Photo Challenge #6: "Mans Best friend at Work or Play"

[TubularBelle]

Photo Challenge #6: Mans Best Friend at Work or Play

 

 

 

Theme Definition: Dogs being active and sociable.

 

Okay, no cutesy sitting there posing for the camera shots please. I want to see a dog(s) partaking in some sort of activity or interacting with other animals or people. If you don't own a dog, you can find a working dog, steal a friends dog or just go to the park.

 

 

 

Criteria.

* Color or B&W photo

* Crop, Contrast/Brightness and levels are only done in digital photo manipulation..Further editing is discouraged

* Framing is not allowed

* 2 entries maximum/person

* 500 - 700 pixels length down the longest edge of the photograph, 150KB maximum file size

 

Your posts must include the following information:

Title:

Date:

Camera Used:

Photographer:

Where possible please also include your EXIF header (if you know what one is) to help check dates.

Open Period.

Open period is from Midnight Saturday, February 5th, 2006. Deadline: Midnight Saturday, February 19th, 2006 GMT. All images must be shot and posted within the "open" period

 

If you have any questions please post them on this thread http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=55943 this keeps this thread easy to view because it just contains entries.

 

Have fun and good luck to all!

 

 

=============

Challenge Rules

=============

 

New Photos Only

 

The competition is only for photos taken during the "open period" as defined in the Challenge announcement. You may post only two entries in each Challenge, and you may also replace with newer version anytime before the end of the challenge.

 

 

Photo size & dimension

Photo should be limited to a max dimension of 700 pixel for the longest dimension, and the file size to be less than 150KB in JPG/jpg format.

 

If the photo needs to be replaced by newer version, you can do so by clicking Edit.

 

Presentation & Content

Entries should provide, the title, the date the photo was taken, and the author.

 

Frames are NOT allowed.

 

Digital manipulations

All entries should limit the use of digital manipulations to only file conversion, level, curve and sharpening. Adding elements to the original image that were not there are NOT allowed.

 

Voting & Comments

During the "open period", please do NOT enter the comments in the thread, this way we will have all the entries together without interruption and it's easy to view. Comments are welcomed during the voting period.

 

The Judge will select the top three finalists' work to include in the Poll for all members to vote on.

 

VOTING will follow after the end of Challenge, for one week only. Registering multiple user accounts to vote is not allowed.

In the event of a tie, the judge will make a decision between the tied finalists.

 

 

Chief Judge

The winner of current Bi-weekly Challenge will serve as the Judge for the challenge after the next, for example, the winner of Challenge #1 will be the Judge for Challenge #3.

 

By entering the Challenge, members agree to grant anglersnet.co.uk a perpetual non-exclusive world-wide royalty-free license to modify, publish and reproduce that material for the purpose of operating, displaying, distributing and promoting anglersnet.co.uk. However, anglersnet.co.uk will not use Your materials without attributing them to You, without Your agreement.

 

Failing to comply with these rules will automatically disqualify the entry.

 

===================

END OF CHALLENGE RULES

===================

 

All of the above is proven to stop abuse, unfortunately even when NO prizes are offered, some will still try pull the wool over peoples eyes and win for winnings sake

 

Remember any questions....ask them here http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=55943

 

Good Luck!!!

Edited February 6, 2006 by Steve Randles

[Dog Fish]

 

 

I hope this works been trying to post pics for weeks

 

 

WALKIES.

 

OLYMPUS C70Z/7000

 

5.2.06

[poledark]

My entry..

 

 

" My Mate"

 

6th Feb 2006

 

Nikon 8800

 

Self portrait with IR remote.

 

ImageDescription :

Make : NIKON

Model : E8800

Orientation : left-hand side

XResolution : 300/1

YResolution : 300/1

ResolutionUnit : Inch

Software : E8800v1.7

DateTime : 2006:02:05 11:43:22

YCbCrPositioning : co-sited

ExifInfoOffset : 284

Sub Information

ExposureTime : 1/57.8Sec

FNumber : F3.3

ExposureProgram : Program Normal

ISOSpeedRatings : 50

ExifVersion : 0220

DateTimeOriginal : 2006:02:05 11:43:22

DateTimeDigitized : 2006:02:05 11:43:22

Edited February 6, 2006 by poledark

[Steve Randles]

"Stan and Ollie"

Entry No1

Photographer: Steve Randles

 

Model = Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL

Exposure Time = 1/160"

F Number = F10

ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Date Time Original = 2006-02-09 15:01:00

 

 

Ollie the Collie was photographed after asking its owner's permission, when along came the Labrador (and owner). They sniffed each other and had a mini fight, whereupon the 2nd owner shouted at her dog...Stanley!

 

"Thats another fine mess you've gotten me into Stanley!"

 

I couldn't have scripted it any better..

 

Steve

[Steve Randles]

Entry No 2

 

"Where's my stone gone?"

Photographer: Steve Randles

 

Model = Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL

Date Time = 2006-02-17 23:00:52

Exposure Time = 1/800"

F Number = F6.3

ISO Speed Ratings = 200

 

Edited February 17, 2006 by Steve Randles

[Hellbelly]

Title : Zen on the move.

 

Date : 11 February 2006

 

Photographer : HB

 

Camera : DSC P100

 

[ayjay]

Not a great quality pic, but it's all I've got so far.

 

IMG_1880.JPG

Camera Model Name

Canon PowerShot A95

Shooting Date/Time

2/12/06 3:30:59 PM

Shooting Mode

Fast Shutter

Photo Effect Mode

Off

Tv( Shutter Speed )

1/200

Av( Aperture Value )

4.9

Metering Mode

Evaluative

Exposure Compensation

0

ISO Speed

Auto

Lens

7.8 - 23.4mm

Focal Length

23.4mm

Digital Zoom

None

Image Size

1600x1200

Image Quality

Fine

Flash

Off

White Balance

Cloudy

AF Mode

Single AF

Color Space

sRGB

File Size

669KB

Drive Mode

Continuous shooting(Speed priority)

 

Flying mutt

 

 

taken by ayjay

Edited February 18, 2006 by ayjay

[rabster]

One man & his dogs.

 

 

Taken by: Cliff Raby

 

Exif data: -

 

Date/Time: 2006:02:16 14:08:35

Focal length: 140.0mm (35mm equivalent: 210mm)

Exposure time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)

Aperture: f/11.0

ISO equiv.: 400

[poledark]

"Ratting"

 

 

Pic taken 17th Feb 2006

Nikon 8800

 

Photographer Den Darkin

 

 

Den

Edited February 17, 2006 by poledark

[Guest Jan V]

Title - Can I play with it too? - please, please please

 

 

Make : Panasonic

Model : DMC-FZ20

Software : Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows

DateTime : 2006:02:17 15:43:28

ExposureMode : Auto bracket

WhiteBalance : Auto

DigitalZoomRatio : 0/10

FocalLength(35mm) : 77(mm)

ExposureTime : 1/1000Sec

FNumber : F2.8

ExposureProgram : Aperture Priority

ISOSpeedRatings : 100

DateTimeOriginal : 2006:02:16 14:29:45

DateTimeDigitized : 2006:02:16 14:29:45

MaxApertureValue : F2.8

MeteringMode : CenterWeightedAverage

FocalLength : 12.90(mm)

ExifImageWidth : 640

ExifImageHeight : 568