Help! Which One Should I Use?

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Which photo for my garden club's directory cover this coming year?  Which one do you like best?   Leave a comment, please.
#1:


#2:

#3:
#4:
#5:
#6:
#7:

Thanks! 


Here's last year's.  Hard to top?  A photo I took at the Huntington Desert Garden:

Comments

  1. Beth at PlantPostingsAugust 25, 2021 at 4:59 PM

    Oh gosh, that's such a difficult choice! I love them all. As a hummingbird lover, I'd have to pick one of those, and the last one has such beautiful movement to it. But you can't go wrong with any of them. :)

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    1. LynetteLemonAugust 25, 2021 at 9:18 PM

      #1.Stunning photo and it’s something different for the cover
      #2. Second choice

      Since the fold is dead center on the picture, that has to be considered too.

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    2. Hoover BooAugust 26, 2021 at 10:24 AM

      Thank you!

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  2. Kris PetersonAugust 25, 2021 at 5:02 PM

    They're all wonderful, HB, but I'm in love with the first one with the backlit leaf and the hummer taking a moment to survey the world around her. The composition is perfect.

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  3. luv2gardenAugust 25, 2021 at 8:10 PM

    All gorgeous but my first choice would be #1 as it is really eye-catching and my second would be #5. Maybe you can do more than one cover?

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 26, 2021 at 10:26 AM

      Thank you! One cover might be confusing for members ("Are we supposed to get two? I only got one.") but I wish I could do multiples.

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  4. Phillip OliverAugust 25, 2021 at 9:43 PM

    A hard decision as they are all excellent. My favorites are #1 and #7.

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  5. SusurrusAugust 26, 2021 at 2:17 AM

    I vote for the first but I also very much like the last.

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  6. Dogwood AlléeAugust 26, 2021 at 3:00 AM

    #3

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  7. JeanetteAugust 26, 2021 at 3:14 AM

    I vote for #1, as well.

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  8. Lisa at GreenbowAugust 26, 2021 at 5:15 AM

    I agree that all would be appropriate yet the last one has more plants and color that might appeal to a club as a whole.

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  9. Nancy in Sun Lakes AZAugust 26, 2021 at 6:06 AM

    I would choice #1 also for the same reasons as Kris Peterson. But they are all excellent!

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM

      Thank you, Nancy. Dear Husband took #1. What I like about it besides that and the lighting are the bird's tiny tiny little feet.

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    2. NellAugust 29, 2021 at 7:00 AM

      Those _feet_!!

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    3. Hoover BooAugust 29, 2021 at 12:58 PM

      Yes those tiny little feet. Brings to mind Headly Lamarr's immortal line in "Blazing Saddles": "How did he [Douglas Fairbanks] do such fantastic stunts...with such little feet"? ;^)

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    4. NellSeptember 1, 2021 at 1:49 PM

      Man, that wonderful movie is so full of excellent throwaway lines and tiny incidental gags. Loaded from top to bottom with talent, just overstuffed...

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    5. Hoover BooSeptember 1, 2021 at 2:28 PM

      Nell, It's twoooh! It's twoooh!

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  10. TcalleverdeAugust 26, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    I love the hummingbird photos

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  11. Diana StuderAugust 26, 2021 at 3:11 PM

    Go with your gut feeling - the one you chose to put first, is your favourite.
    Such a dramatic image, with vivid colour, and a bird - what more could we want.

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  12. dskinlaAugust 26, 2021 at 4:06 PM

    All lovely, but for me #6 is the most unique and interesting.

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 26, 2021 at 4:17 PM

      Thank you, dsk. A very dramatic Bromeliad I saw at a garden center.

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  13. Debbie DAugust 26, 2021 at 5:39 PM

    Love them all but my choices (in order) #7, #4, #1. Hummers get me every time!

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 29, 2021 at 8:21 PM

      Amazing birds. So lucky to have them in the garden.

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  14. chavlinessAugust 27, 2021 at 7:30 AM

    They say children steal movie scenes. I think hummingbirds do as well. Photo #1 is magical.

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  15. MulchMaidAugust 27, 2021 at 2:26 PM

    I'm with the majority: #1 is the winner for me. Someone mentioned the fold, and that would make #1 an even better image for the intended use.
    That said, they are all wonderful photos!

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  16. Hoover BooAugust 28, 2021 at 12:33 PM

    Thank to all very much for your help!

    #1 it will be.

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  17. Anna KAugust 28, 2021 at 10:32 PM

    Hands down the first one! What a great shot with amazing lighting. The others are good too, but that one truly grabbed me!

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  18. NellAugust 29, 2021 at 5:10 AM

    If it weren't for the fold, I'd choose that stunning bromeliad, #6. But #1 seems just built for the job. They're all a joy to see.

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    1. Hoover BooAugust 29, 2021 at 1:00 PM

      The fold...there's always something. Thanks, Nell!

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  19. danger gardenAugust 31, 2021 at 9:53 AM

    Definitely #1!

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