2023 March Entries

Topic: OPEN Judge:

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BASIC LEVEL WINNERS

: FIRST PLACE 8.0 This looks like a picture of art work but in any case, it is interesting. Well exposed. But there are sharpening halos around the wood frame. For me, I would like it better if the scene were not twisted.

: SECOND PLACE 8.0 Everything is in focus and well exposed with nothing blown out. The red strip is the center of interest because it stands out. Not sure what this is or its purpose. People that understand it would probably love it.

: THIRD PLACE 7.0 Well exposed but a little flat. Could stand a little increase in contrast to make the trees stand out better. The big problem is the “hole” in the middle with nothing in it. That is the first thing I see. Needs a good center of interest.

: HM 7.0Good composition and well exposed but pretty flat. Needs a lot of contrast to bring out the subject better. Not very interesting subject. If you had something or somebody in the seat, it would greatly improve it.

: 6.0 There is a obvious center of interest but there are too much very bright and blown out white areas with no texture. The dog could be a little sharper to make the fur stand out better.

: 6.0 The top third of the image is out of the depth of field and out of focus, and the bright stuff in the upper left is a big distraction. Crop all that out-of-focus stuff out. The in-focus objects are cropped too tightly so that part of the one on the right is cut off. Part of the top of the object in the lower left is out of focus. This would be much better if you had shot from the end of the table and turned the object around to face you and have everything in focus.

: 4.0 The composition is good but the whole bison is out of focus and the feet are cut off. Hard to see the crown with the animal being out of focus.

: 3.0 We in the western world read from left to right and enter pictures the same way so the first thing I see is the bright back end of the coyote. Flipping it horizontally would be better. The coyote is out of focus, and the middle that is in shadow is blocked up with no texture.

ADVANCED LEVEL WINNERS

: FIRST PLACE 7.0 Good composition. Good color. Good exposure. Sharpening halos on the bottom of the causeway. This image needs a better sky, like a sunset.

: THIRD PLACE 6.0 The lady is well done but the hair is not. It is pure black with no texture and it is an out of focus mess at the end. The shutter speed was too slow. The bright out-of-focus circles in the background are a big distraction.

: SECOND PLACE 7.0 The sun is the center of interest. The land is too dark for much detail. Sharpening halos between the sky and ground.

: HM 6.0 The bottom part of the image is too dark and the light areas in the shadows are blue. Very wonderful sky but there are sharpening halos tween the sky and earth. Be better if there were a center of interest in shadowy area.

: 6.0 The doves look a little cramped. Need more space in front of them. The one in front is sharper than the one in back. The depth of field doesn’t completely cover it. Too bad there is so much iron fence because it is a big distraction.

: 6.0 This shot should have been taken a little later in the day. The sunset is just starting but not much color yet. The center of interest is the water so it needs more color. The shadows are a little too dark because the houses are hidden in the shadows.

: 6.0 Nice sky but the kite is so small it looks like a dust spot unless I expand it to much, much bigger size and then I find there are three black spots in the sky. Something much bigger in the sky would make this a really nice image.

: 5.0 Strange color and it isn’t consistent. Some are yellow and some are not. The middle croc is sharp but the depth of field is shallow so that the others on both sides are getting progressively less sharp.

MASTER LEVEL WINNERS

: FIRST PLACE 9.0 Well exposed and well-balanced image. Everything is sharp. The cloud in the sky makes it much better. A blank sky wouldn’t have been nearly as good.

: SECOND PLACE 9.0 The flower has good color and all of it is in sharp focus. The white background petals are not so bright as to distract from the center of interest. Well done.

: 4.0 The dog is focused properly but the whites on her are blown out. Also, the background is much too bright

: THIRD PLACE 8.0 Nice portrait. The whites are not blown out and the shadows are just right. Not very exciting image but well done.

: HM 8.0 Not sure what the racoon is guarding but it is well done. Good color and all in focus. Need to crop out the water and in from the left to just emphasize the racoon. It would be better if the photographer were on the same level of the animal rather than looking down at it.

: 7.0 The exposure is good and the subject is in sharp focus but you have the wrong angle. We need to be looking at the front instead of the tail. The guy is in the front so he needs to be more prominent. Sharpening halos on the tail and rotor blades.

: 7.0 The shadows are too dark so the center of the sunflower is blocked up with no texture and the head of the butterfly to too dark. Brightening up the shadows would help both. Also, the background has too much bright areas that distract from the butterfly.

: 7.0 Nice portrait of a squirrel eating. It is exposed well and all in focus. The background is too distracting. Tone down the bright areas.

: 7.0 The swimming duck is much too small in the frame. The sunset is good and the reflections are good so make a vertical of it and emphasize the duck and cut out all the unnecessary stuff.

: 7.0 You are too close. Show more than just the toes of the boot. The spurs are in a strange place and are just a distraction. Put the spurs on the boots and show more of them all together. There is some unknown stuff in the upper left. Get rid of it.

: 7.0 Not sure what all the blue is about but it is too dark, and the lighting is a little flat. Increasing the contrast helps it a lot. The blue stripes in the background don’t add to the image.

: 7.0 Great color and good composition but the people mess it up. They have backpacks and are walking away so it is obvious they are just tourist passing through. You need someone simply working in the laundromat.

: 6.0 The bird is nice and sharp but the shadows are a little too dark. Brighten them up. The big, big problem is the background. It is much too bright and is a big distraction.

: 6.0 This is confusing. Not sure what it is. The green aurora on the top right just competes with the glass object in the center. There is a little green on the glass object but it is lost with all the other colors.

: 6.0 The color and exposure are good but the composition is not. The extra blossom and leaves on the lower right and black stuff hanging on the upper left just makes for a confusing image. Those things don’t add to the image they just are distractions from the main blossom.

: 5.0 There are two big problems. Too much of the image is out-of-focus trees and there are too many out-of-focus flowers. Only a few flowers in the middle are in sharp focus. The entire front group of flowers should be sharp, and most of the trees cropped out.

: 4.0 I am not a fan of pictures of someone else’s art but besides that, there are several problems. Only the upper part of the body is shown. Should show the whole body. The white parts on the body are blown out. The head and arms are in sharp focus, but the lower parts are not. Also, there are two very bright spots in the upper left of the image that are big distractions and should be cropped out.

: 4.0 You are too close. Nothing but the lower eye is in sharp focus. The bright blue collar and multi-colored rug are brighter than the subject so are big distractions.

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