S H O U T
by bhowie

Comment by Ken:
Your title fits this perfectly - it looks like it's ready to jump out of the screen at me.

S H O U T
by bhowie

Comment by thenettiep:
very nice

Yellow Crown
by bhowie

Comment by MacDonald:
I truly love and appreciate abstract....... this photo has many interesting qualities but lacks adherence to the challenge (IMO) as yellow does not seem to be the focus

Yellow Crown
by bhowie

Comment by Melethia:
Very cool!

Yellow Crown
by bhowie

Comment by FotoMunki:
Cool image! Nice focus and selection on the "crown". Unfortunately, it takes a second to figure out what the hell it is. :-) I think the caterpillar should have been a little light (IMO). Nice image though!

Yellow Crown
by bhowie

Comment by lauraodom:
Nice perspective & DOF choice.

Yellow Crown
by bhowie

Comment by JayWalk:
I would have liked to see the entire creature in focus.. looks pretty cool.

Mantus lets it all hang out
by bhowie

Comment by Tej:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Aesthetic:Nice photo. Almost has an abstract feel to it. Slightly lacks on composition.

Technical:Too shallow a DOF. Even the head is not fully in focus. Not that shallow DOF was not required for this one, but there is no single part of body which is fully in focus which does not let me focus my eyes on one point.

Challenge:Offcourse anything would fit into this challenge theme ...so no comments :)

Conclusion: I feel that only if the head was in focus and you would have followed rule-of-thirds, this might have scored much higher. And yes- this one lacks on uniqueness as there are lots of similar shots available on net and over DPC.

I wonder how were you able to get such shallow DOF with f5.0 ...

I'm by no means expert in area of photography. My comments are purely based on my limited understanding of technology and art behind digital photography. Apart from doing detailed evaluation of your submission, my intent is to learn different styles of photography by critically evaluating selective submissions. If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via email or PM.

Wish you a great day!
-Tej

Mantus lets it all hang out
by bhowie

Comment by ChrisW123:
Wow, I'm surprised this didn't score much higher. This deserves at least an overall 6.0 in my opinion. But then I also believe mine should have too. :)

Mantus lets it all hang out
by bhowie

Comment by ChrisW123:
Sweeeeet, the colors a great. The out of focus body in this case really contributes a LOT to the appeal of this image.