Get Off My Back
by yakatme

Comment by charie:
WOW! impressive shot.

Get Off My Back
by yakatme

Comment by Karen444:
This is good!! Clever shot!! Well done

Get Off My Back
by yakatme

Comment by BrennanOB:
Yup this is the one, my pick for the top spot. The ivory of the croc and the green of the alge work like magic, witht he strong diagonal of the snout working well with the crop: good DOF provides plenty of detail on the subject while minimising distractions in the backround. It might have benfited by a bit darker blacks to bring up the pop factor, but this is the best of the crop.

Get Off My Back
by yakatme

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Reminds me of a teacher I had once ... he was a slimeball too :)

Get Off My Back
by yakatme

Comment by jbsmithana:
He's been slimed! LOL. Now that is wildlife (no petting I bet) and it looks like his natural habitat, so good enough for me. Nice job.

Miami's Backyard
by yakatme

Comment by mycelium:
this shot is awesome, but ai! that red kite at the top is distracting. could you clone it farther down into the frame or something? it's a great picture and that kite has an important compositional function, it's just running into the border in a big bad nasty way.

Overlooking-Utah.jpg
by yakatme

Comment by KiwiShotz:
That's quite a dramatic change over the original isn't it, I like it. It now has depth and sparkle it didn't have before

Boca Chita Sunset
by yakatme

Comment by yakatme:

Originally posted by Skyarcher: Interesting.... I was born and raised in Miami and I grew up always calling this place Boca Chica! Learn something new every day. :) Oops... edited to add... gorgeous shot! Shows why I loved living down south.

There is a Boca Chica much farther south in the Keys that US-1 runs through (or by).

My Good Side
by yakatme

Comment by angela_packard:
10 from me...good luck!

Dapper Duo
by yakatme

Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow, luck of the draw I get to discuss this photo with you again. It's quite a good shot and does meet the challenge well.

Composition:
I like how you framed your subject here, but the "frame" itself is a bit cluttered to be as effective as it could be.

Subject:
Subject is clear, but once again I'm distracted by all the clutter. By that, I mean I can tell too much of what is going on with everyone else. As mentioned in the forumns the pont of view is from inside the mob. A more omnipetent point of view may have broguht "singled" him out more.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Colour: quite nice... but for some reason, my eye is seeing his color as being different than the rest of the image. He seems more saturated than everything else. I'm not sure why.
Focus: Very sharp in his eyes, but fades a little too fast from there.
Light: Well lit, and very well exposed.

To grow its vote?:
Point of view, I believe or simplification of the frame. Your outtake that you showed us, I feel with its simplicity and interest would have score quite a bit better.

Summary:
It is a good photo, very good technicals. Just a few compostional adjustments could have made this really something really special.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy