Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by bvy:
I'm bumping this to a seven. It's kind of creepy though I'm not sure why. Very intriguing anyway...

Waning
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by scooter97:
Nice details.

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Melethia:
If I were to guess, I might say Paul (paulbtw) because he does cool things with fishes. Whoever it is, this rocks. One of my top picks for this challenge.

Waning
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by duartix:
I find there is just too much begative space.

Waning
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Art Roflmao:
That's no moon - it's the Deathstar! :)

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I really like the treatment here. Kind of semi-creepy looking. Is this a negative image? Usually I don't care for them, but it really suited this shot.

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by ScooterMcNutty:
it looks really cool! although did you use any overlays? seems like it might not go along with the rules... maybe.

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I love this. Fantastic post processing that is a perfect match for the image - it has a frozen look about it. The bubbles at the top are spectacular and the red eye works really well. I love the vignette too and the starkness of the blown parts of the image. Nailed.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: A great image - I'm looking forward to seeing who put this together. Bumped to a 10.

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by AbeSapien2:
Unusual treatment of this photographic capture works quite well. The red eye of course is what the viewer immediately goes to but then the black and white defines every fin, every spot, every gill and makes you see the beauty of the Fish. A new way of looking at a less than oft considered subject.

Red Eye Tetra
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by littlegett:
Interesting image. Not quite sure what I think of it but I do know it does not blow me out of the water. Im assuming this is a negative b/w maybe even a bit of solarization or something. Maybe not. Im sure it has its place but for here it is not quite.