#43 - Please help me decide

travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
edited February 7, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
I am in an area with lot's of photographic opportunities and I took a lot of doors and windows photos too.

Here are some selected:

#1

- Chetumal, Mexico

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#2

Corozal, Belize

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#3

Orange Walk, Belize

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#4

Orange Walk, Belize

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#5

Orange Walk, Belize

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#6

Orange Walk, Belize

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#7

Belize City

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#8

Belize City

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#9

Las Flores, Guatemala

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#10

Belize City

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#11

Las Flores, Guatemala

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#12

Las Flores, Guatemala

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#13

Belize City

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#14

Las Flores, Guatemala

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#15

Orange Walk, Belize

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Please tell me what you think - Thank you for looking.
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    #8! I love all of the locks and the crossed bars.

    I see a red x instead of #1.

    There are several others that are also quite good, but #8 is the stand out one for me.
  • sunflowerstudiosunflowerstudio Registered Users Posts: 145 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    I like #2,3,4 & 15. If someone said, "choose right now", I think I'd pick 15, but that's a gut instinct without thinking through the theme and details.

    Great pictures
  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    #8 is very striking, and the only one that really jumped out at me, though the last one's not too bad
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  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    WOW!!!
    I am going to have to really look these over to decide my favorite....right now, I like the one with the bike, if you could get MORE of the bike in it...

    photo-bug wrote:
    I am in an area with lot's of photographic opportunities and I took a lot of doors and windows photos too.

    Here are some selected:

    #1

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    #2

    775835517_F2Pkc-L.jpg

    #3

    775851674_gEMq5-L.jpg

    #4

    775843845_bhpyE-L.jpg

    #5

    781625504_NvEE6-L.jpg

    #6

    776006791_qKtSs-L.jpg

    #7

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    #8

    781524689_JnS6R-L.jpg

    #9

    781605463_YEM3X-L.jpg

    #10

    781526654_G32bX-L.jpg

    #11

    781617355_WgrNe-L.jpg

    #12

    781609844_6zP53-L.jpg

    #13

    781531665_E6Uxk-L.jpg

    #14

    781621013_432Uw-L.jpg

    #15

    781648450_y2z29-L.jpg

    Please tell me what you think - Thank you for looking.
  • Shoots2LittleShoots2Little Registered Users Posts: 27 Big grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    I agree with the others that said numero 8 grabbed them. I just like the composition of that one, with the red step below it and the straight railing to the left, not to mention the quantity of locks shown!

    Where were these taken, if you don't mind my asking?

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  • KevXmanKevXman Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    Ok, again I'm going to be different. Sorry. #7 would be my choice. I like the human element in the shot.
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    Thank you for your feed-back, much appreciated thumb.gif

    Chris, thank you for asking - I just added the names of the places above the photos,
    and I have some more here (they are not all of them though - I'll add some more):

    http://allbiz.smugmug.com/Contests-Work/Doors-and-Windows/11072064_5CgBa#781603807_4MnQd
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    KevXman wrote:
    Ok, again I'm going to be different. Sorry. #7 would be my choice. I like the human element in the shot.

    Thank you Kevin,

    Actually #7 is one of my favorites :D
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  • bf2015bf2015 Registered Users Posts: 523 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    I'm gonna be a non-conformist too. #7 IMHO is an amazing shot! All the way! clap.gif
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    In your gallery, I also like #1 - the old man on the steps - and #16, the Belize family.
  • liflanderliflander Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2010
    Wow! You live in an interesting area and your photos are great! I like the ones with the people in them. You got some great portraits and some great 'street' shots. You've got a hard choice to pick only one!
    Mark
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2010
    liflander wrote:
    Wow! You live in an interesting area and your photos are great! I like the ones with the people in them. You got some great portraits and some great 'street' shots. You've got a hard choice to pick only one!
    Mark

    Hi Mark,

    I don't live here, but just visiting :)

    I know I got some good shots because of the nature of the subjects and the environment. I this area,
    it's difficult not to have very interesting shots :)

    - This is the thing - I don't know which one to choose for the contest headscratch.gif
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  • JerryBartonJerryBarton Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2010
    My goodness, you just took off and made a grand tour of central America for this challenge??

    Both 7 & 8 are excellent 'door' themes, IMO.
  • tinamarie52tinamarie52 Registered Users Posts: 954 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2010
    Ilike #7 & 8.

    Chris
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    When you come to a door... walk through it.
    If it's locked... find an open window.
  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2010
    i like 8
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  • VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2010
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
    Thank you so much for all your feed-back. You are right that #7 or #8 are the best of these shots.

    Now i'll have to flip the coin to choose one - I still have few hours left :D
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
    Not a bad shot in the bunch!!

    My personal favorites are ##3 and 15. If you haven't done it yet, I hope you will post #3 in the Pj forum. FWIW, think #15 would be a perfect entry. (My record at choosing what will be picked by judges is not good, so I really mean it when I say fwiw!)

    As between ## 7 & 8, # 7 seems the more remarkable - gives the viewer something to respond to other than it being a pretty picture. I like the pp, too. The colors and graphics in #8 are nice. There just isn't much of a story there.

    Good luck!

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  • liflanderliflander Registered Users Posts: 339 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
    I'd go with #7. The presence of a person makes it a more involving shot. You caught an intense expression on his face, and I love the way its framed through the blinds. It makes a lasting impression! Great stuff!
    Mark
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
    Thank you so much Virginia and Mark

    Belize city is a very dangerous place to visit and walk on the streets, especially with a good camera...

    It was however from far the most interesting place to take story telling photos - a real gold mine.

    The barred door tells the story of a dangerous place, to those who know about this city :)

    I agree that the guy in the window tells a lot more though - I already submitted it to the contest,
    with the title: "Belize City - Hopes & Dreams" - when I took the photo I really had these feelings.

    Thank you so much again for the feed-back.

    I'll make maybe a printed photo album with the other photos :)
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