Darren, Many people have already chimed in and the leader photo is clear. But I thought I'd add my comments in case they'd be useful.
My first reaction (I looked at the photos on my phone) was that the champion would be between #3 and #4, and #1 would be the next. And when I was choosing between #3 and #4 I chose the latter, because of the more dramatic contrast. But then when I looked more carefully, I noticed that #3 was actually in color (and I liked those colors), while #4 was in B&W. And at that point I thought that in the current state #1 is winning. But, if #3 could be played with a bit so that the contrast between the tree and the background cloud stands out (the tree sort of glows in #4), that would be a more powerful rendition of that photo. I am not sure how to do that, but I would try playing with the selective sharpening (in LR that would involve moving "masking" slider very much to the right). Overall, I see several powerful images! And a few other comments: I don't have problems with the horizon (as somebody else has commented) or leaning trees. (And I am usually sensitive to these issues, especially in somebody else's photos. ;-) ) As for #5, what is missing for me is the ground at the bottom. That tower is hanging in the air. HTH, Igor Wed Jul 9 13:18:49 EDT 2014 Darren Addy wrote: > I'd appreciate everyone's input on which of the following images (pick > only ONE) that YOU think has the most impact as a contest entry. I > need some objective help here. > :) > I guess another way to put it is: These 5 images are the only entrants > in the contest. Which one wins? > > http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/pick1.html > > You can either reply to this thread or email me directly. > > Mucho Nachos. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
