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Anonymous
I took this photo with my little point and shoot on Thursday. I'm by no means a pro photographer, so cut the bullshit. I edited in Photoshop to get a fake HDR effect.

I'm entering it in a school contest next week and I want to hear what you guys think.

Remember, it doesn't have to be good enough to win a prestigious photo award, just good enough to beat a bunch of high school twits and their cam whoring.

Thoughts, opinions?
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>> Anonymous
Composition's OK, you should straighten out the horizon though.

...and lose the shit-awful fake HDR effect. Anything but HDR, do a proper B&W conversion or something if you feel you must edit. Just not fucking shitty HDR.
>> Anonymous
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Thanks,

Here's the original.

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>> Anonymous
>>88258

What the hell did you do to this? The original is far, far better.
>> Anonymous
>>88263
You still need to fix the horizon though.

If your "judges" know anything about photography, something simple like that will lose you points.
>> Anonymous
>>88284

this anon bets said judges are the librarian, art teacher and head football coach, in which case this photo is destined for failure for having not do do with the school! D:
>> Anonymous
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>>88287
This anon would be correct about the judges.

Also, tried to fix the horizon. About to try B&W.

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