Take two of a picture of an Edward Durell Stone building in Washington, DC that:
* I sure hope won't get disqualified this time (still just a white sky available), and
* Taking into account the comments has more of the flag (I think I prefer the longer lines of the vertical wall but that's just me.)
Edits:
* cleaned out water stains on the bottom of the roof (sympomatic of Stone)
* changed levels
* sized for the contest
* USM
Too bad about the blank white sky
At least no security guards questioned me this time.
First Impression - the most important one: You have answered an age old question .. how can you improve the score of a picture ... make it a retake of one that has previously been DQed :) Well done .. and good on you for meeting the rules.
Subject: This definately meets the challenge ... and does so with gusto.
Composition: The flag is on vertical thirds .. with the top of the pole being on horizontal thirds ... the interest or leading lines may have worked better if mirrored and you then would look up the pole then right along the flag .. a more natural movement than the eyes going left on an image... I also like that you can see more of the flag itself ...
Technical (Colour and light): Well the sky is a definate improvement on the prevoious .. but don't you guys have blue skies by dnow .. cos ours are really grey and misrable. I love the natural light and that you have taken the time to remove the stains ..
To grow its vote?: I think trying a mirror on the image ... also .. really get a natural blue sky .. I think that would increse the score huge.
Summary: Great work ... well done .. you are certainly improving.
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DQ! from the rules somewhere: "You are not allowed to point the camera up at steep angles" LOL - kidding ya. This is good. No blue sky, but whatcanyado. :)
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