Personally, I like the second one, and I've taken several photos of basketball hoops from up close, either at an angle like yours, or straight on. imo the supporting photo can show the entire court to put it into context regarding its permanency and placement relative to its surroundings. The point of the primary photo is to be the photodisc. In this case, your first one isn't that bad, but I've seen phtodiscs of entire basketball courts taken from so far away that the hoops are hard to distinguish and it just looks like a generic blacktop area.
agree that thinking about how the photo will appear in the game, the second photo will look much better, so that would be my nomination photo. the first photo showing the whole court and that the goal is a permanent fixture would be a good supporting photo - or even further back.
I won't argue with you: stylistically, the second photo looks nicer. However, I would counter that it's not just about how good the photo looks in the game, but how useful that photo is in recognizing the place in question. A photo of the entire court is much more recognizable than one of a generic backboard with little other context to place it.
And I won't argue with you but when there is a tiny little photo in game with too much in the frame, it is harder for me to recognize what it is supposed to be. And with the photos the op offered, all that we would see with the first photo centered in game would be the blue pole and green stuff growing behind it. I should have been more specific about why i felt the second photo would appear better in game.
@cyndiepooh-ING We have had members of our local community who submitted photos like the second one receive "Photo is tilted, sideways, or upside down" as a rejection reason.
@Purptacular-PGO almost every nomination i have had go through has been on an artistic angle. i rarely submit a flat photo squared to the frame. but good to let the op know this information. i am going to stop trying to help now.
@cyndiepooh-ING I think it must depend on the local community. Personally, I rarely reject unless I can't tell what I'm supposed to be viewing, but we seem to have more critical reviewers in our midst. It's always good to hear what's going on elsewhere.
To be clear, I'd most likely accept either photo (though the close-up could be harder to verify). I just think the wider angle is better as an in-game photo.
There is nothing in the criteria that says that you should worry about what the photo looks like in-game. You take the photo that best showcases the object itself and is identifiable. Wether or not it looks good in a game or not is irrelevant
Again, I would most likely accept either photo. But the original poster asked which photo was "better" (not which photo was acceptable) and that is the question I gave my opinion on in my first two posts.
As for my comment about the close-up photo being more difficult to verify, I just meant that without a photo of what the court surface and surroundings look like, it could be harder to match up with satellite view, Street View, etc. That issue would probably be mitigated with a decent supporting photo.
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If you are nominating the court, then take the photo of the court (or as much of it as you can). Focusing in on just the goal is counterproductive.
I would use the first personally. It helps show that the basketball net is permanently in place as well
Yes, the first is better, but a photo of the entire court would be preferable.
Personally, I like the second one, and I've taken several photos of basketball hoops from up close, either at an angle like yours, or straight on. imo the supporting photo can show the entire court to put it into context regarding its permanency and placement relative to its surroundings. The point of the primary photo is to be the photodisc. In this case, your first one isn't that bad, but I've seen phtodiscs of entire basketball courts taken from so far away that the hoops are hard to distinguish and it just looks like a generic blacktop area.
agree that thinking about how the photo will appear in the game, the second photo will look much better, so that would be my nomination photo. the first photo showing the whole court and that the goal is a permanent fixture would be a good supporting photo - or even further back.
I won't argue with you: stylistically, the second photo looks nicer. However, I would counter that it's not just about how good the photo looks in the game, but how useful that photo is in recognizing the place in question. A photo of the entire court is much more recognizable than one of a generic backboard with little other context to place it.
And I won't argue with you but when there is a tiny little photo in game with too much in the frame, it is harder for me to recognize what it is supposed to be. And with the photos the op offered, all that we would see with the first photo centered in game would be the blue pole and green stuff growing behind it. I should have been more specific about why i felt the second photo would appear better in game.
@cyndiepooh-ING We have had members of our local community who submitted photos like the second one receive "Photo is tilted, sideways, or upside down" as a rejection reason.
@Purptacular-PGO almost every nomination i have had go through has been on an artistic angle. i rarely submit a flat photo squared to the frame. but good to let the op know this information. i am going to stop trying to help now.
@cyndiepooh-ING I think it must depend on the local community. Personally, I rarely reject unless I can't tell what I'm supposed to be viewing, but we seem to have more critical reviewers in our midst. It's always good to hear what's going on elsewhere.
To be clear, I'd most likely accept either photo (though the close-up could be harder to verify). I just think the wider angle is better as an in-game photo.
There is nothing in the criteria that says that you should worry about what the photo looks like in-game. You take the photo that best showcases the object itself and is identifiable. Wether or not it looks good in a game or not is irrelevant
Again, I would most likely accept either photo. But the original poster asked which photo was "better" (not which photo was acceptable) and that is the question I gave my opinion on in my first two posts.
As for my comment about the close-up photo being more difficult to verify, I just meant that without a photo of what the court surface and surroundings look like, it could be harder to match up with satellite view, Street View, etc. That issue would probably be mitigated with a decent supporting photo.