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I am predicting a personal best. This is by far one of the best shots I have ever done and I really do believe it is the best I have ever entered in a challenge. Normally I am not nervous going into voting on a challenge but I am excited/nervous/anxious about this one. I've probably put too much emotional investment into this image but at this point I can't help it. I just hope it does well...
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Place: 117 out of 481 Avg (all users): 6.0062 Avg (commenters): 7.8000 Avg (participants): 6.0517 Avg (non-participants): 5.8889 Views since voting: 865 Views during voting: 233 Votes: 161 Comments: 14 Favorites: 2 (view)
Giving a very rare appearance as critique club member here. Going from the comments there wasn't too much helpful there for you, mainly comments about how cute the Gosling is or how cool the water drops are. Unfortunately, you were wrong in your prediction of a personal best score, but you were right in it being one of your best shots. You hit the exposure right on the button here and even with an f9 aperture you still managed to get a decent blur on the back of the Gosling and the water in the background. I bet you were chuffed when you saw the result on the screen, probably even before when you saw it on the camera display. The Gosling's reflections are cool, I think it kicks this image even more than the water drops do. I find what harmed your score in general is the crop. I find it a little too tight and would maybe have given the Gosling a little more freedom as here I get the feeling it is somewhat trapped in the framing you chose. Including the full reflection in the image could have been advantageous also.
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