DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Life Raft
3rd PlaceLife Raft
thelsel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Insects (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Oceanside, CA
Date: Sep 7, 2003
Aperture: F/6.3
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/480
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2003

Ladybug floating on a flower in the pool.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 137
Avg (all users): 7.2353
Avg (commenters): 8.4839
Avg (participants): 7.0326
Avg (non-participants): 7.5410
Views since voting: 4369
Votes: 153
Comments: 49
Favorites: 15 (view)


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
11/19/2004 12:10:39 PM
What an amazing contrast. This really makes an impression on me, mostly because of the pure colours.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/25/2004 03:03:09 AM
Wow! I love this. It's one of my favorite photographs ever. I can't understand how it only got third place. The dragonfly picture is pretty nice, as is the bee pic, but this is so much more beautiful that it's not even fair.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/27/2003 12:56:56 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon. The lighting in this pic is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/21/2003 09:29:57 PM
Critique Club

This really is a very pretty photo you got. The composition is exordinary, the colors are magnificent and the focus is really good.

You really did deserve a ribbon, well done and congrats.

Anna
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/19/2003 04:17:40 PM
Love the colors, striking and beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/16/2003 01:56:39 PM
Talk about composition perfection. You should add 'MOC' to your professional title. Tom Helsel, Master of Composition. Another beautiful shot for your portfolio.

Message edited by author 2003-09-16 14:02:59.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/16/2003 01:48:36 AM
what a great shot. very pleasing to the eye. great detail - tips of the petals in the water, the water drops on the flower, etc. nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 09:25:40 AM
Nicely done, the colors pop!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 08:54:52 AM
Awesome colours, great contrast. Bug almost secondary to the shot unless it was red so makes a great detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 01:56:07 AM
Great composition. The blueness of the water really sets the flower apart and the color of the ladybug really sets itself apart from the flower. These three layers give it a great depth of field.

An incredibly beautiful shot. It would make for a great summer greeting card or a postcard.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 01:41:33 AM
Congratulations Tom. A clean, clear attractive shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 01:31:27 AM
Congratulations Tom on a great photo and also your first ribbon.

Message edited by author 2003-09-15 01:31:45.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 12:45:21 AM
Really delightful shot! Congrats on the ribbon! It won't be your last!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 12:19:52 AM
Congrats on the well deserved ribbon - it was one of my favorites of this challenge. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/15/2003 12:18:13 AM
Congrats..This photo almost feels 3-d. I feel like the flower is moving in the water. Beautiful colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2003 08:50:57 PM
This is one of my favorite this week. The Colors fits so well to gether -10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/14/2003 03:04:45 PM
Stunning colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/14/2003 12:43:45 PM
This is very nice - great colours and composition. I think this will do well - a very attractive shot. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/14/2003 01:15:33 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! The colors are so beautiful and stunning! Wonderful contrast of colors......excellent!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/12/2003 11:44:59 PM
very cool pic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/12/2003 11:25:15 PM
Unique perspective. I really like this and the more I look at it the better I like it. Great composition and absolutely wonderful color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/12/2003 05:38:20 PM
Very nice shot. Good composition, lighting is good. I see a ribbon in it's future. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/12/2003 03:31:25 PM
Excellent colours and composition, Simple and effective. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/11/2003 01:07:09 AM
I love the bright colors! I do find that glare on the beetle's crapace to be a little distracting. I wonder if you could have filtered the light somehow (tissue screen?) and still maintained those intense hues...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/10/2003 10:39:31 PM
good color also good composition 8
Sue
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/10/2003 06:50:27 PM
Very nice colors on this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/10/2003 06:22:34 PM
Great use of color and composition. Great job. The only (minor) distraction is the highlight on the bug itself. Otherwise a perfect shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/10/2003 12:27:08 AM
Great use of bold colors and simple shapes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 09:14:20 PM
By far my favourite. A guaranteed ribbon in my book.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 07:55:18 PM
Excellent image and great use of colors! I like how this is not just a picture of some random insect, but photographer has put some thought into it and makes it more interesting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 05:49:09 PM
This is a terrific composition! I love it. The blue and yellow contrast with the ladybug is outstanding. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 02:04:27 PM
Wonderful idea and great use of contrasting color. Good composition as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 11:30:27 AM
I like your idea, it is a creative take on the challenge. Good title too, I like the way the light hits the water and the delicate way the petals of the flower 'break thru the water'.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 05:56:10 AM
Fantastic color combination. The texture in the water is awesome and everything is sharp and focused. Congrats on a beautiful pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 04:05:05 AM
Pretty and a cute idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/09/2003 12:04:02 AM
I love this photo! The color contrast between the flower and the water is great. The composition is good and it's original. 10 Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 10:24:58 PM
This one really stands out. Vibrant colors, good composition and a crisp image. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 09:26:00 PM
what vibrant and rich colors...nice that you were able to keep the ladybug important
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 08:24:33 PM
Excellent colors and great sharpness. Very well executed. Jacko. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 06:41:26 PM
Very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 05:53:51 PM
Unique idea and great color mix... Nice picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 04:19:49 PM
wonderful composition! so refreshing to see bright summer colors after all this camouflage! my favorite so far :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 12:30:49 PM
Such a shame about the shadow the beetle casts, this spoils an otherwise excellent picture for me. Delicious juxtaposition of colours. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 11:25:32 AM
Great colors...just stunning blue and yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 09:51:34 AM
great simple colors, but get in closer!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 01:56:50 AM
Wonderful clarity and color -- 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 12:47:38 AM
Colors are absolutely fabulous. 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2003 12:34:21 AM
Great composition, lighting & clarity! Terrific job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/16/2024 07:58:06 AM EDT.