Challenge:Sky (Expert Editing) Camera:Samsung Digimax 201 Location: my front yard Date: Dec 12, 2006 Aperture: auto ISO: auto Shutter: auto Galleries:Nature Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2006
I think you suffered for having a simple image in a challenge with so many visually powerful images. That said, I'll admit to voting this a 4. It just didn't grab me, the branches seem blurry, and the tight vertical shape didn't capture the grand feeling I have for the sky.
On the other hand, Don made it a favorite.
Simplicity can work for the broader voting audience, though. Look at BradP's entry, as well as his challenge entry "Solo."
Just accept you didn't hit the mark with most voters, decide whether you like it anyway, and keep shooting. :)
Brown Ribbon! Way to go Hotshot - I always wanted one of those. (I always wanted blue ribbons and universal accolade, but sometimes we have to be a little practical). The picture idea is fascinating of itself. I dare say if you edited the hell out of it, say with a couple of sharper silhouettes/details of the branches, both angled slightly upwards with lots of sky space above them . . .
I like the way you have cropped the photo but I feel the photo lacks on technicals. Seems like its very tightly cropped and jpeg artifacts are visible.5.
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