I used to be white UNTIL
by ladpupmoe

Comment by hortopth:
needs focus. Go for the higher shutter speeds to catch the paintball

"B" is for Banana and Blue Skies
by ladpupmoe

Comment by dsidwell:
This photo makes me happy for some reason. I suppose bananas do that to me! Nice composition and very effective lighting.

"B" is for Banana and Blue Skies
by ladpupmoe

Comment by sagestudio:
Cool, a flying banana boat.

Black Cat on Black velvet
by ladpupmoe

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club!...

COMPOSITION... Well, I know the frustrations of shooting animals (photograohically)... they hardly want to pose for you... but say this cat could follow direction properly, I would propose to have the cat a little off centered... if it is looking into the frame as it is here, then the cat should be to the left looking inwards... since the cat is looking up, then I would bring the cat's head slightly into the lower left hand corner.. Right now the photo has a snaphotty feel that imparts on the viewer that the cat was just quickly centered into the frame and the shutter was pressed...if you find its hard to position the cat and still not have enough time to take the picture before the cat runs away to play, you can always crop an image like the one above so that the cat's head falls in the frame the way you want it...

TECHNIQUE... I like the fact the fur manages to stick out... the captured texture makes this photo fit the challenge well... technically though, the photo suffers from a lack of focus... I'm not sure why...could the cat have been moving? did you exceed the minimum focus distance required by your camera? The cat's eyes also stand out a bit too much... the flash is causing this and lighting the subject with some nice, diffuse, controlled light could make a world of difference...

Speeding down the road in my pickup truck
by ladpupmoe

Comment by dasser:
A good idea well implemented. I really like the constrast between the sharp main subject and the other cars - good choice of mono too - 8

Speeding down the road in my pickup truck
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Shinenlite:
hope you didn't get a ticket !

"B" is for Banana and Blue Skies
by ladpupmoe

Comment by marbo:
Nice sharp well lit image. Not sure about the background.6

"B" is for Banana and Blue Skies
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Musicman:
Nice use of the mirror.

"B" is for Banana and Blue Skies
by ladpupmoe

Comment by cosmichaiku:
Floating twin bananas... very clever!

Speeding down the road in my pickup truck
by ladpupmoe

Comment by justine:
I like this. I like would of only cropped the top more. Nice job.