Photo Challenge #18: NOW

[Guest franticfisherman2]

Photo Challenge #18: NOW

 

 

Theme Definition: NOW

 

Description: Whatever the season is in your part of the world, let's see a couple of photos that really give us a flavour of the time of year. In the UK summer it could mean a full house of mackerel, (fishing photos welcome) icecreams, kids paddling, deckchairs or just lazing about. But wherever you are there must be something typical of the season and we would all love to see it!

 

 

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 11.59pm Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 Deadline: Sat August 5th, 2006 Midnight 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!

 

 

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Challenge Rules

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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.

 

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END OF CHALLENGE RULES

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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 July 21, 2006 by Steve Randles

[rich]

 

 

Title:- Leap of faith.

 

Date:- 23-07-2006.

 

Camera used:- Canon IXUS 65.

 

Photographer:- Me.

[medwaygreen]

R Morcombe.

Fuji S602 Zoom.

24/07/06.

Exif attached.

 

Sphere's

 

 

All own my own

 

[Norfolkdan]

Fan Me Down

 

 

Dan Norrish

24/07/06

Vivitar Vivicam 4100

 

Hammerdown

 

 

Dan Norrish

 

26/07/06

Vivitar Vivicam 4100

Edited July 29, 2006 by Norfolkdan

[Dog Fish]

 

Harvest time

 

olympus c70/7000

 

date taken : 28.7 06

 

Dog Fish

[nursejudy]

Field Of Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taken By JMPearson

 

File size: 174141 bytes

File date: 2006:07:29 16:14:36

Camera make: SONY

Camera model: DSC-W12

Date/Time: 2006:07:29 15:38:17

Resolution: 700 x 613

Flash used: No

Focal length: 23.7mm

Exposure time: 0.0063 s (1/160)

Aperture: f/5.2

ISO equiv.: 100

Whitebalance: Auto

Metering Mode: matrix

Exposure: program (auto)

Edited July 29, 2006 by nursejudy

[Clifftop]

4 weeks until winter ends,maybe an early spring. Photos' taken by Clifftop

 

Almond Blossom

 

 

File size: 146279 bytes

File date: 2006:07:30 23:30:09

Camera make: VQ

Camera model: 3.1M DigitalCAM

Date/Time: 2006:07:31 10:30:11

Resolution: 640 x 480

Flash used: No

Focal length: 17.4mm

Exposure time: 0.0043 s (1/235)

Aperture: f/5.0

ISO equiv.: 70

Whitebalance: Manual

Metering Mode: matrix

Exposure: program (auto)

Exposure Mode: Auto

 

New Holland Honey Eater

 

 

File size: 119250 bytes

File date: 2006:07:30 23:31:16

Camera make: VQ

Camera model: 3.1M DigitalCAM

Date/Time: 2006:07:31 10:30:43

Resolution: 640 x 480

Flash used: No

Focal length: 17.4mm

Exposure time: 0.0034 s (1/292)

Aperture: f/5.0

ISO equiv.: 70

Whitebalance: Manual

Metering Mode: matrix

Exposure: program (auto)

Exposure Mode: Auto

Edited July 31, 2006 by Clifftop

[Steve Randles]

 

Entry No1

 

"Geronimo!"

 

Model = Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL

Exposure Time = 1/800"

F Number = F5

ISO Speed Ratings = 400

 

Steve...

[siara]

 

sony cybershot DSC-52

all auto

Edited August 5, 2006 by Steve Randles

[Cameraman]

August rain

File size: 51696 bytes

File date: 2006:08:03 12:28:18

Camera make: Canon

Camera model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL

Date/Time: 2006:08:02 16:03:21

Resolution: 700 x 465

Flash used: No

Focal length: 55.0mm (35mm equivalent: 256mm)

CCD width: 7.74mm

Exposure time: 0.020 s (1/50)

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO equiv.: 100

Whitebalance: Manual

Metering Mode: matrix

Jpeg process: Progressive

Cameraman

Edited August 3, 2006 by Cameraman