one side-note, something to consider: when i look at pictures, one thing i see a lot is people playing around with color settings and color saturation.

and even when that isnt the case, lighting and what camera you use makes a HUGE difference. sometimes the same raw file, viewed and edited and converted with different software, can lead to wildly different results.

for example, i just came across this, same snake, same age, different camera, different lighting:
source: user "Murse" in the thread http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...bananas!/page2


one picture says more than 1000 words.... well, i guess one picture can also deceive more than 1000 words. im not blaming anyone or accusing anyone of doing anything deliberately, its just, when someone skilled in photography with good equipment really tries to bring out the colors, the results can be really stunning.

when you shop for a pastel, where its all about the colors, this may complicate things.