[Barbara G.]

ShutterTalk Digital Photography Contest September 2016: The Great Outdoors


Category: The Great Outdoors
Contest Begins: September 3rd, 2016
Contest Ends: September 30th, 2016


**Photos should be taken in the time frame above and include exif data. Entries will be taken until October 3rd to allow time for post processing.

Open To: ShutterTalk Digital Photography Forum Members
Contest Type: International Photography Contest
Prize: Amazon Gift Card (Undisclosed Amount)

Guidelines:

Submit up to three photos of digital photographs of some of your best great outdoors photo shots taken within the timeframe. 

Images must be posted here in this forum thread and be owned legally by the contributing member. Please also submit information about where the photo was taken along with some brief details.

Digital photography entries should be family friendly and be taken during the month of September 2016. 

NEW - Please include the EXIF data along with the photo for confirmation of date picture was taken. 

The photograph should be interesting, draw the individual into the scene and have few distractions. We look forward to seeing your photographs!

Judging

Judging will consider different criteria including, but not limited to, creativity, relevance to category, and photo quality. Judging will occur when the contest ends and results will be posted in the forums as soon as possible.

Winning Multiple Times During Monthly Contests - NEW

A member can be chosen as the winner twice within a six month period. This will even the "playing field" to some degree to allow other members the ability to enter their high-quality photographs and have the opportunity to also be chosen as the winner during a new monthly contest theme. 

Please refrain from commenting on other's posts in this thread until the contest end date. 

How do I upload photos on the forums?

Here are a few threads which should be helpful in uploading photos to the forums. Please feel free to send me a message if you need additional help.

How To Attach Multiple Photos

How To Attach Photos

Letting Others Know about the Contest

We would love to let others know about our contests. We plan to have a contest each month. If you have friends who love photography, please let them know!

If you love social media, please share with your media friends about the contest on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, your blogs, everywhere! We would love to have them in here in the forums and be a part of the contests!


Questions?

Please let us know if you have any questions!

[WDHewson]

The Maitland River drains into the east shore of Lake Huron.

[Browser Mike]

A view of the Cheshire Plain taken today while out and about. A dull and windy day. In the middle of the horizon is a small lump, better known as The Wrekin at Wenlock Edge. 37 miles away.
DMC-FZ200, 1/800 @ f/4.5 ISO 200 4.5mm ( 27mm equivalent ).

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Regards,
Mike.

[Browser Mike]

This shows a section of the Capability Brown designed Trentham Estate.
DMC-FZ200, 1/250 @ f/4 ISO 160, 7.8mm ( 47mm equivalent )

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Processed in Lightroom CC.
Mike.

[delb0y]

These three were all taken from/on Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham on 24/09/16. Camera is Nikon D7100 and lens is an old 18-55 kit.

Devil's Chimney - a unique rock formation that is known locally as the Devil's Chimney. Round these parts we know for sure that he's down below Leckhampton Hill stoking his fires as we speak... f/10 18mm ISO 125 and 1/320th

A Place To Rest - a bench for weary travellers overlooking Cheltenham, and beyond that the Malverns. Detail are as above except now we're at 52mm.

The Sky Above Cheltenham - on top of the hill it's wide open and windswept. There's the remains of an Iron Age Fort up here, and more recently a WW2 radar base was located on top of the hill. Still at f/10 and ISO 125 but now at 26mm ad 1/500th of a second.

[Eddy Canon]

Who said the world was flat? a different perspective on the normal ! a kite surfer on Littlehampton beach 9th September, 7D2 24-105 1400 f:9 ISO100

[MrB]

These were taken using a Pentax K-70 APS-C DSLR and a zoom lens.

1. "Grand Union Canal" - passing through Hertfordshire countryside:
4th September; ISO 320; F=100mm; 1/160s; f/8.

2. "St Albans Park" - The lake in Verulamium Park:
14th September; ISO 200; F=28mm; 1/400s; f/8; -0.7EV.

3. "Dining Out" - feasting in a Hertfordshire meadow:
20th September; ISO 200; F=50mm; 1/200s; f/11; -1EV.

Cheers.
Philip

[Barbara G.]

Thank you to each of you who contributed to the September photography contest. There were some nice pics added. Keep up the great work!

Congrats to Browser Mike for the winning pic (post 4).

Job well done!

[Jocko]

Congratulations, Mike. Well done.

[EdMak]

Super Mike, well done, and deserved. Cheers. Ed.

[MrB]

Congratulations, Mike.

Although I actually prefer your photo of great depth in Post #3, as Ed always writes - "To each his own!"

Cheers.
Philip

[EnglishBob]

Congrats Mike, great shot.

[delb0y]

Well done, Mike :-)

[Browser Mike]

Thanks so much Guys. Most kind of you all.
Cheers,
Mike.