AirBrontosaurus
5th of June 2007 (Tue), 19:50
This Month's Challenge: You gotta make 'em say "Wow!"
The criteria is simple. It has to be a macro that made (or would make) you/your friends/your spouse/your parents/etc say "Wow!" This is incredibly open ended, so I expect lots of entries including bugs, flowers, everyday objects, and everything in between!
You don't need no fancy lenses or a $10,000 super duper uber camera body. All you need is a camera and a subject! Don't be afraid to enter if you don't thing you're a macro master; this is a learning experience. I hope to see lots of participation on this one!
Some ideas to get you going (if you don't do macro regularly): Garden flowers (always good for macros), your pets (assuming you can keep them still long enough to pose ;)), computer parts, plants, yourself or a friend (body shots always look cool... but keep it G rated!).
Oh, and make sure you read...
Da RULES
1) The contest will run for approximately 2 weeks ending on Tuesday the 19th of June, 2007 at 8:00PM EDT (Midnight GMT).
2) You may submit up to two pictures, and may change these up until the time that the competition ends.
3) Post processing - nothing that substantially changes the original composition of the image.
4) Photos must be no larger than 800 pixels at the longest dimension and a maximum of 200k.
5) No framing of pictures, text or copyright notices.
6) The competition is a learning experience, so please where possible, take photos especially for this contest.
7) At the end of the competition, I will start a separate thread to seek the votes (and guesses!) of forum members over a 1 week period.
The person/image with the most votes will be declared the winner.
Please ensure that you have read the above fully and understand the rules prior to submitting.
Submitting your photo:
* SEND PHOTOS TO: potnmacrocontest at gmail dot com
* Please allow up to 48 hours (longer during weekends) for your photo to post. If it is not posted within this time frame, please send me a note via this forum.
* TITLE All e-mails "MACRO". If the e-mail subject is not titled as such, I will not open the attachment, and you will not be entered into the contest. :sad:
* Please submit photos in the format "username_0x.jpg", where x is the number of the submission (i.e. 1 or 2).
* Please submit a TITLE with your picture, along with the DATE it was taken. In addition, please include what your subject is.
* If needed, please give a brief explanation to emphasize how this photo meets the theme, WOW!
Photo submissions for MACRO Challenge #10 can be viewed at: http://potnmacrogallery.fotopic.net/ (http://potnmacrogallery.fotopic.net/)
Commenting on photos before the voting closes:
Commenting on the photos in this competition is highly encouraged, however:
* If the photo has an asterisk next to the title, please wait until after the challenge is closed to comment on it.
* If you do not wish to have your photo commented on, send me an email/pm and I'll add an asterisk to the title of your photo.
The criteria is simple. It has to be a macro that made (or would make) you/your friends/your spouse/your parents/etc say "Wow!" This is incredibly open ended, so I expect lots of entries including bugs, flowers, everyday objects, and everything in between!
You don't need no fancy lenses or a $10,000 super duper uber camera body. All you need is a camera and a subject! Don't be afraid to enter if you don't thing you're a macro master; this is a learning experience. I hope to see lots of participation on this one!
Some ideas to get you going (if you don't do macro regularly): Garden flowers (always good for macros), your pets (assuming you can keep them still long enough to pose ;)), computer parts, plants, yourself or a friend (body shots always look cool... but keep it G rated!).
Oh, and make sure you read...
Da RULES
1) The contest will run for approximately 2 weeks ending on Tuesday the 19th of June, 2007 at 8:00PM EDT (Midnight GMT).
2) You may submit up to two pictures, and may change these up until the time that the competition ends.
3) Post processing - nothing that substantially changes the original composition of the image.
4) Photos must be no larger than 800 pixels at the longest dimension and a maximum of 200k.
5) No framing of pictures, text or copyright notices.
6) The competition is a learning experience, so please where possible, take photos especially for this contest.
7) At the end of the competition, I will start a separate thread to seek the votes (and guesses!) of forum members over a 1 week period.
The person/image with the most votes will be declared the winner.
Please ensure that you have read the above fully and understand the rules prior to submitting.
Submitting your photo:
* SEND PHOTOS TO: potnmacrocontest at gmail dot com
* Please allow up to 48 hours (longer during weekends) for your photo to post. If it is not posted within this time frame, please send me a note via this forum.
* TITLE All e-mails "MACRO". If the e-mail subject is not titled as such, I will not open the attachment, and you will not be entered into the contest. :sad:
* Please submit photos in the format "username_0x.jpg", where x is the number of the submission (i.e. 1 or 2).
* Please submit a TITLE with your picture, along with the DATE it was taken. In addition, please include what your subject is.
* If needed, please give a brief explanation to emphasize how this photo meets the theme, WOW!
Photo submissions for MACRO Challenge #10 can be viewed at: http://potnmacrogallery.fotopic.net/ (http://potnmacrogallery.fotopic.net/)
Commenting on photos before the voting closes:
Commenting on the photos in this competition is highly encouraged, however:
* If the photo has an asterisk next to the title, please wait until after the challenge is closed to comment on it.
* If you do not wish to have your photo commented on, send me an email/pm and I'll add an asterisk to the title of your photo.