The End of Winter
by Ziggy

Comment:
Very pretty - a beautifully captured sunset shot with enough shape in the silhouette of the land to add interest.
8, Kavey

Almost Gone
by JPR

Comment:
I love this (and it's not just because I'm desperate to go back on safari). It puts into mind the safari pictures of old - and also reminds me of a magazine advert in style. I like the way we only see the back of the cheetah but see the shape of the rest of him in his silhouette.
Lighting is just a touch harsh on his legs and the bowl behind his back feet distracts from the legs/ feet.
Overall a great shot (and well cropped).
8, Kavey

Radiance
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
This feels like tissue paper - there is a softness to it that I can't describe well. The image has been growing on me (and rising in score) since I first looked at it.
8, Kavey

Golden Delicious
by JMS

Comment:
Great colour and composition. Doesn't seem quite sharp to me.
8, Kavey

Winter Leaf
by bioshore

Comment:
This is beautiful - the texture is so finely depicted and the way the leaf filters the light is wonderful.
9, Kavey

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment:
Critique Club


Initial thoughts
Great eye contact and wonderful textures and colours.

Composition/ Content
I really like the angles of the lines of coloured scales, the snake̢۪s mouth and the lower coil of his body within the frame. I like that we are slightly sideways on to his face but not overly so.
Colour-wise I love the limited brown, beige, cream and orangey colour palette.
I am in two minds about the DOF choice – I love that the background is out of focus while the eye is so wonderfully sharp but I am not sure about the nose/ tip of his face being out of focus.
In terms of focal point my eye is torn between the clearly focussed eye and the fuzzy area that is the nose.
I guess the only way to know for sure would be to see both choices – did you happen to take it with more DOF too by any chance?

Background
Perfectly out of focus and the orangey colour is just right.

Camera Work - Technical
Wondefully sharp. Very well captured.

Digital Processing - Technical
Great crop (if this isn̢۪t the shot straight out of the camera) and no artifacts visible (on my monitor anyway).

Fits The Challenge
Definitely.

My Opinion On The Photo
Compelling.



Questions
Did you take it through glass? It doesn̢۪t seem so.

Message edited by author 2003-02-23 13:23:35.

Coming out to get ya!
by Yomi

Comment:
JK Just to let you know that I have drawn your image from the CC and will be adding a critique today or tomorrow.
Kavey

Absent Squares
by paynekj

Comment:
Just wanted to say how much I like this shot. Great colours, textures and composition, (the angles are excellent) and I love your use of DOF.

Souvenir
by lionelm

Comment:
Hi Lionelm
I really really liked this shot and thought it would do better. Anyway, it's a really intriguiing image you've created. :)

Helical Illumination
by crabappl3

Comment:
COngrats - this is beautiful!