Thoughts on these, please?

photogmomma

I'm so frustrated - I had about 3 photos from the wedding I did last weekend that I was SURE would be winners, but nope! They weren't!!

Anyway, I'd love your thoughts on these 4, please!

1. Blue eye (would have to be reshot, title not in stone)
2. Fading power
3. Rust and relaxation
4. Intimate moment (should I PS out the tree? crop closer?)

Thanks so much for helping me!

I should also mention that I'm not 100% with some of the titles....

pyroPrints.com

I like 1&3, but #1 is the clear winner for me.

photogmomma

pyroPrints.com wrote:

I like 1&3, but #1 is the clear winner for me.

Damn! Now I'm going to have to consider a reshoot! ! I took this the day before the contest started...

But she's a little ham and would gladly oblige me, I'm sure....

Thanks!

xris

They are all interesting. 1 and 4 or my favorites. The car is an interesting photo but... cliché. The country road is very well thought out, but I'm wondering if I don't detect a cheap lens? The 'dust/fog?' looks a lot like flare.

Blue eyes, on the other hand, wins hands-down for me. I'd use it for almost anything... CD, book, magazine. It would even make a good poster.

Nice work!

aktpics

I love 3 and 4, but 1 is my favorite. Also, I am not sure it is my discomfort with wide open spaces, but I like it better cropped tight. Nice shots.

photogmomma

xris wrote:

They are all interesting. 1 and 4 or my favorites. The car is an interesting photo but... cliché. The country road is very well thought out, but I'm wondering if I don't detect a cheap lens? The 'dust/fog?' looks a lot like flare.

Blue eyes, on the other hand, wins hands-down for me. I'd use it for almost anything... CD, book, magazine. It would even make a good poster.

Nice work!

Thanks for the feedback! Definitely not a cheap lens, though... It's my new 24-70 f/2.9 L.... ! But I was taking it directly into the sun and just got a lot of flare from the direction. I just loved the light on the wires, but it didn't come out exactly as I... um... pictured it. (Pun not really intended. !)

As for the car, I was actually a little going for cliche'. There are certain photos/styles/themes that I'll shoto for myself to see if I can do it as well or better (mostly worse!) than the known theme/style/etc.... But if it's not popping for most, that means I didn't do it better.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll have to see if I can reshoot it over the next two days.

I love 3 and 4, but 1 is my favorite. Also, I am not sure it is my discomfort with wide open spaces, but I like it better cropped tight. Nice shots.

It's funny - I was chatting with a friend that felt the same way about #1 - very uncomfortable about the amount of white. It was pretty intentional, though....

As a side note, the only reason I'm hesitant to enter shot #1 is that I got into the finals during SF#1 with a photo of the same daughter. ! Granted, she's quite photogenic, but my other daughter just may get a complex!

I'll be shooting more, though, so hopefully I can get something better than above!

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! (And I'll always take more!)

eoren1

Hey Andi,
I voted for #1 as well. As far as the white space, I would consider cropping where the white goes pure and cut out the top portion that fades back to blue.
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indiegirl

I love #1.

LOVE it.

photogmomma

Thanks, Eoren and Indiegirl!!!

Next question is... Do any of these beat #1?!?

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Thanks! (No titles yet... Just processed these and was MUCH happier than I expected!)

indiegirl

Hm. I do like #3 of the new set. I guess it all comes down to the actual reshoot, doesn't it?

You're a good photographer, Andi. I wish I could assist you on your shoots! I bet I'd learn a lot.

Jesse

imax

Wanna trade reshoots?





Definitely go for # 1

jOE

photogmomma wrote:

Damn! Now I'm going to have to consider a reshoot! ! I took this the day before the contest started...

But she's a little ham and would gladly oblige me, I'm sure....

Thanks!

GREAPER

I like the first one best.

aktpics

photogmomma wrote:

Thanks, Eoren and Indiegirl!!!

Next question is... Do any of these beat #1?!?

I LOVE number 2 of your new set, but I am still partial to #1 of the first (sorry)

photogmomma

Well, looks like I'll attempt a reshoot. Not sure if it'll be today or tomorrow... But I think I'll enter #2 from the second set - that's probably my favorite....

Thanks for all the kind words, Jesse, Joe and Aktpics and the help, Greaper! I really appreciate it!

(I tweaked my back that's why I'm not sure I"ll be able to do it right away! YIKES!)