POTN Powershot Speed Challenge #143 - Clouds

[traildad]

Challenge #143-Clouds
The subject for this challenge is Clouds. Everyone can enter and everyone can help pick the winner. You do not need to enter to vote. To vote, post your choice for 1st. 2nd. and 3rd. place. Points will be 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. Places will be determined by the number of overall points each photo receives. Feel free to offer your reasons for your choices after the voting closes....not before.
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To submit, click Post Reply and put your Photo Name and Camera Model either in the Subject line, or in the body text of your entry.

Post until Monday noon GMT, February 2nd, 2009
Vote until Monday noon GMT, February 9th, 2009
Please do not vote for your own photo.

Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only...No Pro 1's!!!)

2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.

3. Size -- photo must be no larger than 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.

4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.

5. Posting --
* One photo per photographer in each challenge.
* Photo Title optional.
* Camera model.
* EXIF data, if you like.

6. Commenting -- No commenting on photos by anyone, including the photographer until voting is closed. Once the winners are declared, photographers can add comments to their images and everyone is invited to discuss.

7. Photo Display -- Photos must appear in this thread to be eligible.

8. Hosting & Resize -- If you need assistance readying your image for entry, please PM either a moderator, or the person running this weeks challenge

*Person running this weeks contest breaks any tie.
*New Topic ... As soon as possible after winning.
*Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
*Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
*Voting stops ... Monday noon GMT
*Winners Announcement ... As soon as possible after voting closes.
*Winner chooses new contest topic.

[traildad]

Challenge #143-Clouds Sea Of Mist A720IS

[barbazan]

Wintercloud
Canon Powershot S2 IS

[mullhawk]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/mullhawk/cloudcrp.jpg
S5is

[c2thew]

Canon powershot S5.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ReuJtSPrxPk/SYAAPir9yUI/AAAAAAAACY4/WLjZHgUrJp8/s640/IMG_8600.jpg

[Paul B]

S3IS 1/1000 @ F4.

[tkbslc]

Shot with SD1100. Light Saturation\Contrast increase.

[RFMA540]

Clouds & Ice
PowerShot A540 After snow and Ice storm 1/29/09

[hnikesch]

Challenge #143 ~ High View
SD 900 ( CHDK Beta ) over Golf of Mexico 1-24-2009 ~ 1/250 f14

[bjordan]

Evening clouds over Alisal
(S2 IS)

[stanley_pope]

Canon S3
Shutter = 1/1400
Apature = f3.2
FL = 8.6mm
WB = Auto

Stan

[Big Hands]

Camera: SX100is - 1/1250sec., f/5, ISO 80, Focal length: 34.9mm, Mode: Landscape
http://photos.imageevent.com/johansen01/cycling/bigbearvaca2008/IMG_3353_POTN.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Regards,
Jeff

[athlete1]

Approach into heathrow
Powershot SX100is

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/3241920305_43b57b13f1_o.jpg

[MJA]

WINTER LAKE SUNSET

Powershot A620
1/60 f4.1

http://www.cornbread.com/~ratta/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1443&g2_serialNumber=1

[ufauxreal]

Taken with Powershot S5. This is a pano of four shots stitched together in Photoshop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/beadnik/MountainPanorama800px.jpg

[Neel350]

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/dissel_2007/00007.jpg

Canon A720,f/8,1/499,ISO80.

[traildad]

The contest is closed and the voting is open. Vote away.

[Big Hands]

So many nice shots to choose from, but here goes.....

1) traildad - Clouds Sea of Mist

2) ufauxreal - Costa Rican Landscape

3) athlete1 - Approach Into Heathrow

[hnikesch]

my votes go to
1. Big Hands
2. Bjordan Evening clouds over Alisal
3. Traildad Clouds Sea Of Mist

[PhotoFranz]

I vote for:
1. traildad
2. hnikesch
3. MJA

[sue.t]

1. traildad
2. stanley_pope
3. bjordan

[RFMA540]

1. Traildad
2. hnikesch
3. Big Hands

[winterstar]

1. traildad
2. big hands
3. Paul B

[stanley_pope]

bjordan
Paul B
mullhawk

[ufauxreal]

#1 Traildad
#2 BigHands
#3 Mullhawk

[mullhawk]

1.bjordan
2.traildad
3.ufauxreal

[daniel_1234]

1. Paul B
2. mullhawk
3. athlete1

[traildad]

1st: bjordan
2nd: MJA
3rd: stanley_pope

[bjordan]

1. Traildad
2. hnikesch
3. mullhawk

[cande56755]

1.Evening clouds over Alisal
2.Big Hands (I just like mountains and lakes....not much in the way of clouds though)
3.WINTER LAKE SUNSET (that big tree is in the way)

[c2thew]

barb
bjordan
ufauxreal

get my votes. nice shots guys

[Biffarama]

1) mullhawk
2) traildad
3) bjordan

Great shots people

[Big Hands]

ahem...... traildad?

Looks like you da man again! :D

If we do clouds again ;), I have one I should have submited last time :lol:

[traildad]

ahem...... traildad?

Looks like you da man again! :D

If we do clouds again ;), I have one I should have submited last time :lol:
Working late tonight. I will have the official results soon.

[traildad]

Official Results
1st: Traildad
2nd: Bjordan
3rd: Bighands
Congratulations to all that entered. There were many wonderful photos.

[traildad]

There were lots of great entries again. Thanks to everyone that entered and voted.

Barbazan: Interesting. What were the settings you used? It looks like a photo of a wild fire. Did you do post processing?

mullhawk: The clouds look like they go on forever. It kind of looks like it is two images combined in photoshop. The horizon catches my eye somehow. Was it sharpened?

c2thew: This one looks like Dumbo the flying elephant.

Paul B: Nice

tkbslc: Kind of makes me dizzy. Almost vertigo.

RFMA540: Must have been cold. Nice with the sparkles in the tree.

hnikesch: Almost looks like a nuclear explosion. Very cool.

bjordan: I like this one. Nice colors from the blue to an almost sepia tone brown. The tree is just doing its best to stand up to the storm.

stanley_pope: Very nice.

Big Hands: Nice with the sepia tone look. I wish I was there.

athlete1: Very striking. Was this done with post processing?

MJA: Very nice. I love the palette of colors.

ufauxreal: Nice stitch job. Where was this taken at?

Neel350: Nice exposure. It makes me want to get inside quickly.

[mullhawk]

mullhawk: The clouds look like they go on forever. It kind of looks like it is two images combined in photoshop. The horizon catches my eye somehow. Was it sharpened?



Just from one image, I don't think I sharpened it any, but probably messed with the levels and contrasts and what not a little bit, and ran it through neat image. Otherwise the most I did with it is crop it from a much larger picture. I had a really hard time deciding how much of the foreground to leave in.
Here is the original :D
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/mullhawk/IMG_3759.jpg

[athlete1]

athlete1: Very striking. Was this done with post processing?

Hi no this was the colour in the sky and just grabbed the camera.
The colours changed very quickly.