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I'm sure I'm not alone here when it comes to deciding which of multiple shots of the same subject taken on the same day is the better one, so I thought it might be kind of fun to start a thread about narrowing down two pictures to the 'best' one. Below are two shots of my Mustang that I recently took at the same spot on the Oregon coast. I like both for differing reasons - your thoughts?
I liked this one with the "No Motorized Vehicles Beyond This Point" sign with the car looking longingly at the end of the continent.
But I also liked this one from a slightly different angle with Cannon Beach's iconic Haystack Rock in the background.
I like the low angle on pic #1, but I much prefer the background in picture #2. Pic #1 the sign I don't feel add to the image and definately draw your attention away from the primary subject matter. The rock formations in the water IMO suite this particular image much better.
I like the low angle on pic #1, but I much prefer the background in picture #2. Pic #1 the sign I don't feel add to the image and definately draw your attention away from the primary subject matter. The rock formations in the water IMO suite this particular image much better.
But I also liked this one from a slightly different angle with Cannon Beach's iconic Haystack Rock in the background.
I also like this image better. BTW, the image is displaying on my monitor as somewhat flat. Maybe it's the difference in calibrations between your screen and mine or maybe it's just processing preferences. Tweaked it a little to see if it would display better for me.
When I first began my career as a photographer, I was told to ask myself a simple question. "Are you taking pictures of the subject or about the subject." So I look at images with that same question in mind.
What I mean by that, is who would use this picture and what would they use it for?
By that standard, neither picture shows an obvious "this is the story."
I realize that people who don't work in the industry are more interested in "pretty" pictures than useful pictures but I still cannot see what should be an obvious reason for taking these pictures. Are these images supposed to be about your Mustang, about the location, the weather or some combination of things?
If you are going to keep one, choose number two with some editing. Beyond adjusting for color, clarity, highlights and shadows, get rid of the log growing out of the front end, the rock growing out of the roof, the people walking on the beach, whatever that clump is on the left next to that bush, the tire marks in the sand in front of the car, and straighten the horizon.
I also like this image better. BTW, the image is displaying on my monitor as somewhat flat. Maybe it's the difference in calibrations between your screen and mine or maybe it's just processing preferences. Tweaked it a little to see if it would display better for me.
Must be a monitor difference. Your tweaked version is far more contrasty - unnatural appearing on this monitor. I know there are differences between this one at work vs my one at home (where I originally 'developed' both pictures). I'll be curious to see how yours looks tonight on my home monitor.
Must be a monitor difference. Your tweaked version is far more contrasty - unnatural appearing on this monitor. I know there are differences between this one at work vs my one at home (where I originally 'developed' both pictures). I'll be curious to see how yours looks tonight on my home monitor.
I'd be interested in knowing how it displays on your home monitor.
I'd be interested in knowing how it displays on your home monitor.
Still very contrasty (if that's a word ). While neither monitor is graphic artist quality, both are nice HP units.
If you mean "flat", keep in mind this was the Oregon coast in November. In other words, we were lucky to have such a nice overcast gray day
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). While neither monitor is graphic artist quality, both are nice HP units. 
