Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by bmartuch:
Neat idea. I'll have to try this sometime.

Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by PennyStreet:
Selective desat is not something I usually enjoy but it works for this - good thinking!

Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by LonnieD:
8

Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by SoulJance:
while I like the idea of the frame I think it needed to be a real one even fro advanced editing. Over all the frame is the most interesting part of the shot the rest of the image needs a little bit more punch.

Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by chipuc:
selective desat is not my type but this one looks nice and most important is done with a clear purpose

Surf Patrol
by Nuzzer

Comment by VitaminB:
Very nicely done... I like tilt shift shots like these.

Surf Patrol
by Nuzzer

Comment by organic:
awesome! this is why i want a lensbaby!!!!

Summertime Snapshot
by Nuzzer

Comment by Insomniac:
Very nicely done, and that's coming from someone who's not a fan of selective desaturation. Would like to know how the frame was held in place.

Surf Patrol
by Nuzzer

Comment by tanguera:
Fun use of tilt shift. Can't imagine your vantage point.

Are You Looking At Me?
by Nuzzer

Comment by MinsoPhoto:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impressions:

Is that it is another macro bug shot.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus, Processing):

Great job filling the frame with the subject and I think your composition is spot on. Lighting seems well done as well and the colors are rich and natural. I think your focus is very well done, super sharp and detailed in parts and smoothly blurred in others.

Challenge:

I think this met the challenge well, not sure what some of the voters were thinking when they couldn’t see the connection. Maybe if the bug was sitting on a recognizable object (tomato or something) then they could have made the connection better.

Artistic/Emotion:

N/A

Summary:

I think this is an excellent macro shot that, in my opinion, should have finished around a 6. I don’t think it was anything technical that hurt this shot but was rather a combination of voters not making the connection to the garden and voters who just don’t care for macro bug shots.