Forest of Chives
by dsidwell

Comment by Wildpurple:
Very nice. 10.

Forest of Chives
by dsidwell

Comment by photom:
An excellent viewpoint. YOu image has wonderful colors that work well together. DoF handled well. Repeated shapes add a lot of impact but I'd prefer not to have the one that seems to sit atop the main one in focus.

A Rotten Place to Hide
by dsidwell

Comment by sfalice:
Ohhh, dinner for the beastie! Good shot, nice snake.

Forest of Chives
by dsidwell

Comment by justine:
Lovely color, soft, delicate. Really nice.

A Rotten Place to Hide
by dsidwell

Comment by scrum8:
Stop action on the tongue would have been excellent. Don't know if the lighting would have allowed that though. Excellent detail on the snake.

A Rotten Place to Hide
by dsidwell

Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7

Open Soon
by dsidwell

Comment by Imagineer:
There has indeed been daylight robbery here! 90th?! A very rich shot of an interesting subject.

A Rotten Place to Hide
by dsidwell

Comment by melismatica:
I like snakes but I'm not finding this shot very compelling. The background is simple and the focus is sharp (on the snake --- the banana is rather fuzzy). I like the motion blur on his tongue. It's just not wowing me.

A Rotten Place to Hide
by dsidwell

Comment by Tallbloke:
Interestig shot.

Open Soon
by dsidwell

Comment by kyrielle:
Very crisp shot. I'm not sure that the decision to have it in black and white wasa good one, though. I find it busy and hard to look at - even though the fairly shallow depth of focus theoretically keeps the foreground crisp and background blurry, the values are so close that I find it's not too comfortable to look at, that I have to work a little to pull that information out. It's a tiring image to look at, because I'm not sure what to make of most of it, or where to rest my eyes.