DSS #35 - Blue - Last Chance

ghinson

I got a new camera, to replace my Hurricane Bill rogue wave D90 loss. I now have a D700. It's amazing. I have spent the majority of this challenge either waiting for it to arrive, or learning all of the new buttons. I haven't gone out thinking "Blue." But as I look at Lightroom, I do have a lot of blue in there. So here are some choices, some of which I have already posted. Just help me to decide which one to enter.

1. Blue Sunflower


2. Cisco Cloudscape


3. Miacomet October Sunset


4. Shucking Blue Eyes


Thanks for your help!

Greg

ghinson

Can I get some feedback love? Or are these that bad?

adbsgicom

Sorry, missed this. #1 all the way.
#2 is a close second, but I like the contrast provided by the sunflower more.
#3 is too much orange
#4 amazing subject, just not enough blue in this image.

AndMan

Whilst I agree with Andrew on the contrast in the sunflower it doesn't say blue to me, the blue is incidental to the flower.

For me it is #2.

MikeK

ghinson wrote:

Can I get some feedback love? Or are these that bad?

Ha ha!

Those are all excellent images. 1 and 2 are your best bet for the theme. I guess I'd go with #2 since the flower is the focal point to #1.

Nice work!

sherstone

#2 says blue the most to me.

Love that scallop shot!

ghinson

I like the scallop too. I was amazed it had blue eyes, but, it is not enough blue.

I can go with number 2. But, just out of curiosity, does it work if I de-emphasize the flower in number 1?

sherstone

Now it seems almost equal in blueness to #2 - so .... yea maybe
but the main focal still seems to be the flower.

angevin1

Its gonna be hard to ignore that flower~~ LIke #2 best for me:D

Flyinggina

Four great photos.

As photographs, I like 1 and 4 best.

I probably would enter #1 in the cropped version, which I find much more interesting than #2 . How successful it would be in this challenge depends entirely on how the judges think about the theme, and as we know that is a crap shoot.

To me, the blue is made stronger in the sunflower shot by the contrasting colors - so it meets the theme in a more interesting way than a photo that is essentially all blue. Blue as enhancer! The power of color.

The sky is a safer entry, but to me, while beautiful, just not as interesting.

As usual, just my 2 cents fwiw. (Not much here in France at the moment!)

Virginia

digital2006

#1 is my choice..love this shot...good capture.

The Curious Camel

I would go with number 2. I really think 1 is a super image but the flower seems to be the subject.

2 is beautiful.

peace, g