My Exotic Pet
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by smellyfish1002:
Excellent detail! Lighting is perfect. I would have liked more depth of field, but I've shot images similar to this and it's so hard to get the DOF and have a reasonable shutter speed, especially with an uncooperative, moving subject! I like the hint of green in the background. Very nice, I give it an 8

My Exotic Pet
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment by Anachronite:
great dof... nearly perfect.. just a tigher crop on the left is all it needs. cut out the empty space and fill the shot with the beast.. :o)

Windows of Opportunity
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Comment by indigo997:
HEY! As far as taking a shot of the want ads goes... this is great. As far as taking a great window shot though... Call me old fashioned, but I kind of thought this one was pretty straightforward. :P It's a little hard to look at b/c of the dof and the bright red circles. This looks a little like a stock art shot or something you'd see in a corporate report. There is a market for it. Technically it's good ... just can't compete with some of the artistic shots as far as the popular vote goes.
Here are some thoughts from annida who's helping me out with a few critiques:

An interesting interpretation of the challenge! I think it didn't do well mainly because it seemed like it was mostly off the point of the challenge, but I can understand where you were coming from.
I like the way you can read the text really well on the ones which you've circle.. I just wish that you could have done it without the red circles!
I wonder if that's possible? I like the blur of the letters which you're not supposed to read; although a bit is distracting with the fact that you can read it.
It kind of hurts my eyes sitting here and staring at it, which isn't a really bad thing, it just makes me wanna strain my eyes to read more of it.
Maybe a different angle, or focusing on the one advertisement on the left which is the one which is the most in focus. I would have also tried to make the rest of the newspaper a touch darker to frame the advert.
It is a good idea, and I think it would really work with a bit more revision!

... and the sharpener wins!!
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Comment by lisae:
Effective DOF, bringing the focus right to the tip of the pencil. The composition is strong. I like the textures ofthe wood shavings, etc. Thematically, it's on theme, but it doesn't grab me.

My Exotic Pet
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Comment by Konador:
I love lizards! You have captured this one in a photo excellently! I like the DOF, bringing the face out as the focal point. Great detail captured, and excellent composition. 10

My Exotic Pet
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Comment by KarenB:
fantastic!!!! this is national geographic/discovery channel quality!

My Exotic Pet
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Comment by indigo997:
Really good focus and dof use. Nice lighting too. Good composition. Not something I'd hang on my wall personally (maybe in b&w) but technically very good.

My Exotic Pet
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Comment by Gracechild7:
I would have cropped this photo for less background on the left.

It's all in the angle
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Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Ayme...

This is a nice macro shot. I also like your abstract square concept in this image. The colored beads add an interesting element as well. The depth of field creates a nice feeling by blurring out the beads and wires in the background... F4 seems to have been a good choice.

The diagonals created by the wiring are nice, but I think that if the diagonals were created with the larger posts on this container, it would create some more impact overall. Maybe if you rotated your camera about 30-45 degrees clockwise, these diagonals would be stronger...

Keep up the good work :) I think I'm gonna be at Disney World on March 15 :)

John Setzler

My Exotic Pet
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Comment by JamieWillmott:
Nice sharp focus. I like the composition too.