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Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Home
Date: Jul 25, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006

 This will probably do horribly, but oh well... I have been wanting to take this photo for a while. She is my snake named Rosie, she's an albino corn snake, but some exotic form of albinoism so she looks pinkish white. And this was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be - holding a squirmy snake still on a slippery surface and *trying* to get the photo in focus and the exposure correct.

Post-processing - I made the not-so-black background more black - curves, levels, and some spot editing. Resize, unsharp mask, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 263
Avg (all users): 5.6908
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2738
Avg (non-participants): 5.9030
Views since voting: 1122
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 249
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/08/2006 02:17:03 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Marissa,

I love the composition of this shot. You must have taken so many shots to get this. In particuler I like the way the curve of the body lead the eye into the depth of the shot. to my eye this is well balanced. I personally would have like the forground to be in crisp focus. Maybe its just a matter of taste but I think this would have been more effective if the whole subject was in focus (with a longer DOF maybe) or that the foreground was in focus with the head a little soft.

So why is the score not higher (not that you've done badly)? Seems the DNMC crowd have for some reason chosen to strike at you. Personally I think it is a testament to all that is good about this shot that they can be so discriminating about the off-white shade.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul
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 08/07/2006 08:25:29 PM
My roommate and I actively raise cornsnakes and are belong to a forum of cornsnake owners - cornsnakes.com.
I am guessing from your description that Rosie might be a snow corn or possibly even a coral. Albino cornsnakes are actually called Amelanistic (lacking black pigment) but they are usually red/orange and white. Come visit us on the forum sometime...I am sure someone on there could probably tell you exactly what morph Rosie is! Would love to see more pics of her.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2006 06:30:47 PM
nice curves!
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 08/01/2006 02:46:17 AM
Ivory-hued serpent. Archetypal fearful symbol. How could I NOT comment! Dramatic composition...might like it better rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Tough not to scare your subject out of range. Good job.
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 07/31/2006 07:45:32 PM
I like the wandering lines, but would have liked a little more DOF so that we can see all of the texture on the snake
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 07/30/2006 12:10:12 PM
this image doesn't look greyscale to me
 07/28/2006 01:20:50 PM
wickedly cool! thats snake looks great on the black background! 10!
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 07/27/2006 04:14:01 PM
Your snake actually looks tan and white. Very sharp photo though. Nice focus. Great lighting.
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 07/27/2006 04:10:28 PM
love the focus on this one...
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 07/27/2006 03:43:37 PM
I wish I had a big long whitish snake hanging around! Looks good!
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 07/27/2006 12:22:15 PM
Ohh...what kind of snake?? Love snakes! Great choice for this particular challenge, but maybe would have looked better if the snake was facing the camera.
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 07/27/2006 10:35:22 AM
Just wish the snake were facing toward camera instead of away. I know you can never get those darn snakes to pose the way you want.
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 07/26/2006 03:07:26 PM
well done for the pic and for getting that close to a snake
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 07/26/2006 11:55:33 AM
The snake has some coloration that I hope doesn't stir up the DNMC crowd. Still a great image.
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 07/26/2006 09:41:12 AM
Very good idea! But I call it unfinished picture. If you want to keep the same position of the snake, go ahead, but next time try to go to the lower angle, you will see what's gonna happen.
 07/26/2006 08:47:26 AM
The snake looks more yellow then white, but a lovely image either way.
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 07/26/2006 01:19:44 AM
Nice composition and subject. But DNMC IMHO. 7.
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