#1 Looks good, don't see anything wrong with it. Just an old awesome classic bird!
#2 cut the tail off by a hair so that might lead them to being as ass.
#3 Looks good but again that hair of the tail.
And #4 I am just impressed to see you actually edit a few shots. Lookin good buddy.
#1 & #2 are really nice shots, but they may be a bit dark...basing this on my last rejection from JP. #3 looks good but as has been noted, that little bit of stabilizer you cut off may earn you a rejection.
I personally love the two Everts birds, someday I'll make the pilgrimage.
Matt I think yours would stand a good chance of making it.
Sam, looking ok but needing a little work. Anything that has the tail cut off and what not will most definetly get rejected. Mind sharing what you shoot with and what editing you fo to your shots?
Using a D700 with a Nikon 70-200mm VR lens, shooting RAW, import using bridge (to replace metadata) then edit in photoshop, usually take the exposure up just a touch, lower the black up the clarity by two or three digits and then sharpen the edges and save. to upload them to here i downsized them to 100dpi and lowered there size..
@SDRivers very nice images, some will likely get accepted ... I say CROPPING is a HUGE important point. They love tight crops and neat crops and centering is very important to the screeners. Color Balance is also important as is contrast. They don;t mind the belly/landing gear being totally black.
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