Spider Roll
by scalvert

Comment by Zoomdak:
Wow! 6.0001, I got a long ways to go! Lovely shot, nice for you to know that you could improve on it. Well done.

Spider Roll
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
Y'know, I'm a little surprised this placed as well as it did. The mass of "stuff" in the center of the image is just too busy for my taste, but that's what I get for waiting until the last minute. I'll bet a single roll (with lots of legs) held between the chopsticks would have worked much better. I also blew the contrast (as crabappl3 correctly pointed out) by not viewing the entry on a CRT- the background is totally black on a good LCD monitor. Still, I'm doing a major happy dance for finally reaching my goal of 6 for a profile average. Woohoo! :-D

FWIW- Like many spiders, I did eat my subject after the fun was over.

Message edited by author 2004-10-06 00:55:27.

Spider Roll
by scalvert

Comment by graphicfunk:
great scalvert...Congratulations on your 6th placing with this confusing plate.lol

Spider Roll
by scalvert

Comment by tyt2000:
Congrats on 6th place Shannon, I usually eat the food I photograph, but in this case, no thank you ;)

I ate my wild apple from the other side btw :P

Unwelcome Encounter
by scalvert

Comment by soccerdad:
He almost looks like he is yawning...except for the eyes. They don't look sleepy at all. Good detail in the fur.

Shadowboxer
by scalvert

Comment by rayg544:
This is really cool! Great work!

Unwelcome Encounter
by scalvert

Comment by Cantique:
Yeeps! Went to Alaska this summer and fortunately did not see this view of a bear. They are formidable animals. Love his expression. Suggestion - crop tighter on the left. I don't think the background adds to this. A closer crop makes him even more "in your face."

Spider Roll
by scalvert

Comment by kjledoux:
Great! I like the color and the presentation. Good job.

Shadowboxer
by scalvert

Comment by photom:
Unusual, but an interesting technique. Trying to figure out the water drops with not much luck. There seems to be an over abundance of gray tones without any pure whites. Motion blur adds intensity. NIce job.

Shadowboxer
by scalvert

Comment by colda:
nice shot, brilliant idea, the banding on the background gradient from the jpeg compression is a little distracting though