I need help!

[pen]

1&2 or 1&4. Great shots.

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[Bend The Light]

1&2 or 1&4. Great shots.

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Thanks. I think number 1 is in.

 

[Bend The Light]

Any thoughts on a cropped and slightly cloned version?


Barn Owl no sign crop by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

 

[Overread]

I would probably have some ethical issues with presenting the photo with such a significant change from the original for a competition who's main premiss isn't that of digital editing.

Honestly I know you want to use it and it is a good shot; but its honestly better in the original version with the sign post

 

[Bend The Light]

I would probably have some ethical issues with presenting the photo with such a significant change from the original for a competition who's main premiss isn't that of digital editing.

Honestly I know you want to use it and it is a good shot; but its honestly better in the original version with the sign post

yeah, I think you're right. I am about 80% to scrapping this one for this competition. I will keep it behind and it may come in an Open topic competition next year.

Cheers

 

[Derrel]

#1 __if___ the "hand of man" is allowed...many nature magazines with old-school ethics would not allow the man-made sign...but the visual joke, the "footpath", and the owl so clearly, wantonly disregarding the footpath signage...it's a wry joke,and I love the shot.

#2 of the mallard on the surface...it's a bit cliche, sure, but the water's surface is lovely, and the subject is seen large.

The damselfly is nice, but the background looks streaky, as if fake blurring had been applied, or the camera was moving in an electronic flash shot with almost equal ambient + flash balance....I dunno....background looks, well, weirdish.

Dragonfly....okay, but the right hand side seems like the wing disappears there....just not "solid", shot-wise.

The extreme crop of the owl....ehhhh...no, I don't think so.

 

[Bend The Light]

#1 __if___ the "hand of man" is allowed...many nature magazines with old-school ethics would not allow the man-made sign...but the visual joke, the "footpath", and the owl so clearly, wantonly disregarding the footpath signage...it's a wry joke,and I love the shot.

#2 of the mallard on the surface...it's a bit cliche, sure, but the water's surface is lovely, and the subject is seen large.

The damselfly is nice, but the background looks streaky, as if fake blurring had been applied, or the camera was moving in an electronic flash shot with almost equal ambient + flash balance....I dunno....background looks, well, weirdish.

Dragonfly....okay, but the right hand side seems like the wing disappears there....just not "solid", shot-wise.

The extreme crop of the owl....ehhhh...no, I don't think so.

Thanks Derrel. I don't think the owl original will be entered...too many argumentative people at the club and when they mark it down i will get annoyed.
I'm not so fond of the crop, either, so, I think I will be putting the owl away andbringing it out later in the year for a different competition.

The Damsel was shot without flash, but was in strong sunlight. There was a decent breeze blowing the stams of the grasses all over, hence the blurred background...I have added nothing to this shot other than the usual levels/sharpening etc. But it is not as clear as the ducks, and some of the others.

Many thanks for your valued input.

 

[ScubaDude]

#1 and #4. You can always photoshop out the "footpath" sign if it disqualifies the photo.

 

[Bynx]

Cropping an image isnt digital editing by any stretch of the imagination. The removal of that sign is a great improvement on an otherwise good shot.

 

[Bend The Light]

#1 and #4. You can always photoshop out the "footpath" sign if it disqualifies the photo.

I tried that but it left quite a significant area of green and things were unbalanced. The owl heading out of the picture without the sign didn't make as much sense.

As it is, events have contrived to eliminate the owl anyway. I went to print yesterday (my only opportunity before the comp) and forgot one of my hard drives. So, I had to look through other images. So, my entries are one of the ducks with wings spread, and a completely different image, an eagle, which still has the issue of not being strictly a wild bird, but doesn't have any means of identifying it as such. We'll see on Wednesday.

Thanks for your input. I will let folks know how I got on after Wednesday Evening.

 

[Bend The Light]

Cropping an image isnt digital editing by any stretch of the imagination. The removal of that sign is a great improvement on an otherwise good shot.

One of the few to think so. I think it looks ok, but the "message" is lost, the humour of the owl either obeying the sign and going that way, or the opposite with the bird flying rather than walking. But anyway, I will revisit the owl for other opportunities later on...there are other competitions.

Thanks for your input.

 

[photocoach]

#1 and the dragon fly image is my choice. Wow! Stunning images. Really good with the crops.

 

[Bend The Light]

#1 and the dragon fly image is my choice. Wow! Stunning images. Really good with the crops.

Thanks. As it is the owl wasn't printed./ The dragonfly wasn't either, but it would have been had I remembered my hard drive when I went to get the prints done!

Cheers

 

[jedensuscg]

Nice photos, how did the comp go?

 

[Bend The Light]

Nice photos, how did the comp go?

Thanks. Sorry not been back here...my wife broke her leg on the day of the competition, and it's been my daughter's 6th birthday this weekend...been really busy!

The duck scored badly.

The Owl wasn't entered, instead I entered a Bald Eagle portrait shot. It scored 16.4 out of 20. It came in as 8th out of 27. It placed me as 3rd in the "newcomers" catagory, however, so that is a place.

Thanks for asking.