sniper
by hopper

Comment by jjbeguin:
great shot and good title. congratulatio on the ribbon!

sniper
by hopper

Comment by dsidwell:
Fun shot! Deserving of a ribbon for sure! Congratulations!

sniper
by hopper

Comment by Jovi:
Excellent shot! Congrats on the ribbon! Well done :)

sniper
by hopper

Comment by Neil:
Congrats on third place. Didn't get to vote on all of these, so I missed it. But I see it's taken in my "home base", which makes it more special to me. (Well, it's not exactly my home town, but I've lived here in the capital district for 28 years now!)

sniper
by hopper

Comment by sailracer_98:
Nice DOF and detail. Unfotunately it looks like the bright parts of the head are a little overexposed, but the rusted chain looks about right. It looks like you used a flash. Maybe setting up a different lighting source or bouncing the flash (or diffusing the flash) would help eliminate the blooming on the highlights but still give you good detail and shadows.

sniper
by hopper

Comment by cghubbell:
This could just as well have made it into Serendipity. Seems like the lighting may be slightly overexposed in the bee's head and the top of the chain link, but that's really nit-picky as overall it is an amazing image with great focus.

sniper
by hopper

Comment by t_online:
great!! ... i like the hypnotic stare of the "sniper" ... upgraded to 9

sniper
by hopper

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 8
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 8
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 8.50 Dick

sniper
by hopper

Comment by whagerbaumer:
What serendipity! A little glare knocks this down to a 9.

sniper
by hopper

Comment by cooliak:
the lighting is a little to harsh (the reflections)