Observer
by riot

Comment by wbanning:
Hey Eugene,

This comment is part of my participation in the DPC Critique Club. There are more things I find to be striking about this shot than things that detract. What I really like is the dramatic lighting and bold compositional choices that include generous amount of shadow above the subject and the splash of color on the right. In combination with the spider's apparent upward glance, this becomes a powerful tableau with a touch of mystery. The primary negative for me is the soft focus on the main subject. I suspect this may be a result of the setup and the optics you were working with, or perhaps an artifact of diffusion created at f/18. But it's a small criticism on a very strong image.

Observer
by riot

Comment by jgirl57:


supurb!!!!! My favorite spider photo so far!!! I love macros of spiders!!

Dreams of the Sea
by riot

Comment by Paul:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Superbly rendered image, well captured and pristinely presented; great tones too.

The image feels serene and has enough mood for a Zen challenge - here in stranger in a strange land, proximity to subject won't close enough for those who seek to personify the term 'stranger'; certainly we see something that does not belong here.

If this is the image you were after, I don't think there's any suggestion I could make that would improve it - your technicals have a flawless feel to them.

Overall - a fine image.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by posthumous:
I would love to see this series.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by tnun:
very nicely shown.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by posthumous:
lovely. apt title.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by jmritz:
Fading

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by blindjustice:
So sad, point of fact- they make better charcoal grills than fishing nets.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by FrankRobinson:
Sadly not strange enough - more 'beauty in the every day'! V nicely executed.

Dreams of the Sea
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Comment by Lydia:
Sadly, oddly, wonderful for the challenge.


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