Crab

[Kerrits]

LOL, how do I edit the topic? Should be Crab... not crap :-(

If I remember correctly, this one is straight from the camera except for cropping. This is quite unusual for me as I am in a phase where I just love to sit and PP photos!

C&C please.

http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/Carrottor/crabsmall.jpg

[mickdo100]

Hi i am totally new to this so don't know a great deal. I like your picture but I wish the crap...sorry crab!! was bigger, he just seems a bit lost. Maybe there is a way to do that but i don't know how yet, sorry.

[Robert_Lay]

Inadequate depth of field.

[Kerrits]

Thanks for the reply. When you say inadequate, do you mean more of the image should be in focus?

[griptape]

I think a tighter crop would help a lot as well. And like Bob mentioned, the background isn't very pleasing. It's just kind of a group of blobs. You know it's water because it's a crab on sand, so you assume, but it looks like it could be clouds, or mother of pearl, or any other number of out of focus objects. The harsh contrast between the relatively in focus sand to where your horizon starts makes the background look almost fake.

[Robert_Lay]

Thanks for the reply. When you say inadequate, do you mean more of the image should be in focus?
Exactly!

Isolation (through selective focus) of important elements of a picture can sometimes be important. In this case, I don't see it being a good idea.

[Pierre81385]

LOL I wish I had seen your post when it was titled "crap"! Reading the first part made me laugh so much!

I like you photo, but I would want a tighter crop, the crab to be in very sharp focus (especially his eyes!), and perhaps more contrast or color. The photo looks a tad flat to me.

[aia21]

I agree with the others. If you are blurring the background to oblivion there is no need to show so much of it... A significantly tighter crop would work much better I think. Worth trying anyway given it only takes a few seconds to do in PP.

Best regards,

Anton

[Croasdail]

I am not sure the issue is DOF, but rather the subject is just too minor in relation to the size of the rest of the image. It gets lost. I think if you were to keep generally the same idea and proportions, but crop 1/3 tighter, it could work well. Worth a try at least.

Cheers