Texture ID
by fededecba

Comment by boone168:
Nice work.

Texture ID
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Comment by Steef:
interesting shot. just out of curiosity, why did you make the border so small on the right side? also, it looks like maybe you tried to paint out or clone the background a little bit bit missed some spots

Texture ID
by fededecba

Comment by Ja-9:
hmmm someone could use this to ID you...

Posing
by fededecba

Comment by SoulMan1978:
Shames we're not in advanced, I'd have suggested some selective editing to bring out those excellent wings more. But this is great nonetheless.

Posing
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Comment by jccminty:
Good bokeh, nice composition.

Posing
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Comment by Teafran:
This really needs a macro treatment to bring out the detail. In these types of images detail is everything. All the other elements are there including good use of DOF.

Posing
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Comment by caseycody:
What a great photo, you have to be so proud to have captures such a sharp pose.

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Comment by mazlim:
Nice capture - haven't been able to catch a dragonfly yet; they move so quickly!. Good DOF too. 7.

Give me one of those cold light drinks, please...
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Comment by fededecba:
Heyy, thanks for the comments !!Especially the post-challenge comments...All are great!!Im sure that Mr AP took a lot of time to write his comment and I really apreciate it. I will learn about those things to take this image to the 'next level'...Thanks a lot !!

Give me one of those cold light drinks, please...
by fededecba

Comment by AP:
I like this shot very much and think it is very creative. The cool tones really add to the mood. Now i don't know why you got all of those 1's, 2's, and 3's (maybe people DID think it was a glass :( ), but I think there are some improvements that be made to take this image to the 'next level', so to speak.

For starters, the little black triangle in the bottom left could be a kiss of death, as images of this type (set-up images, non-candids... anything where you have complete control over the scene) need to be PERFECT to score well on DPC (as well as in real life, i'm told), and any flaws will detract from the final score depending on how obvious they are and how much they affect the image.

Second, there is noise in the image. Shooting in low light does this, and it detracts from the polished final look that these sort of commercial, set-up images need. Running this through a program such as Neat Image might remedy this, smooth out those blue tones.

Lastly, the image is a tad soft. This could be due to a number of reason. Maybe the image needs some sharpening? I did not see 'Unsharp-Mask" on your editing steps, but that is usually a crucial step to tighten up the main lines in the image after resizing and before saving for web. Check out a tutorial or search the forums if you're not familiar with this. Or maybe thats what you wanted, b/c you applied gaussian blur to the image... I dunno. But the base just seems a bit muddy, I think that will detract from your score a bit.

In sum, I think this is a great, creative shot and I really enjoy looking at it. But if you're going the route of a 'set-up' shot like this - meaning indoors, controlled lighting, etc..., it has to be PERFECT to do well on this site (for better or worse :/), or else the mob mentality will kill you if its not. And just cause they killed you doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud of the image, you should be, that's just the way things go around here.