Class photograph assignment for critique (Page 5): I like #10, especially after the electric koolaid acid test flashback of the Yellow Submarine in #4! They are all winners!

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

I like #10, especially after the electric koolaid acid test flashback of the Yellow Submarine in #4! They are all winners!

buddah17 Loc: The Bahamas

#1,2,3,5 and 8...
Sorry, couldn't pick (or eat) just one!
As for your favorite? If that is your partner, and baby, You had BETTER pick that image!!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

These are all great Brent. I agree with Floyd’s choices. Since I love landscapes, I’d go with #2 overall.

khildy Loc: Brownsburg, IN

BrentHarder wrote:

Our photography instructor wanted each student to submit our best photo for critique. I have a folder labeled "my best photos" and went to that to select one. It was difficult but I came out with one. I'm including my favorite in these ten finalist photos. I'm curious if you have a favorite amongst these ten and if my choice is the same as yours.
They all look best in download mode.

Yep going with #2 & #5 also..

Gene Spearman Loc: Greenville, South Carolina.

Absolutely #2 with #5 a very close second. All are outstanding.

Tom70 Loc: NY

BrentHarder wrote:

Our photography instructor wanted each student to submit our best photo for critique. I have a folder labeled "my best photos" and went to that to select one. It was difficult but I came out with one. I'm including my favorite in these ten finalist photos. I'm curious if you have a favorite amongst these ten and if my choice is the same as yours.
They all look best in download mode.

I would be very happy being able to take any of these, very good job on all.
I really like #1, keep on coming back to that one, all aspects work for me, focus, color, cropping, etc really good sense of action/movement, water looks wet like it should, felt like I had to dry my glasses after looking at that one.
I would not want to waste time trying to critique.

deayala1 Loc: Pleasanton, CA

Well done

Mainridge Loc: NW Mich, SW Fla

BrentHarder wrote:

Our photography instructor wanted each student to submit our best photo for critique. I have a folder labeled "my best photos" and went to that to select one. It was difficult but I came out with one. I'm including my favorite in these ten finalist photos. I'm curious if you have a favorite amongst these ten and if my choice is the same as yours.
They all look best in download mode.

#5 and #2. If you want to come to Michigan and teach a class yourself, I’d sign up. These are wonderful photos.

fosis Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

A quick vote for #2, because you even got 2 more surfers right in the best spots to "tell the story" about surfing and going back for more, and because you caught all of this right in the middle of a beautiful rainbow spray that I hadn't seen before in this whole scheme of pictorial action. The lighting and "snap" of the colors in the shot were superb.

But the others were terrific as well.

Linda2 Loc: Yakima Wa.

Really enjoy the artsy, colorful effects of #10, but as someone who simply loves the ocean I choose #8 for the simplicity with #2 a close 2nd. Was an enjoyable decision and I had to wait until I could look at these on the desktop!

lwiley Loc: Los Banos, CA, USA

Good Choices!

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

BrentHarder wrote:

Our photography instructor wanted each student to submit our best photo for critique. I have a folder labeled "my best photos" and went to that to select one. It was difficult but I came out with one. I'm including my favorite in these ten finalist photos. I'm curious if you have a favorite amongst these ten and if my choice is the same as yours.
They all look best in download mode.

Numero 5. BTW, If I were a curator of the WH Gallery, I would prefer your #10 over that .5 million Hunter’s so called masterpiece...Let alone the purpose of your presentation, all photos, Brent, are outstanding!

Linda2 Loc: Yakima Wa.

lwiley wrote:

Good Choices!

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

John N wrote:

#3 for action, you can see a bit of face in it.
#4 for something different.
#5 for top rated rendition of what many of us try to do but fail to do with such aplomb.

If I was pushed to one for a 'class' situation I'd go for #4, but I don't think it's the best.

Thanks John for your analysis. I had to look up your word "aplomb": Definition of aplomb
: complete and confident composure or self-assurance : POISE
She played several roles with equal aplomb.
Thank you for your thoughts on this series.

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

JohnR wrote:

I go for 5 - beautiful serenity perfectly presented.

John, "Nice but not unique" was another comment on that photo. It's interesting how each photographer has a different take on each photo.