I was looking forward to entering this into the free study, and had it entered since the beginning of the month. I really do like this image, and I have been looking forward to sharing it with everyone in the free study.
Sadly I've fallen in love with a younger image :). I'm afraid I don't just want to closet this picture, so I thought I'd share it anyway, and welcome comments of all sorts.
Half of the reason I love this photo was because my friend was wearing an orange shirt that perfectly matched the goose's coloration, and made an unreal back-drop. I really am very sad to not be entering this.
That's quite wicked looking. The orange-on-orange is fabulous. The border is doing you no favors however, as a keyline it's too heavy/too close to the edge (it's usually awkward when the keyline and the space-outside-keyline are about the same width) and it's too weird where it hides behind the goose.
Orange is my favorite color! This is gorgeous. I love how crisp and clean it is. I agree with Bear about the border... not a fan of how it cuts off at the goose.
I agree with Bear about the border... not a fan of how it cuts off at the goose.
The border patrol? BTW, I've abandoned using borders in challenges. I never get dinged for not having one, but if I include one, I always get at least one comment saying it does not suit the image. I figure each comment like that represents a handful of people that voted lower because of the border.
Beautiful image. I would personally not have deducted anything for the border but it doesn't add anything in this case as have been mentioned. I particularly like the detail around the eye and beak. The crop is also appropriate.
I agree with Bear about the border... not a fan of how it cuts off at the goose.
The border patrol? BTW, I've abandoned using borders in challenges. I never get dinged for not having one, but if I include one, I always get at least one comment saying it does not suit the image. I figure each comment like that represents a handful of people that voted lower because of the border.
I have arrived at the exact same conclusion concerning borders! I will be very particular about using them from now on.
I agree with Bear about the border... not a fan of how it cuts off at the goose.
The border patrol? BTW, I've abandoned using borders in challenges. I never get dinged for not having one, but if I include one, I always get at least one comment saying it does not suit the image. I figure each comment like that represents a handful of people that voted lower because of the border.
I have arrived at the exact same conclusion concerning borders! I will be very particular about using them from now on.
Yeah I have used a few borders but I know they have hurt in the past and not sure if they have helped so I suppose I should just not use them.
