Two Peas in a Pod
by benjamin7472

Comment by bobnospum:
Well done. Nice lighting. Very realistic psoe.

Two Peas in a Pod
by benjamin7472

Comment by amberlhouck:
Those are 2 very cute little girls!!

Two Peas in a Pod
by benjamin7472

Comment by optix:
Cute... 9

Two Peas in a Pod
by benjamin7472

Comment by vtruan:
nice

The End is the Beginning
by benjamin7472

Comment by raish:
There are very dark shadows and very light highlights, but everything that matters in this picture is in a wide range of middle tones. Thus it fails to be a high contrast photograph for me.

Centered on a Ssslithering Eye
by benjamin7472

Comment by aimeethetoo:
YAY!! Ben enters 6-land! Congratulations. Nice shot and a personal best!

Centered on a Ssslithering Eye
by benjamin7472

Comment by dsterner:
Ben...you are doing great!
I'm the gal behind you at 50th place

Keep up the great work! Ya gotta be in the challenges to get better. With a friend like Tim - you won't be far off from getting 6's all the time.

That fella, Tim, has helped me along the way...so keep up the good work.

Centered on a Ssslithering Eye
by benjamin7472

Comment by benjamin7472:
Thanks to all of you out there in DPC world who voted. I've been playing around with submitting photos to this site since last fall. I've put a few out there that haven't done well. One of my best friends goes by the user name timfythetoo.

I feel good about this shot since I took lots of shots of snakes at the reptile house at the Columbus zoo. My wife was starting to get impatient that I took a shot of every snake in the building. I set the timer so that my hand wouldn't shake as much and tried to press against the glass with my shoulder. Ultimately, I am pretty pleased with it. But I also thank Tim for directing me to GIMP because my trial of PE 6 ended.

As far as editing... I didn't do a whole lot because the pic turned out nice, but adjusted hue and saturation. I increased the shadows and decreased the highlights. Tweaked the contrast. Then, I did a heavy sharpen, probably too much.

Centered on a Ssslithering Eye
by benjamin7472

Comment by timfythetoo:
Well done Ben. Congrats on your first 6 and your new PB!

Centered on a Ssslithering Eye
by benjamin7472

Comment by pjangel:
Great DOF...