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Which one's best?

Postby Lucky Poet » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:18 pm

I hesitate to start a thread, but I'm curious. I reckon others have had similar problems though.

Went to Edinburgh to take some photos, and then the weather came. Hiding under Regent's Bridge at the back of Waverley Station, I got these. Trouble is, one's in focus, the other really really isn't (user error on my part). They're of the same subject but quite different shots, and I can't choose between them.

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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:49 pm

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Re: Which one's best?

Postby My Kitten » Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:57 am

See what you mean, both are very nice shots. One for clarity but I like two for the blurryness - into a bit of blurry photoness at the mo so I likey two.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Sharon » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:19 am

One for me.

Looking at it, I'd like some of image 2 to be in focus.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby onyirtodd » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:08 pm

Image 1 is better.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Shardonnay » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:06 pm

the first image :D
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby govanboay » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:47 pm

first one


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Re: Which one's best?

Postby dazza » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:18 pm

1st one. Second one is an example of what it's like to be short-sighted.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby wee minxy » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:11 pm

I like the second...makes the rain look much more troublesome :D
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Fossil » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:12 pm

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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Dave » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:17 pm

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Re: Which one's best?

Postby floweredpig » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:30 pm

Two.It envokes the feeling of squinting through the rain.One is good too though.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby cheesemonster » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:46 pm

I prefer no 2.
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Lucky Poet » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:55 pm

And #2 has a late surge in the polls! Cheers for yr input, folks. I've noticed that 2 looks better after a drink, oddly. I still can't decide, but it cheers me up that it divides opinions :)
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Re: Which one's best?

Postby Josef » Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:08 pm

Can't decide either, but I'm tending towards Minxy with the stair-rod rain in number 2.

The lack of the tin roof in the background lends it a marginally more timeless air, too.
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