I just saw another thread from larryslights (//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=426205) that put what I want to know so perfectly that I'm going to quote it:
"I would never complain about a [6.1] score, but I honestly had a feeling and a hope that this would score slightly higher. The comments were pleasant, but didn't really offer much critique.
So tell me, if I had to do it over again, what would I need to do to make this a 7.0 photo? Can it be a 7.0 photo?"
I'm genuinely happy with my result. It's a personal best by a decent margin, the comments I got were uniformly positive, and it got loads of high scores. Oh, and it's the best taken so far with the Canon A620. :)
But can anyone help me take my personal best and do it even better next time? When Take 2 rolls around again, I want to be ready!
Thanks!
Edited to note that a few commenters did make some suggestions (e.g., e301), but there's probably much more I can do.
hey! also I just learned that using Adjustments -> gradient map -> click on the black to white color will give you a super nice BW pic, you might try that too
I would have knocked a point or two off because the camera's been tilted .... but that's just a pet peeve. In my opinion it rarely adds to a picture, but I stress that is only my view. Otherwise, sharper and a little more depth of field would have improved it for me. But still, good shot despite my criticisms.
