Went out on my nightly photo-safari on the ranch armed with a few select props.... After walking all over the ranch looking for the best spot for the shot I ended up back within 150 feet of the house! Had a great walk though. :)
Had great luck with the lighting- absolutely beautiful clouds (and an awesome sunset later) This was by far one of the best resulting shots. Edited with curves, saturation and levels adjustment layers in LAB.
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Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are rich, but not over saturated. Hues are realistic
Brightness and Contrast: Details are held in the highlights, colors are bright and fresh. Shadow under the shell, may be a tiny bit harsh. A little slower fade to black might be welcome to the eye.
Focus and depth of field: Focus is nice and sharp. Depth of field is a little shallow. The soft foreground is not bad, but the shell itself goes soft, from about the 12 to 4 o'clock area along the edge, and a little to the interior. A smaller aperature would fix this easily.
I like the soft blurry clouds of the sky, but the sky is bright enough to compete with the shell a bit. As this is an advanced editing challenge, darkening the sky just a little would be well within the rules.
As is, this is a very good photo and a nice example of nature's math.
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