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Hi together, difficult question because it always depends on the viewer. 😀 So the answer is always subjective. For example the picture of the two penguins is (for me) more emotional because of this special moment. The picture of the coastline is beautiful because of the landscape, the colors, the soft effect of the long exposure and some technical aspects like making the sunrays visible or the use of the ND filter. There are more technical aspects in the second shot but there is more of "catching the moment" in the picture of the penguins. What makes a photo outstanding? The right moment, the patience of the photgrapher, the technical knowledge and skills (e.g. in deep sky photography), knowing your subject (e. g. in wildlife), the emotion, the story .... there is so much. By the way – does a photograph has to tell a story? I don't think so. First of all it catches the moment, a certain situation. If there is a story visible - great job. If not – the photo can still be outstanding. I've chosen a photograph I love a lot. It shows my daughter an our dog on holidays in Denmark. We took the dog three months before from a shelter and this vacation was the first we spent togehter. For me this photo shows a moment of beautiful bond and harmony between the two. (Shot on an A7r III and the 55 mm Zeiss) Just some thoughts without a final conclusion. 🙂 Greetings from Germany Chris

I had a few concert photos printed on Hahnenmühle photorag 308 paper. They show some famous musicians like saxophone player Maceo Parker or the singer LP. In general, I think prints on premium paper are something special.