The General
by kirsti

Comment by Toniann220:
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The General
by kirsti

Comment by Tammer:
oooh - if only the overall photo was just a tad more in focus...or crisper somehow. I like the composition, and he does indeed look like a general.

The General
by kirsti

Comment by cyan:
nice focus on fish and bubbles. nice color on fish.

The General
by kirsti

Comment by JH:
This is great! - First time I've seen a photo of a fish that almost gives it an expression! He really looks like he's enjoying himself there. Well caught.... erm captured (can't use words like 'caught' in front of a fish, you know)

The General
by kirsti

Comment by blondmcfly:
I would have liked this better if you had cropped off the top where the bubble line ends. Nice job though, very original. One of very few "pet" pics I like.

The General
by kirsti

Comment by CNovack:
I can tell you I have to appreciate the persistence it took to just get this shot - animals are tough subjects to work with. I like the action going on in this shot. The beta/siamese fighting fish looks as if it is blowing those bubbles from its mouth. The biggest flaw of this shot is the washed out colors. Betas have rich colors and th blues and reds could be deeper and richer in hue - perhaps placing a black background behind the tank would help with making the colors pop and also if flash was used then maybe you should try a more natural lighting so the colors are not overexposed.

Purple Thing
by kirsti

Comment by macrothing:
I missed this somehow during my 'voting/comments'. This is very nice. No idea the name, I'm guessing you don't either. I like the colors. For me, the only two things that would make this 'better' would be a fine focus on the 'flowers' (the middle ones) and perhaps a tighter crop or a nudge to the left, to bring the largest 'head' to the right foreground, and keeping/accentuating that depth you already have.

Purple Thing
by kirsti

Comment by res0m50r:
Fit to challenge criteria: 2 /2
Contrast/Colors: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
Composition: 1/2
My subjective affinity: 1/2

Purple Thing
by kirsti

Comment by CLarson557:
Good DOF. Nice colors and detail.

Purple Thing
by kirsti

Comment by The Eskimo:
Very nice shot. Maybe the forground flower could have benifited from a little more dof.