I have seen some realy great pathways! A special good job to Lynn, on her personal pathway of pain. No prize winner here but what the hay...it's a pathway. The cat told me it was "His Pathway"
look to stick to the rule of 3rds...this pic suffers from central composition, and while a good shot for the fridge or family album...you got edged by the finalists....
charles - the bride and groom
chas - nice for the album ... i get the meaning and it's on theme, but you were beat out by the other finalists... keep up the good work
ginger - honorable mention
ginger i applaud your enthusiasm and zeal for learning! you made some nice entries here and they are deserving of the h.m. keep up the good work.
Thank you Andy,
Going through, and somehow evaluating, and critiquing all of the entries is a very difficult and time consuming undertaking. It says something about who you are as a person, as well as, as a photographer. Critiques from other well established and talented photographers, (as well as our peers) is very important to personal growth in photographic skills. I personally, really consider these critiques to see how they might relate to my work, in the hopes that they might shed some light on how I might be able to better my work. Just wanted to let you know, your efforts were informative and appreciated, and your final critiques, more so.
ginette
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Andy, when you announced the new challenge rules, I had sort of a bad attitude about it. The Fred Miranda weekly and monthly assignments have very similar rules and formats (except that only one entry per person is allowed.) So what was the differentiation except for less competition?
OK, you have answered that question by writing critiques for (nearly?) all the entries that didn't make the finals. That represents a lot of work and it is appreciated (though I wish I'd made the cut.) Will you be able to keep this up?
Andy, when you announced the new challenge rules, I had sort of a bad attitude about it. The Fred Miranda weekly and monthly assignments have very similar rules and formats (except that only one entry per person is allowed.) So what was the differentiation except for less competition?
OK, you have answered that question by writing critiques for (nearly?) all the entries that didn't make the finals. That represents a lot of work and it is appreciated (though I wish I'd made the cut.) Will you be able to keep this up?
thanks rutt - very much - i expect i could keep it up, though to a point. i'm going to enlist the aid of some other folks too, so that as much as possible, everybody gets a response & critique.
by the way - i'm in favor of fewer entries per person... and in the future, as we grow in size of contestants, i'm certain we will pare down the number of entries. but that's not today, or even tomorrow....
thanks for sharing your thoughts, very appreciated.
I had no idea you would be writting a critique for every photo submitted! Had I known I never would have submitted the damn cat! But now that I know......I'm gona really try to get a "real" entry for the next contest. That way, if I submit something I like, and represents an honest effort, I will be able to benifit from your critique. Thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to write the critiques on all of our photographs. Really greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to the next go round.
ginette
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i liked the ideas for all three images. the first two suffer from central composition of the main subjects in think. the last is very clever.
you were just edged out by the finalists
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very well suited for the family album but beat out by the finalists.
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love the idea. the fence did me in though ...
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nice shot- not so "on theme."
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i get more dog than path in this shot. he/she's beautiful, andthis is a lovely shot
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love the koi but i can't find the path
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dramatic - for sure - but the path is so short it doesn't convey path as well as the finalists.
well done though
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look to stick to the rule of 3rds...this pic suffers from central composition, and while a good shot for the fridge or family album...you got edged by the finalists....
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i like the shots but they didn't say "path" to me as much as the finalists.
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i liked this shot very much. in the end, you juuuust got edged out by the other finalists. keep up the good work.
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chas - nice for the album ... i get the meaning and it's on theme, but you were beat out by the other finalists... keep up the good work
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i *love* this shot it is *mint*
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great idea and shot. you were close, but no cigar this time!
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technically perfect. great compo. well done ....
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ginger i applaud your enthusiasm and zeal for learning! you made some nice entries here and they are deserving of the h.m. keep up the good work.
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Thank you...I know it took a lot of effort and time for you to evaluate every entry.
"Lone Racer"
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yw, sandy. i wanted everyone to know that i spent quality time with each and every entry
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Andy,
Going through, and somehow evaluating, and critiquing all of the entries is a very difficult and time consuming undertaking. It says something about who you are as a person, as well as, as a photographer. Critiques from other well established and talented photographers, (as well as our peers) is very important to personal growth in photographic skills. I personally, really consider these critiques to see how they might relate to my work, in the hopes that they might shed some light on how I might be able to better my work. Just wanted to let you know, your efforts were informative and appreciated, and your final critiques, more so.
ginette
Andy, when you announced the new challenge rules, I had sort of a bad attitude about it. The Fred Miranda weekly and monthly assignments have very similar rules and formats (except that only one entry per person is allowed.) So what was the differentiation except for less competition?
OK, you have answered that question by writing critiques for (nearly?) all the entries that didn't make the finals. That represents a lot of work and it is appreciated (though I wish I'd made the cut.) Will you be able to keep this up?
thanks rutt - very much - i expect i could keep it up, though to a point. i'm going to enlist the aid of some other folks too, so that as much as possible, everybody gets a response & critique.
by the way - i'm in favor of fewer entries per person... and in the future, as we grow in size of contestants, i'm certain we will pare down the number of entries. but that's not today, or even tomorrow....
thanks for sharing your thoughts, very appreciated.
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I had no idea you would be writting a critique for every photo submitted! Had I known I never would have submitted the damn cat!
please check here for my comments on the finalists
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Thank you for taking the time to write the critiques on all of our photographs. Really greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to the next go round.
ginette