I found this moth's corpse in a paddock just as I was turning a horse out. It struck me as both sad and striking so I got the camera. The horses stood around and helfully cast their shadows over the moth, so it pops from the b/g.
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Hello from the Critique Club. After viewing the photo I have some suggestions for you. First its a great subject and the depiction of desolation is pretty well there. However the photo has some definate focus issues. And the moth seems to almost be blown out with very little detail and clarity. Centering and shooting straight down also seems to take away. Perhaps shooting at an angle and focusing on your subject and then recomposing your photos. Dont be afraid to compliment your photo with some editing, sharpening and adjusting colors, brightness, and contrast. Overall the photo scored about where I would have scored it. Good luck in future challenges.
That this is a great find and a great idea overwhelmed the technical issues for me. I'm sorry it didn't do better here, it certainly addressed the challenge well. Keep shooting what you like ;-)
The lighting, cropping, composition, and subject matter are all rather bland, with the ensuing results being that this image with not fare well in this challenge.
Keep plugging away, for it is only through time, effort and dedication that we can ever hope to improve.
Hmmm...well. I think think the focus is a little too soft for me. the highlights in the wings also seem a bit blown out. a different angle and better focus could make this a really interesting pic.
Sad, certainly, and probably very desolate, but the photo is very flat and uninteresting. Also, with a shot like this you would want your main subject to be in crisp focus, but it appears the focus is here a few centimeters off. Giving it a more interestin crop could've helped immensely, you don't really need so much dirt arounf the wings.
This is a nice find but I wish it had more detail and was abit more in focus. Also I don't know what you use to prepare your images for challenges but you might look at this link. You can get more detail if you use the full 150 kb file size limit, yours is 70kb. Hope this is elpful.
Interesting choice of subject. Looks like the focus is kind of off though. Possibly the camera was too close to subject? Inside the minimum focus distance. Or perhaps camera shake from being hand held and lo light?
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