Are these worthy of selling?
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Peleg
Registered: Jul 24, 2006
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Lennyd
Registered: Feb 22, 2008
Total Posts: 189
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1 and 2 are both standouts, followed by 4 and then three.

I'd say yes to 1 and 2.



nick bellotto
Registered: Nov 27, 2006
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mmm... nice shots but not sure... may be the first!

;-)



sbeme
Registered: Dec 23, 2003
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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



Peleg
Registered: Jul 24, 2006
Total Posts: 18
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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.



sbeme
Registered: Dec 23, 2003
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Where are these scenes from?



Scott Stoness
Registered: Sep 11, 2006
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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.



Peleg
Registered: Jul 24, 2006
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sbeme wrote:
Where are these scenes from?


Talkeetna, Alaska. About 100 miles north of Anchorage.



crfrey71
Registered: Nov 14, 2004
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No to all of them. Nice shots but nothing that would stand out.



arcer63
Registered: Nov 01, 2005
Total Posts: 212
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#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



Mister Bean
Registered: Jan 30, 2007
Total Posts: 72
Country: United States

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.



chupacabra31
Total Posts: 251
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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.



Chuck Kuhn
Registered: Feb 24, 2003
Total Posts: 3691
Country: United States

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



Tbear
Registered: May 14, 2003
Total Posts: 813
Country: United States

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.



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