A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
by nds

Comment by Pug-H:
That's thinking outside the box - or, rather, inside the bath ;-)

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by kim5814:
I like it.

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by silverscreen:
Very funny... Bumping you up :)

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by betelgeuse:
nice set up!

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by EssAreDubya:
Excellent! Great technical execution of a fine idea.

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by emmylou:
This is so funny...the look on that poor ducks face, complete with the bubbles coming out of his mouth...
Great imagination.

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by robinssong:
This photo is a really nice underwater shot and very funny. I keep trying to figure out what the blue thing is. Nice lighting.

Poseidon's Trident
by nds

Comment by talj:
Greetings from the Critique Club Matthes!

Composition:

I am really impressed with how well composed this image is considering you were underwater! I like the trees leading from the left of the image and the position of Susi between them is very good.

Technicals:

Great lighting but a little lighter near the bottom may have helped and I would like to have seen a little bit more detail in the trees but not sure how easy that would have been to do! There does appear to be a little noise on the divers wet suit which I think one of your commenters pointed out.

My personal thought:

Overall I think this is an excellent underwater image and for a free study you scored pretty good :o)Anythings that could be suggested to change may not have been very easy for you to do due to the location!

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

- Natalya :o)

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
by nds

Comment by GrayGhost:
Great underwater shot, funny, and fitting to the challenge. The bubbles and shadows are great. Hope it does well.

A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies
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Comment by tcmartin:
This is very interesting and well done. But...it is also difficult to understand what I am really looking at. The Ducky and the rock are clear enough, but the internal reflection at the top is causing most of the confusion. I am not sure what the blue item is and how it realtes to you subject. With all that being said, it is interesting and I do wonder how you achieved this POV.