Student show Friday...need help selecting 3 for submission

[JohnR]

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum!

I have 19 images here and I need to select only 3 for entry into the student show at our community college. I would appreciate it if you all could help me narrow down the field!

So I need to turn in 3 photos by noon on Friday for the Student Show. These are pictures that we have taken whenever. Color, black & white, whatever. They have to be printed and mounted. If I get one accepted, then I can drop my lowest grade. And if I win a category, that would be nice!

So, can you all help me pick out which 3 to submit? Thanks! Just select the number.

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[Uncle Frank]

I'll vote for numbers 5, 6, and 8, but only if you can fix the tilt it and clone out the lady at the center and the unattached fragments of branches at the top of the frame. If that's not permissable, I'll substitute #11.

 

[JohnR]

Thanks. Here is the fixed version. Did I get all the branches?

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[fks]

hi john

#7 love the shadow
#9 very tranquil, but i'd crop a little more off the right side (dead space)
#13 i like the repeating elements and colors, but again i'd crop a bit off the top (horizon's too centered)

ricky

 

[JohnR]

Thanks Ricky.

How are these now? Cropped enough, too much or not enough?

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[Uncle Frank]

Thanks. Here is the fixed version. Did I get all the branches?

Very nice, John. That will make a lovely submission.

 

[JohnR]

Thanks Frank

 

[dakinetx]

I like #1, #5 and #6 although 6 is a little "blown out" on my monitor. Some small "tweaks" should correct this and be a lovely image.

Nick

 

[BruceF]

6, 9, and 13 would be my choices.

 

[JohnR]

6 is an Infrared picture. I will see what I can do to it.

 

[dakinetx]

John
yeah I know, I have been taking alot recently myself. Try some curves or even hue/sat. Would be stunning without the blow-out around trees (sky)

Nick

 

[JohnR]

hmmm...I'm not too good at curves but here goes. How does this look? I'm not TOO thrilled with it, but again, Photoshop isn't one of my strengths.

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[LotsaShots]

I vote for #6, #10 & #13. You tend to plant your subject right in the center of the frame, which kind of dulls its impact, so that knocked a lot of them out. If you can crop some, like #9 so that the subject is a bit to one side, or towards a corner, then you might have more keepers.

 

[JohnR]

Thanks Mary. Did you see my responses later and the crops?

https://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showpost.php?p=2516820&postcount=5

 

[dakinetx]

hmmm...I'm not too good at curves but here goes. How does this look? I'm not TOO thrilled with it, but again, Photoshop isn't one of my strengths.

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EUGH Sorry John
Try opening it, getting hue/sat box open.
Use dropper to pick different areas and play with sat/light/hue.

May help more.
Not easy from here

Nick

 

[JohnR]

heh...yeah, I will try playing with it. I didn't think it looked good either!

Mary, how's this crop?

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[iShoot]

1,8, and 13.

 

[JohnR]

So Nick, are you saying only the area that's blown out above the tree?

 

[SnapIt]

I like the fixed 8 and the cropped 8 and 13. Good luck John!

Vivian

 

[dakinetx]

So Nick, are you saying only the area that's blown out above the tree?

Yes John, the sky is kinda "clipping" on that channel.
I would (would have) tried the "recovery" slider in LR (if you use LR).
You can try "sponge" to de-sat maybe.

Would check into more mate but leaving for Airport in 30min to fly "home" to UK to visit mum.

Nick

p.s. Good Luck with comp. mate.