Dragonflight
by Pug-H

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

What a great capture! I love the silouette effect of the still dragonfly. The tones are there, the effect of a lucky capture, all there.

But what also is there is that other dragonfly, darnit! It really ends up pulling your attention from the still dragonfly. Being a basic challenge you couldn't clone him out but maybe a tighter crop across the top and on the right to put the rule of thirds in play. Using my magic envelopes if you take the top line to the top of the branch in the middle and just a bit off the right it offers a whole new view of the shot. Really keeps your attention on the still dragonfly.

Other that than, FANTASTIC CAPTURE!!!

Deannda

hanabi03.jpg
by Pug-H

Comment by orussell:
I like the abstraction in this shot and the combination of techniques used to acheive it, long exposure, camera shake and zoom. Very well executed.

Thinkin' Cool
by Pug-H

Comment by armelle:
What a great expression! I like the out of focus backgorund and the soft feel of this photo! IMHO, the bottom could be cropped nearer her crossed arms? It would help focus on her face! The composition is well done with her off to the side and the feeling of depth...well done

Stone Mine
by Pug-H

Comment by stam:
A little blury but I love the photo!

Thinkin' Cool
by Pug-H

Comment by Louison:
I like this natural portrait.

stripeyes
by Pug-H

Comment by Pug-H:

Originally posted by BlackDot: Cool shades! Judging by the dots(pollon) in the flower petal, it looks a bit pre-focussed, slightly, but with such narrow dof, it makes a bit of difference. Very nice Macro.

This is a crop of a much larger photo. I didn't have my best macro lens with me...

Thinkin' Cool
by Pug-H

Comment by LindaLee:
Get closer, get closer, get closer!! I would love to have seen a much tighter crop on this lovely child. I think it would be much more powerful, bring out the colors much more, and be a much more dynamic composition. I love her posture, and the look on her face, this is a very nice capture!

stripeyes
by Pug-H

Comment by BlackDot:
Cool shades!

Judging by the dots(pollon) in the flower petal, it looks a bit pre-focussed, slightly, but with such narrow dof, it makes a bit of difference.

Very nice Macro.

stripeyes2
by Pug-H

Comment by mycelium:
huh, that is very interesting. I wonder if his eyes are really striped, or if that's just an optical effect caused by the compound eye (some synthetic materials bounce light similarly). //edit - did you happen to notice if the stripes were static, or if the (apparent) striping shifted with your perspective? I'm guessing that this guy is about as small as he looks, and so it might have been impossible to tell...

Message edited by author 2005-09-16 04:39:42.

Thinkin' Cool
by Pug-H

Comment by Bud:
Nice portait, this may have benefitted from a closer crop, taking out area both behind & in front of the model as well as cropping of the portion below her elbows. this would emphasis her features more and remove alot of "empty space".