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Apr 8, 2012 20:33:07 #
I would take out #5, and use one of 6-9 - background is tough in all, esp #9. I would pick one of 10 11 & 13.
I would recommend a tight crop of just the eye in #1 - you have superb detail in there ! Here's an example
I would recommend a tight crop of just the eye in #1 - you have superb detail in there ! Here's an example
Apr 8, 2012 21:29:20 #
I'm with Rivernan. I like #3 with the hawk silhouetted against the sun and the use of the star filter. I like #6 as well, but the bright background is bothersome. It needs to be toned down with some p/p. #9 is also a great capture.
Apr 9, 2012 00:18:06 #
#s 2-4-6-8-11-13. Like your Easter dress Rivernan. You are such a doll.
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Apr 9, 2012 00:18:22 #
#s 2-4-6-8-11-13. Like your Easter dress Rivernan. You are such a doll. :thumbup:
Apr 9, 2012 06:10:48 #
Shane T wrote:
Thank you very much Molly! I have a couple that I am going to enter that I did not post here.
Was this the sleepy duck that you were talking about? How about this dragonfly?
mollymolly wrote:
# 6 of these photos does it for me. But, my question to you- why would you leave out some of your best work? Your Dragonfly post had some professional quality photos, IMO. Also, one of my favorite photos of yours is the Baby Duck sunning.
Thank you very much Molly! I have a couple that I am going to enter that I did not post here.
Was this the sleepy duck that you were talking about? How about this dragonfly?
These two will take first and second place... let the others fight over the rest of the spots!!
Apr 9, 2012 06:24:20 #
Apr 9, 2012 06:25:31 #
#6 & 7 But my favorite is #3. I love the back lighting on the hawks wings. Maybe just a bit more cropping though. Just don't dump #3
Apr 9, 2012 07:19:40 #
how kind of you
14kphotog wrote:
#s 2-4-6-8-11-13. Like your Easter dress Rivernan. You are such a doll. :thumbup:
Apr 9, 2012 07:28:09 #
I would lose 3 & 5 - and keep 10 and 13. The others are somewhere in between. Although you seem to have pretty darn good focus as in sharpness - I don't feel real good about some of the backgrounds. To me I find some of lines of the folige to be a destraction, but the calls in any contest are very subjective. Witness the replies you have so far - all over the map. I have know idea of what they are looking for and often I believe the judges themselves can not define it, but just know it when they see it. Good luck.
Apr 9, 2012 07:41:55 #
Apr 9, 2012 07:52:13 #
#3 and #9 are the standouts for me.
#6 could be good with some of that background cloned away.
I think the composition of #3 could be improved. I'd like to see the sun in the top left quadrant and the image rotated so that the Sun and bird are on a corner to corner diagonal. Some cropping if not already a big crop.
#6 could be good with some of that background cloned away.
I think the composition of #3 could be improved. I'd like to see the sun in the top left quadrant and the image rotated so that the Sun and bird are on a corner to corner diagonal. Some cropping if not already a big crop.
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Apr 9, 2012 08:25:28 #
KimParks wrote:
I am not a fan of 3 or 5 but the rest are great... Good Eye and beautiful shots... Good Luck to you
I agree with Kim. In #5, the eyes of the bird do no stand out as they should. Still, these are great photos. What lens or lenses were you using?
Apr 9, 2012 08:32:01 #
Agree with Riverman. No.3 has a lot going for it, but it has too much nothing in it, unless you are trying to emphasise the BIG sky. I would be tempted to crop it to a vertical format and lose around a third from each side.
Bear in mind that judges will look at the technical merits of pictures, but they are greatly influenced by how interesting a picture is.
Bear in mind that judges will look at the technical merits of pictures, but they are greatly influenced by how interesting a picture is.
Apr 9, 2012 09:40:25 #
I agree, go with your gut
for what it is worth:
my favorites 4 and 9
my least favorites -- 5,12,13
for what it is worth:
my favorites 4 and 9
my least favorites -- 5,12,13
Apr 9, 2012 09:44:48 #
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