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cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:42 pm     Reply with quote

Comments from the pro's are always appreciated.


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jeffbanke


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:46 pm     Reply with quote

Shadows too deep, distracting stuff on right
cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:16 pm     Reply with quote

Thanks Jeff. I dumped it.
hhltdave5


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:29 pm     Reply with quote

Now this could have been a very good and interesting shot. Yes there were some issues especially in composition to my way of thinking but I like the tone of the shot and the mood. With some adjustments a shot like this could work.
greenfield54


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:30 pm     Reply with quote

cpaulfell wrote:
Thanks Jeff. I dumped it.

I suggest keeping it for now. So you can keep track of your progression. keep it up. :)
cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:26 pm     Reply with quote

hhltdave5 wrote:
but I like the tone of the shot and the mood.
Thanks :) I like it too. Gave me a warm feeling.

I also like the feel of this one



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cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:40 pm     Reply with quote

So for stock does this birdy carry more appeal?


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rinder99


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Post Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:29 am     Reply with quote

Have you searched what you up against??
cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:42 am     Reply with quote

rinder99 wrote:
Have you searched what you up against??


Yes. If you use this link

http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&version=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=flamingo&search_group=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photographer_name=&people_gender=&people_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commercial_ok=&color=&show_color_wheel=1

you see a whole bunch of photo's like the ones below come up.









pharm


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Post Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:50 am     Reply with quote

BUT, can you see the difference in those and yours?
smileus


Joined: 07 Oct 2008
Posts: 585

Post Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:08 pm     Reply with quote

Not everything that is accepted sells. There is tons of stuff that doesn't sell, I've done the maths. ;)

The "newest" search is not a good place to compare one's images to others'. The "most popular" shows what sells.
cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:24 am     Reply with quote

smileus wrote:


The "newest" search is not a good place to compare one's images to others'. The "most popular" shows what sells.
Thank you for that advice and I will keep it in mind.

I don't know why but somewhere along the line I got the impression that newest images would be indicative of newest or current trends and that the older submissions would be more indicative of yesterday's fashion.
smileus


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Post Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:50 am     Reply with quote

You're welcome. Personally I feel that some reviewers are too generous, so the newest doesn't show what buyers want. There are too many images that won't sell.

As a matter of fact, I think that's why buyers don't bother looking at the newest as much as they used to.

As for your flamingos, the second image doesn't have much to offer, but the first one could have been much better. For example you could have shot the whole bird and isolated it on black. I really like the way the feathers look. It should also be a bit brighter, but be gentle with the delicate color of the brighter feathers.
cpaulfell


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Post Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:55 am     Reply with quote

Thanks mate. These birds are just "down the road" so to say and as such I will be shooting them again.
 
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