I should know better than to go out shooting at 6 pm sunday evening. Last minute upload and my score paid for it. At least it came in on the + side of 5.
Entry:
Same image, but cropped tighter and enhanced to bring out some more details:
Other outtakes (some which I may have used but had missed rollover with them):
I couldn't be a photojournalist and report on stuff like this. I intended this to be a tribute to the firemen and Coast Guard who worked so hard to find the boy, but all the while I was there I felt like a paparazzo. I tried very hard to keep a very low profile, to not even be seen, if possible, but regardless, I was an intruder, reporting merely for my own purposes.
Sad couple of days. This is the Paducah Fire Department rescue crew, dragging the bottom along the bank where a 14 year old boy was lost. It was just a casual wade along the foot of Broadway that got out of hand. One of his friends that tried so hard to catch him and drag him back had to be pulled back by another, or she would have been lost, too.
I think it's a decent photograph, and gives the feeling of the time accurately. But a submission to a casual on-line photo contest? Hmmmm. Not so sure about that. What do you think?
So, as I had my 5 year old grandson over for the Memorial Day weekend, you got this instead:
I can see why! They're both very nice photos. The one you entered has more emphasis on the boat. If the boat was a tad more visible from a side view in the second, that would've been the hands-down choice.
This would have been my entry if there had been anything interesting about the sky. I liked the very early morning light and the reflections.
Hmmm. As is, I would have leaned toward the outtake with the reflections and more dramatic lighting. A minor softening to the one you entered may have done a little different.
Hope you don't mind. I took liberty with this and applied a soft filter to it. [thumb]685057[/thumb]
Outtakes ==> - "Licensed", and - "Eco-Green Power"
The thing that decided it for me on the entry was the strong diagonals and the sign as an additional point of interest. Really wanted to use the green one, but the water was really dirty but was hard to tell what it was (looked like a processing or noise issue).
Guess it's a good thing I didn't use the outtakes...they're not generating much enthusiasm. :-)
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Ok. Now it's my turn. :-)
Entry ==>
Outtakes ==> - "Licensed", and - "Eco-Green Power"
The thing that decided it for me on the entry was the strong diagonals and the sign as an additional point of interest. Really wanted to use the green one, but the water was really dirty but was hard to tell what it was (looked like a processing or noise issue).
