spookykid
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Comment by Kavey:
Great image, loving the high contrast black and white, the texture and details in the wall, step and door and of course, the little goat!

spookykid
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Comment by Melethia:
If I were to wager a guess, I'd say this belongs to the guy who shoots goats about as often as I shoot pigeons... Or it is a tribute to that guy. One of my top pics for this challenge.

full spectrum bouquet
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Comment by kmusser:
I see lots of death but no life.

full spectrum bouquet
by posthumous

Comment by Jason_Cross:
I like the composition of this shot. I would have liked the shot more overall if the background was something other than green.

full spectrum bouquet
by posthumous

Comment by itsamio:
I love that you didn't feel the need to sidle this up to a fresh living flower (like everyone else did). The composition is great.

spookykid
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Comment by bvlindalou:
you could have use shuttergoat also. funny

spookykid
by posthumous

Comment by Charlene:
Wonderfully processed, great find.

spookykid
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Comment by Alicia:
I love this photo - so far, my only 10. I may have to fav it, too.

spookykid
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Comment by Jutilda:
Love this. There is another goat shot similar to this that I like as well. Great tones and composition.

Flying
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Comment by PGerst:
** Hello from the Critique Club **

Composition
When this image first loaded on my screen I saw primarily the top white portion of the photo. Then, as I scrolled down and saw more of the flower, the compositional feel changed dramatically. This was a result of a square crop which really helped the photo out the most. The nicest part of this composition, and what really sets this from many others is that the image is not static; its not just a photo of a flower. Rather, there is distinct motion as petals (or pollen?) are floating around the flower. This really adds a sense of tranquility to the photo. The flower is nicely isolated from the background. I think a horizontal crop may have worked better with more open space to the left.

Technical
The focus is sharp; the 4.0 aperture was definitely a good choice. There is the right amount of DOF to isolate the flower, but still have enough of the foreground elements in focus. The black and white conversion really works with this photo as this photo has elements in almost all zones. The main problem, and what probably brought the score down, was the white negative space on the top. It really doesn't add to the photo and distracts from the central composition.