Evaluate My Photograph

[Siki]

It is difficult for me to know if I am attracted to this photograph because it is a difficult shot (it took a lot of patience) or because it is a good photograph. What do you think?

I learned a lot by cutting down the noise in this shot but some of this noise reappeared (look at the red part of the fish) when I added some red and saturated the colors at the end of my work on this photograph. Should I have gone back and treated the noise problem again? How should I have handled this?

I find the background distracting and I have done a number of things to it but nothing looks good to me. Any suggestions?

Any general comments on how to improve this image would be appreciated.

Aloha

Siki

Edited May 8, 2009 by Kan Win

[Kan Win]

Hi Siki,

Nice photos from you and Welcome to this forum.

Fixed the problem as I could not see your photos and closed your other post btw as it looked like a double post.

Yours truly,

Kan Win