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AnachroniteComment by frisca: Big Hellos from the Critique Club, Jeff!
Challenge: multi-image compositions
I don't think there is anything in the "rules" about it having to be different exposures, just multi-image, so I'd say you nailed the "meet the challenge" bit of the program.
Composition, colour and contrast: I like your angle and crop on the butterfly, and the inclusion of the ant adds loads of interest (though I can barely see him!)
I like the three different "stages" you've shown here. At first I thought it ought to be some sort of "from negative to positive" progression, and that may be what you meant, but it could also have been from what's on your camera (colour) to something unique in photoshop (the negative colours image). Either way, whether you look at it from left to right or right to left, I think you've captured a very neat idea about the "art" of photography. I would have done as mariomel suggested, and added a tiny border between and around the shots, even just 2 pixels in white to give it more defined separation.
As for colours and contrast... this is where I think we run into trouble. The colour photograph is muted, without enough colour range. All three suffer from brightness and contrast problems, most noticeable on the first two, and this hides the details, such as that brave little ant!
Focus and lighting: You've got a very shallow DOF and I would have preferred to see all of the butterfly's wings in focus because the pattern on the wings is so lovely. I suspect you took this picture outdoors, in which case i am going to guess you didn't use any special lights, but whatever nature provided at that time of day. So, maybe a longer shutter? Or some other method to get some more light in and grab more of the colours!
Overall: I love the idea, I like how you used a simple photograph to show off the "art" of photography. I think a little tweaking and some work on presentation and we'd hit jackpot.
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