thomas_haney_photography

30 second exposure with blurred leaves, and zoomed out of focus for the last 10

seconds to give the scene a hazy feel.

What a perfect macro subject, interesting and with the four front legs and face in nearly the same plane of focus.  My main advice to improve the photo would be to crop it down because there's a lot of empty space.  On one hand it's nice to see the whole leaf and especially the in-focus portion in the upper left, but the subject is striking enough on its own and would look better as a larger portion of the photograph.  I'd try starting your crop box in the upper left corner just below the leaf edge, drawing it across almost to the dark area in the upper right, and then straight down.  The result is more square-shaped, but your subject is facing into the frame and there's less open space.  Nice shot!

I really love this photo of seagrass, but am not sure that it has broad appeal. What do

you all think?

Eight hour exposure shot on film, foreground illuminated by crescent moon before it

set.

I've been experimenting a lot with movement lately and am pleased with the results,

but would like an outside opinion