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Hannah - Folsom Hotel Saloon
08/02/2023 02:12:09 PM
Hannah - Folsom Hotel Saloon3rd Place
by tryingtostayinfocus

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon! I knew this would do very well. I feel lucky in 2nd place; 0.003 difference in score. I know you were well above 7 most days of the voting period. Should have finished there IMO.
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Plasma Cutter
08/02/2023 02:09:47 PM
Plasma Cutter2nd Place
by texdon

Comment:
Thanks, Gaby.

Message edited by author 2023-08-02 14:14:05.
Getting Some Air Before Sunset
07/31/2023 11:41:53 AM
Getting Some Air Before Sunset1st Place
by texdon

Comment:
Originally posted by Neat:

Seriously Don 100%, absolutely fantastic photo!…

Adding as a favourite.


Anita, from the Queen of Silhouettes, I’m just flattered by your comments. Thank you! 107 attempts. I had several with a single rider I was quite content with. I didn’t even know I got this one until I downloaded the images! Pleasantly surprised to say the least. This a full frame image, no cropping. 100 degree temps and I had to walk to the spot and didn’t want to lug a second lens; Figured I’d be better off with the 70-200, wrong. At 70 mm, my back was against a barbed wire fence with six foot dense weeds behind it.

Sunset was around 8:30 pm, and the riders had to be off the track by 8:30, so I wasn’t going to get the golden light I wanted. This one was snapped at around 7. I’m at the bottom of a 20 feet hill, so the illusion of sunset is there. I did have to play with this to get the light color I wanted. I actually used your latest entry as a guide. It’s a natural vignette, not added. Exposure was really tricky because I could not time very well where the riders would be with the sun and they were very fast. Ended up with a high shutter speed priority with an automatic 5 stops underexposure dialed in. Most of the riders had called it a day by 7:30 and were leaving.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. I know now where the higher scores come from. Wish I could figure out the 4s and 5s.
A boat
07/24/2023 07:02:27 PM
A boat
by helgi

Comment:
This picture has a lot of potential. The blurry object on the right is just too much distraction for me. Pretty sure cloning that out is legal with standard editing.
~ getting there is half the fun ~
07/24/2023 06:57:56 PM
~ getting there is half the fun ~
by glad2badad

Comment:
I think I would have focused on the car and let the cattail blur. Just a little on the soft focus side for me. I don’t think the border adds anything.
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Bike To The Train
07/24/2023 06:55:03 PM
Bike To The Train
by Barroness

Comment:
Interesting subject, but it all looks out of focus to me.
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On the road again
07/24/2023 06:53:28 PM
On the road again
by Ammie

Comment:
This really needs to be sharper to be effective.
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The End of the Line
07/24/2023 06:50:37 PM
The End of the Line
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Interesting image and take on the theme. The bright sky on the right competes for my attention. Wish there were more trees there to tone it down.
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Watery Transport
07/24/2023 06:47:50 PM
Watery Transport3rd Place
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
Dramatic sky really helps this image. I think the composition would have been better 2-3 seconds earlier, moving the ship more to the left.
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vroom broom
07/24/2023 06:41:52 PM
vroom broom
by flaherma

Comment:
A nice take on the theme. If you could have managed a sunset instead of the white sky, that would have made this image for me with the complimenting orange and black colors.
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