Help Me Pick!!

[sm4him]

I'm submitting some photos for an exhibit at a local restaurant. It's a very popular spot, three locations here and they always have featured artist's works on their walls. The deadline for submitting for next year is today.

I'm submitting 10 photos; 5 that are NOT birds, and 5 that are.
I've already picked the non-bird photos, and I'm down to 8 choices for the 5 remaining photos. So I need to eliminate 3 of these.

By the way, they are NOT interested in having a cohesive body of work presented, so just consider which are your favorite shots, not how well they work together as a set.

OH--also--there are two Osprey shots, but I will only be picking ONE of those, just can't decide which one.

1. Eagle at Sunset



2. Osprey with fish



3. Osprey in nest



4. Crow silhouette



5. Dove in snow



6. Cardinal



7. Bluebird



8. Woodpecker



Thanks for your help!!

 

[sm4him]

One other note: Most of these would be 16x20 prints.
The exceptions are the Osprey in nest and Crow silhouette, which are both 10x20 prints.

 

[BillM]

I picked eagle nest snow blue pecker. Hard to leave any of them out but that's my 5, any of them would really work

 

[snowbear99]

The cardinal, the bluebird, the woodpecker, and (tosses a coin) the eagle. I really like the Osprey with fish, but I think it needs a background.

Edit: I missed the pole because the browser ALWAYS goes to the last post - arrrrgh.
I voted for six because I can't really decide which osprey I like better.

 

[tirediron]

Voted.

 

[Raj_55555]

The Eagle and the Dove for me.. Eagle being the obvious choice, and the Dove will look really cool on the walls IMO due to the cool snow flakes..#3 came close though!

 

[sm4him]

Thanks, everyone!! This is helping quite a bit; keep the votes coming. I'll probably make final selections in the next couple of hours.

Going tailgating before the football game today, so I have to get these submitted by about 2 p.m. EST.

 

[Braineack]

2,3,1 that order.

 

[Derrel]

Osprey with fish was my favorite, so I voted for that. What--no photo of Lane Kiffin to choose from? I would suggest that a nice shot of Lane-o The Clown, printed with a dartboard overlay, would be a HUGE seller down there!!!

 

[sm4him]

Osprey with fish was my favorite, so I voted for that. What--no photo of Lane Kiffin to choose from? I would suggest that a nice shot of Lane-o The Clown, printed with a dartboard overlay, would be a HUGE seller down there!!!

You might be right, Derrel, but the problem is, the guy didn't hang around long enough to get his picture!

 

[Dagwood56]

The eagle [voted for], the cardinal and the woodpecker are my favorites.

 

[limr15]

Probably too late already, but I chose #4-8.

 

[KenC]

I guess I'm too late as well, but voted for a set.

I love the bluebird. At first I wished for less background, but then I realized that it is a small bird and the somewhat wide view emphasizes that in a good way. The dove also is one of my favorites. It looks so stoic in the snow.

FWIW, the cardinal looks oversharpened to me, but I'm sure most of the people who see it on the wall won't notice, or perhaps they wouldn't agree anyhow.

 

[mishele]

Let us know if you get in!!!
Good luck!!!

 

[sm4him]

Thanks everyone; I pretty much went with the voting results--the Eagle, the Osprey with a fish, Dove in the snow, Bluebird and Woodpecker.

I very nearly stayed with the crow silhouette instead of the woodpecker, even though it didn't get as many votes. If I were doing it today, I'd probably pick the crow--somehow, in my head, I feel like it might have appealed better to the people associated with this restaurant. But that's just a guess based on what I know about the restaurant, and I think the woodpecker is a stronger image, so I'm not sorry I chose it.

My expecation, IF I get selected at all, is for photos from my non-bird set to be selected by them instead, but it'll be interesting to see what happens! I'll update when I hear something!