Bathed in Black Light
by sfalice

Comment by faidoi:
Great depth of field. Focusing on the subjects are very good. Interesting colors on them. Beautiful shapes and shadows are formed by the lighting. They almost look like shrimp."10"

"Horse people are popular." Gung Hay Fat Choy!
by sfalice

Comment by Samara:
I think this picture should have placed higher. I have added it to my favorites.

Weary of Zodiac fame, crab becomes dinner.
by sfalice

Comment by brett2004:
Great colors. Very symetrical composition as well. I'm not so much for the near perfect set up, but I won't degrade points because of my opinion on pictures. Godd luck! 7

Weary of Zodiac fame, crab becomes dinner.
by sfalice

Comment by HeatherJ:
Looks too good to eat.

Weary of Zodiac fame, crab becomes dinner.
by sfalice

Comment by admart01:
Creative title! Focus could be crisper and I'd like more light.

Bathed in Black Light
by sfalice

Comment by admart01:
Nice composition and colors. Minor nit - blue thing in lower right detracts a bit from overall thin, flowing lines.

Elephant Seal greets her newborn pup
by sfalice

Comment by e301:
Critique Club

Hi Alice

Good score - pity that the standard was so high for that challenge, else you'd have placed so much better.

For me there was something not quite satisfying about this shot - I mean that it didn't quite get me as I though it might have been able to. I know it's a tricky shot to get, but I don't think that should sway opinions of it. I think I felt that the framing of the shot was not good: I'd rather have seen a touch more location, perhaps. Also I wonder about your placement of the seals' heads in frame, and relative to the bodies: maybe showing more of the mother would enable you to contrast the relative sizes of the two and to put the real subject (that moment of contact) into a stronger place compositionally. I can imagine then the lines of the bodies forming a happier graphic element to the image. Just thoughts and imaginings, or course.

More purely technically, of course, there is nothing to criticise. And of course, its absolutely fitting for the challenge: I just feel that you slightly missed the 'art' element that NG seems to like in its nature shots.

Ed

Bathed in Black Light
by sfalice

Comment by train:
I dont know how to vote on this subject but I think this is nice

"Horse people are popular." Gung Hay Fat Choy!
by sfalice

Comment by boomer:
I don't understand the connection of the title to the picture. I don't understand why the background doesn't cover the entire picture. I don't understand the expression of the horse (in relation to the title).

Weary of Zodiac fame, crab becomes dinner.
by sfalice

Comment by HRoxas:
Hmmmm. Beautiful, lighting is perfect, colors are great. 9