Holding the light
by fencekicker

Comment by outland:
I tried a shot of an oil lamp for the glass 2 challenge. This is a lot better. This is the atmosphere I was trying for. Maybe I should have tried to have something besides just the lamp in the shot. I like the effect of the light in the chimney of the lamp and the mystery of the woman with the painted face. I really like a photograph that makes me want to know more about what is going on. I agree with the commenters; this is a 7, easy.

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by BeckyT:
Amazing. Love the concept

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by ChandraS:
Nice!

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by maestro:
Interesting. Not terrific technically but the unusual subject matter makes up for it! A 9!

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by Kemptonreporter:
Wow!!!
This is outstanding!
I love it!
What soap did you use?
Here in South Africa we don't have soap that resists grass like yours clearly does.

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Very nice foreground selective focus, and Good DOF. Your bubble is so in focus I can see your reflectio in it.

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by tinhmocnam:
nice focus

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by TheresaPotgieter:
Super composition!

Fallen Bubble
by fencekicker

Comment by WillSnaps:
bet that took a while. pop!

five-lined skink
by fencekicker

Comment by wheeledd:
Since you asked for comments, I'll try to say something helpful. I have not read the comments that have already been made so I may repeat things that have already been said.

I think it is a nice shot of the skink. I get a good sense of what the creature is like and I can almost feel him squirming around between the fingers. I think it would have been much better if you could have shown more of the skink. It would have been great if he could have been on top of or in front of the two fingers in the foreground.

The out-of-focus background is nice--it is certainly not distracting from the animal. But I don't think the bokeh is adding much either.

I wish I could see the original. I have a feeling that the bokeh in green might add a sense of natural plant environment that would enhance the image. I'm also not fond of the partial desaturation. There is just enough color to make me start wondering about the color of the skink. I think I would prefer it in black and white. It is also possible that you could just turn down the green channel to take care of the excess and yet leave the hand and skink looking reasonably natural.

--DanW