Sunset at Blackwater, critique requested by shesnapped

Sunset at Blackwater, critique requested

I'm debating finally entering a local photography contest that I've watched for a couple years now. You can enter 3 photos for the single entry fee, so if I"m going to enter, I want to go ahead and enter 3. Besides the challenges we do on here, I've never entered a contest before, and, to be honest, I'm a bit intimidated. Maybe it's not time for this yet, but I'm at least considering it for the first time. I could use some help/advice/guidance/opinion/critique! Are these any good? Are they contest worthy? Is there something I can do to improve them? You get the drift....

This is one that I'm considering submitting. It was taken in August 2013 and is one of my all-time favorites. In fact, this has been the background on dh's phone for a long time, and it was his suggestion that I consider this one.

Here is the link to this photo festival: https://www.wardmuseum.org/SpecialEvents/ArtinNaturePhotoFestival/WinnersList/tabid/720/Default.aspx

The others that I'm considering are here, and yes, you've seen them before! But I'd love it if you would look at them thru different eyes!

http://365project.org/shesnapped/365/2015-07-20
http://365project.org/shesnapped/365/2015-07-21
http://365project.org/shesnapped/365/2015-07-22
http://365project.org/shesnapped/365/2015-07-23
Love those birds in the sky!
July 24th, 2015  
This is my favorite of your shots but our camera club would take off points for blown out sun
July 24th, 2015  
@jgpittenger Jane! Thank you for taking the time to comment on all of these!!! Your feedback is incredibly helpful!
July 24th, 2015  
They are all great! For me, "Pilings" is the most artistic. The bird would be second choice, and the full moon third. While the sunsets are great, I feel it's a pretty common subject matter, so they may see a lot of them. Good luck!
July 24th, 2015  
Stunning sunset.
July 24th, 2015  
Awesome
July 24th, 2015  
the wavery sun is different, though. Usually suns are so round.
July 24th, 2015  
@jgpittenger Jane, when you say the sun is blown out, do you mean that it's completely white, no color tones to that spot on the photo? Is that what makes it wrong? Occasionally the sun will show up in a photo with some hue to it, such as pink or yellow or something .... is that the difference?
July 24th, 2015  
@francoise The "wavery" is one of the things that I loved about this shot ... maybe not?
July 24th, 2015  
Lovely burning colours.
July 24th, 2015  
This is a really stunning capture but as i'm no expert on colour landscapes I won't attempt to critique it.
July 24th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
July 25th, 2015  
Amazing and perfect to me.
July 26th, 2015  
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