Which is Photo Competition Worthy???
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fuggler
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They are all excellent but my favorite is the pink anemonefish photo with the diver. 
I like the composition in the first one, but wish the batfish was in the left hand third, swimming into the shot, instead of out of it (yeah, picky, I know). BTW, like the lighting on the batfish.
The sweepers and wobbegong is great ... exotic subject plus activity, good exposure.
Manta shot ... the one on the left is at a real odd angle ... kind of ungainly ... otherwise I like it.
Anemone ... just excellent composition. If only it could have been lit a bit more, and had some punchy color in it. Yeah, picky again ... a real nice shot!
My votes? They're all great ... the second shot, then toss-up between first and last.
Good luck!
The sweepers and wobbegong is great ... exotic subject plus activity, good exposure.
Manta shot ... the one on the left is at a real odd angle ... kind of ungainly ... otherwise I like it.
Anemone ... just excellent composition. If only it could have been lit a bit more, and had some punchy color in it. Yeah, picky again ... a real nice shot!
My votes? They're all great ... the second shot, then toss-up between first and last.
Good luck!
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My fav is the batfish with the colorful coral.
scubamountaingirl
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I like the first one. but they are all great
btw. whites fusion is also running a photo contest. even if you dont want the suit, go for it, good exposure.
good luck
ww
btw. whites fusion is also running a photo contest. even if you dont want the suit, go for it, good exposure.
good luck
ww
bvanant
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From a competition standpoint, the woby is IMHO the one that judges will like the best. The anemone is a nice composition but the colors are not up to snuff. There is way too much noise in the Manta pic for a competition print, and the batfish is nicely done but would have been much much better if you could have gotten a sunball above the fan (not enough blue gradient). Sorry to sound so harsh, but take a look at the LAUPS wide angle winners (LAUPS: LAUPS News) for some ideas. Your woby would have been in the top 6, but I am not sure any of the others would have done as well.
One person's opinion.
Bill
One person's opinion.
Bill
ScubaTigress
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definately the 2nd one and the last one The last one beats them all though
The last one beats them all though
obsession600
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I vote for the second photo
As for why, just reread bvanant's post above.
As for why, just reread bvanant's post above.
rab1412000
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the last one for composition and lighting
and the second one for composition and subject matter
just like bvanant said the second one would be your best bet as the last one is kinda a generic subject.
the angle of the shot was great, but it seems the lighting was flush on the subject.
im thinking that if the lighting were angled a bit it would give more depth and color to the subject. that and a little more sharpness would make it a winner.
just my 2psi though
and the second one for composition and subject matter
just like bvanant said the second one would be your best bet as the last one is kinda a generic subject.
the angle of the shot was great, but it seems the lighting was flush on the subject.
im thinking that if the lighting were angled a bit it would give more depth and color to the subject. that and a little more sharpness would make it a winner.
just my 2psi though
caymaniac
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I like the composition of the woby the most. The bright color of the soft coral is a touch distracting in the top of the photo as the composition is about the woby.
The composition of the Mantas is good but where is the focus, all the subjects are approximately the same size.
The last compositon is good too but the diver almost makes the shot too busy....sorry I feel picky today.
The first comp is great but the negative space should be greater in front of the subject of the batfish.
The lighting is excellent in all except the manta shot. There appears to be a fourth manta growing out of the manta in the top right hand corner, you should clone it out.
The composition of the Mantas is good but where is the focus, all the subjects are approximately the same size.
The last compositon is good too but the diver almost makes the shot too busy....sorry I feel picky today.
The first comp is great but the negative space should be greater in front of the subject of the batfish.
The lighting is excellent in all except the manta shot. There appears to be a fourth manta growing out of the manta in the top right hand corner, you should clone it out.
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