"SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT" Photo competition!

Congratulations to the winners of April and entrants into the END OF THE YEAR contest!

The judges have made comments on some of the April photos and I'll post them later today.

Flo wrote in post #5433796

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Canon 20D
f 5.6
ISO 400
1/250
55.0m

Robuk wrote in post #5382167

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Camera Model Name Canon EOS 40D Handheld
Shooting Date/Time 22/04/2008 13:41:38
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) F8.0
Metering Modes Split metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF 100-400 F4.5 L
Focal Length 170.0 mm

mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #5352946

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EXIF:

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Focal length: 180 mm
Exposure: 1/100 at f/8
Flash: Not fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias: +1/3 EV
Exposure mode: Auto
Exposure prog.: Aperture priority
ISO speed: ISO 100
Metering mode: Pattern

Bill Pham wrote in post #5273608
this week entry

Koi

canon 30D and 50 F1.8
aperature 2.8
shutter 1/50
iso 400
exif intact

Bill

Judges Comments for April.

(remember that the judges comment on what causes them to score a shot highly or why they have not scored a shot very high....I posted all the comments so that it might help for future submissions)

IRISPATCH (grape hyacinth shot)
"Nice photo, a closer crop would improve it."

SKRIM17 (baby/rings shot)

"I loved this composition with the rings in the foreground. The symbolism was great. Only wished the rings could've been more prominent."

"I liked the idea of this shot but the pacifier was so distracting, I could not score it highly."

BILLPHAM (koi shot)

"Colorful, fun photo...bumping the ISO a touch might have allowed a slightly faster shutter speed and a touch less motion blur....still a good shot."

"Colors, sharpness, placement all said wall hanging. Well done."

"Definitely a winner."

MTNPHTGRPHR (firefighter shot)

"I know I shouldn't say this but this is my favorite photo of the year. I love everything about it."

"Nice capture, might experiment with crops to take it up one more notch."

"I couldn't find anything wrong with this photo. Good color, awesome subject matter and great set up. Really grabbed me."

ROBUK (red sunset/trees)

"Nice potential in this shot. The angle of the horizon bothered me a bit."

"There is just something with the composition of this that really confuses the eye. The color is very nice, but that doesn't make up for eye strain."

Greg_C (spider)

"This shot is very well done. I wish the lower part of the spider had not been cropped."

"Nice sharp shot, but the crop is awkward."

PRUDDOCK (building)

"Dramatic shot, but too much dynamic range, needs a GND either on camera or via editing filter at the top of the image to recover the sky and the back side of the crown."

"Like the processing on this a lot but find the composition a bit lacking...don't know where my eye is supposed to be drawn."

MTNPHTGRPHR (BW firefighter shot)

"Not entirely clear what the subject is, would love to see the focus clearly on one firefighter and the rest of them weeded out via DOF."

"good idea for a shot and good processing...the crop for me detracts from the impact"

RSTUNZ (pelican shot)

"Excellent capture. One of my favorite bird shots so far."

"Too much going on. Crazy good shot, but needs a closer crop to focus on a main subject."

"A really difficult capture. Not a wing clipped off frame. None of the whites were blown out while at the same time, none of the darks lost. No blur. Nice."

ROBUK (duckling shot)

"Very cute shot"

"Cute shot...has a ton of awwwwwwww factor, but is a touch oversharpened."

FLO (dog shot)

"If only the eyes were a little brighter... Beautiful shot."

"Great shot. Wish the eyes were brighter...maybe PP them a bit to draw the attention to the eyes."

"Very good shot. Could use a dose of noise reduction in the green to the left...but the dog is nailed!"

3TURNER (lightning shot)

"What can you say? Good shot, exposed well...great timing."

"Spectacular shot, the fence in the foreground does not really enhance the image. Cropped or cloned out would really make this a wall hanger."

IRISPATCH (moth)

"Good colors on this shot but it did not draw me in. The angle chosen for butterfly really did not cause me to focus on it and instead my eyes are distracted by the flower blur on the right."

"Very nicely done."

PJ60 (reflection drop)

"Nice shot. A bit of NR would help it a lot."

"Just doesn't work...too many flash reflections...part over-exposed, part under-exposed."

holy crap. i didn't know that i won for that week. sorry about that and thank you judges. oh yes thanks for the feedback on the shot too.

Bill

just a quick note:

Everyone, please review the rules...note that the photos are judged anonymously and the end of the year winners are hosted in a gallery to be voted on anonymously...if you have any issues with the rules and want to withdraw your photo from the end of the year contest (or the monthly contest), please let me know and it will be removed.

https://photography-on-the.net …php?p=3966199#p​ost3966199

Wow..thank you judges!:o

Well done winners for last week! This competition is getting harder and harder.its a great thing!

Thank you

Congrats to all winners!

Permie - Thx for allowing me to substitute a submission.

Sorry I double-submitted the same shot! I'd actually forgotten that one was posted before.

hortonsl62 wrote in post #5516683
Permie - Thx for allowing me to substitute a submission.

Sorry I double-submitted the same shot! I'd actually forgotten that one was posted before.

posted and won the month

and np...it's a long contest

I missed winning. I am happy-sad-embarassed.

hortonsl62 wrote in post #5516683
Permie - Thx for allowing me to substitute a submission.

Sorry I double-submitted the same shot! I'd actually forgotten that one was posted before.

Sam I've posted the same image twice before also. These folks 'round here are very forgiving. Its all good...

Gosh, I forgot to post the winners yesterday. This was another really tough week...just getting it down to 4 was very hard...3 was impossible.

Congratulations and your photos are entered into the end of the month contest!

quote=DozerLYP;5498910​]Comments welcome

hortonsl62 wrote in post #5502413
EDIT :: REPLACING THIS SUBMISSION -- The other one was a duplicate (forgot it was ever entered)

Thx for allowing me an update.

Title: Power

EXIF:
Date Modified 2007-08-26 11:12:34
Date Taken 2007-08-25 21:25:52
Camera Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Exposure Time 10s (10/1)
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm (19.5mm in 35mm) [Canon 15MM Fisheye]
Photo Dimensions 2337 x 2050
File Name 08252007.212552.REZZ.L​IGHTNING.LICKS.S1D_278​1.2.jpg
File Size 4.33 MB
Flash flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Program manual
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Exposure Mode manual
White Balance auto
Color Space sRGB

Detailed EXIF:
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Cooked in Alien Skin Exposure

Skrim17 wrote in post #5519619
40D
17-55 2.8 IS @ 2.8, 54 mm
ISO 3200

1/320th

aussieskier wrote in post #5527248
May week 2
Canon 30D
EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro
1/1600
f/2.5
ISO400

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Wow, thanks to the judges!

I really don't envy you all this week! There were some simply STUNNING shots!

Congrats to the winners!!!

Congrats to the winners!
Unfortunately, I've been having major computer issues and can't download or upload any images. All I can do is basically comment...

dilorenzo1954 wrote in post #5557023
Congrats to the winners!
Unfortunately, I've been having major computer issues and can't download or upload any images. All I can do is basically comment...

Hahhh. My evil plan is working.


Alex