Beginneer - "St Patricks Day" theme

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Intermideate - "St Patricks Day" Theme

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Advanced Section -Theme (St Patricks Day)

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Beginneer - "Motion" theme

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Score	4	5	No main focal point and not much signs of motion.
		3	Took mew a while to work out the viewpoint for this.  It is a very confusing image with little going for it.

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No main focal point and not much signs of motion.

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Took mew a while to work out the viewpoint for this.  It is a very confusing image with little going for it.  

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Score	4.5	5	The running picture is wrongly sized it is 1050 longest side, again all the motion is frozen. No motion seen. No EXIF data.
		4	This has the making of a nice image suited to the theme.  However the size is below what is required and loses a lot of marks because of this

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The running picture is wrongly sized it is 1050 longest side, again all the motion is frozen. No motion seen. No EXIF data.

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This has the making of a nice image suited to the theme.  However the size is below what is required and loses a lot of marks because of this

Be 03

Score	5.5	5	Excellent action picture and fast shutter speed of 1/240 sec which has frozen every bit of action, no signs of motion.
		6	Good punchy image but the motion element is not conveyed.  Everything is nice and sharp and well exposed but with the high shutter speed all the action is frozen

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Excellent action picture and fast shutter speed of 1/240 sec which has frozen every bit of action, no signs of motion.

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Good punchy image but the motion element is not conveyed.  Everything is nice and sharp and well exposed but with the high shutter speed all the action is frozen

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Score	6	6	Again a fast shutter speed was used and the motion is frozen. Nice and sharp and well exposed image.
		6	Againj a very high 1/640th sec freezes all of the action in what could have been a nice image.  I am not too sure aboiut the subject but this is a reasonable image

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Again a fast shutter speed was used and the motion is frozen. Nice and sharp and well exposed image.

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Againj a very high 1/640th sec freezes all of the action in what could have been a nice image.  I am not too sure aboiut the subject but this is a reasonable image

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Score	4	5	Wrongly sized image it is 646 x 710. Not much motion shown as a fast shutter speed of 1/800 was used.
		3	Very narrow field of sharpness but aside from this the image is too small (645 x 710) and loses out on this criteria

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Wrongly sized image it is 646 x 710. Not much motion shown as a fast shutter speed of 1/800 was used.

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Very narrow field of sharpness but aside from this the image is too small (645 x 710) and loses out on this criteria

Be 06

Score	6	5	Some movement can be seen on one of the strings. The rest of the image is good and sharp.
		7	I like this with the strings showing the vibration. A little bit more of an angle would improve the image.  Quite sharp and well exposed.

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Some movement can be seen on one of the strings.
The rest of the image is good and sharp.

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I like this with the strings showing the vibration. A little bit more of an angle would improve the image.  Quite sharp and well exposed.

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Score	4.5	5	Overall image very dark and slightly out of focus. Not much motion noticed.
		4	Very bland image with no real impression of movement.

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Overall image very dark and slightly out of focus.
Not much motion noticed.

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Very bland image with no real impression of movement.

Be 08

Score	5	6	The hands are good and sharp,  and the water shows some motion.
		4	I do not see any real movement in this.  I presume that the water is meant to be the feature, if this is the case then it is not sharp

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The hands are good and sharp,  and the water shows some motion. 

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I do not see any real movement in this.  I presume that the water is meant to be the feature, if this is the case then it is not sharp

Be 09

Score	6	6	No EXIT Data. Again it looks as if the action has been frozen here with a fast shutter speed and no motion is visible. I am not sure if this is a real picture as the club is not far from the ball if it actually struck the ball it should be in motion, but the ball is perfectly still.
		6	Lovely freeze frame image but again  where is the movement?.  I am markingf this for the precision of the the timing only.  Very sharp and again well exposed.

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No EXIT Data.

Again it looks as if the action has been frozen here with a fast shutter speed and no motion is visible. I am not sure if this is a real picture as the club is not far from the ball if it actually struck the ball it should be in motion, but the ball is perfectly still.

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Lovely freeze frame image but again  where is the movement?.  I am markingf this for the precision of the the timing only.  Very sharp and again well exposed.

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Score	4.5	6	Slight motion noticed on the right side of the picture. Good exposure and the rest of the image in good and sharp. No camera settings available just to say that Adobe Photoshop 7 was used.
		3	Missing EXIF data but I do not deem this a motion shot

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Slight motion noticed on the right side of the picture.
Good exposure and the rest of the image in good and sharp.
No camera settings available just to say that Adobe Photoshop 7 was used.

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Missing EXIF data but I do not deem this a motion shot

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Intermediate Section -Theme (Motion)

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Score	5	4	Crisp capture frozen time  does not show motion a --a slower shutter speed is required  no exif info
		6	This is a great example on how to shot motion by stopping it completly, it is a nice sharp image of water which is clearly in motion. It is a different take on the overall theme, with all of the other images there is motion blur in the shot.  A nice black and white image. Well done

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Crisp capture frozen time  does not show motion a --a slower shutter speed is required  no exif info 

 

 

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This is a great example on how to shot motion by stopping it completly, it is a nice sharp image of water which is clearly in motion. It is a different take on the overall theme, with all of the other images there is motion blur in the shot.  A nice black and white image. Well done

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Score	7	6	Shows theme perfectly well timed shot
		8	Another great image showing motion, the shutter speed is perfect, giving a nice but not to extreme blur to the background, but also a nice blur on the legs and wheels, and the a nice sharp cyclist and bike.

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Shows theme perfectly well timed shot

 

 

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Another great image showing motion, the shutter speed is perfect, giving a nice but not to extreme blur to the background, but also a nice blur on the legs and wheels, and the a nice sharp cyclist and bike. 

