Mouldy Mill
by dtremain

Comment by Lydia:
I don't know how to judge this challenge topic... but I love that purple!

New, Aren't You?
by dtremain

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Cute shot of a painted turtle, I try to help them across the road whenever I see one making its determined waddle across the blacktop. They don't try to dismember you like a snapper will!!

Problem is, this shot has a very snapshot feel to it. Glad to see from the POV that you got down low to get the shot, but dare I suggest you try to get even lower, to give the turtle more size and dramatic impact, especially with all those ready-made leading lines on it :-) Lighting is OK but going by the shadows looks like midday sun; the hours between 11 and 3 mean pretty strong light, so it's best to shoot before or after to get better light. Or be ready to use a flash, reflector etc. The centred comp is just not engaging enough to make the viewer stop and look.

Overall though I do think you have the right idea, it just needs some work.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

Inward and Upward
by dtremain

Comment by RyanW:
Ever onward.

Inward and Upward
by dtremain

Comment by ThingFish:
Nice effect trough the processing...like a watercolor. 7

In Flight
by dtremain

Comment by scooter97:
Nice catch!! Mute Swans are such elegant fliers.

In Flight
by dtremain

Comment by amzelda:
The birds themselves are graceful, but they blend into the white background which takes away the sharpness and clarity of the subjects.

King Yurtle
by dtremain

Comment by raish:
had to check see if there wasn't a prescient brown ribbon in shot - the subject's no stranger to a low profile anyway...

King Yurtle
by dtremain

Comment by posthumous:
beautiful light and softness

In Flight
by dtremain

Comment by littlemav:
great capture

In Flight
by dtremain

Comment by bobnospum:
Nicely seen and captured. Not sure all the white space is needed at the top. Cropping to a panel would have been a better image I think.