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p.1 #1 · Are these worthy of selling?

Jun 23, 2008 at 06:21 AM

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p.1 #2 · Are these worthy of selling?

1 and 2 are both standouts, followed by 4 and then three.

I'd say yes to 1 and 2.

Jun 23, 2008 at 07:28 AM

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p.1 #3 · Are these worthy of selling?

mmm... nice shots but not sure... may be the first!

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Jun 23, 2008 at 11:16 AM

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p.1 #4 · Are these worthy of selling?

Not sure, but here's some feedback:
2. Probably most saleable. Pretty scene. I wish part of the leftmost plane was not cut off.
3 I dont like this one. But its a matter of taste. The log/fallen tree is just too much for me. Couple of dust bunnies on your sensor to remove, below the roots, left and above the trunk, right.
4. Almost there. I like this composition quite a bit. Unfortunately. not enough DOF. Eye gets drawn down the track, but the bridge looks pretty soft, as does the surrounding foliage. I'd crop or clone out the blue structure far left. Bit of shadow recovery over the train.

Hope this is helpful.

Scott G

Edited on Jun 23, 2008 at 04:10 PM

Jun 23, 2008 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #5 · Are these worthy of selling?

sbeme wrote:
Not sure, but here's some feedback:
2. Probably most saleable. Pretty scene. I wish part of the leftmost plane was not cut off.
3 I dont like this one. But its a matter of taste. The log/fallen tree is just too much for me. Couple of dust bunnies on your sensor to remove, below the roots, left and above the trunk, right.
4. Almost there. I like this composition quite a bit. Unfortunately. not enough DOF. Eye gets drawn down the track, but the bridge looks pretty soft, as does the surrounding foliage. I'd crop or clone out the blue structure far left. Bit of shadow recovery over the train.

Hope this is helpful.

Scott G

Thanks for the feedback. This is always helpful. I should have noted that by selling I'm thinking of greeting cards not big prints. Maybe that puts things in a bit of a different perspective.

Jun 23, 2008 at 08:23 PM

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p.1 #6 · Are these worthy of selling?

Where are these scenes from?

Jun 23, 2008 at 09:03 PM

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p.1 #7 · Are these worthy of selling?

for me:

1 is best but has wierd wood background - to sell it has to be perfect

2 the sky is kind of washed out behind and there is no obvious main subject - planes or scene? and plane framed through

3 is taken at the wrong time of the day so the sky exposure is not good - you need to have all with good color throughout

4 needs infinite dof to work - with mountains out of focus it does not work. the time of day is challenging on this picture.

1 is best. Pictures must either be perfect or have strong emotion to sell.

But thats just my opinion.

Jun 24, 2008 at 05:08 AM

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p.1 #8 · Are these worthy of selling?

sbeme wrote:
Where are these scenes from?

Talkeetna, Alaska. About 100 miles north of Anchorage.

Edited on Jun 26, 2008 at 03:37 PM

Jun 26, 2008 at 03:36 PM

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p.1 #9 · Are these worthy of selling?

No to all of them. Nice shots but nothing that would stand out.

Jun 27, 2008 at 05:38 AM

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p.1 #10 · Are these worthy of selling?

#1 could be awesome with a little more blurring of the background and also a slight vignette around the flower and then another slight vignette that includes the flower.

Andre

Jun 27, 2008 at 05:44 AM

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p.1 #11 · Are these worthy of selling?

crfrey71 wrote:
No to all of them. Nice shots but nothing that would stand out.

I tend to agree. When looking to buy something, I look for something thought provoking, that relates a story, stunningly beautiful and above all, unique. I'm afraid that none of these quite fit those criteria.

Jun 27, 2008 at 02:11 PM

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p.1 #12 · Are these worthy of selling?

Scott Stoness wrote:
for me:

1 is best but has wierd wood background - to sell it has to be perfect

2 the sky is kind of washed out behind and there is no obvious main subject - planes or scene? and plane framed through

3 is taken at the wrong time of the day so the sky exposure is not good - you need to have all with good color throughout

4 needs infinite dof to work - with mountains out of focus it does not work. the time of day is challenging on this picture.

1 is best. Pictures must either be perfect or have strong emotion to sell.

But thats just my opinion.

Man totally agree with this post. Especially the comments on 3.

Not that I am qualified to give an opinion.

Jun 30, 2008 at 03:11 AM

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p.1 #13 · Are these worthy of selling?

Excellent points from all. Bottom line, if you have a buyer...sell them.

Jul 04, 2008 at 09:04 PM

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p.1 #14 · Are these worthy of selling?

I think that the first is the best one. The others are sort of mundane. They are nice but not grabbing photos. Plus you need to show you pics at 800 x ? before you show them here. it makes it easier and most people can see them without scrolling. I'm doing this on a notebook so my viewing space is limited, but given that sometimes a smaller presntation is better on the web.

Jul 05, 2008 at 01:05 AM


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