Yummy
by peecee

Comment:
Good square crop. Too bad about that little bit of brown on that leaf tip, but excellent work nonetheless. Lighting a tad harsh on his shell.

On the Edge
by smokeditor

Comment:
Awesome minimalistic image. The black background works wonders. Extremely well lit too. That thin green line also adds nicely to the image.

Nature's work of art
by Nonage

Comment:
Nice concept and colours, but a little too blurry for my liking. The ultra shallow DOF caused by macro has made the water droplets fuzzy. Too bad.

Quit Bugging Me
by Konador

Comment:
Such a weirdly nice looking image. You must have used some sort of PS effect right? I would have liked to see those back hairs closer to the front a bit clearer though. Cool effect and nice job.

The Unspoken Words
by kghoshal

Comment:
Ummm... did you read the challenge descriptor? Not a word to be seen here. Nice portrait, but fails to meet the challenge in a big way. 4

Seduce Sexy Slugs Out of Their Socks with Safer's
by Beagleboy

Comment:

Originally posted by hgpayne: I gotta ask -- where you inspired at all by my shot like this in an earlier challenge?

Nope. Hadn't even seen it.

And to those who scored this below 4, I know this isn't the greatest shot, but I think I like the slugs better than I like you

Message edited by author 2004-07-14 07:05:07.

reassuringly expensive
by Harryg

Comment:
Too bad you couldn't smooth out that label. Light is quite harsh at bottom of glass.

Beer O'Clock
by dhare

Comment:
Nice shot but the top of the bottle is out of focus.

flexible joints
by middelbosch

Comment:
Couldn't stop staring at this one . Good idea and execution.

Hostage
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Thanks for all the comments on this image. This image has netted me the highest number of comments for any of my prior images before contest end.

I knew as soon as the contest started that I had made an error on submitting this for a portrait challenge. I should have kept it for the June Free Study. Oh well, I can't complain since it finished approximately where I had guessed it would score-wise.

I am also not surprised by the 1's, 2's and 3's considering the subject matter and the loose interpretation of the challenge description. No "Why didn't this do better?" post from me. Can't please everyone. This image also has the strangest voter breakdown of any of my prior submitted shots.