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I am trying to decide on a photo to try to put into the k-3 contest.. I have been vocal about feeling clueless about knowing what to choose... So I am thinking maybe I should resist my tendency to over-analyze and just go with one of these DA15 shots from a recent trip to Northern Cal...

Or am I better off with something like this recent sunrise shot that got explored? (DA10-17 fisheye... at 10mm)

I also have this one, that somebody I respect from our board gave me some really high praise for last year saying it was one of the best flower shots he'd ever seen (although this is a re-edited version)... (FA50@f1.4 focus merged)

Or should I keep looking? I would be very appreciative of any brutal honesty if you think I could or should do something to one of the above shots to improve it too... Thanks

Na Horuk · 05-03-2014, 08:21 AM - **1 Like**

I think a lot of us have problems with deciding which photo to submit for a contest. It is difficult to judge your own work, and even more difficult to know what the viewers will respond to.
Either way, these photos are stunning. I especially like the final one, of the white flower and bokeh. But I cannot guarantee you that it will make the most impact, I just like flower and low contrast photos and I think that one is really beautifully composed and exposed.

**Sailor** · 05-03-2014, 08:34 AM - **1 Like**

All of these pics are terrific. For me, it would be between the first and second ones, but that's as close as it gets . . . .

Jer

zztopd · 05-03-2014, 09:52 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sailor

All of these pics are terrific. For me, it would be between the first and second ones, but that's as close as it gets . . . .

Jer

It would be the first, for me.

the photographer have to decide himself

daacon · 05-03-2014, 10:42 AM - **1 Like**

Yep they are all good shots I am a fisheye fan so that would be my choice - everyone will have their own favorite so go with what you like.

**wtlwdwgn** · 05-03-2014, 02:20 PM - **1 Like**

Hard to please anyone else so please yourself. I like #1 best. Win or lose you did good on these. Best of luck.

Parallax · 05-03-2014, 02:24 PM - **1 Like**

#1.

**todd** · 05-05-2014, 12:05 PM

thanks all.. thinking #1 too

OrchidJulie · 05-05-2014, 02:28 PM

All are terrific, I'd be hard pressed to choose between #1 and #4.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 05-05-2014, 02:33 PM

All of them are wonderful images, I would go with the first one.

**todd** · 05-05-2014, 05:24 PM

For anybody who might still stop by this thread... Do you think there'd be any benefit if I were to remove the power pole and lines to the right of the barn in #1?

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05-03-2014, 08:21 AM - 1 Like	#2
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	I think a lot of us have problems with deciding which photo to submit for a contest. It is difficult to judge your own work, and even more difficult to know what the viewers will respond to. Either way, these photos are stunning. I especially like the final one, of the white flower and bokeh. But I cannot guarantee you that it will make the most impact, I just like flower and low contrast photos and I think that one is really beautifully composed and exposed.

05-03-2014, 08:34 AM - 1 Like	#3
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	All of these pics are terrific. For me, it would be between the first and second ones, but that's as close as it gets . . . . Jer

05-03-2014, 09:52 AM - 1 Like	#4
zztopd Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 956	Originally posted by Sailor All of these pics are terrific. For me, it would be between the first and second ones, but that's as close as it gets . . . . Jer It would be the first, for me. the photographer have to decide himself

05-03-2014, 10:42 AM - 1 Like	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Yep they are all good shots I am a fisheye fan so that would be my choice - everyone will have their own favorite so go with what you like.

05-03-2014, 02:20 PM - 1 Like	#6
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Hard to please anyone else so please yourself. I like #1 best. Win or lose you did good on these. Best of luck.

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	#1.

05-05-2014, 12:05 PM	#8
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791 Original Poster	thanks all.. thinking #1 too

05-05-2014, 02:28 PM	#9
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,932	All are terrific, I'd be hard pressed to choose between #1 and #4.

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Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	All of them are wonderful images, I would go with the first one.

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todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791 Original Poster	For anybody who might still stop by this thread... Do you think there'd be any benefit if I were to remove the power pole and lines to the right of the barn in #1?