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A slow dash across the path.
A slow dash across the path.
Bill666


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Duotones IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Location: Shakerly Mere, Cheshire
Date: Jun 8, 2009
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2009

 I nearly stood on it...that wouldn't have made a good shot. Tried to get a shallow depth of field so it looked like there was a thin strip of sharp focus which was the snails path. It's actually a shame to have to lose the colour in this shot, the original browns and greens were much nicer.

Statistics
Place: 144 out of 253
Avg (all users): 5.3644
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3418
Avg (non-participants): 5.4103
Views since voting: 726
Views during voting: 196
Votes: 118
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

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 06/24/2009 01:55:14 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Quite a nice choice for this challenge, although I can imagine, as you stated, that the colour version is much nicer, especially given the nice lighting and the time of year.

Excellent choice with the DOF, I think it worked very well with both foreground and background out of focus. I liked the fact you got down close to the subject, so we are almost eye level with the snail.

I think what hurt you in this challenge is the placement of the subject. I feel sure it cost you about 0.5 in points. If you had cropped the image slightly differently so the snail was more to the right of the frame then I think you would have found the image was more appealing to the voters. Not saying I don't like it as it is, but, in terms of why you may not have scored where you thought you would I think this is the reason. Try it with a different crop and see what you think.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/15/2009 07:58:31 PM
ok, to me this is way to "centered" for the picture...almost dead center...I like your background and foreground


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