go AWAY!
by Giorgio

Comment by djayk:
I love the textures and lighting.

Portal
by Giorgio

Comment by LevT:
lovely processing

Twinkle, twinkle little bee!
by Giorgio

Comment by AceRamsey:
I am a big fan of the bee photo's. This one especially since the fuzziness and illumination on the fuzz is so sharp and clear.

Twinkle, twinkle little bee!
by Giorgio

Comment by Zygote:
Nice little macro....I do like the twinkle effect

Patience
by Giorgio

Comment by silverscreen:
Marvellous! Nothing less than marvellous :)

Where's my bone?
by Giorgio

Comment by Melethia:
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a very nice pet portrait - one I'm sure your sister would love to have printed and framed. Nice job with the new camera - very good focus which can be hard with animal hair. Post processing is such that it doesn't look "processed" which to me is good for shots like this. What I like best of all about it is the crop - some may think it's too tight, but I think good close crops of animals show a bit more of their personality.

What could make it better? Maybe a bit more light in the eye, perhaps. I don't know that an animal portrait with no action or real "story" will score really high in a Free Study - too much for voters to choose from and some things just get overlooked. It did obvsiously strike a chord with your commenters, though, who seemed to like it quite a bit!

The shot that currently is your highest scoring, for example, has a "story" and a feel to it that voters will respond to more often. That doesn't mean that very good shots of animals, like this one, aren't "good" - just that they may not score as high in a Free Study.

Hope that makes sense! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

God created the four elements: Water, Earth, Air and... BECK'S
by Giorgio

Comment by tjmueller:
Well, I was wrong- not in the birthplace of Becks. Good shoot anyway - looks like the area around Bremen. Good work and good luck in future chalanges.

God created the four elements: Water, Earth, Air and... BECK'S
by Giorgio

Comment by bcpollmeier:
Good use of depth of field.

God created the four elements: Water, Earth, Air and... BECK'S
by Giorgio

Comment by betelgeuse:
I would have liked a little more crop at the bottom

by Giorgio

Comment by Jutilda:
Oddly surreal. I like it tons. GREAT tonality.