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BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   ~ Reflection ~
~ Reflection ~

September 2008 Finalist

Bobby R. Strange

 
 
 

Dawn M. Schneider
 

bobby I love the b&w and effects with the shot


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January 08, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Thanks, Dawn! :) Was the first shot I'd ever done on a mirror, lol. Glad it worked out :)


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January 08, 2009

 

Paula Showen
  This is awesome, Bobby! Very nice to meet you. I love your work!


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April 17, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Thank you, Paula! I'm a fan of your work as well :)


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April 17, 2009

 

Jennifer A. Major
  This is gorgeous Bobby!


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June 02, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Thank you, Jennifer :)


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June 02, 2009

 

Christie R. Bielss
  Really lovely, Bobby!


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July 31, 2009

 

Dale Hardin
  Very cool Bobby and a well deserved award. Like the black and white treatment and the mirror effect worked beautifully.

The composition is very unusual though and I see the image totally different. I would have cropped the top to reflect the space at the bottom and deleted the top most leaf on the top right as well as it's reflection.


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July 31, 2009

 

Anthony L. Mancuso
  Great image and congrats on the finalist Bobby...I'm glad Dale mentioned the crop though, because I agree that is unsual and would like to see his suggestion implemented....


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July 31, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Hmmm, maybe I'll play around with the color version in the different crop and see how it looks :)


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July 31, 2009

 
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  Great image Bobby and I agree that the B&W works well and that this is a fine finalist. My very first thought on seeing it though was that the composition is very awkward. I would like to see what you come up with on your color version utilizing Dale's suggestion. It may be however that the judges liked the innovative comp and it does force you to look harder at the shot than a more standard comp might.


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July 31, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Honestly, the crop was intentional. I'd seen a dozen similar shots (or more) with the crop you guys are talking about, but not one quite like this. But since I haven't really done anything at all with the color version, I may as well give it a shot and see how it looks :)


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July 31, 2009

 
- Rita K. Connell

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  very nice it hard to make any suggestion to it when you got the finalist on it except lovely...congrat's great job Bobby


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July 31, 2009

 
- Ellen H. Robertson

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  Stunning, very dramatic. Congrats!!!!


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August 01, 2009

 

Dale Hardin
  Never had any doubt that your composition was intentional Bobby, and I thought it was a brilliant idea. To get an EP or finalist, you have to capture the eye of the judge and you accomplished that beautifully.


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August 01, 2009

 

Bobby R. Strange
  Thanks all :) I'm actually pretty curious about what a differently cropped color version would look like. I pretty much went straight to b&w on this one. So I'm gonna go back to the original and play some more :)


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August 01, 2009

 
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