IF that image (by the OP) be deemed as "cannot make it", then perhaps it isnt quite that worth it to try getting into that club.
Perfect exposure, perfect composition etc. Subjective.
One pax's meat, could be another pax's poison.
These days, with the breadth and depth of post processing that can be done, i dont know.
But sorry, i just do not see what's so great about such an exclusive club.
It sounds so exclusive and so perfect that i don't dare to look at the images that been deemed to be that perfect, lest my imperfect sight and absolutely poor sense of photographic Nirvana soil those images.
Call it sour grapes if anyone wants to. I know i be millions of miles away from the doorstep of that club BUT, neh, no thanks.
Anyway, the image the OP shared, looks great (to me).
Originally posted by bertwert I believe the idea with the
exclusive gallery is photos that are better than good. The very best of the best. Perfect exposure, perfect image quality, perfect composition, nothing less. Which means that even excellent images won't always make the cut, otherwise it wouldn't be an exclusive gallery, just a gallery
Maybe @Kerrowdown could offer some more insight to the standards and such.