"Kaa" - Tree Boa (Captive)

[Michael Pancier]

Taken at Miami Metro-Zoo's Amazon exhibit. I used the G10 to photograph this guy through the glass tank. The g10 in my opinion is the perfect camera for these type of conditions. I placed it flush against the glass and focused in macro mode. I set the flash to -1 which given it's angle to the lens, gave me enough light to get a sharp image, with no flare or glare, or reflections.

I burned the edges on this shot to give me a solid black border. I also used Viveza on the eyes to brighten them up a bit.

Kaa of course if the name of the snake in the Jungle Book. This guy reminds me of that snake.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely compo , details , sharpness & PP
TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely symmetry, colour and textures! I remember Kaa :)

[David Fletcher]

Nice shot Michael. Lovely symmetry and sharpness. WD!

[Kartikeya Puri]

Kaa ... thatsssss a beautiful ssssnake there. G10 did well in those conditions. If I look closely, I can see the leaves around his head which can be distracting, thogh not a major nit.

Thankssss for sssharing,
Kartik

[Stu Bowie]

Great flashwork to bring out those colours and detail. Stands out nicely against the darker BG. Great image Michael.

[Robert Amoruso]

Great technique and composition Michael. Thanks for letting us all know exactly how you made this.

[Tell Dickinson]

I like the comp. very much and its different to what I have seen before :)

Tell

[Steve Canuel]

Love the balanced comp you got here. Colors and detail are also quite nice.