. Belated congrats on this.....Karen #3996874

Mitch Spence February 26, 2007

Karen, thanks so much for your comment and for coming to look. Oh, listen, I'm always amazed at the things I just haven't seen somehow. So many neat things to look at, they do tend to get away from me. #3996978

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 27, 2007

Whoa! How could something like this be so beautiful! I can't stand snakes, very afraid of them ~ however, this is great ~ colors and reflections are fantastic!

jo ann c. #4990611

Amanda D. Austwick December 07, 2007

Love this. We want to make a trip to the Knoxville zoo. I haven't been to a zoo like atmosphere for years. #5179989

Mitch Spence December 12, 2007

Ah, thanks, Amanda and Jo Ann. Favorite places of mine, zoos. May be the only way we'll save a lot of species, you know. And, hey, most definitely the only way I'll probably ever get this close to some of these guys. :) #5200683

Gary Enloe April 14, 2012

Hi Mitch, nice capture of this guy. He must be photographed a lot. I have a photo of him also using the flood filter in my gallery on page 22 called " out on a limb " if you care to see it. I live in St. Peters, Mo. in St. Charles County. We are neighbors. Lol #10090363

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