Peas & Carrots
by ladpupmoe

Comment by dsa157:
nicely saturated colors and good bold shapes as your subjects

Peas & Carrots
by ladpupmoe

Comment by wingy:
It's a bit fuzzy.

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by train:
this doesnt look much like a crab maybe its a different breed
Not keen on the blue background it looks a bit insipid

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by brett2004:
The blue just takes over the picture. This would have been much better, in my opinion, if it had either a softer background, or less light. Good luck!

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by asij:
Very nice...contrast is very good except just a littel part on the top of the Crap (7)

"2006 The Year of the Dog"
by ladpupmoe

Comment by train:
A little off focus but a nice dog fits the challenge

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by nroot:
Sharp detail, but the angle on this doesn't really provide anything engaging for the viewer. The background almost looks textured, but simply remains confusing and detracts from the subject.

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Kavey:
Given that the challenge is to represent one of the signs of the zodiac my feeling is that traditional crabs, that are closer to the most commonly seen image of the Cancer sign, would be better used here.
In terms of the image itself I think that the frame feels crowded - the crop is very close to the edge of the subject - it feels too close to me. The colour of the background doesn't appeal to me and the fanned out stripes toward both top corners are a little distracting - they don't add anything.

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by GoldBerry:
harsh lighting, illuminates the background much more than the crab, taking away detail on the shell.

Cancer the crab (Horseshoe Crab)
by ladpupmoe

Comment by amsmyth:
I have always loved the Horseshoe crabs, highlight of a trip to Duxbury beach, but I do wish that the tail hadn't been cut off. The background is probelematic for me as well, I guess that you were trying for ocean colors and ripples but it is distracting and draws the eye in an unfortunate way.