Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
yikes! poor guy. that must be scary. very creative shot though. 7

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by DrAchoo

Comment by peecee:
Excellent, congrats on the ribbon Jason.

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by mist:
A good angle on the fish, and I like the idea, but some of the hooks just look odd.

Fifty thousand degrees...three hundred milliseconds
by DrAchoo

Comment by levyj413:
Wow. Lightning shots are always cool, but this is truly incredible. Your framing with the foreground pole is good, and the colors are very nice.

But what makes me really gawk is the tiny power poles on the horizon. I'm glad you pointed them out, because you're right: they really give a sense of the enormity of lightning and the raw power they represent.

Going in my favorites to keep your other shots in there company. :)

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by Brad:
A clever and a very marketable photograph that I could see as a poster or greeting card. Well done on the creativity!

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by Agaricus:
Love the shot and the idea...the little black spots though made me clean my monitor...good job though but would have cloned those out (7)

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by option:
only every time i look at my silhouette score...

great idea, well executed. 8

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by SandyP:
This is so cute. That fish is captured in the perfect position for this photo.

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by Rae-Ann:
AHhhhhhh poor fishy!!

Ever Feel the Odds Are Against You?
by DrAchoo

Comment by CNovack:
Great title and creativity!!!! Love the set-up of the elements that make up this humorous photo. While the lighting on the fish and creativity are excellent the composition and execution of the shot needs improvement. I really think you could pull back and show us the glass so that it creates a greater impact to the title. It will show just another way that the odds are stacked against you. Next the water in the glass and the background could be clearer and brighter. The background white could be whiter and that can be accomplished through selective editing to bump up the contrast. Hmmm, maybe even play with the Brightness/Contrast tools to see if you could get the whites looking whiter rather than dingy and dull. I think just one fishing hook perfectly poised so that you can see the curve of the hook would be much better than the numerous ones you have in the composition. The reason? Simplicity sometimes is the best presentation. In my honest opinion, too many hooks is overkill on presenting your idea.
I really hope that you go back and reshoot or touch up this one for it really is a great concept.