Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by Mary Ann Melton:
WOW, these are colorful bugs - not what I was expecting from the thumbnail. And so many of them - they would sure strip a plant of leaves quickly. Nice capture!

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by okeefe:
How true, and a wonderful photograph, though if the aphids in my yard were this beautiful I might prefer them to my own gardening

Leggy
by ramevi

Comment by jonpink:
Greetings from the Critique Club ;)

Ramon, I think your idea is very nice, the legs are soft and the skin is smooth;) Quite a sexy scene.

However their are a few things with the photograph that I think could be improved upon.

The first thing is the focusing - I imagine your intended focal point is the shoes / feet considering this is a feet challenge, yet they are very soft which is a real shame.

There is a lot of detail in the shoes which really needs to be pin sharp to show it's full detail.

The second thing is the background. Now I may be wrong here, but most people go for a pure black background - if that was your intention then you needed to under expose a stop or two as i can see the ripples and creases.

Finlay, the overall exposure is a little under exposed on the legs, a quick fix in photoshop would be to adjust the levels which would sort it out. To get it right in camera I would have shined less light on the background, and a little more on the models legs.

Overall I find 5.7 a fair score and a worthy effort.

JP

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by emorgan49:
This is sort of nice - if only it weren't bigs - If I imagine ir is something christmasy I love the colors and the pattern the colors make with the spikey black legs, I like the composition, even though it is so centered. all the creepies are creeping left, upside down or right side up. I like the vague out of DOF background, I like that there is no sense of scale, it helps make the bugs into an abstract pattern. They could be made of glass. please tell me they are teeny tiny - too small for me even to see. 8

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by vtruan:
To me this needs to be verticle, but still one of the best in this challenge.

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by Olyuzi:
Very interesting photograph but this would come under the term of zoology more. Also, the red at the top of the image is distracting.

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
This looks like a picture of fauna, not flora. Good colors, focus, DOF and background raise the score.

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
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Comment by grigrigirl:
ewwwwwww

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
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Comment by drydoc:
A photo that hits the theme squarely on the head. I would have prefered a ver sharp, crisp, clear picture and a more solid background. Best of luck. The transparent colors of the mites is (are) great.

Plague, the worse botanical disease.
by ramevi

Comment by jonr:
Jellybeans? :)