DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by markwiley:
Congrats on the multiple blue bling. Excellent image. I look forward to seeing more from you.

DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by posthumous:
this was the decisive moment.

Posthumous Blue Ribbon

DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by tate:
fantastic. What works here? It's the vast blue quiet. The detached character discovering fire. You can hear the quiet -and the faint sizzle of the sparkler subtracting a fraction of innocence. The air is still - the mysteries linger deep.
My fave and I think others will agree - but we are only partially conscious of why.

DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by markwiley:
I like this a lot. Only think I might change is the title.

DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by Lydia:
7 from me (earlier)... I love the story this tells.. and the reflections

DSCF0368_02
by PartyPaul

Comment by pixelpig:
lovely light here

Lady Bug on Wheat
by PartyPaul

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

A lovely golden image that has a natural appeal, although it feels somewhat overexposed it suits the nature of the image well. The shallow DOF works well. The ladybird is the obvious focal point for the image and that is where I have a problem. I wish you had composed it more off-centre to the left, I also wish you had completely excluded the distracting sky, so I would suggest a crop just to the right of the furthest tendrils of the ladybird's stalk and just below the lowest point of the sky, I think this would make a big difference to your end result.

Well done, thank you for your entry.

Lady Bug on Wheat
by PartyPaul

Comment by Alain:
Great picture, but a tighter crop (without the skyline) would have been great - just my opinion ;-)

Note vote from me as my membership is expired.

Lady Bug on Wheat
by PartyPaul

Comment by gipper11:
I really like the depth of field and the focus on the ladybug and the color scheme very much. The only nitpick I have about it is that I think the white area on the top should have been cropped out and it would be a pretty much perfect photograph in my opinion.

'Tis the Season
by PartyPaul

Comment by Ivory:
This is just so pretty, well done. Congratulations on your HM.