Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh Cher - this is awesome. It has another world sense to it. Great deep tones which I love. Tack sharp focus on the shell. VERY NICE!!!

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by CalliopeKel:
I like it alot! Looks like some of Ursula's work. Good Job!

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by igoofry:
I like the effect of the light under the glass and water. Very interesting fluid effect. I also like the color in the water.

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by littlegett:
The flashlight seems to have created an overpowering highlight on things. A little distracting.

Everything else seems to work very well. Although maybe a little tighter crop.. not much.. just a little.

Sea of Mist
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by littlegett:
This is really fun, it draws me in and wants me to look deeper in. Keep the positioning, but maybe a little tighter crop would make this even more dramatic, The shapes on the shell with light and colour are intresting. Maybe throw something more colourful in front for it to reflect off of and create an illustion of colour within the shell.

Baby Blues
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by kteach:
Adorable! Focus on the face is great, and I love the softness of the shot. My only suggestion would be a slight rotate CCW and maybe a little closer crop at the bottom. Ok, now, on the count of 3... 1, 2, 3... Awwwwww! :)

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by magnus:
Like this one a lot too, excellent lighting and subtle gradients of color. Only thing I might have tried different would be to angle the camera such that the tip and the base of the shell were both inside the narrow DOF.

Virulence in Purple
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by magnus:
This one is my favorite of the 11 you posted. The blue glow just gives you such an immediate sense of wonder, makes you want to know what's inside that shell. I don't think the other colors work as well simply because they provide less of a color-contrast. That being said, I'd prefer this image with more texture on the outside of the shell and less of a sharpening halo. Did you use a good bit of NeatImage/NoiseNinja? Finally, a bit of a contrast kick at the bright end of the curve might make the image stronger still.

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by elee3009:
Wow!!! Fantastic effect. Agree with Karen tho' about cloning out the little black specks.

Lava
by smilebig4me1x

Comment by brizmama:
I think this one is freakin' awesome! WOW! Good composition, interesting, great color!