A single mother
by reaverblade

Comment:
Wow. What an exceptionally unphotogenic subject. One typically does not associate slimy water-dwellers with the concept of motherhood.

Big Red & Baby Red
by SAScambos

Comment:
Excellent choice of subject for a study in minimalism. However, you'll have to control the reflections for a shot like this to work. Also, the placement of the large vase so far to the left creates a somewhat unbalanced image, as well as tension with the too-close edge of the frame. The black border seems unnecessarily stark--your photo is fairly high key, so the black stands out in sharp contrast and tends to draw the eye away from your subjects. (6)

I Am I Said
by alfresco

Comment:
Highly underrated!

Life is motion
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Totally didn't recognize you with the beard. I gave you a 7 for out-of-the-box weirdness.

'1' = :-( '3' = :-\ '5' = :-| '8' = :-) '10' = :-))
by Cory

Comment:
:-)

fiora_889502_edit
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
GODZILLA BREATHES YELLOW GRADIENT FTW.

Rush of Spring
by Neil

Comment:
Seriously, how does a photo like this score only a 5.94? The DPC voters are just awful sometimes...

P.S. How WAS this processed, and how long was the exposure?

Message edited by author 2010-06-08 13:41:59.

Daybreak, Provincetown
by Bear_Music

Comment:
What really struck me during voting was the rhythm of the boats in the background.

The Pond
by jnenvir

Comment:
Strong yellow cast detracts from this photograph.

Droplets and Light
by tamatama

Comment:
I really like the near-infinite miniature worlds that can be explored with shallow DOF macro shots, and there's a lot of good stuff going on here. That being said, I find it odd that the plane in focus is so close to the bottom center of the image. This composition feels bottom-heavy, and the lack of any sharp focus in the roughly 3/4 of the image to the top and right makes the whole thing feel rather static.