Hosted through the local VA hospital, featuring veteran artists. Please list which one you like, and (if different) which one you think will win.
I'll be removing the watermarks before I send them off.
Edit: Added more photos.
Submissions will be digital, then will be printed. All of them here have much larger versions available that I'll be sending in.
I can submit three photos, so please list three
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18, 11, 16, 3
A lot of the early ones are interesting, but they aren't centered on the focal point or at least off center in a pleasant way.
In reply to Javelin (Forum Supporter) :
I get that. The night shots were what they were, though. I didn't have a great setup for them.
Of the night shots, I do prefer 8 for that bounce from the round after hitting its target.
I've got a couple more I might add in.
I like 6 and 17
I like 8 and 16. 8 is the coolest, but you captured... something... in 16 that really catches me.
3 is pretty cool as well.
You know your audience better than me.
I really like 16, the light is amazing!
1,4, and 17
I would pick number 4 as the winner.
Much depends on the judges. If they're art school people, #4 has the geometry and composition, and #13 has the sort of repeating pattern/texture that will register. Some of the others are interesting captures, but more about the scene and the camera than the photographer. Are you printing or submitting digitally? If printing, how big? Some of these will be very dependent on print size for impact.
I was 4 until I saw 16 then I was all 16.
I added more pics, please review and see if any of them change your mind.
I'd say either 1 or 4 to win, being the VA. 22/23 and 16 are my personal favs.
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16, 17, 20
18 and 19, with 18 the winner
I think you could gain some by playing with the cropping.
You have some very interesting subjects, but the photographs loose impact when they are too broadly focused.
16 & 19
I dig 7 the best compositionally.
SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:I think you could gain some by playing with the cropping.
You have some very interesting subjects, but the photographs loose impact when they are too broadly focused.
Any that jump out at you that could benefit?
In reply to Mr_Asa :
For example...
I did those quick on my phone... they could be better
I also played with the color a little on this one
I like 13 and 19.
3,6,8,13,15,18
Not in order of preference ;)
16 has great color, looks like a photo competition photo.
But I like 23, there are at least 2 human faces in that tree!!
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
I really like that tree, I need to get back there with a better camera and different lighting.
Looking back over these, I feel like quite a few are suffering from the in-camera processing - there's something making them feel unnaturally contrasty and saturated. What sort of camera are you using, and what additional processing did you apply? Resolution of these is quite low as well, and some are too soft (#16 is an example of this) - do you have full resolution versions to work with? The tree is interesting, but needs better light and a different approach to really take advantage of those shapes.
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