Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by civilsavage:
i'm biased: i don't trust snakes. otherwise, nice focus, it brings out the texture of the scales.

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by PTLParsons:
Not my kind of loving, cuddly pet. But to each his own. I know a lot of people like them, including my grandson. Is this the natural color of him? I really don't like the color of the photo. Hope it's not his real color. Sorry if it is. But it is a very clear, well focused photo. Nice DOF. Don't particularly go for the frame work. Not my thing personally. But good photo. Well done. How did you get him to pose? What was your command? Having a little fun.

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by magnetic9999:
not very dpc :P

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Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by MattW:
Really good job. Great cliche.

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by sfarrell23:
Good clear picture......very interesting subject.....

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by justine:
Nice shot........very good focus, light and color. Don't tell me this is through the glass? It's really a nice shot. Beautiful snake.

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by mariomel:
Not your average pet. Nice shot. Great detail.

Stetson Silhouette
by Gordon

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Gordon...

Gordon, this is a great shot... The silhouette is very strong and sharp. It stands out nicely against the background. Your long lens and focal length choice really makes this photo pop. For some reason that I can't really explain, I like the blue hue on this image. It just seems to work really well with the silhouette.

I can't really offer much suggestion for improvement without significantly changing what you have in this image. I understand that the window/door concept of this shot is strengthened by the window in the top portion of the image, but, toss the challenge conecept aside for a moment... I like that part cut out completely. Making a square shaped image from the bottom portion of the frame seems to be equally strong. Cutting off the top third or so of this image really makes the 'cowboy' become a much stronger part of the image.

I like your alternative view of this challenge as well. This was probalby my favorite shot of the week where a window/door was not the subject of the photo.

Great shot and keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Cute Pet Cliches ?
by Gordon

Comment by aussie:
Excellent macro shot. The texture, colour and composition is just awesome. We have a lot of unusual snakes where I come from, I'd be interested to know what this beauty is. Again an excellent shot. GL.

Stetson Silhouette
by Gordon

Comment by sher:
great shot! love the depth of focus!