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Score	6	5	Shows motion all right but could be better exposed and show a little more of the motion
		7	Nice idea, and well executed, the black and white works well, and I certainly wouldn't like to meet this ghost in the graveyard.

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Shows motion all right but could be better exposed and show a little more of the motion

 

 

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Nice idea, and well executed, the black and white works well, and I certainly wouldn't like to meet this ghost in the graveyard. 

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Score	5	4	This looks like 2 blurred images  does not clearly show motion.
		6	A nice absract image, which does show motion, however it could also show camera shake it is hard to tell as there is nothing to compair the motion too. Again for me there is no overall appeal to the image.

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This looks like 2 blurred images  does not clearly show motion.

 

 

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A nice absract image, which does show motion, however it could also show camera shake it is hard to tell as there is nothing to compair the motion too. Again for me there is no overall appeal to the image. 

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Score	6.5	6	This shows motion all right ,background is a little distracting and I would like to see where flow of liquid was coming from
		7	The things we will do to get a photo, first of all well done on the effort, (who cleaned up?). The Water spilling out of the glass is nicely blured with the glass sharp, however the image doesn't hold a overall appeal for me.

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This shows motion all right ,background is a little distracting and I would like to see where flow of liquid was coming from

 

 

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The things we will do to get a photo, first of all well done on the effort, (who cleaned up?). The Water spilling out of the glass is nicely blured with the glass sharp, however the image doesn't hold a overall appeal for me.

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Score	9.5	10	Perfect example of motion, would be glad to take a shot like this myself, The star trails and light trails from cars are spot on
		9	Excellent, this is a superb shot, especially if it has been all achieved in camera, the light trails of the car show the motion, but the star trails really set it off to give the motion in the sky. I would love to know how the stars were captured in such detail without all of the street lights burning out the image, maybe you can give us a talk on it some night. Well done on a super image

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Perfect example of motion, would be glad to take a shot like this myself, The star trails and light trails from cars are spot on

 

 

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Excellent, this is a superb shot, especially if it has been all achieved in camera, the light trails of the car show the motion, but the star trails really set it off to give the motion in the sky. I would love to know how the stars were captured in such detail without all of the street lights burning out the image, maybe you can give us a talk on it some night. Well done on a super image

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Advanced - Theme motion

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Score	6.5	7	Nice image of the Bird with plenty of Head and Tail Movement.
		6	Nice capture of motion. Viewers eyes might be drawn to different areas of the photo, perhaps tighter crop on the bird would concentrate the viewer on the motion and the subject.

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Nice image of the Bird with plenty of Head and Tail Movement.

 

 

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Nice capture of motion. Viewers eyes might be drawn to different areas of the photo, perhaps tighter crop on the bird would concentrate the viewer on the motion and the subject.

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Score	6.5	8	Lovely Image of the Swan taking off, with plenty of motion. Very natural.
		5	At 1,313 pixels across this is not the correct size. However the photo is well metered, crisp and conveys motion. Nice reflection in the water also - pity about the wrong size !

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Lovely Image of the Swan taking off, with plenty of motion. Very natural.

 

 

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At 1,313 pixels across this is not the correct size. However the photo is well metered, crisp and conveys motion.
Nice reflection in the water also - pity about the wrong size !

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Score	5.5	3	Dont now whats supposed to be moving here, everything is moveing even the Sign on the right of the Car, but the number plate is Sharp alot of Blur in Photoshop.
		8	Very good motion with 100% crispness of focus on the reg, center lights and bonnet - well taken motion shot.

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Dont now whats supposed to be moving here, everything is moveing even the Sign on the right of the Car, but the number plate is Sharp alot of Blur in Photoshop. 

 

 

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Very good motion with 100% crispness of focus on the reg, center lights and bonnet - well taken motion shot.

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Score	8	9	Beautiful Image, Well Photographed and plenty of Motion in the Wings.
		7	Nice DOF, good capture of motion, sharp focus shows the feathers below the wing clearly. The moss and bird feed is slightly too bright and perhaps a bit of photoshop could have reduced the brightness of this area so that the subject was more lit.

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Beautiful Image, Well Photographed and plenty of Motion in the Wings.

 

 

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Nice DOF, good capture of motion, sharp focus shows the feathers below the wing clearly. The moss and bird feed is slightly too bright and perhaps a bit of photoshop could have reduced the brightness of this area so that the subject was more lit.

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Score	6	6	I would say all this was done in Photoshop, great image but not natural movemrnt.
		6	Excellent idea for motion shot. However , even though it was shot (according to EXIF) at ISO 100 it seems to be a bit noisy. Sharpening up the final dice position might have allowed the viewer to ignore this. Overall a very clever and well shot motion photo.

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I would say all this was done in Photoshop, great image but not natural movemrnt.

 

 

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Excellent idea for motion shot. However , even though it was shot (according to EXIF) at ISO 100 it seems to be a bit noisy. Sharpening up the final dice position might have allowed the viewer to ignore this. Overall a very clever and well shot motion photo.

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Score	6.5	5	Like all the Colours, Maybe some Blur in Photoshop, may would be better if the Car was moving instead of the Table.
		8	Nice little motion shot here with a bit of a story also. Subject is perfectly sharp. Lighting is good, motion is tracked so that subject does not lose focus. There is slight over exposure on the right hand yellow brick - perhaps from flash which could have been cropped out.

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Like all the Colours, Maybe some Blur in Photoshop, may would be better if the Car was moving instead of the Table.

 

 

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Nice little motion shot here with a bit of a story also. Subject is perfectly sharp. Lighting is good, motion is tracked so that subject does not lose focus. There is slight over exposure on the right hand yellow brick - perhaps from flash which could have been cropped out.

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