Here is 'my' animal, at least according to the Chinese Zodiac. I played with the colour balance, NeatImage and adjusted the levels to get a nice, warm almost golden touch. The background was already blurred because of the aperture.
I like the simplicity of this shot, together with the quiet but restless background and the brownish-orange colours it fits the challenge and the title pretty well I think ;).
I used a 70-200mm as lens and this shot was taken, just like a few before, at the local zoo.
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Hello and may I first say, "WOW!" I loved this shot during the challenge but then again I have learned to love snakes. This guy is very handsome.
Now to the Critique, what to say? This is a great shot overall though at first when I saw it I thought it was slightly off balance and when I try to either divide the shot or do the rule of thirds, it doesn't quite meet either format which is probably why I get the slightly off balance feeling. The colors are fantastic and the background is also perfect for this shot. It doesn't overpower the main subject.
About the only other thing that would have made this shot perfect for me personally would be a more head on shot of the snake, so you could see both eyes or from above actually but that's just a personal preference.
Good Luck In Future Challenges!
Deannda
DNeufer@stny.rr.com if you have any questions or want to discuss this further!
The gold in the eye matches the background color, which draws my attention to the eye ... very nice job. Only thing that I think would make this better is if the tongue were sticking out, but you tell that to the snake!!! "8"
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