Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:

Originally posted by EstimatedEyes: Angle of the shot hurts this and loses interest. Get down lower and shoot across his nose, not down at it. Too snapshottish to me, and not much tie to the challenge. Sorry. 4 ETA: I've looked again and I think I see what you're going for, with his tongue reaching into a crack. Hard to see against that background, and still doesn't conjure up a "treasure" to me, but bumping you up to a 5 because its closer than I initially gave you credit for.

Thx for commenting and ETA'ing. His tongue however is not poking out. I would have cropped this shot better if not for the ant...who is actually dangling on a spiders web!

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:
Thanks commentators (4 of you found Waldo, the hidden ant) and voters! I'm thinking 73 of the voters also spotted him. This challenge and the stats below tell me a lot about how DPC thinks and interprets them. I also realised that subjective/dubious challenges should result in a shot that almost needs to be in your face to do well.

<5 = 45 (I don't think they got it)
=5 = 77 (I think they did or didn't get it and were being kind)
>5 = 73 (I think they got it)

Message edited by author 2009-10-14 01:29:38.

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by fisheye:
The ant as aperitif?5

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Angle of the shot hurts this and loses interest. Get down lower and shoot across his nose, not down at it. Too snapshottish to me, and not much tie to the challenge. Sorry. 4

ETA: I've looked again and I think I see what you're going for, with his tongue reaching into a crack. Hard to see against that background, and still doesn't conjure up a "treasure" to me, but bumping you up to a 5 because its closer than I initially gave you credit for.

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by mark082:
Matches the challenge, good focus. Solid 7.

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by FourPointX:
i didnt see the "apertif" on my fist pass, which makes this an even better shot to meet the challenge. 7

Bejeweled Gecko - Hidden Apéritif
by HarveyG

Comment by tinkie2010:
wow

Inline Waterslide
by HarveyG

Comment by danculwell:
Hey harvey. I like this shot. Probably would have been a little better if the drops were a little bigger in my opinion. I would love to see the reflections in the drops better. I didn't get around to voting this week but would have voted it a 6 or 7 probably.

Inline Waterslide
by HarveyG

Comment by HarveyG:
Thanks for the comment, this challenge was a real wierd one. Very few comments even in the top 20. I was hoping for some more constructive criticism from the regulars but alas. Who voted 10? :)

Message edited by author 2009-09-09 09:15:06.

Inline Waterslide
by HarveyG

Comment by Niecy:
Now this is cute. Perfect little line. Wonderful idea.