November 2009 Photo Competition: Entries

[Frank Lopes]

November 09 Photo Competition

Theme:

• High Contrast, Black and white photography.
  Selected by Philbach, the competition winner for the month of October

Entry Period:

• November 1, 2009 to November 28 6:00pm EST

Voting Period:

• November 28, 2009 to November 30 6:00pm EST

Discussion Period:

• November 1, 2009 to November 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.

[Southbay]

Taken 1972. Canon FTB 50mm / available light /ASA 400

[swarbees]

canon eos 20D
f/8
1/640th
100 ISO
50mm
levels adjustment
blk and wht conversion no filter

[Janet Petty]

A view of the Grand Canyon from a little-visited spot. The colors were awful that day. Black and white worked best.

Enjoy,

Janet

[palms]

Taken with

Fuji s5800

ISO 100
f3.5
1/180

using the black and white function

this was the first time i have actually used the camera in black and white and i enjoyed it, and will have to try it some more

[philbach]

Nikon D-70; 1/1000; f-16/ISO 400.
Taken in Wisconsin in December

[pavel123]

Panasonic FZ30, ISO 80, 1/100 f/9

Generations

[Nasturtium]

Utrechtse DOM

F5.6
ISO 320
1/125
Panasonic Lumix DMC FX 35

converted to BW with a gradient map

[CathyH]

Here is what I have so far. I converted it into B&W with Silver Efex software, very neat program.

[sharynideas]

Black and White mode
F 5.6
1/640 sec
ISO 64

[Flotsam]

Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand

[MiningArt]

woodsEdge
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Exposure time 1/260 s
ISO 70
Model Toshiba PDR-M500
Color profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1

Taken in color 11-15-09 and changed to B/W with a black/white gradient map.

[dkcoats]

"Scrambler"
Shot (on film!) at the Minnesota State Fair in 1971 or '72
Camera: Nikkormat
Lens: Don't remember - 85mm probably
Film: Tri-X

[Algarve Images]

Here we go,
one i took last weekend,
kind regards,
Gary..

[DannyRaphael]

Jamieson Park, Portland, Oregon around 3 a.m.

Nikon D300 (on tripod)
18-200 mm 3.5-5.6 Nikon VR zoom
ISO 200
Multiple exposures taken at f8 ranging from 1/15 to ~20 seconds
Individual layers combined in Photoshop
Converted to BW using Nik Silver Efex Pro

[K_GiMiNi_M]

good luck every one.
took this at a trail.

[Frank Lopes]

After tabulating the votes we found a winner: this months competition winner is Philbach.

Philbach has been informed via PM and will be choosing December's theme.