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Hello, I want to get the feedback on the entry that i made couple of days back in Sea Gull.
http://fxb.worth1000.com/entries/563661/sea-gull-portfolio Let me know how can i improve this pic more and what would be the score that i should get for it.
http://fxb.worth1000.com/entries/563661/sea-gull-portfolio
Hello Harry.
First off, I'd like to address the comments you left on your image. While a contest is live, comments on an image are only viewable by the artist, so leaving remarks intended for others won't be seen by anyone. What you said also is bordering on the impolite/profane which will not help you get positive feedback - most users take voting very seriously, and negative remarks may be regarded as offensive.
Your leaderboard rank will usually drop when a contest opens - it happens to most entries as the first votes begin to tally up. As the contest continues, entries will move up and down the board according to the vote. When you submit, your rank is initially determined by WHEN you submitted (in your case 6th).
As to your entry, it's a nice piece of work that is lacking the 'spectacular' element people look for when awarding a high score. The use of the source picture is minimal - a simple cut out and paste, and a clone and filter. Your score was around 5 - which is not bad at all. There's not a lot wrong with your image, but I'd say the final score was about correct.
Look at the winner of the contest - it takes the source photo and makes something amazing out of it, by changing the lighting, mood and atmosphere entirely. Your entry has the seagull as a minimal part of the overall image.
I hope this helps some. Keep up the good work.
Hi Harry,
I'm no pro by any means but I think I have a few pointers for you.
The focal point of the source image is the seagull itself, from seeing competitions its always safe to keep it as the focal point as an entry. Shrinking the gull and putting it into another image always is risky.
Also, half the entry is the concept itself. Something new, exciting, something that jumps out and makes you go "Whoa". Those are the entries that win. Yours was still a good entry, just didn't jump out like some others did.
Competition on this site is fierce, that's why I love this site. When you get an award, you damn well deserve it!
Keep trying and good luck.
I really appreciate your feedback and accept it positivly.
There was one more entry of mine in the same contest that got final rank of 12/57
http://fxb.worth1000.com/entries/563749/miss-u
Please let me know the areas of improvement in this as well...
In the second one, I thought the concept was really good, creative and different from anything I'd seen, which earned better marks, but the repetition of the single seagull made it less believable - less photorealistic. If there is a lack of sources and you are forced to use the single one, it could help to transform/liquify/flip the different birds to give them each a different look while still keeping what you wanted to achieve
Guys believe me i am really getting the points that you guys consider while rating an entry.. My next target is the entry in "Red Bird". Dont forget to vote that contest.. Mine will be the entry that is the best amongst all.. Wish me good luck my friends :D
Haha, good luck in the contest; I'll go have a look at it right now.
Hello All!! i got 6th rank in the "Red Bird" contest... Please let me know what else are the things that could have been done in order to improve overall picture http://fxb.worth1000.com/entries/564049/hot-red-bird
Hello Harry - well done on the top ten finish, nice work!
Glad to see you using the source photo to better effect too.
I think a little refinement in the masking where the head joins the lava pool would make a difference - some stronger sparks or light would make the join look a little more realistic. Beware using filters too - this looks a little 'plastic wrapped' in places. You could tone that down a little, too. These are pretty minor niggles, though.
This is a big improvement, and that's what W1K is all about. Nice job!
