Here's looking at you Kid
by KristinaG

Comment by JustCaree:
not sure what is supposed to be and what is not supposed to be in focus here.

Here's looking at you Kid
by KristinaG

Comment by giantmike:
Cool photo! Good amount of detail at the sand level (which happens to get his eyes as well. It does have a little feeling of artificially added blur, especially along the top of the hole in the upper left.

Here's looking at you Kid
by KristinaG

Comment by Phileine:
Seems like the blur has been done in post-processing, not by using a shallow DOF. I wouldn´t mind that much, but it gets a bit distracting that the sand gets sharper on the edges. But I like the little fellow, especially those crazy eyes.

Added comment: realizing that this is really the effect of a DOF and not post-processing this becomes quite an interesting picture, because it plays tricks with your mind. My criteria in rating this challenge is whether the DOF actually adds something to the picture, rather than just being a side effect. Since in your shot it does make a very unique shot, with an extreme focus on the eyes he is sticking out of the hole, I upped the score. But it is a shot you have to look at a bit longer than most of the others to realize what´s going on.

Young Padawan
by KristinaG

Comment by prashant_168:
love the color and sharpness

Young Padawan
by KristinaG

Comment by bassbone:
very cool bug - i wish more of him were in focus

Young Padawan
by KristinaG

Comment by giantmike:
Good attempt. Some things I would suggest for making this better: sharper focus on the bug, maybe less green saturation (seems overpower), and saving so you don't have bands of colors in the background.

Intensity
by KristinaG

Comment by jomari:
Great image.

Intensity
by KristinaG

Comment by MacDonald:
I love the catch lights in animals eyes. 8

Intensity
by KristinaG

Comment by VivianFrerichs:
nice catch.

The Harriet
by KristinaG

Comment by Walkaboutwolf:
Beautiful boat, but the the composition is a bit awkward to me - the boat is just too crowded in the upper corner of the frame...