Happy/ Sad
by martinsphotobox

Comment:
I wanted to get some nice dramatic lighting, and colors, as well as a bit of play on the word with the rings, but the light that i had seen when i found where i wanted to shoot this was no longer available. I was at a little park, just under the path of the planes at LAX, and as the sun was setting, the light was beautiful. I also thought of getting a shot with the sun setting in to the ocean in the background. unfortunately, by the time i set up and was taking the shots, the beautiful lighting was gone, the sun had set and i was losing more and more light. Hence the 2 minute exposure time.
Th sky was nicely lit, and it shows in the lighting of the rings, but unfortunately the material i used really took away from the lighting.
Thank you for the critique, and the comment.

spider moon ripples
by martinsphotobox

Comment:
Thank you all who voted and commented. In this series of photographs i took, the spider was very much in focus, but the moon was so bright and overpowering that it did blow it out. I have a couple where the spider was outside the moon, or half inside and half outside, and the difference was quite a bit. I thought of submitting one of the other ones, but the "ripples" didnt look right, or didnt appear.
Overall, I am happy with this. Its my first entry. I think Im hooked, haha.
Thank you all once again, and i hope to learn more from your comments.