Dead yet vibrant
by xavierhockey30

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

I'm one of those who looks for, and finds, animals in all sorts of places. And you have a delightful one in your image. see the head to the left, and the reclining body along the log as it trails off to the right? Okay, that out of the way, here goes.

You questioned in your remarks about the focusing of your image. Yes, it appears to lack focus in what I imagine to be the section of the log illustrating the Rule of Thirds, the left side. The trees are indeed distracting. Sometimes a different angle can eliminate such distractions. Crouching down or moving to a different position can sometimes do wonders to get rid of elements you don't want to show.

You've got your feet wet in DPC now, and I hope you enjoyed your first attempt. I wish you success in your time here and look forward to seeing more of your work.

SFAlice

Dead yet vibrant
by xavierhockey30

Comment by Techo:
The the focal point looks like it's supposed to the bottom of the stump near the top left but my eye still want to see the rest of the log in focus. Keep posting!

Dead yet vibrant
by xavierhockey30

Comment by LalliSig:
Sorry but to me this shot is not terribly interesting, the composition isn´t really guiding my eye around the frame so to me it lacks a strong main subject point wich the rule of thirds is really all about.

Dead yet vibrant
by xavierhockey30

Comment by joled:
It looks like there was some camera shake or something to cause a lack of focus throughout the entire photo.

Dead yet vibrant
by xavierhockey30

Comment by dtremain:
The piece of root on the left is in-your-face at the prime focal point of the picture. The tree fades too quickly to much, much smaller. A different angle would have resulted in a better picture.