Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment by Devinder:
I'll admit, i didn't understand the title. But, i really like this guy and its gonna score well on my end

lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Very cute lamb and essentially a good shot with good comp and focus, I think the main problem here is the post processing. It's the first thing I noticed about the shot, not the subject. Of course it's an Expert challenge and you know you're going to be up against some stiff competition, so many feel compelled to go a little crazy with the pp. You don't need to.

Reading your notes, you mention that the lamb likes coffee and Oreo cookies...I think it would have been absolutely hilarious to have a shot of her snarfing down an Oreo, just as she started in on it so people could see what she was eating. Then a simple desat, a little bit of contrast to bring out the blacks and eh wala, a very cute and even more funny/appealing shot of a silly-looking animal doing something very silly :-)

If lamby is still around, maybe try setting a place for her...a little coffee in a coffee cup on a table and a plate with a couple of Oreos on it. Get your camera set up so you're ready, and then just shoot away as she helps herself. Hey, why not? Have some fun, especially with such a cooperative subject :-)

Feel free to PM me

Susan

the log
by mrbig65

Comment by knikki:
I am strangely drawn to this picture - it's not particularly beautiful or emotionally satisfying - but there's something so curious about it that I can't turn my eyes away from it. And I graded it thusly.... Looking forward to reading more about it.

lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by daisydavid:
I did like this, congrats on the deserving honour

lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by bspurgeon:
Lovely etching. I find it irresistible. Well done

lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by jmritz:
Nice portrait.

lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by Lydia:
Fabulously sharp and detailed image of the lamb...

I know Dallas will enjoy it.

I fear, though, that the lack of pure blacks will hurt your score.

Nevermind that... it's all for Dallas!


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Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment by sherpet:
A FINE MACRO WITH AWESOME TEXTURES DETAIL AND COLOR LOVE IT ...

Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment by Lydia:
I like the shot... but it seems that it's been overly noise-reduced to fit the 300kb size... I want more details.


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lamb
by mrbig65

Comment by posthumous:
I like the processing