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p.1 #1 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Please note: This competition is over.
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Already September, and a new chanse to show off your best shot from August.

The winner of the July competition: Snowboarder (12 votes). Congratulations!

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Simple rules:

1. Your entry must have been photographed using an alt lens or alt gear (See FAQ for definition).
2. Your entry must have been photographed during August 2012 for this run.
3. One entry per user/month.
4. Your entry must contain your top 3 picks from last months competition. You may not vote for your own photo.

Last months contributions can be found here:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1136696

Please leave the EXIF intact, and copy the following, adding info for your entry.

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Camera body:
Lens:
Aperture:
Filters:
Short note on PP:
Votes (3 usernames):
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Edited on Dec 01, 2012 at 09:11 PM · View previous versions

Sep 02, 2012 at 08:50 PM

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p.1 #2 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: NEX-7
Lens: Elmarit-M 21/2.8
Aperture: f/4
Filters: N/A
Short note on PP: Two-shot pano in which the camera was moved a few feet along the fence's axis then cropped down to about a shot and half with the overlap. Converted to B&W via SEFX using the full-spectrum (soft) and minor adjustments to the shadows and added the border. Out through SharpenPro for the downsize.
Votes (3 usernames): philber, twoeye, H. Lux
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2013 © freaklikeme

Sep 03, 2012 at 02:17 AM

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p.1 #3 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: NEX-7
Lens: Zeiss Planar 2/45
Aperture: probably f/5.6
Filters: N/A
Short note on PP: lifted the shadows and pulled the lights, resized with PS using a 4 step script http://flic.kr/p/cgBDYq
Votes (3 usernames): tsdevine, twoeye, Beni
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Wales_Preselis_1_Zeiss_Planar_45mm_f2 by Phillip Reeve, on Flickr

Sep 03, 2012 at 06:18 AM

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p.1 #4 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: Canon 5D MkII
Lens: Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/100 ZE
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: N/A
Short note on PP: Lightroom, lifted shadows slightly, adjusted exposure and WB, corrected perspective, step resize/ sharpen in PS
Votes (3 usernames): sebboh, wfrank, Phillip Reeve
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Sep 03, 2012 at 08:29 AM

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p.1 #5 · The alt monthly competition #3

Contemplation
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Camera body: Canon 5D MkIII
Lens: Zeiss Distagon ZE 21/2.8
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: N/A
Short note on PP: Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS5, only 3 step resize/sharpen action applied. No additional processing.
Votes (3 usernames): brockwhittaker, tsdevine, Brian Thorne
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Sep 03, 2012 at 09:02 AM

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p.1 #6 · The alt monthly competition #3

Congrats to Snowboarder, and compliments to the strong field.

This month - my first "orbasm" with the X10:

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Camera body: Fuji X10
Lens: Integrated
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Basic RAW conversion, curves, NR and toning in LR4.
Votes (3 usernames): Sebboh, Twoeye, Bifurcator
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Sep 03, 2012 at 10:38 AM

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p.1 #7 · The alt monthly competition #3

feeders by alwang, on Flickr

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Camera body: Sony NEX-5N
Lens: Leica Elmarit-R 60/2.8
Aperture: probably around f4-5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Light sharpening, light midtone contrast adjustment, all in LR3
Votes (3 usernames): Beni, Bifurcator, Briantho (all B's!)
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Sep 03, 2012 at 04:57 PM

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p.1 #8 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: Sony NEX-5N
Lens: Rokinon 35/1.4
Aperture: 1.4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: WB Adjustment, Sharpening
Votes (3 usernames): BrockWhittaker, Bifurcator, Prosep
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Sep 04, 2012 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #9 · The alt monthly competition #3

A History of Violence by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr

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Camera body: Sony Nex-7
Lens: Sony SEL16F28 plus the VCL-ECU UWA adapter
Aperture: f/18
Filters: none
Short note on PP: to B&W, toned, lowered contrast.
Votes (3 usernames): twoeye, sebboh, brockwhittaker
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Edit: oh, I completely forgot: this was an in-camera HDR. 4 stops, I believe.

