Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread David J Brooks
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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Doug Brewer
On 9/19/11 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: 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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Jack Davis
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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 9/19/11 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Not knowing the relative quality of the typical Markham Fair submissions, though, I would be hard for me to make that call. its a nice friendly contest, like the one at GFM.:-)

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: 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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Jack Davis
The starling is a dramatic catch. Both the blur and posture create the drama. Would have been great if the frame had contained an obvious challenge..ie, a squirrel   Jack  - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc:

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well as I said earlier I'd go with 6034... the jay with the squirrel make it the most interesting and the least likely to look like someone elses merely pretty shot of a bird taking off or landing... I like the swans but that is a bit cliche too and the light isnt that good. Love the cat

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 7:08 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: 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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/09/2011 8:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: 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

Re: Question for Mark, Doug, William and anyone else that has judged a photo contest

2011-09-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 9/19/2011 22:48, William Robb wrote: On 19/09/2011 8:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: 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