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06/08/2009 12:33:50 AM · #1 |
Bit disapointed with my May free study, was hoping for a 6 for this one, just scraped in with a 5.1, It was hangin around 4.9 all week :(
Was tossing up with entering this shot instead.
I wish now I had... I think :( |
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06/08/2009 12:39:14 AM · #2 |
No. You chose the right one. I like the birds a lot, but the focus is very soft, and, IMO, I don't think it adds to the photo. I liked the cats eyes very much. Perhaps cropping it down to bring the focus more in on the eyes?
Anyway, I think it was the right choice. |
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06/08/2009 12:39:34 AM · #3 |
I think the bird image is much stronger and would have scored really well.
I like the eyes on the cat image, though. They are really stiking. |
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06/08/2009 12:39:48 AM · #4 |
i prefer the 2nd image...but the 1st shot of the kitty is great too, love the eyes.
i would most likely have voted a 5 or 6 for the cat shot...
maybe a 7 for the birds... |
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06/08/2009 12:40:55 AM · #5 |
| I also prefer the 2nd one.. but look at the top winners to see what you were competing with. : ) |
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06/08/2009 12:46:06 AM · #6 |
Didn't come up for me in voting, but what I noticed first about the cat shot was a background that conflicted with the image. Almost like wide stripes. The details on the cat are a little bright and there are some blown areas.
I had a similar case with my own entry. A bright white bird with lots of feather detail that I wanted to show. A single RAW conversion did not get it all. I did 5 separate exposures and did a false HDR with them, plus a lot of layer work to preserve the detail. Still only came in mid-packish. Freestudies are tough. |
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06/08/2009 12:48:35 AM · #7 |
I think the technicals on the cat shot are much better so I prefer the cat shot over the birds but with that being said if the exposure was better on the birds especially around the eyes I would prefer the birds mainly because to me cat shots are not real exciting.
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06/08/2009 12:59:30 AM · #8 |
| i notice on both of them the dof bothered me then i see they are both shot at 2.8, any reason for that? i think what hurt you on the cat shot was the oof areas, but the bird one has the same problem |
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06/08/2009 01:09:30 AM · #9 |
| I personally feel the 2nd shot would have scored slightly higher, though not a huge amount. I left comments on each for you. |
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06/08/2009 01:15:33 AM · #10 |
both with a hire 70-200 2.8 :) so I used 2.8 most the time :)
thanks for all the comments ! |
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