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Sep 04, 2012 at 05:37 AM

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p.1 #10 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: Canon 5D
Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AI-s
Aperture: f/1.6
Filters: cPL
Short note on PP: This is a panorama stitched together (four vertical shots). I added a bit of contrast, a grad. filter in RAW, and a little bit of clarity.
Votes (3 usernames): Jacob D, prosep, helimat
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Sep 04, 2012 at 05:45 AM

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p.1 #11 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Nex 7
Leica Elmar 24mm f!3.8
Filters: -
Short note on PP: Cornerfix, pulled the shadows, increased vibrance
Votes (3 usernames): wfrank, bifurcator, Phillip Reeve
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2013 © philber

Sep 04, 2012 at 09:48 PM

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p.1 #12 · The alt monthly competition #3

Congratulations Snowboarder, and thank you briantho for handling this!

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Camera body: Canon 5D
Lens: ZE 35/1.4
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: Polarizer
Short note on PP: Started with a B&W preset in Lightroom, then added a slight blue and cream tone with Split Toning. Decreased clarity on the sky since the clouds made it too busy and distracting.
Votes (3 usernames): carstenw, brockwhittaker, Beni.
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Sep 05, 2012 at 07:47 AM

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p.1 #13 · The alt monthly competition #3

Nice shot Helena. I hung around there with my X10 several times but there never seemed to be anything very exciting happening.

Sep 05, 2012 at 01:42 PM

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p.1 #14 · The alt monthly competition #3

Thank you! I too passed several times with nothing happening. Then one evening, just when I was about to give up and continue walking, they started to tear off some larger bits at the top. It's not nearly as dramatic as it looks in the photo (mostly lots of dust), but it's the result that counts.

Sep 05, 2012 at 02:00 PM

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p.1 #15 · The alt monthly competition #3

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Camera body: KM 7D
Lens: 24-50mm f4 / 35mm
Aperture: f4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: 16 pics stitch, various tweaks in Color Efex and then Silver Efex
Votes (3 usernames): HelenaN, Phillip Reeve, brockwhittaker
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Sep 05, 2012 at 03:35 PM

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p.1 #16 · The alt monthly competition #3

HelenaN wrote:
Thank you! I too passed several times with nothing happening. Then one evening, just when I was about to give up and continue walking, they started to tear off some larger bits at the top. It's not nearly as dramatic as it looks in the photo (mostly lots of dust), but it's the result that counts.

Yeah, it looks like the whole thing is coming down. Great capture.

Sep 05, 2012 at 05:32 PM

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p.1 #17 · The alt monthly competition #3

All the different votes are a true tribute to the high quality of this forum. And congrats Snowboarder, well deserved!

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Camera body: Canon 5D2
Lens: CY Planar 100/2
Aperture: F/2
Short note on PP: local contrast and light equalization
Votes (3 usernames): brockwhittaker, H.Lux, Phillip Reeve
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Sep 05, 2012 at 05:48 PM

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p.1 #18 · The alt monthly competition #3

Josephine by briantho, on Flickr

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Camera body: NEX-5N
Lens: Canon FDn 300mm f2.8L
Aperture: f2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: This is actually a compo of two almost identical shots. The dandelion is from one, and my daughter's face from another. Reason is that she was out of focus in the shot where the dandelion was captured, so I had to puzzle it together.
Votes (3 usernames): carstenw, wfrank, Bifurcator
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Sep 05, 2012 at 06:19 PM

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p.1 #19 · The alt monthly competition #3

I actually had the least productive month in a very long time in August, and had just two shots to choose from, neither particularly characteristic of my main work at this time, one of them an iPhone photo, and the other one a playful non-serious shot. This is the playful shot, which I ended up really liking.

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Camera body: Nikon D800
Lens: Zeiss 100/2 MP
Aperture: f/4
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Tiny boost to Vibrance.
Votes (3 usernames): Jacob D, Beni, Bifurcator
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Sep 05, 2012 at 06:54 PM

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p.1 #20 · The alt monthly competition #3

wfrank wrote:
And congrats Snowboarder, well deserved!

Thank you guys for voting for my pic! Thank you all

Sep 06, 2012 at 02:18 AM

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