Shells...

Ok be completely honest!! I loved it when I first looked at it, now I'm unsure as to what to think... *sigh*

I'm not even sure any longer what I was going for here exactly.

HELP!! I was shooting for a competition, so any input would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance
Donna

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i wished the DOF was a wee bit wider such that the red shell in the middle was in focus as well. but overall i think this is a great shot. the composition works and the colours are lovely!!

did you do any post processing to it?

far too busy Donna,lots of things and i don`t know what i`m looking at.
A nice smooth bed of sand with one or two shells on it would be far better if you ask me.

sprinkles wrote:
i wished the DOF was a wee bit wider such that the red shell in the middle was in focus as well. but overall i think this is a great shot. the composition works and the colours are lovely!!

did you do any post processing to it?

I took a few shots kind of like this one, so I'll have a look and see what else I've got
Yes, I did some post processing - I auto'd the levels and contrast then I used the sponge tool to bring out some of the colours.

Thank you for looking

That is the same conclusion I came to last night Dimitri after staring at it for what seemed like hours!!
I'll go back to my disc and see what else I've got

Thank you

Greetings, Great colors and textures to be found here for sure. I would suggest photographing this subject with the camera looking straight down on it from above so that all of the detail can be in focus. KC

Thank you KC

A myriad of colours, would love to see them burnt & stronger, more (un-naturally) vivid. Nice shot though still

Thank you mijbril - I'll have another crack at it