# Poseidon's Alchemy **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** editors-pick, macro-close-up\ **Created:** [March 11, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208 "2024-03-11T02:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/1 "2024-03-11T02:07:48Z")
![JPEG_20190224_120644.366-01-02-3-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/f/a/fa48c7152a23852ef0b529558f76fcd2bb959adf.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Sunlight dapples across the kelp strewn along the shore, imparting a Midas touch to its natural textures. The once humble seaweed gleams with a golden sheen, its edges caressed by the warmth of the sun. It’s a serene, yet vibrant scene, where the day’s light transmutes the ordinary into a spectacle of fleeting, natural opulence. ### Specific Feedback Any feedback welcome ### Technical Details 4.458 mm at ISO 85 and 1⁄1250sec at ƒ/1.8 (Weird phone readings) ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/2 "2024-03-11T12:37:25Z")
Glorious tones in the kelp, Saundie, and the light is wonderful. You found a great composition. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/3 "2024-03-11T14:48:36Z")
Wonderful!!! This stuff is difficult to shoot and you found an amazing composition with wonderful light! And with a smartphone! Does it have a macro lens? Amazing… ---
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/4 "2024-03-11T23:04:21Z")
@Diane_Miller @Dennis_Plank Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad you like it! Haha, no macro lens, Diane, just the ability to crawl around on my knees. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/5 "2024-03-11T23:11:19Z")
Saundie: Marvelous abstract and comp. Really well seen and well worth the knee work. Top notch in every way. 👍 👍\>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/6 "2024-03-12T00:51:45Z")
Agree with all the positives - a super abstract. I also love your very poetic and apt description. ---
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/7 "2024-03-12T01:19:33Z")
Thanks Mike! 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/8 "2024-03-12T01:20:29Z")
Thanks Bill! Have wasted skin in the past, but happy with this one. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![David\_Haynes](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@David\_Haynes](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Haynes)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/9 "2024-03-19T15:03:19Z")
You’ve taken the busy and the ordinary and created something visually enticing. Very tough to do with kelp but you’ve pulled it off. I love your description of the day and the scene. Very poetic. Great capture Saundie. ---
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/10 "2024-03-20T02:28:30Z")
Thanks David, much appreciated! 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Saundie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/saundie/32/47643_2.png) [@Saundie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Saundie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/poseidons-alchemy/40208/11 "2024-03-20T02:29:34Z")
@Bill_Fach Thanks Bill! 🙏