Dolphin
by kaidaehnke

Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Kai,

This is an absolutely fantastic capture. Right time and right place, with the right timing. This is a classic case of using the camera to cature something the eye could never quiet see. You you have caught the arc of the dolphin perfectly. Your crop is well balanced. My only complaint with the asthetics is that you have over-sharpened the water - I think it looks a little too unnatural.

So, if it is so good why have you scored below 5. Well, many of the voters feel that you did not meet the challenge. If you want to do well on DPC it is essential to convince the voters that you have taken the challenge topic into account. I am confident that if ou had submitted this shot into more appropriate challeneg you would have got around 6.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by Cascades:
Great composition and clariy .. well done!

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by DigitalVita:
Wonderful composition - the curves and counter-curves add great energy to the image.

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by macrothing:
8 - Good capture. Like the composition. Difficult, especially with the blacks/whites, but like too have seen the color of the water especially 'tweaked' a little.

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by kimbelloni:
Beautiful!

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by Imagineer:
Lovely slice of time. Great comp and surfer's stance. Over-smoothed a tad though.

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by madcrabber:
great composition here

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by whatdewuc:
Very Cool. Love the composition, you can really see his level of concentration. A like the quiet pool of water "waiting' for hin to fall in. Did he stay aboard? Good luck -9-

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by bigj:
this definitely deserves Top 10...everything works well.

Wave Action
by kaidaehnke

Comment by JamesKW:
Awesome capture