Jun 07 2008
Photo Help, Please?
If you’re reading this, your opinion matters to me. Even if you never interact with blogs, would you consider weighing in just this once? It would really help (and it’s totally anonymous).
Here’s the situation: I’m thinking it might be fun to enter a photo or two into a travel photo contest, though my pix aren’t particularly meritorious. Can you tell me which (if any) of the following twelve possibilities you think might be worthy of submission?
When you click on each thumbnail, its one-word slug will show up in white letters under the bottom row of thumbnails. Click on that link for a full-sized picture.
Beneath the photos is where you cast your vote. I’d really appreciate your opinion.
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Addendum: I think my all-around favorite is #10, but there are some other good ones in there.
From a travel perspective, I like 9. From an artitistic standpoint (dubious), I like 2. They’re all quite good. It’s a difficult choice to make.
So, in the results display, does your blog software apply the boldface to a specified number (or percentage) of leading entries? (If so, it’s smarter than a lot of my relatives.) Or do you have to cook up the algorithm in some other language and twiddle the results back?
Either way, I am impressed.
Re: the photos. Very nice. But how come you let those buses zip by in the middle of a shoot? Aren’t you roping off the block and staging the charming locals for effect? C’m'on, girl! You’ll never shoot for National Geographic if you don’t “lay about a bit of stick” (as Ian Richardson used to say).
The fact that the focus here is on travel alters how I look at these. For example, I like Truck and Rooster, but they don’t say much about locale. Conversely, both Flowers and Church suggest a place-based story, but lack the artistic touch of some of the others. Many nice compositions, though; clearly, a skilled eye at work.
Thanks for the glimpse through your artist’s eye–As I look at each photo, I think there’s a story behind it–real or fiction–it doesn’t matter, but each photo is evocative, for sure. The “ghost” in the church; the generations of transportation rooted in place as the modern conveyance blurs by, the veggies and candles as offerings to what? And the vegetation mimicking the arch of the geologic structure. Oh and I really liked the superman t-shirt and the back of the gangsta guy, with the child playing off to the side in the flowers pic. Lots of story material! I had to vote for Nevada, as Jesse is no doubt whizzing by a similar view as I type this on his way to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. (I was invited, but declined in order to play responsible mom for the week, and support Hil @ her final dance perf. in GV.) Silly ole me!
Bet I’m too late, but I like looking at the boats the bestest. The fragile barks of life ready to set out on the doomed journey to volcanic destruction.