Blue Light District
by SJCarter

Comment by dahkota:
I really don't care for the processing on this one. Just a matter of taste and nothing more.

The Sound of Music
by SJCarter

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Thought this should be in the top ten. Well done though!

The Sound of Music
by SJCarter

Comment by robert t:
simple, I like the mystic look, at least that is what I feel. soft hazy dreamy. Good work.

Blue Light District
by SJCarter

Comment by Art Roflmao:
I don't know what to say except that I see nothing good in this image. Even as an abstract, it falls flat. Looks like someone went crazy with the blur brush also. Sorry I can't be more positive. Only suggestion I could make is that the composition would be good if it were a plain color or BW, not-so-processed shot.

Blue Light District
by SJCarter

Comment by mesmeraj:
This is not the effect you would get from a black light - way too post processed.

Blue Light District
by SJCarter

Comment by nico_blue:
really really wierd imo... i think this has left the realm of photography. For constructive critism i would say try something completely different in your post processing.

Butterfly Orgy
by SJCarter

Comment by joezl:
Nice feeling of chaotic activity in this photo. All butterflies a bit soft but I can;t see how you could have done ptherwise. I wonder what it would look like cropped tighter so that the butterflies more-or-less fill the frame even if you clip some of the wings?

Butterfly Orgy
by SJCarter

Comment by Zed Pobre:
A bewildering array of colors and objects makes for a chaotic scene, though this may be what you were trying to convey. The rarity of such a collection gives it interest, but the chaos leaves me unsure of what exactly I should be looking at, costing it a point. The choice of a wide aperture leaves both the far and near butterflies slightly out of focus, and grates on the sense a bit. Since the upper left is already dark, I would have burned it out to get rid of the hanging bits of vegetation.

Challenge scoring:

Relevance: 5
Technical: -1
Interest: +1
Emotion: +0
Bias: +0
Total: 5

Butterfly Orgy
by SJCarter

Comment by SDW:
Very nice colors and a good capture. This image seems to be a bit busy to me. I can't put my finger on what is distracting me but it seems like a glow or so neat image. Not sure.

Still a good image but the focal point seems busy and doesn't hold my attention.
-SDW

Butterfly Orgy
by SJCarter

Comment by hinschn:
This shot proves that breaking the rules once and a while pays off...Great shot! The composition and the clutter of the shot are both in the shots best interest. Crisp and clear image!