Down in the River to Pray
by angela_packard

Comment:
Very lovely shot... bet those dresses need a good cleaning though :-P

Soaring with the Eagles
by angela_packard

Comment:
You update button addict :-P

Long-Tailed Tit
by Konador

Comment:
Nice tit :-)

Del Primo Christ (The First Christ)
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
VERY WELL DONE!

Die pussy cat...(confessions of a serial feline killer)
by redpanda

Comment:
he he :-)

Flambeau Time
by dleach

Comment:
I liked the motion and ambience you captured here. IMO, a pretty good capture. I would have cropped it to get here a bit off the center of the frame to strengthen compostion.

The title thing is subjective. I like (even as a photo editor) for a title to fill in gaps for me to tell me what is happening in the photo. At least, it should provoke me to look further into cut-line, story, etc.

Would it have scored higher with a different title? Probably not. I think I was in the minority on focusing on titles. But, that comes from my experience in journalsim.

Cropping for a stronger composition would have helped more IMO. But, voting is often on a total package. Never give the voters any reason to mark ya down, and that includes your title. See?

You got a lot of votes in the 4-5-6 range, so you have shown the voters a good technical photo. You just left them a few holes that they couldn't get past for higher votes.

Elvis Sighted At Parade!
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
Terry, this is a nice capture and works well for a local paper. You did a wonderful job at capturing the King.

It strikes me as odd that it scored as low as it did. Techincals are good. Composition is not the strongest, but not "bad". I probably would crop it at the left edge of the podium.

I liked your title and it is such that often runs with these types of photos. I might have added the Landcaster, PA to the title, but it is a trivial thing that isn't neccesary.

I think you captured a nice moment here, but as we both know DPC likes extremes. Extreme angles, extreme lighting , etc.... so while you had a good example of photojournalism, you didn't get that POP that voters here are looking for. That doesn't say anything negative about your talent as a photographer, IMO, just a spoiled voter base that often does not understand a genre.

Pocket Billiards
by pitsaman

Comment:
LOL, nice candid... I mean it ;-) She makes those jeans look good :-)

Probably good this in an outtake, I think you would've got hammered in voting, unless you could come up with a title such as... "Dirty old men caught fiddling in public" or something like that.

Error Averted
by Sandman

Comment:
Definitely sign up as a PJ for the school paper. It's GREAT experience and you have skills.

This is an awesome sports capture. A tribute to your ability to capture both action and emotion in one shot. Technicals are all there, compostion is strong and the shot just screams to be looked at. I gave it a 10 in voting. I was impressed.

I really can't tell you of anyway you could have made this photo any better, other than a bit more curves adjustment to boost contrast and saturation.

Advice about PJ in general. Take assignments, do your best to capture them at thier highest. I really think you'd do well. Just try to tell a story with your photos and gather as much info about what is happening in the photo as you can: Who, what, when, where, why and how. That info helps writers and editors with follow-up and placement of your photo.

I alos reccomend you write some if you have time. It helps you to learn the journalism process and how to answer question for the viewer. It gives you more insight into what to capture in your photos, also.

Oh, and if ya want a free lunch a stop at PR events is always good :-)

Russian Empress-Dowager to be reburied this September
by GuGi

Comment:
Not knowing the story behind this, it was hard for me to see a story in it. After reading YOUR comments it makes a lot of sense to me. And, it's not uncommon to run a photo like this with a story like that. So, now, I have to say well-done on it. I wish the story could have run with the photo. That would have been neat, huh?

Technically, this photo is really good and despite probably getting a few DMNC votes scored somewhat well.

Is it photojournalism? Yes, I'd have to say. Does it stand alone? No, especially not to us not in the know. I'm actually ashamed I'm wasn't in the know on this, as I usually like to keep up on world events.