Photo Competition for December 2010

Rules of Engagement:

1. Image must have been taken during December, or thereabouts, eg if you took a shot towards the end of last month, but didn't have time to enter it in last month's competition, then that's fine :) (I just want to encourage people to "get out and get shooting", and not to just submit historic work).

2. Only one entry per person per month please, but feel free to change an already entered photo if you happen to take a better one as the month progresses.

3. No theme

4. Please change the title of your post to reflect your image name (it makes it much easier for people to refer to your image that way :)) (To change your post title you'll need to click on the "Advanced" button).

Previous winners album

How to post images on this site

We had a bit of a discussion about this in another place, so, to get the December ball rolling, I'll pop it in here and let the will of the people prevail.

So:-

• We'll run it up the flag pole and see who salutes
• Stick it to the wall
• Throw it in the pot and see if it boils

... or all three.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/...dd5df802_b.jpg
40D, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ 13mm. ISO100. 1/125@f8. Manual. 2:31pm.

http://i52.tinypic.com/122kxgp.jpg

Stacked image of three manually-focussed shots.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/...0911c687_o.jpg

Stacked image of three manually-focused shots.

Explain this technique, please. Does it require a specialized software program?

Taken last night, in RAW, from about 2.5m with Panasonic FZ35, x18 zoom, iso200, F4.4, 125th second.

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...p;d=1291895342

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ChrisC

Explain this technique, please. Does it require a specialized software program?

---

Chris

Rob uses Helicon software for this sort of stuff (and he's good at it, isn't he?).

Their site (with explanation) is here

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...p;d=1292088129

http://i54.tinypic.com/2i07mlw.jpg

http://backup.cambridgeincolour.com/...2d2b7da6_z.jpg
empty chair_final edit by jiro bau, on Flickr

Nikon D70, 18-70mm lens set at 46mm, f4.5 at 1/4 sec exposure. Manual mode, ISO 400, handheld. Taken last 12/09/2010. Thank you very much for viewing.

You really need to apply some of your B&W skills to Train 9 on your flicker site...that piece of work really lends itself to a monochomatic finish.

Just want to share my capture last night.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/...1992eacb_z.jpg

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...achmentid=8813

Listening to Grownups....

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/...89f08c6b_z.jpg

...is often overrated. :)

Same beetle - new season...

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...6&d=1292321008

http://i53.tinypic.com/5eyjhv.jpg

Sammie the Springer Spaniel, that is. Viewing instructions: view from afar.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...i/cc2563b3.jpg

"All I want for Christmas"

Nikon d40
Nikon 18-105vr
18mm f4 2"

I'll give this one a go.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/...4561cc5c_z.jpg

Gosh I hope this works..... Trying to get B&W to look "right" for web and projection - it's so different from printing. Please C&C

Regards,

Nick.

http://i53.tinypic.com/bhy445.jpg
5D, 17-40L. 40mm@f/11, 1/250, ISO 400

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by nickjohnson

Please C&C

---

Nick
As you can see - it worked and it's there.

On the matter of C & C, if you would like this, perhaps you could post it into a new thread in the Nature & Architecture section of the site. We tend to stay away from C & C in this competition thread until voting takes place - in this case at the beginning of January, by which time people have forgotten to post up their C & C.

So, there's no rule against popping it in here, but also duplicating it somewhere else for the purposes of C & C.