Comment from Vortex Niner
I am evaluating your photo based on the 9 following criterias,

Color: 5
Light: 5
Focus: 5
Topic: 5
Appearance: 5
Technique: 5
Clarity: 5
Feeling: 5
Depth: 5

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 18-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review.

Comment from juveneat
The colors are nice and delicate, just perfect to show off the subject. The attention to detail looks great and crisp with astonish impact.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 18-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review.

Comment from jhillman
This is an interesting photograph with good detail. Focus is perhaps a little too soft. You have captured every important element and the composition is very good indeed. I'm not too sure about the use of colour and black and white here

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review. Both the soft focus and the saturation to black and white are do to the extreme difficult glaring light. I usually wouldn't try to take photos with light as this but The locus is very uncooperative and won't fly on my timetable. I softened the focus and saturated to overcome the flair and the business of the background. It was the best I could do.

Comment from reccesixsix
i lov ethis treatment i want ot learn how to do the partial color and partial black and white soemthing terrible..one of these days i will force myself into tutorial mode and learn this ...it is excellent work cleo fantastic!

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you so much. Yes force yourself it is great fun to do it.

Comment from Romy
wow! This is an amazing picture Cleo! First of all, I love the both colors and b&w composition. It's a unique capture here! Very good lighting adjustment and very good focus! It's fascinating to see these guys hanging this way, together. It's almost an abstract photography. Yes, very well done Cleo!

Thank you for sharing
Romy

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you so much for your great review Romy.

reply by Romy on 18-Apr-2009

You are very welcome Cleo, Romy

reply by the author on 18-Apr-2009

:)

Comment from Fleet Circus
Its a nice photograph. I like how the light is captured. Balanced tones show the subject out much better under the moderate effects.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review.

reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review.

Comment from referromate
Focus is well managed. Presentation as they say all is centered in great condition. Overall color and contrast is indeed technically excellent.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you so much for your generous review.

Comment from Fruitreats
This is a nice fun picture with lots of colors and things to look at. The framing is good and the subject matter is good. Well done.

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you for your generous review.

Comment from donkeyoatey
I like the background, it really makes these guys stand out. I hadn't realized that they were so pretty but, I know, destructive. Something about the light in this picture makes it more than just grasshoppers on a branch, it almost seems surreal. By the way you have the more deadly snake, the fer-de-lance is more deadly than a cobra, been trying to get a picture for years. Donkeyoatey

 Comment Written 17-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you so much for your great review.
It not only looks surreal. It was surreal. You probably know the palapa roofs of Juano [palm leaves]. They are required in our community. These guys started to nibble on the roofs after the shopped the plants down. But we were lucky. The wind from the ocean started blowing and the left for the jungle so most of the roofs survived.
Yes we have the Fer-de-lance [aka Two Step - two steps after the striks tell death] but the only I have seen in the 14 years we live here was in captivity in Xcaret. We don't see poisenous snakes verry often. I have seen [and photographed] the Coralino [Corall Snake] from time to time and once a Rattelsnake but we have supposedly eight poisenous snakes here. [The mention of the Cobra was a joke between Surmed and me]
Cleo

reply by donkeyoatey on 17-Apr-2009

I have only gotten a picture of the lance once, and he was dead! What kind of palms do you use for thatching, Bay leaf or cahoon? Glad you still have roofs! Donkeyoatey

reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Nicer. Cohoon goes only farther south of us. I'm not sure what you mean with bay leaf. Common names are often misleading. The only bay leaf I know of is a kind of Laurel. We use Fan Palms.

reply by donkeyoatey on 17-Apr-2009

I spent a day learning to thatch, and it is hard! The bay leaf sort of looks like a fan..maybe that was it. Donkeyoatey

reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Probably the common names used here are often very different even from village to village. I'll probably will post some photos in time.

Comment from Mike Roberts
This is an amazing mixed media photo. The shift from b&w to color is astounding. With the emphasis on light, the colors just burst. Very interesting notes to accompany. Very well enjoyed! Best of luck at the polls!!

Mike

 Comment Written 16-Apr-2009

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reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you Mike, a positive review from an artist as you is like winning the contest.

reply by Mike Roberts on 17-Apr-2009

Cleo, you are so gracious, and talented too!

reply by the author on 17-Apr-2009

Thank you for the compliment :-}