Which one works better

[icicle]

Ok when I was shooting my award last night I shot it in different settings and I'm now asking myself what one works better

1.


2.


3.


Thanks for looking.
and please explain why you choose.

[LightBright]

I like the 2nd one better because the reflection of the lens is a little more clearer than the first, and i can see the tanish ground a little better as well.

[MNRyan]

I'd like to start by saying congratulations!!! That is a great achievement!

I like number 2 because of the text clarity, but I like number 3 because the background is more out of focus. I tried a little Photoshop (Adobe CS5) and used all 3 images. I blended the second and third images, and took the text from the first and lowered the opacity. I through in a curves mask to adjust the colors and contrast and used some "content aware fill" to take out the, what I think is a lace, in the bottom right side of the photo and other little imperfections while trying to leave the grain of the metal in the bottom of the award.

[icicle]

Thanks to you both.

[OldClicker]

I prefer the last. I guess I'm just not enough of a photographer to prefer seeing the camera reflection over the actual award. - TF

[JETA]

Two all the way.