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Sometimes editing a collection of photos is a more difficult task than actually editing the individual photos themselves.

When examining the results of a haphazard, moving photoshoot with a varied assortment of images subjects the task is often easier as each image is generally of a different subject with different lighting and framing. However with a very focused set of images that all contain an identical subject and environment with only slight variations in position and framing, making a choice can become quite a bit difficult.

The image you see here is one photo of 18 that I took over looking Lake Worth at sunset last Saturday. Of those 18, 4 were clearly garbage — blurry, nearly identical to another image, misframed, etc — and were removed.

The task at hand with the remaining 14 is to choose which are worthy to show and which are not. Then, of those, which are so similar to another that only one is worth showing. And then, of those, which 1, 2 or, at most, 3 images are worthy of being featured.

As I write these words, I've managed to bring that 14 down to 8 images or so that I feel are the best of the bunch. So I've still got a way to go.

Care to try your hand? Have a look and decide for yourself which images you would keep and which you consider redundant, uninteresting, or less interesting considering the other images. While I'm not actually asking that any of you edit my collection for me, if you'd like to share your thoughts regarding these images and how you'd edit this collection, I'd certainly entertain the discussion.