[Louie]

Another pic of egret on the lake.

Thanks Orca
Louie,
Great shot. Well done

[tileman]

Hi, my first offering on the Forum.    

[tileman]

Hi, my second offering.    

[tileman]

And my third, sorry I didn't leave details on the others so have put them on this post.    

No 1. Taken on 22/01/2014 with Nikon D3100 + Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 di vc usd, f/8, FL 300mm, ISO 400, three Starlings on power line.

No 2. Taken on 15/02/2014 with Nikon D7000 + Nikon AF-S 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 ED, f/5.3, FL 66mm, ISO 100, rose over mirror sprayed with water.

No 3. Taken on 18/02/2014 with Nikon D3100 + Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 di vc usd, f/8, FL 170mm, ISO 400, fields about a mile away near Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire.

[Barbara G.]

Nice shots! Thanks for sharing with us!

[Ferenc]

It looks like one of the old fortified farms that the Border Rievers would have lived in.

very nice; I like it

regards

F

[Ferenc]

Thanks Digi,
for your kind words...
are you entering this month?

F

[DigiDiva]

Thanks Digi,
for your kind words...
are you entering this month?

F

Im hoping to, but be setting up and launching my website which has taken priority. I will see what are my favourite images this last few weeks, and put something in.

[DigiDiva]

I took this one on Saturday to try out Natural Framing, a technique I had been reading about. I like to try out new/different techniques to improve my knowledge and skills. It also makes you look at things differently and views/angles you would normally pass by.

This was taken through the slot inside of a rubbish bin/trash can (depending where you are from.....) I had to shuffle about a little to frame it right but using the rule of 3rd's, I have framed Roker Lighthouse nicely (I thinks so, anyway). It's a plain, simple quite minimalist shot which I really like. Boosted the saturation a little, removed some dust spots and adjusted the contrast slightly. Hope you like it too.

[DigiDiva]

My next image is a fun image I did at Christmas. The brief says to enter creative images hence my 1st entry and this one, both using different but quite creative techniques. I call this one 'Christmas, A Time For Relection' and this is me taking the shot....In my PJ's I hasten to add..haha)

[EdMak]

[quote='DigiDiva' pid='93638' dateline='1393275519']
I took this one on Saturday to try out Natural Framing, a technique I had been reading about. I like to try out new/different techniques to improve my knowledge and skills. It also makes you look at things differently and views/angles you would normally pass by.

This was taken through the slot inside of a rubbish bin/trash can (depending where you are from.....) I had to shuffle about a little to frame it right but using the rule of 3rd's, I have framed Roker Lighthouse nicely (I thinks so, anyway). It's a plain, simple quite minimalist shot which I really like. Boosted the saturation a little, removed some dust spots and adjusted the contrast slightly. Hope you like it too.

Top one. Nice Posting!!!!!!! Ed.

[DigiDiva]

My third creative entry is 'The Eye Of The Needle'. I experimented with distances from the coloured backdrop to the needle until I achieved the effect I wanted. Mixing water and glucose to help the droplets remain in place longer and putting them there with an eyedropper, I was able to spend time focusing manually on live view, without fear of the drop falling off. I use a nice long shutter speed of 15 seconds (remote shutter release) and canon EF100mm F2.8 USM lens with camera mounted on a tripod.

[Don Horan]

I was amazed by the beauty of nature found in the midst of a severe Ice Storm in December 2013. I took this photo of a single leaf on a Red Maple branch encased in Ice as a reminder of this event. I used a Canon EOS Rebel T4i with an 18-135 mm lens, and took the photo handheld at 135mm, 5.6, 1/320 and iso of 100. I loved the result, and will keep it amongst my favourite photos. Don

[gerainte]

My third creative entry is 'The Eye Of The Needle'. I experimented with distances from the coloured backdrop to the needle until I achieved the effect I wanted. Mixing water and glucose to help the droplets remain in place longer and putting them there with an eyedropper, I was able to spend time focusing manually on live view, without fear of the drop falling off. I use a nice long shutter speed of 15 seconds (remote shutter release) and canon EF100mm F2.8 USM lens with camera mounted on a tripod.

very nice image

[kNox]

Some really great photos here, I'm curious who will win!

[StellaMN]

When are the results published? Are pictures scored, or just a winner chosen?

[Barbara G.]

Hello members! There were some really good photographs entered in to this month's competition. And the results were very close, but a winner has been chosen!

Congratulations to brianapenney for your winning entry (number 40)! I will be sending you an private message with more information!

Thank you to each one of you who have posted in the contest thread!

[Barbara G.]

When are the results published? Are pictures scored, or just a winner chosen?

Hello,

The pictures are critiqued and then the winner chosen. Thank you!

[kNox]

Congrats brianapenney, your photo is awesome and it deserved the win!

[DigiDiva]

Personally, I really struggle to keep up with the entries against the comments. The thread ends up huge and it confuses me.It took me 3 times, to find the winning image to study it closer. . Im currently away from my mac at home and using a small netbook and I am really struggling. Is there a reason why there isn't an entries thread and a separate comments thread? Hope no one minds this comment as I am fairly new here and don't want to 'butt in' on whats clearly a very good competition each month.

Well done Brian, a great win and well deserved.

[StellaMN]

I agree with DigiDiva - that's not a complaint but maybe a constructive criticism that could be considered. I too found it all very muddling and having a very slow internet connection here makes it tiresome to keep going backwards and forwards over pages.

[Yaterman]

Congratulations Brianapenney on your win.

I would like to say I agree with the comments about keeping the entries and comments separate, as the thread can get a bit unwieldy, particularly as I imagine the number of entries will increase over time.

Another suggestion I have would be for the judges to give some brief feedback about what qualities they felt the winning image had which made it their top choice. That would make it a bit more of a learning experience for everyone.

[DigiDiva]

I hope no one minds me commenting like I did.