Big City Water
by TommyMoe21

Comment by crik:
Really like this shot. Nice!

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Comment by philup:
now that is just wild looking. nice capture!

This Old Pump
by TommyMoe21

Comment by Citadel:
Greetings from the critique club!

As previous commenters have indicated, desaturating the pump just makes it look like a pump that is painted grey. You mentioned its a blue pump so perhaps desaturating the background and then bumping up the saturation on the pump itself would be quite dramatic. Perhaps you can show us an outake like this?

That aside, the sharpness is great in this shot. The background is faded nicely and it well separated from the subject.

Good exposure with nice tonal range throughout. Some of the shadows are a little harsh in the pump but they create very interesting lines.

Composition is excellent and I like how the handle helps balance the scene

Overall, this is a really strong shot that unfortunately got slammed by the voters because it likely received a lot of DNMC votes.

Big City Water
by TommyMoe21

Comment by TooCool:
That's cool! Where is this?
TC

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Comment by smyk:
eeeeeewwwwwwwww hehe

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Comment by joynim:
Wow this must have required a lot of patience well done

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Comment by noraneko:
Very cool capture. Never actually witnessed a cicada climbing out of its exoskeleton.

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Comment by Judi:
Good study work with awesome detail. 7

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Comment by roz:
wow .. an amazing capture being at the right place at the right time ... this is quite ugly!! .. the details and focus are excellent .. a wonderful photograph of life emerging .. =9

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Comment by Mystique2:
Incredible shot! Nice job!