Now that Ironman Florida is over I can sit down at the monitor and
look at the PUG.
"Io Moth" - Christian Skofteland (USA)
I have tried just a couple of attempts at macro photography.
Nothing truly successful to my eye. I can appreciate the difficulty in
doing it with a moving subject. You carried it off beautifully in this
abstract shot. The dark background adds to the eye-popping image. The
inclusion of the branch counters the green of the main image.
Some would probably like you to crop out the form on the left. I
like it because it puts the subject in context. This is definitely not a
staged shot done inside. Therefore I think that keeping the image centered
with the moth on the left works for me on this shot.
Beautiful photography. A definite winner.
"A Very Grainy Image" - Ken Waller (USA)
This shot talks to me in the sense that I often take shots of
textures that others don't understand. Many people only look at the 'big
picture' in the sense that they can see the forest but not the trees.
I like this image not only because of the form of the grain, but I
think the color makes it extraordinary. I am glad to see that there was no
color manipulation.
The inclusion of the crack divides the composition nicely for me. I
like the fact that the knots are not centered. The central lighting
probably makes this shot work too. This image works for me. I would not
probably hang this up on my wall, but it is one that I could look at over
and over again and keep finding more in it.
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