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really, I thought the first dressed lady was talking on the cellphone and loughing on her own!
Marco

and strog image.

Strange also: lots of rain but nothing looks really wet...

i am afraid it was added in PP.

Ciao

Marco

 

Tell me what you like/dislike.

Bye, Marco

Well, the aestetic result is really stunning, it's all perfect: the act, the colours, the lighting, the background, the plant under the mantis - it even has flowers on it... Dare I say... it's too perfect? I mean: this wonderful shot in my opinion does not qualify as a nature shot, it's a still life of a natural subject. Very well done, indeed, but looks too unnatural to my eyes. The mantis relies on also mimetism to take its prays by surprise, but not on a red plant. I have never seen a mantis feeding on dragonflies, always smaller prays, and the lighting and background shows the shot was taken under heavily controlled conditions (terrarium?). Hope you wont take my observation as too much criticism, just my thoughts, and I have already said this is a perfect photo. I looked at your portfolio and like really very much 'mid air refuelling'. Congrats, Marco

I like the soft light and the atmosphere of this shot. What do you

think?

Bye, Marco

natural light

Hi Scott, i did not feel that a shot with less background would work, as i felt the subject would be "constrained" in the vertical dimension. Actually it is quite lost on the orizontal side.

Maybe this is a subject for a square image.

My first scan of a BW negative. In the traditional print i had detail

in the highlights. Not sure if this is Nature or Fine art (or none).

Have a nice day.

Would like to know what others think of this photo, and of the

quality of the scan, color etc. (not a scanner and photoshop expert).

Thank you!

Marco