I See You!

Last summer, I was lucky enough to find a polyphemus moth and get some nice closeups of it's wings. I used a butterscotch action from CoffeShop to give the image some extra pop. I then added a vignette as well as toned down and darkened the URC a bit.

Christopher the comp really makes this image IMO. The way the two "eyes" lead down to the "nose" and then the bend where the mouth would be...so nice! Only thing I can see that might improve this is to take the green to a brown color in the URC. That green really looks out of place with the butterscotch. Really nice detail on this. I wish I could find one of these in the wild!

Exactly what I was going to say!! Take the green and get a nice complementing brown texture in there. Seems to take the attention away from the main photo IMO Chris.

Thanks Jules and Jackie. I did as you suggested and replaced the green with brown. Let me know what you think.

Personally I would make it solid brown with just a hint of texture in it. Just my personal taste though.

Same here...darken it almost to the same color as the edging at the bottom. I think that would solidify all the way around.

Very creative, nice sharp, colors, crop....I even see Jimmy Durante's nose in this one....TFS

The repost looks great, Christopher. I like Jackie's suggestion of texturising and darkening the adjusted part. Such and interesting capture:)

Christopher, Really nice repost and the butterscotch is fantastic. Thanks for the link. The comp. is nice and the eyes are way cool. Nicely done.

Hey Christopher,
Very cool comp indeed! I agree with the UR corner recommendations......would just make it that much stronger!

Nice image and composition, Christopher.

I agree with the URC, but might have cloned the lighter color of the wing up there. But ...

Your image ... Your vision.

Thanks everyone! Here's second try on the URC. Hopefully it looks good now. :)

Nice repost Christopher.:)

Yes, it blends in nicely now, Christopher:)

Thanks Denise and Kora, much appreciated! :)