The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by TrollMan:
A cute little guy! Nice shot with a good use of shallow DOF for the occasion.

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by raish:
I've heard (read) it said that it's better to do the USM or whatever sharpening, after resizing, rather than before. It makes sense to me, what with the edges being prone to abuse during resizing, but I'm a lot less sure about the perceptible difference. I think this is a good shot and perfectly, or at least well, focussed. The edges and the body of the little fellah don't look too sharp though. May have something to do with the nature of the beast, i.e. that translucence. Larger format might have helped.
Anyway he's dead cute and I'm glad you got him in here. :-)

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by Ann:
What a cutie! He's almost translucent. I like the negative space, too. I'm not sure why this didn't do better.

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by Charlene:
(ew!) He looks a bit translucent, I like the silkiness on him. Great composition.

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by kellymk:
Really cool Also love the eye!

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by lunachicken:
I would have thought it would have done better. I like the big void it's staring in to.

The Stalker
by Cuttooth

Comment by moondog:
Very sharp photo love the eye

PaW2.jpg
by Cuttooth

Comment by Ken:
This turned out nicely for your handheld issue. Those colors are dazzling and I like it quite a lot. On the 40D you can crank the iso a bit and get away with a shorter shutter speed. Also, you can go into burst mode and any little movement of hand or flower and that increases chance you'll get focus just right.

PaW2.jpg
by Cuttooth

Comment by danielleness:
I love the colors!

Into the Light
by Cuttooth

Comment by JulietNN:
interesting shot