Under the Rainbow.....Is a Big Glob of Sensor Dust
by cloudsme

Comment by Payam:
Failure !!!!

Under the Rainbow.....Is a Big Glob of Sensor Dust
by cloudsme

Comment by Bear_Music:
hell of a double rainbow, no question about it, but sort of hard to see this as a "failure" just 'cuz of sensor dust.

Under the Rainbow.....Is a Big Glob of Sensor Dust
by cloudsme

Comment by cutlassdude70:
LOL! [Rolling On the Floor Laughing] :D Beautiful shot, even with the sensor dust. Thanks for the humor! :)

Heavyweight
by cloudsme

Comment by Rebecca:
I like that you've presumably injected some idea of who you are into this.

Heavyweight
by cloudsme

Comment by hotpasta:
good work, nice lighting and great as a b and w

Heavyweight
by cloudsme

Comment by fotomann_forever:
Watch it, killer ;-)

Heavyweight
by cloudsme

Comment by Dave Gordon:
An interesting statement about your interests - if that's what it is. Interesting lighting - it brings out the detail.

Heavyweight
by cloudsme

Comment by alien2thisworld:
Interesting concept and good use of black and white. I like the catchlight in your left eye, but I think also having one in your right eye would help. I like the action of the pose and composition. I think looking directly into the camera also involves the viewer nicely.

Debut Post Chrysalis
by cloudsme

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

My first impression was that this is a very nice shot of a butterfly, and my second impression was "What challenge is this?" :)

Compositionally, the picture feels a bit "top heavy" to me. Perhaps if there were a bit less flower at the bottom, and a bit more "space" at the top, it would feel more balanced and stable. Right now, it is almost as if the butterfly is preparing for a kamikaze downward dive. I do like that the butterfly is slightly angled. This gives it a more realistic feeling to me.

Technically, the exposure is great on this. There are details throughout the shot, and the colors are distinct. The focus looks okay, but there are a couple of spots (the flowers on the right, just under the bfly and the top of the bfly) that look a touch oversharpened. I also think a slight desaturation of the yellow and greens would help to emphasize the butterfly more.

As I alluded to in my greeting, this doesn't scream "movie" to me, though it sorta whispers "documentary." The picture itself does not compel me to want to watch the movie, though the shot itself is very well done. Also, the title (which I normally ignore, except in challenges like this) seems contrived to make the shot fit into the challenge, which might have turned some of the voters off.

Overall all, though, a nice shot, and you can be proud of yourself for capturing this as well as you did.

Best to you in future challenges.
karmat

Debut Post Chrysalis
by cloudsme

Comment by gaurawa:
I find the yellow overwhelming and your subject, the buttefly is subdued.