[Barbara G.]

ShutterTalk Digital Photography Open Competition (Contest) January 2016: Action Photo

NEW GUIDELINES for this Competition: Please Read Below


Category: Best Photo
Contest Begins: January 6, 2016
Contest Ends: January 31, 2016
Open To: ShutterTalk Digital Photography Forum Members
Contest Type: International Photography Competition (Contest)
Prize: Amazon Gift Card (Undisclosed Amount)

Guidelines:

Submit up to three photos of digital photographs of some of your best ACTION photo shots. This is an open category and can include a variety of styles of photography.

For this particular competition, the photos do not have a time limit on when they have been taken. Photos entered can be from years ago, as well as more recently. They just need to be posted in this thread by the end of the competition to be counted within this contest.

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.

The photograph should be interesting and 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!

[Jocko]

Here are three images from the 1960/70's, scanned from transparencies.

   
Now called Moto Cross but back then "Scrambling".

   
Britain's Stock Car Racing. Before it was spoiled by huge aerofoils on the roofs.

   
Motor cycle racing in the local park, Through an avenue of trees! Back in the days when a straw bale was considered adequate "Health and Safety".

[WDHewson]

What about "stopped action"?

[Suze11b]

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[Barbara G.]

Hello Suze11b,

Welcome to the photography forums! For some reason, I am unable to see your post. Did you take a look at the links above in the original post on how to attach photos?

Let us know if you need additional help. Thanks!

[Eddy Canon]

Hi Barbara I have adjusted my picture size I hope this makes the images pop.

[HaroldZ]

Grandson tobogganing with grandfather    
Grandson superboy flying toward bed of pillows    
Hummer chasing downy woodpecker from his feeder    

[Nick_Smith]

   
One of my Jack rustles chasing the other one

[Gandalf1953]

My apologies if you have seen this before, I think I posted it to the wrong thread 1st time around.
   

These two critters were circling each other and then suddenly KPOW!

This was a quick grab shot, I had been previously shooting landscapes with my 17-40mm lens on the camera so had to crop the original quite severely.

Canon 5d, 17-40 (at 40mm), f/4, 1/3200 sec, ISO 100

[Phil J]

Here's a bit of 'action' you don't see every day.

Techie Stuff, each the same.

Nikon D300. F/4. 60th/sec. ISO200. 18mm. M/Mode Pattern. Flash, on camera SB800 bounced from ceiling. Nikkor 18 - 200 zoom. Post in PhotoPlus X5.

   

   

   

Hope these meet the criteria.

Best regards.

Phil.

[Gandalf1953]

Found another couple of action shots that might qualify showing the Red Arrows in flight at Waddington Airshow.

   
That was Close!

   

Both shot with Canon 5d, 24-105 f/4 L lens @ 105 f/5 or f5.6 at 1/1000 sec and ISO 100.

[webber]

This is my 9 year old grandson playing cricket last summer.
[/url]Joshua playing cricket . by derek webber, on Flickr[/img]

ƒ/5.6
250.0 mm
1/2500
200
Canon 70d Hand held.

[webber]

This is a performer taken in a car park near me at night.

[/url]_MG_1442 lady fire 2 by derek webber, on Flickr[/img]
Canon 70d on tripod. Small amount of flash.
ƒ/5.0
55.0 mm
1
200
Flash (on, fired)

[webber]

Juggling with fire.
[/url]_MG_1455 fireman 1 by derek webber, on Flickr[/img]
Canon 70d on a tripod, small amount of flash.
ƒ/5.0
28.0 mm
0.5 sec
200 iso
Flash (on, fired)

[Freeman]

Arequipa, Peru. Possibly unique to this area, bull fighting bull. Tremendous spectacle with a slight rodeo feel for drama but heavy rain.

[Freeman]

Fight Light.

[Barbara G.]

Thank you to all who entered photographs for this competition! There were several which could have been chosen as the winners!

Congrats to Gandalf1953 for being chosen as the winner for January's contest (post 11b)!

Don't forget to enter this month's (February) photo contest! You could be the next winner!

[Eddy Canon]

Found another couple of action shots that might qualify showing the Red Arrows in flight at Waddington Airshow.


That was Close!



Both shot with Canon 5d, 24-105 f/4 L lens @ 105 f/5 or f5.6 at 1/1000 sec and ISO 100.

Well done Gandalf good shot

[Jocko]

Nice image, Gandalf. A worthy winner.

[Freeman]

Super shot, Gandalf! Jeff

[Gandalf1953]

Thanks Guys for your endorsements, first photo competition I have won :-)

[HaroldZ]

Thanks Guys for your endorsements, first photo competition I have won :-)

That was a great shot, Gandalf. I'm sure you will win again. Keep sending them in.

[EdMak]

Super, a lot of other great shots also, Congrats. Ed.