butterfly_1873.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by SJCarter:
Nice shot, but the angle is a little odd. Not sure it puts the butterfly's wings in the best light (so to speak). Still, good focus and a nice capture.

butterfly_1876.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by SJCarter:
The motion blur doesn't work as well here IMHO, but the bottom butterfly is gorgeous.

butterfly_1878.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by SJCarter:
Very cool motion blur. Never seen a shot quite like this - great capture!

Dog & Leash
by LKMote

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

I'm sitting here trying to figure why this didn't place higher than it did. I love it! Definate link to the challenge. Could be dark and light too...but Dog and Leash is just perfect!
Focus and clarity seem great to me. I love the textures we can make out in the dogs face. Oh what a cutie.
I think the part I really like the most is his eyes. They are dark, yet we can still see them very clearly. they give him such personality in this photo. Just kind of relaxin in the sun.
Speaking of sun, the light on the wall behind him gets a little bright toward the right side of the photo, and the shadow is a little bit distracting.
I love how the leash is sitting in front of him. Looks well placed and not sloppy, but not set up either.
I wonder how this would look if you straightened up the tilted horizontal line of the wall? Would it benefit the photo by straightening it up, or would it make the dog look crooked then? Hard call without seeing it, but maybe something to try.
~Heather~

butterfly_1878.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by cpanaioti:
Love the motion here. Some of them just don't stop flapping their wings.

Flowers
by LKMote

Comment by johansec:
Pretty photo and nice shot, but lost a point for not enough dramatic effect.

butterfly_1878.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by elsapo:
nice motion blur!

butterfly_1878.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by Tranquil:
Wow!!! The movement here is incredible and absolutely unique. Astounding! What a great shot, I am amazed. It is perhaps a little bit too centered, but this is beautiful.

duck-003.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by mystical_princess:
I like the angle here, but would try added some contrast and maybe do some BURN to bring things out. The back feathers a a little distracting, maybe crop it down a tad, but leave some to appreciate the angle.

sasha_1846.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by Riponlady:
Great detail on the face and the new lens is obviously doing the job! I would have cropped it tighter on the dog's face to avoid the rather distracting amount of dog's back and grass. This might have also taken the head out of dead centre. Although the muzzle and face are sharp, her ears and the top of her head are just out of focus so an even tighter crop may have worked. I am no expert (by a long way), but hope this is useful.
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