Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment by justine:
Yikes in my face! Well done shot.....oh what a pretty snake, nice light too.

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment by daysez:
In my opinion if the tip of the nose would have been in focus you would get a lot of tens.

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment by Jacko:
I love snakes. My recommendation: more focus on the nose. This might work if only one eye was showing and you wanted to lead the viewer to the eye. I still like the shallow depth of field in the back. Good luck. Jacko.

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

I think this is a lovely composition. The exposure length for the water is just about perfect. My issues with this particular shot seem to contradict your own ideas in your description. I would love to see this exposed a little more to bring out the detail in the water wheel. I think you would get your cold and dead feel simply from the lack of color in the scene, and maybe by adding some of your blue tint as well. That old waterwheel seems to be the 'subject' of the photo and having some more visible detail there for the viewer would be a great change, IMO. I would love to see your original before darkening if you are willing to share....

keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment by Gordon:
Wow! it really does seem to be coming out of the screen! 3D effects for free. Excellent - love the focus on the eyes and leaving the snout out of focus. Simply great.

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment by Chaszmyr:
The tip of the face looks a little out of focus. Perhaps a little wider depth of focus would have served well?

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment by jerrft:
very nice - I'm getting goose bumps

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment by DJLuba:
Perfect! Print that one for your friends and family. I see nothing that needs improving on this photograph. I really like the slow shutter to blur the water...nice touch. 10

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment by Bullwinkle:
Tons of detail happening here. Nice gentle movement in the stream. Pattern and texture in the branches and roots. Great character in the wheel. Topped by the chill of snow and deep blue to tie the message altogether. Some folks may find the blue tone a bit heavyhanded. But I think that it does a very effective job here. For even more visual punch I would have zeroed in on just a couple of those really attractive elements. Say, a portion of the wheel with the stream and rocks, for example. I would like to have a little more stream in the photo in the foreground just so the hub of the wheel would not be smack dab on the horizontal centerline of the image area. Those are just minor suggestions. A very expressive image.

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment by Dim7:
Great shot!How long was your shutter open to get that effect on the water.