Okay so in short, I'm part of a horticultural society that has a yearly photo contest. The voting for the contest recently ended a couple of days ago but the winners won't be announced for a while. I want your opinion on the entrants to the contest. I'm not going to tell you which are mine, because I don't want your bias to taint your analysis. I will tell you that 6 of the 34 pictures are mine, so feel free to guess which are mine. I do have a fairly consistent style. Here's the images: https://www.ahsregion4.org/photos/PhotoContest/2025/2025_R4-Cat_1-Single_and_Multiple_Blooms-no_names.pdf
>>4475658rocks and leaves / 10
>>4475658I would give first place to #20 because it’s the only one that isn’t just “flower.” It’s not well exposed or whatever but jeez the rest are boring to look at.
>>4475658Oh shit I just saw the butterfly in #13, that’s pretty good stuff. Make that first place, #20 second place.
>>4475658What is the actual contest for? Is it best pictured flower or best picture of a flower? I like 1, 16, and 22 most in no order. I think they're the most refined images out of the bunch and stand out as more than just a simple picture of a flower.All the flowers are nice, but some of them are kind of sloppy. Poor framing, unsatisfying/poorly composed clusters of flowers, messy background, cropped subject etc.
>>4475699>Is it best pictured flower or best picture of a flower?Should be best picture of a flower, but some people vote for the best pictured flower.
>>4475658Are #4, #9, #15, #29, #30, and #32 your pics? They're not bad.
>>4475693>first place to #20 because it’s the only one that isn’t just “flower.”Huh? Am I missing something here?
>>4475693>I would give first place to #20 because it’s the only one that isn’t just “flower.”What the fuck are you smoking? It's just 4 flowers. It's probably the most boring of all 34 pictures.
they are almost all the same and all are quite dull. these look like documentary photos you'd see on an amateur flower database website#22 gets a little credit for having the slightest attempt at subject separation. but the composition is a bit cramped
They are all ass.
how's my flower shot
>>4475658These are all fucking terrible snapshits not worthy of the disk space they take up.
>>4477214Is that a photo of your tears?
>>4475658None of these are good photos. You are literally just pointing your camera directly at a flower and not giving a single fuck about light, rendition, composition or anything. What the fuck am I supposed to judge, other than the flower itself?
>>4477214>nothing in this thread is good>But this completely dogshit shot where I focused on a glob of water with no dof absolutely mogs you all
>>4477312>>4477216Give it up, OP.If you don't have eyes for aesthetics, you just don't. I can't be helped.Enjoy your flowers.
>>447565819, 21 and 22 are the only ones that aren't complete dogshit.If none of them are yours, give up on photography.
Hey OP here. Yeah the pictures aren't great, which is why I shared them, wanted to see what you all thought. >>4475973Yep, those are mine. >>4477342That's not me.
>>4477397Are the winners announced yet?
>>4477399No, they'll be announced in the next Region 4 newsletter.
>>4477406When will that be?
>>4477343I like the 18th one the most.
