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Feb 7, 2013 07:14:53   #
erniehatt Loc: Queensland Australia
 
Personally I think #2 would have been a winner had you captured all the splash.

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Feb 7, 2013 08:39:37   #
cspear42 Loc: New Mexico
 
2

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Feb 7, 2013 08:46:07   #
Rene'spictures Loc: me to know you to find out :)
 
a unanimous #2 :D

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Feb 7, 2013 13:13:32   #
MagicFad Loc: Clermont, FL
 
abby wrote:
Hello all - I am considering submitting one of these photos in a local photo contest and would like your opinion.

Gasparilla is a local "pirate invasion " in Tampa each year so that is the theme of the photos - lots of parades on Bayshore Boulevard - next to the water and lots of beads and lots to drink.

The first photo is more colorful and the second is a bit simpler.

I have included the set-up for the second picture: an aquarium with water, 2 - 150 watt bulbs, beads hanging from overhead, and a previous 8X10 photo I took of Bayshore Boulevard taped to the inside of the aquarium ( thus under water ) and I taped the word "Gasparilla" to the picture.

The hardest part of all this is the focus - I wanted the splash to be the main focus point and so the lettering on the bottle is slightly off a bit.

Following this type of shooting, I drank the rum miniature!

Thanks for your help.

Abby
Hello all - I am considering submitting one of the... (show quote)
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Feb 7, 2013 17:45:10   #
Cappy Loc: Wildwood, NJ
 
#2, the first one is too busy.

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Feb 7, 2013 19:36:13   #
Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
 
I like them bot but I have to go with #2.

The first one is just a bit too busy although from the sounds of the event, # 1 might be appropriate for promoting it. Perhaps you could edit in the word Gasparilla across the photo using a suitable font so the rest of the photo becomes a background for the title.

BTW: Thanks for posting a photo of your set up. It has given me a couple of ideas to try for photographing aquatic life.

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Feb 7, 2013 20:13:53   #
Duane D. Loc: Kalkaska, Michigan
 
#2 for sure--#1 is too busy--- nice shot and photo

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Feb 7, 2013 20:37:54   #
Ugly Jake Loc: Sub-Rural Vermont
 
#2 - except it's not saying Tampa - will gasparilla be understood in the local patois? (If you're promoting, it's to outside tourists, yes ?)

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Feb 7, 2013 22:33:45   #
abby Loc: Tampa, Florida
 
Ugly Jake wrote:
#2 - except it's not saying Tampa - will gasparilla be understood in the local patois? (If you're promoting, it's to outside tourists, yes ?)


It's a local photo contest in a small newspaper - everyone in Tampa is all-familiar with the Gasparilla celebration. Tampa began this celebration over a 100 years ago in 1904!

Thanks for looking.

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Feb 8, 2013 13:02:01   #
bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana
 
How about adding a goldfish to #2?

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