texas seashell

MY GOD this is so beautiful

Well done - keep up the wonderful work

June

The composition is superb.

IMO the failure of the photo lies in the two distortions invoked--that seek 'vision' beyond the boundary of 'natural'.

Of course, 'personal vision' does NOT require a scientific depiction of nature. That's data. That's not artistic image.

But we have to explore the true value of:

1) artificial fill-flash with partial illumination--from the bottom front--pulling the eye to believe we live on a planet that has a setting sun and, apparently a rising one ...simultaneously. IMO it just doesn't work.

2) re-sizing of the image to distort--well beyond the distortion invoked by a fish-eye effect--the vertical perspective/ratio of the image. Why, oh why, do we need to see this distorted rendering of the conch? Is the image benefited by this 'fun house' mirror effect?

I have no idea why you folks aren't critiquing rather than merely gushing. Yes, it is a great composition; no; IMO, it is not a great image.

Your opinion may differ.