'Notherizard
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by ursula:
Very beautiful idea to photograph the little lizard through a screen of out of focus leaves/flowers. I wish the lizard were in better focus, and that the darks on the bark weren't so dark that they have lost most detail. The image looks a little noisy overall. I also wish the intrusion of the one clear stem at top weren't there (it sort of goes against the composition). I love the idea though.

'Notherizard
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by sulamk:
lovely sharpface peeping out of a kaleidoscope of colour.

'Notherizard
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by roz:
hey waddy .. GREAT SHOT ..!!.. love the beautiful colours oof sort'v framing the little guy .. :)

'Notherizard
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by sherpet:
He is so cute hiding in amongst all that color.....

White Peacock Bug
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by ErikV:
Nice how you got the entire butterfly in the plane of focus. (Agree with others that selective darkening of leaf at bottom would be useful.)

Lurker
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by Wildcard:
LOL that's too cute.

White Peacock Bug
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by GregoryB:
Nice capture Waddy. Detail and toning on the butterfly is excellent. My only down point, I suppose, is the harsh light on the leaf to the right drawing my eye away from the butterfly. Maybe a bit of selective S & H in photoshop.

White Peacock Bug
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by pjangel:
Very good detail and DoF... the lighting around the body of the butterfly does seem to be just a tad harsh, but that may be a little to nit picky! Great capture.

White Peacock Bug
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by patio127:
very nice capture , Waddy ! You do a bang-up job with that old lens :)

White Peacock Bug
by MelonMusketeer

Comment by glad2badad:
Hmmm. I hope not to offend here. Not sure how "honest" we're supposed to be in these side challenges (I've only done a couple over the years).

At first glance this image is fine. It's interesting and pulls the viewer in for a deeper examination of the subject.

The objective 'DPCr' in me sees another item or two: The most obvious being the lighting. It's a little strong. While that's good for getting the details it can also be a tad harsh. The leaf underneath the butterfly is what really makes me bring this up. The leaf is washing out instead of being yellow/green. Because of the washout the leaf blends in with the butterfly somewhat. Did you consider using a CP during this time of day? Sometimes a polarizer can add color depth in non-traditional ways. Just a thought.

Another consideration is to create a duplicate layer, multiply mode, and try fading to see what it does for the color and highlights.

Geez. I hope I'm not being an ornery bugger. ???