Photo Contest
Apr 28, 2024 19:18:11 #
You have no chance of winning if you don't enter the contest! As far as judges go it is a crapshoot.
Don
Don
Apr 28, 2024 19:31:21 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I never enter photo contests. I just don't take t... (show quote)
Listen to your mentor and go for it! Good luck!
Apr 28, 2024 19:50:51 #
Apr 28, 2024 20:08:13 #
PoppieJ
Loc: North Georgia
i think that the first one is the better picture because of the detail in the bison's face.
Apr 28, 2024 21:04:12 #
I actually like the second photo better because the reddish/tan fur overlapping the darker fur on the buffalo is mimicked by the reddish-tan bark/lichen over the darker bark on the trees. Also there is water and you can see most of the buffalo's legs, rather than them being "cut off" in the first shot. As others have said, these are very nice photos and deserve to be entered in a contest. There's my two cents...I don't expect change... (smiley)
Apr 28, 2024 21:12:48 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
You have no chance of winning if you don't enter the contest! As far as judges go it is a crapshoot.
Don
Don
Did someone say I wasn't going to enter? I am not sure where that came from. But you are correct at any rate on both counts.
Dennis
Apr 29, 2024 07:13:06 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I never enter photo contests. I just don't take t... (show quote)
I like them both, but I'd submit the first one. It looks like the bison is more three dimensional.
Apr 29, 2024 08:04:48 #
maxlieberman
Loc: 19027
I have figured out some of the judgers who show up at our club competitions and don't submit when I know they will be judging. Don't know anything about yours, but I like the second (profile) one.
Apr 29, 2024 08:08:07 #
Apr 29, 2024 08:56:29 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
dennis2146 wrote:
Thank you very much Joe. Your comments and emojis are always a welcome plus to my photographic life.
Dennis
Dennis
Apr 29, 2024 09:16:25 #
I don't normally do this, but you asked...
Overall, I like #1. If you zoom in closer, you see that # 2 is a little soft in the focus, especially the eyes. So # 1 is the best in my opinion. However, the colors seem to me to be over saturated, especially in the trees behind the animal. There is also a fair bit of color noise in the fur on the hind quarters. If the judges are looking for technically proficient images, I think you would lose points. If it were my image, I would desaturate it a little bit, especially in the yellows. I would remove as much color noise in the fur as possible. Or I would convert it to black and white and let the power of the image shine.
But what do I know? That's the reason I don't do contests. LOL
Overall, I like #1. If you zoom in closer, you see that # 2 is a little soft in the focus, especially the eyes. So # 1 is the best in my opinion. However, the colors seem to me to be over saturated, especially in the trees behind the animal. There is also a fair bit of color noise in the fur on the hind quarters. If the judges are looking for technically proficient images, I think you would lose points. If it were my image, I would desaturate it a little bit, especially in the yellows. I would remove as much color noise in the fur as possible. Or I would convert it to black and white and let the power of the image shine.
But what do I know? That's the reason I don't do contests. LOL
Apr 29, 2024 09:22:06 #
Both are really good but I like number one the best. I think it would be your best selection.
Apr 29, 2024 10:13:26 #
Apr 29, 2024 10:15:14 #
Mr. B wrote:
I like them both, but I'd submit the first one. It looks like the bison is more three dimensional.
Thank you very much Mr. B for a comment almost word for word from my friend.
Dennis
Apr 29, 2024 10:17:46 #
maxlieberman wrote:
I have figured out some of the judgers who show up at our club competitions and don't submit when I know they will be judging. Don't know anything about yours, but I like the second (profile) one.
Thank you very much Max for your comment. I have only entered one photo contest in my life and it was sending in prints. I have never met a photo judge in my life so have no experience along those lines. But I do realize people often judge on their own criteria and not all judges are equal in their knowledge of the subject matter of photography. I appreciate your comment on the second photo.
Dennis
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