Im entering a photo contest....please help me chose what to enter...??

WOW!!!! you live there???? that is an amazing view... i would choose #1..because you can see the island off in the distance with the light house, you can also see the water AND the fore ground..which gives the photo such depth...that is such a lovely place... count yourself lucky to live around such beauty...all we have are corn & bean fields here in the midwest...lol..have a great day:@) and good luck in the photo contest!!!

edit: I find it interesting that so many chose the 3rd photo, I agree that it is stunning but i think #1 has more to offer..just my opinion..good luck with whichever you choose.

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It's a difficult choice, between 1 and 3. I think 3 is probably the best one, since you get an excellent view of the lighthouse's silloutte and the sky is completely drenched in gold. Still the sunsetting on the coast has been done many, times it's not original. Which is why I'm drawn to 1, it's interesting the contrast of the pink sky, and the light blue sea, and also the way you have the balance of the rock face, in the foreground and back ground. It's something less seen. I suppose 1 is my favorite.

Although all are of the quality youd expect in a contest I would recommend # 1.

#3 is a contender but we have plenty of sunsets. and we have plenty of emerald water.

What makes #1 the best to me is the name... I did not notice the lighthouse on the island except for the name caused me to look for it. It is an exceptional image and I would not be surprised if it was a winner.

I've been in the business a long time and I have been a judge and I have critiqued many a student's work. Go with #1.

Best of luck... you have the talent and eye.

I suggest the 3rd one... If you have the time, I would recommend you take some more... and try to express something, not just "capture" a scene :D

sounds easy and I know it's not but if your photo does not express something, you won't go any further in this contest :D. You can eventually try to frame people in the capture (to add a scale) or go for something more "artistic" like a long exposure at night fall... good luck anyway!

I love number 3 =D

No.3 without doubt is the better of the 3 images. I could tell you why but I'd prefer you work it out yourself. The number three plays heavily in the answer.

First of all I'll have to say the pics are fantastic!:) You should put either 1 or 3.The 2nd is also a great image,but kinda deja-vu,if you understand.My personal preference would be 3,the color palette is just amazing.Thanks for sharing these with us.I honestly hope you'll win.:)

And,if that's an online competition would you please put the web,I'd love to vote :)

Number two is a little boring, you don't want them to say "So what?"

I think you're better off with number one because the quality of the exposure is better than number three and I'm sure they do not want to see yet another sunset shot.

Number 3. That is a beautiful picture. They all are, but I like number 3 the best.

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