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[libidoergosum]

Fort Polk is having a photography contest. There are several categories including peopl, places, things, and military life. I think there's a couple more, but I don't have any images in those categories

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[10dimensions]

I'm curious how you came to narrow it to these selections, because I feel like I've seen other works of yours before that I responded more to. Quite honestly, none of these really move me very much. That said, if these are what I'm selecting from, I think I'd choose the top one, but perhaps adjust for a little more contrast, and the fourth color one *only* if you can go in and level the horizon. [If you have Photoshop I can tell you a very easy way to do that.]

I'm interested to see what you've chosen for your third image.

[libidoergosum]

I was constrained by the time period in which the photo could have been taken. The official rules limit me to 18 months prior to the end of the submission date which is 30 Nov.

I totally would have submitted other pictures over this one, but within that time period I'm kinda limited..

[10dimensions]

Ahh, well that's understandable then. I hate it when they do that

[10dimensions]

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[libidoergosum]

On the 4th photograph, I couldn't decide which I wanted to be vertical the Parthenon or the fountain. I went with the Parthenon, and I guess having done that I should have just cropped out the fountain.

I don't know how much of your photography is done in a studio or more controlled environments, but some of these shots were taken in situations where security or the stability of the environment are not always constant. In a perfect world, I'd love to shoot a few "rolls" to get the perfect shot, but some of the things I shoot and the way I shoot them it's just not going to happen.

[libidoergosum]

Ok, with the dinosaur, the only way to get this particular shot puts you in a horrible position and unless you're suspended from the ceiling, there's no way to get this shot without getting the stairs. I also cropped it to take out all the random people that were milling around. This is one of those shots that gets buggered by the environment that the subject is in. Also, I was shooting it more for the leading lines. For me, my eyes start at the tip of the tail and follow the vertebrae up to the massive skull. If you're ever at the Fernbank Museum, you'll figure out what I'm saying about getting the shot.