Eastern Water Dragon
by shavenwalrus

Comment by livingfiction:
Great colors, great textures, very nicely captured.

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by Sandymaya:
I think the photo would have a better effect with less black edges, for me personally too dark, but I love the idea and composition

Matilda
by shavenwalrus

Comment by Sandymaya:
What a lovely shot, beautiful dog

Grasshopper
by shavenwalrus

Comment by s4nd3r99:
Insects are cooooool! :)
You seem to captured this one very well too!

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by shavenwalrus:
Thanks for all your comments, they were very useful.

If you read my description above you will see why I believed it fitted the theme of 'Time Passing' very well.

I included the swimmer because I thought it added a human element to the image and I liked the little splash of colour on her costume against the dark colours of the background.

I did take some pictures with a slow shutter to get the familiar 'waterfall' blurry look but I thought they looked a little clichéd.

The response has encouraged me and I plan to enter more challenges in the future and see if I can improve my rating.

Message edited by author 2004-11-29 02:19:58.

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments;
Lovely image. The waterfall is great and the swimming subject adds interest. You have my 7

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by glass_slippers:
in my opinion it doesn't meet the "challenge"

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by Bud:
Nice photo, although the swimmer distracts from the theme.

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by snackwells:
This photo has a good amount of negative space which adds to dramatic flair. I'm not certain that the swimmer adds much to the shot. Did you try stopping down and lengthening the exposure? That particular technique may have served well in this circumstance.

Lastly, there is not an obvious connection to the challenge theme that I can ascertain, and perhaps it is the swimmer 'passing time' leisurely that you are attempting to convey here. It's not that obvious to me.

Natural Arch
by shavenwalrus

Comment by Koriyama:
There's too much black. I'd like a closer crop on the waterfall and the swimmer. 5