Yes, Dave, the Jay blur is substantial and too general. Actually, I'm not certain it's not focus blur, do to its not being most apparent in those areas where one might expect it; such as the wings. I'm afraid it would be an immediate deal breaker for me. Have judged a number of contests mainly due to my connection with a large local camera shot/lab.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> To: Pentax Discuss <pdml@pdml.net> Cc: Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:08 AM Subject: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2011-markhamfair/album/index.html In my markham fair post, i mentioned that one of the jays shots, 6037, the landing one, is a bit soft, Paul calls in motion blur.:-) This is the one i like for the wild bird class, but am bothered by this bit of softness, which does not really show up at web sizes so i just noticed it when i printed it out. Question to the judges on the list, would this be a deal breaker or not. The concept of the photo is jays in flight, but would the softness or motion blur be enough to say, "nope, try again next year Brooksie". My other choices are #'s 6034 and 6057 in the above link. Thoughts??? Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
