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© Pamela K

Coils

Uploaded: November 16, 2006

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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!


Comments

Pamela K November 16, 2006

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 #558001

Natasha Overton November 16, 2006

This is a very striking and stunning picture, I love it #3594637

Karen Walzer November 16, 2006

Wow! Great work! K #3594868

Paul G Slate November 16, 2006

Wow stunning work Pamela! great job! #3595606

Pamela K November 16, 2006

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

Pam #3595665

Denise M. Snyder November 16, 2006

This is STUNNNING! FAntastic work! #3595747

Dorothy Neumann November 16, 2006

Your PS work really paid off, Pam. Really vivid and dramatic! #3595927

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 16, 2006

Pamela, great color, detail, lighting and textures. #3596373

Pamela K November 16, 2006

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

Pam #3596426

Sharon Day November 17, 2006

Awesome shot, Pam!!! The lighting and detail are incredible! #3599942

Pamela K November 18, 2006

Thank you, Sharon!! #3600862

Larissa M. November 20, 2006

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... #3609988

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) November 21, 2006

Amazing image. Good detail,composition and clarity. #3613702

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