the arachnoid flamingo dance
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I commented on the prior spider image and a lot of the same things are happening with this image. It would be nice if the spider was larger in the image (crop), depth of field will be a problem, and the really intense background draws you from the spider.

itsy bitsy spider
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I have the same lens that you used on this image and it is really tough to get enough depth on field on something like a spider to make the image sing. I don't know that I have ever taken one that "sings". In this case, I think a much tighter crop would have brought the spider out more.

I think the background, especially since the spider is cut in half by the flower (I assume), distracts. It would have been better if the spider did not blend with the background so much.

Daisies in the rain
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I like this image.

I had to read the title before I realized what the odd striping was. A very odd and interesting affect. I would never have taken my camera into the rain. I too am distracted by the stem to the right. To my eye, cropping about the lower 1/3 of the image would have created a more balanced image.

I am not sure what to think of the dead flower. I often take photos of dead flowers because they have a lot of interest, but in this case it is not in the focal plane, so it almost distracts...not sure.

9 months old and looking good!
by ShutterPug

Comment:
My instincts tell me that the back ground distracts rather than adds to the image. The pavement and tie wall, with the grass growing in the edge, detract from the image and provide horizontal lines that break up the dog. having a more uniform and more pleasing background would have improved the score. On my laptop the image appears a little flat as well.

Beautiful Death
by Purple_Girl

Comment:
I gave your image a 5. The image struck me as being very busy, the background is a little too bright relative to the butterfly and though it probably has very sharp focus on the eye, the large f stop gave you a shallow depth of field that caused you to loose focus on the wings and the body. And, the wings appear a bit washed out....I would too if I were dead

Kick it!
by dwterry

Comment:
the lack of sharp focus will hurt your score

Falling
by Miep

Comment:
OK, how did you do it?

Alpha Omega
by MonicaJames

Comment:
disorienting, but a very nice picture.

My World Turned Upside Down
by Mark-A

Comment:
Cruel!!!! But, a GREAT image.

Vase
by choltmeier

Comment:
nice idea, but the light fixture????