September 2009 Photo Competition: Entries

[Frank Lopes]

September 09 Photo Competition

Theme:

• Serenity
  Selected by Sweetlight, the competition winner for the month of Jully

Entry Period:

• September 1, 2009 to September 27 6:00pm EST

Voting Period:

• September 27, 2009 to September 30 6:00pm EST

Discussion Period:

• September 1, 2009 to September 30 6:00pm EST

Voting Tabulation:

• Vote for the 3 entries you like the best by considering how well it fits with the chosen theme and how well the technical details were handled.

• Votes are weighted to give greater weight to First Place votes than to Second and greater weight to Second than to Third place votes:
  • First Place 4 points
  • Second Place 2 points
  • Third Place 1 point

• In case of a tie, first place will be giving to the person with the most "first place" votes

• If there is still a tie, first place will be giving to the person with the most "second place" votes

• If there is still a tie, first place will be giving to the person with the most "third place" votes

• If there is still a tie, first place will be giving to the person that first posted his/her entry

• The winner will be notified via retouchpro.com's private messaging and will choose a subject for the following month.

Tips & Rules:

• Be sure to make your entry as large as possible within the forum's restriction.

• Each member may submit only one entry for this competition but you may change your entry up until the deadline.

• The usual "copyright" requirements apply. You must have shot the picture or have the rights to it. Honour system applies.

• Since this is a learning forum, we'd love to have the technical details: shutter speed, ISO, f-stop etc.

• This is NOT the forum for photo art filters or art programs and this is NOT the place to showcase your abilities with layers, masks, collages or overlays of multiple images.

• Entries may be deleted if they do not meet criteria.

• The winner gets to choose the next assignment PLUS all the accolades that come from being chosen "Winner".

• Please post your photo submissions without commentary and instead use the Discussion thread for comments on your photo or other photographer's photos.

• All RetouchPro members may take part in the competition and all members may vote, whether they have submitted an entry or not.

[MiningArt]

This meadow? mushroom has a head about seven inches across. It was taken on a cloudy afternoon in macro mode, sun to my back. This is the darkest image from five bracketed shots.

---- Image Information ---------------------------------------------------------
Filename: PDR_0024.JPG
File size: 349 KB (357 308 bytes)
Dimensions: 1024 x 768
Bit depth: 24
Created: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:26:03 PM
Flash No
Exposure time 1/80 s
Aperture 2.8
Max. aperture 2.83
Focal length 6.10 mm
Focal length (EQ35mm) 40 mm
ISO 70
Exposure bias 0.70
Metering mode Center-weighted average
Exposure mode Automatic exposure bracketing
Camera Make TOSHIBA
Model PDR-M500

[CathyH]

Taken at sunset last week on Pensacola Beach FL.
Nikon D 40
Tripod
50 mm lens
manual mode
f 14
5.7 app
200 iso

[Southbay]

Shot last month in northern Lake Huron. Canon G10 / 140 mm equiv / ISO 200 / f 4 / 1/60 s / 0 EV.

[Nasturtium]

Canon D40 1/250 f7.1 ISO 320

taken at the naardermeer

[Frank Lopes]

The entry period for this month's competition is now closed.

The votes are in and we have a winner: Southbay

Congratulations!

Southbay has been contacted and will choose October's theme.