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Smooth Scales - Personality a Bit Rough
Smooth Scales - Personality a Bit Rough
kirbic


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Challenge: Silky-Smooth (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenge Photos
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Milwaukee County Zoo
Date: May 12, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2007

Post-processing:
- Adjust exposure, black level & WB in RAW conversion (CS2)
- Crop, resize, sharpen, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 144
Avg (all users): 6.5366
Avg (commenters): 6.9000
Avg (participants): 6.1967
Avg (non-participants): 6.6283
Views since voting: 1738
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 287
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0


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05/25/2007 10:58:15 AM
Nice Shot, I bet you that snake had his picture taken more in one hour than he did an entire year prior.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/22/2007 05:37:24 PM
Sssssmooth
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05/21/2007 03:22:38 PM
ick! snake! however, great shot
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05/21/2007 05:37:14 AM
Powerful image - works well for the challenge, too.
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05/20/2007 10:26:14 PM
Nice image. Love the lines and colors. The one thing that really strikes me is the DOF is a bit too shallow, leaving some parts out of focus. I think this would be better if the entire snake was in sharp focus.
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05/20/2007 06:13:19 PM
Lol. Very well presented.
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05/19/2007 08:38:54 PM
he's so cool.....! I wonder if a polarising filter would taken the sheen of him and given more depth to teh colours - 7
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05/19/2007 07:18:04 PM
This is a really cool photograph, i love the texture of the scales because even though its very smooth the texture brings out a different energy and a pattern that connectes the whole photo, great job, if this was taken through a window i REALLY applaud you
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05/19/2007 04:09:57 PM
I love this!! It's a wonderful capture. 10
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05/18/2007 06:47:45 PM
Neat shot. Definitely smooth with great detail.
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05/18/2007 02:28:12 PM
You get kudos just for that funny title :-) Having picked up many snakes (I'm a big fan) I agree that they are suprisingly soft and silky to the touch! I think this is a great entry, though I'm sure you'll get dinged by people who don't realize how nice the skin of the snake really is.
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05/18/2007 02:27:22 PM
Very nice, but it looks if he/she/it is in the disco.
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05/18/2007 12:36:19 PM
Very nice shot
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05/18/2007 07:59:46 AM
oooooh la la. very pretty. i like the vibrant green and the composition is nice. good job.
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05/17/2007 03:34:03 PM
NICE!!
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05/17/2007 09:37:11 AM
Beautiful color. I'm scared of snakes but I'm gonna give this one high points because he has been photographed so well.
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05/17/2007 06:31:20 AM
Excellent colours here
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05/17/2007 05:21:45 AM
i'm usually a fan of the very narrow dof but i think this would be better with the whole snake in focus. truly a beautiful photo, 7
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05/16/2007 05:35:39 PM
skin looks rought to me
05/16/2007 01:17:09 PM
love the way the coils draw you into the gaze. 7
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05/16/2007 04:38:34 AM
I like the picture but not the DOF. I'd rather the entire snake was in focus. The top coil being out of focus is kinda distracting to me.
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05/16/2007 02:54:52 AM
good lighting, subject evokes smooth but the scales thing takes silk out.

nice work
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