A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by Louis:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

What a beautiful photograph. I like the variegated textures of the three main areas of the slug: it's head, it's body, and the lining around it's foot. This is displayed perfectly against the further texture found in the background, which appears desaturated, causing the slug to pop off the image expertly. Well done.

Since the subject here is the slug's "skin", I think the depth of field is good, even though the antennae are out of focus, which might detract for some. Light for me is excellent, with the right amount of highlights to give us a sense of the texture of the slug, and the correct exposure for the background that allows for that wonderful pop. Composition is good, with the main subject virtually filling the frame, and almost giving a feeling of being "anchored" to the frame by the two protruding elements at upper left.

There is evidence, I think, of post-processing around the antennae. I may be seeing haloing, as well as a very slight disparity in tone that looks like the slug is actually a selection area. Nit-picky stuff I notice on close inspection, which is ultimately a good thing, because one really wants to look around this photograph for a long time. This is a great image, congratulations.

Hope this helps
Louis

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by Melethia:
Very good macro, and definitely portrays the slimy texture of your subject well!

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by smyk:
ewwwww hehe. i think you should have focused on his head because the way it is now, welllll....i know what it is but it cpi;d be seen as a little nebulous.

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by macrothing:
7 - Good texture and composition. Not sure on the desat, but your call, obviously.

Yellow Goes Faster
by seebrown

Comment by LucidLotus:
Great image. I like the feeling of movement, the understated tones that really let the headlights and yellow of the car stand out. Background is great. Looks like a model rather than a real-size car but even that suspicion doesn't take away from the image. It has a real 3D-ish effect, like the car is ready to leap out of the photo at you and go barrelling away. Very nice. 7

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by charmayne:
banana slug? Havent seen one since i left california. good capture!

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by Nanate:
I like the B&W and color combo in this photo. I think that is one of the things that really brings out the textures in the snail. Very well done.

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by melismatica:
Very nice. Not crazy about what appears to be selective desaturation though.

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by Cyndane:
ew.. don't even want to think about how close you had to get to grab this photo, lol. Very nice, never thought about texture on a slug.

A Sluggish Texture
by seebrown

Comment by olddj:
head is very soft on focus, to me, better to have not cut off antennae