Contest worthy?
Apr 2, 2021 09:22:35 #
Fantastic photograph, Brent.
--Bob
--Bob
BrentHarder wrote:
I'm considering entering this photo into a contest. Do you think it has a shot at winning? I just took this image during our recent rains.
It looks best in download mode.
It looks best in download mode.
Apr 2, 2021 09:28:22 #
Just remember that for the most part that photo contests utilize “subjective” judging. I have yet to enter a photograph in a contest where a rubric for adjudication was made available ahead of time. I once entered three photos in a contest. Two were accepted. I then entered the unaccepted photo in another contest and it was awarded a financial prize and won. There is often no rhythm or reason to wrap your head around with regard to photo contest outcomes. If you like the photo and you are proud of it, enter it. If you win then wonderful. My advice is that if it falls short of your hopes and expectations, don’t self-judge your work against that one adjudication of your photo(s). In saying all of that, personally, I would encourage you to enter that photo in multiple contests!
Apr 2, 2021 09:34:46 #
That is one wild photo! Blue sky, dark clouds, rainbow, sun rays and lightning. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Yes, I definitely enter it. 
Apr 2, 2021 09:40:06 #
Great shot ( and lucky, too!) I would definitely enter it. Good Luck. Let us know if you win!
Apr 2, 2021 09:40:30 #
Apr 2, 2021 09:48:05 #
Apr 2, 2021 09:54:21 #
I've never seen anything like it and have been involved in photography competitions for 40 years.
Apr 2, 2021 10:13:10 #
Photo contest judging is either so subjective that you can't know what might win (unless you personally know the judges), or it is so technical that the image is sometimes secondary. What subjects get to the judges emotions? Or do they actually measure the elements in the scene to see if the rule of thirds or some other "rule" was perfectly followed. I have had "winners" for each reason, each time just by chance.
Apr 2, 2021 10:48:37 #
BrentHarder wrote:
I'm considering entering this photo into a contest. Do you think it has a shot at winning? I just took this image during our recent rains.
It looks best in download mode.
It looks best in download mode.
For me it is a very good photo but it is difficult to know what is happening in the mind of the judges of the contest
Apr 2, 2021 10:51:16 #
BrentHarder wrote:
I'm considering entering this photo into a contest. Do you think it has a shot at winning? I just took this image during our recent rains.
It looks best in download mode.
It looks best in download mode.
Very nice Brent and I think you have a good shot at winning
Apr 2, 2021 11:04:44 #
Apr 2, 2021 11:05:47 #
I'm not keen on it Brent, it doesn't sit easy with me. I can see why one (at least - I didn't read all the comments) thinks it might be a composite, but the sun is higher in your part of the world so you may well get rays and a bow in the same shot.
If you enter, put a frame on it - also previously mentioned.
If you enter, put a frame on it - also previously mentioned.
Apr 2, 2021 11:07:33 #
domcomm
Loc: Denver, CO
Great shot! I've never seen a rainbow and lightning at the same time before. But… do NOT put a border on it if you want to win. Many contests will not accept photos with borders, as they are distracting. The same goes for publishers. They will not accept any photo for publication that has a border on it. I was in the publishing world for many years, and that was always the case – instant rejection! (No, I was not the one doing the rejecting).
Apr 2, 2021 11:20:31 #
Apr 2, 2021 11:47:55 #
BrentHarder wrote:
I'm considering entering this photo into a contest. Do you think it has a shot at winning? I just took this image during our recent rains.
It looks best in download mode.
It looks best in download mode.
Hell yes. It's Passover for us Jews, but this is one Kick-Ass shot.
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