DSS 41 - New DGrinner, first attempt

JerryBartonJerryBarton Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
edited January 8, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
Hello!
After a year or so with SmugMug, I thought I'd try a bit of discipline, entering at least one contest a month this year (still a long way from Photo of the Day)..

At any rate, I've read (and I think, understood) the rules, but any advice is appreciated.

I've uploaded a first attempt to my site, before uploading it to the challenge site. Comments would be appreciated.

I think I'm going to title it "Outgrown, bronzed, and forgotten".

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Jerry in Vienna http://www.jerrybarton.eu

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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    Welcome :)

    I think this is a very nice photo - not sure about the title...
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  • wats005wats005 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    I agree, the shot is great but the titile does not do it justice
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  • liflanderliflander Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    title
    i agree. the shot has an ethereal (sp?) quality, cloudlike. maybe something like "forgotten dreams" to evoke some thought...

    cheers,
    mark;)
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  • HaliteHalite Registered Users Posts: 467 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    Welcome to the Challenges! There is definitely a lot to be gained by getting this into your photographic routine.

    I like your shot. Not so keen on the title. Maybe focus on why the bronze shoes are in the snow. Are they really forgotten and thus discarded? Or is this instead a memorial to childhood? What does the image say about our attempts to preserve memories against the erosion of time? I think that's the story in this image.
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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    it's really good, the soft focus is nice, but i personally prefer sharp focus
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2010
    Hey, welcome Jerry. Good entry thumb.gif
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  • JAGJAG Super Moderators Posts: 9,088 moderator
    edited January 7, 2010
    I like it! Good luck with a title...and WELCOME!
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  • JerryBartonJerryBarton Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2010
    JAG wrote:
    I like it! Good luck with a title...and WELCOME!


    Thanks, everyone. I've called it "frozen memories" and uploaded it to the competition site. Lots of other good looking works there already and still a bit of time left.

    P.S. The shoes were actually my first pair - many many many decades ago.
    Jerry in Vienna http://www.jerrybarton.eu
  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2010
    welcome to Oz Jerry:D

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    This is a great first entry, go for it!
    Aaron Nelson
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