Viper
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by glad2badad:
Yikes. This one gives me the heebee-jeebies! JK. Very nice closeup shot that does a nice job of showing the scales/textures of this snake.

Might be a smidgen noisy but I'd imagine you were at a higher ISO considering zoo lighting conditions.

Well done!

Gaboon Viper
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by tryals15:
I just saw this picture. It's interesting. Having the snake face away from the camera does two things for me. First it makes me feel less threatened (not that I have any problems with snakes.. =]) and Second, it makes me wonder what, if anything, it's looking at. It adds a bit of intrigue, you might say.

camel
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by tryals15:
This one is a little too head on for my taste. A foot or two in any direction would have given more depth to the shot. This one feels a bit distorted; you can't really get a feel for how far it is from the tip of the nose to the eyes...

Baby Giraffe
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by tryals15:
I like this shot a lot. The neck and turned head create really nice lines through the image.

As far as the composition, I think that it would work better to have the the giraffe farther to the right in the frame, so that it wasn't looking out of the frame. Everything just 'feels' tilted to the left at the moment.

The tones seem a bit muted, but I'm guessing they are true to what you saw at the zoo. I'd be tempted to bump the sat/cont up a bit to see what that did the the image... Just a thought! =]

You've really got some great shots here. Keep up the great work!

jaguar
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by tryals15:
Another great cat shot. This moment you've catured is much more intimidating that some of the other shots you've gotten. This shot gives me a strong feeling that I wouldn't want to meet this guy in the wild. Good job capturing that!

I like the processing here as well. The tones are deep but defined.

Kashmir
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by Blue Moon:
hmmm, very slinky! i wish there was a little more space in front of its face.

peacock
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by xstream:
Great colors in this one, and once again good DOF.

Baby Giraffe
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by sherpet:
Love, love, love, this one so very much.....
It would really make a great card, or calander shot.....

jaguar
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by mecfcosta:
I actually disagree with timfythetoo about the flatness of color - I think that's what makes this photo interesting to me, aside from the great expression. It's a different type of color, not so much traditional, which works for me.
Maybe a little sharper and this would be the best one of the pack. :)

Baby Giraffe
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment by mecfcosta:
I love the composition on this one: clean, simple, but very interesting and powerful. Great colors and pose. :)