This image illustrated nicely a lot of the things I look for in an image:
Colour
Contrast
Texture
Composition

For me, this image wouldn’t be half a good if the otter wasn’t scratching, it’s fur was smooth and sleek and it was sat on a muddy bank/dead leaves (i.e. brown background) or even if there weren’t buttercups in the grass.

I try to view things in a different way. Photography for me has 3 purposes – to capture the moment; to aid memory; to be art. This falls into the latter catagory I think.

I’ve never been a fan of Flickr, Photobucket et al. I don’t like all the back slapping, all the “have an award, no have 6!!!”, the etiquette and politics (“Oh I commented on your’s so you have to comment on mine”). I do like photography. I’m also interested to hear other’s thoughts on my images – what they like about it, don’t like, what they’d change and how etc.

This is my attempt to develop my photography, to become better, to challenge myself. Could be an interesting journey.