# Green snake

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** editors-pick, wildlife\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165 "2019-03-26T06:45:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/1 "2019-03-26T06:45:25Z")

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Seen one Spring day at a local fishing lake when I was out looking for warblers.

Canon 7D, 400mm f4 DO IS, 1.4x TC  
ISO 800, f5.6, 1/320s

Any comments appreciated.

 ![Green%20Snake%20-%20NPN](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/2/2d3c6c8512251d88ad57ab558d56abc0d3a1c4a7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Max\_Waugh](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/max_waugh/32/512_2.png) [@Max\_Waugh](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Max_Waugh)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/2 "2019-03-26T14:35:02Z")

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Allen, I like the clean line and composition here, and the colors work great.

It’s almost minimalistic. Because the emphasis really is the curved line against a clean background, I’d be tempted to crop a bit from the left to better match the distance you have from the edge of the frame to the snake on the right side. I know why you left it the way you did–and it really does work fine–but to me the bold graphic element of the line and shape call for a bit more symmetry and balance.

Max

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Nall](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_nall/32/6331_2.png) [@Jim\_Nall](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Nall)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/3 "2019-03-26T21:43:27Z")

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I like this Allen! One of the prettiest snakes around. The comp is very simple. The bgnd works well for me and I like your choice of crop.

Jim  
Louisville

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 1:39am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/4 "2019-03-27T01:39:13Z")

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Snakes are difficult to compose and you did well with this snake. I’d leave this one as presented…Jim

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**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/5 "2019-03-27T14:33:03Z")

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So simple…yet so beautiful !

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Sandor](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/richard_sandor/32/88084_2.png) [@Richard\_Sandor](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Richard_Sandor)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/green-snake/5165/7 "2019-04-01T19:12:37Z")

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Allen: that’s a stunner!! I like the simplicity of the curve of the snake against the oof background. It’s simple and elegant and also a wall hanger. Richard