THE SECRET TO AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY

One of the hardest things about entering art competition is deciding what to entry, just because you like it doesn't mean that the judges will, or that the public will want to buy it, so I've decided it's an educated guess based on what has won in all kinds of contest and what people tell you that they really like, and then you pick from the one's you like. This photo was one that I couldn't decide where or not to enter in the SC State Fair, but after looking at it for 3 or 4 days I decided not to, but use another one instead.
I'm still holding out on you for what I feel is the biggest factor that makes or breaks a winning photo, It's taken me 15 years to learn what works better than others, but I'm going to hang on to that little bit of reasoning a little longer.....