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Published: 2015-01-18 11:42:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 2064; Favourites: 86; Downloads: 0
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Hope for many comments and some critique
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Lovely snake, great colors. Excellent photo of it too!
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Wow! i like the colors of the snake and the plant in theΒ back!
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Even though this gentlemen intimidates me, I can't help but see beauty in his form.
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That's a great photo.
Snakes are one of my fav animals.
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really interesting photo, the pose you managed to capture it taking is good!
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You're brave to get that close to an emerald tree boa with a 60mm lens. They have the longest teeth of any non-venomous snake. :u
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Great shot!
The colours are really vibrant. I love it.
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I'm not too keen on the lighting, but that's what you have to work with when you're at the zoo. But I love the way you captured the water droplets on him, really brings out this scales. (:
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Not my first choice of subject matters, but to each their own. 
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My R0,02 on this image:
The zoo lighting is clearly artificial, and quite close, giving a harsh, cold light that drops off un-naturally quickly from the left to right. I think here, you would be allowed to adjust colour balance, and warm it a little. Also, adding a mask that darkens the left, and gradually gets lighter to the right would counter the un-even 'natural' light.
Your focus here is pin-sharp and in the right place, and at f7.1, I would have thought you would get more of the snake in focus - might have been worth bracketing the f-stop a little?
When in this close, personally, I would like to see the eye open - it could make this into a seriously creepy shot! That might require more time than you had to wait for the blink, but animal photography is about 98% patience, I think!
And one last quick comment - if you can, try to give some identifying information on the snake - the name, the home area, etc - always generates a little more interest. Even if you guess wronly, on dA, you will normally get a very polite and gentle correction (certainly my experience).
But for all that, you have captured a bundle of danger here!
Grant H
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Hello Saeppo.
You placed this wonderful shot in "critique folder' on: love-new-artists
Everything is wonderful about this shot and should not need any critique.
Well done.
Jenny
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Looks good but not much interest; snake doesnt stand out too much
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This is an amazing composition! I love it! Very beautiful!
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A very stunning snake and a very lovely photo. I love the little water droplets on its head.
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