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The alt monthly competition #6

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

Post your best shot from November, and don't forget to vote for your top 3 from competition #5:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1162152/

The winner of the alt monthly competition #4: Bobu with a record 24 votes! Congratulations Bobu, and thanks to everyone who contributed!

Simple rules:

1. Your entry must have been photographed using alt lens or gear.

Canon DSLR using Canon lens is NOT alt.
Nikon DSLR using Nikon lens is NOT alt.
Anything else IS alt, including all mirrorless systems.

2. Your entry must have been photographed during November 2012 for this run.
3. One entry per user/month.
4. Your entry must contain your top 3 picks from competition #5. You may not vote for your own photo.

For the voting part, you'll find the competition #5 contributions here:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1162152/

Pick your top 3, and name them in your post.

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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Previous winners:

Competition #1: Snowboarder

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Competition #2: Bifurcator

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Competition #3: HelenaN

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Dec 01, 2012 at 09:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · The alt monthly competition #6

Actually found a shot from November I haven't posted before.

Isabella by briantho, on Flickr

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Camera body: NEX-5N
Lens: Contax Zeiss 28mm f2
Aperture: f2
Filters: None
Short note on PP: This is ISO 2500, so some noise reduction and the usual resize and sharpen.
Votes (3 usernames): Smridevan, Taylor Sherman, dbehrens
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Edited on Dec 01, 2012 at 11:50 PM · View previous versions

Dec 01, 2012 at 09:38 PM

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

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Camera body: NEX-7
Lens: Leica 21 SEL
Aperture: f4
Filters: none
Short note on PP:
Votes (3 usernames): johnahill, Phillip Reeve, Ulff, tough choice...
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Quite many things must have been right for me in order to take this picture.
First, the Bellagio fountains usually start at night, which is too late, only on some special days
they start earlier. Also I really wanted a nice sunset which is almost impossible to get in Vegas.
I wanted a proper perspective, so the choice of the room was quite difficult too...
I got lucky on Thanksgiving Eve

Dec 01, 2012 at 09:41 PM

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p.1 #4 · The alt monthly competition #6

I thought November was going to be a better month for me, but I turned out to be wrong again, so I guess it will probably be April or so before I can put up a decent shot in these threads. Still, I love the basic idea, so here is something random:

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Camera body: Fujifilm S5 Pro
Lens: Zeiss ZF.2 28/2
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: -
Short note on PP: Slight crop, tiny boosts to Shadow, Vibrance
Votes (3 usernames): johnahill, Ezmo, woodrim
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Dec 01, 2012 at 09:49 PM

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p.1 #5 · The alt monthly competition #6

Thats beautiful carsten..

Dec 01, 2012 at 10:51 PM

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

Geez snowboarder, that's magnificent.

Great depth in that shot carsten.

Dec 01, 2012 at 11:03 PM

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p.1 #7 · The alt monthly competition #6

Giant by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr

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Camera body: Sony NEX-7
Lens: Sony SEL16F28 + UWA
Aperture: f/11
Filters: none
Short note on PP: in-camera 3-stop HDR. Rotated slightly in LR.
Votes (3 usernames): Ezmo, twoeye, dubaiphil (and freaklikeme, and bobu, and sebboh, and briantho, and Phillip Reeve, and. . .

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Dec 01, 2012 at 11:17 PM

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p.1 #8 · The alt monthly competition #6

Thanks Mescalamba and TS!

Dec 02, 2012 at 12:40 AM

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p.1 #9 · The alt monthly competition #6

Spoke Vision by Ilya Faynshteyn (Blazingengine) Photography, on Flickr
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Camera Body: Nikon D3000
Lens: Rokinon 85mm f1.4 at f2
PP: converted to B&W via SilverEffex

3 votes:
briantho,philber, Jacob D

Dec 02, 2012 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #10 · The alt monthly competition #6

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Camera body: FujiFilm X-Pro 1
Lens: Fuji 35mm f1.4
Aperture: f2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Slight levels adjustment in PS 6
Votes (3 usernames): woodrim, Jacob D, sebboh
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DSCF7202 by snappshotk1000, on Flickr

Dec 02, 2012 at 02:55 AM

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p.1 #11 · The alt monthly competition #6

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Camera body: NEX-5N
Lens: Carl Zeiss Planar *T 50mm f/1.7
Aperture: f/5.6 or f/8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Flipped and cropped.
Votes (3 usernames): johnahill dbehrens 15Bit

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Dec 03, 2012 at 12:36 AM

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p.1 #12 · The alt monthly competition #6

This month's contribution: Joe Cocker Tribute band of friends of mine: The Unchained Hearts.

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Camera body: Pentax 645d
Lens: SMC 645 FA 55
Aperture: f2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Cropping, levels adjustment
Votes (3 usernames): Johnahill, bobu, Ulff
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Dec 03, 2012 at 10:18 PM

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p.1 #13 · The alt monthly competition #6

A big congrats to Bobu for a convincing win. And to everyone for maintaining such a high standard month on month - I have a "shortlist" of 10 browser tabs open now and am trying to pick just 3 to vote for...

Lightroom tells me i took a grand total of 3 "keepers" in November. One is in the WA for this week, this is one of the others. A bit of a change of style for me too:

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Camera body: X10
Lens: Integrated Fujinon
Aperture: f/6.4
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Exposure, S-curve, B&W/toning and Crop in LR4.
Votes (3 usernames): Sebboh, dubaiphil, twoeye
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Dec 04, 2012 at 02:34 PM

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p.1 #14 · The alt monthly competition #6

Thanks for voting for my September image!

Cité (Métro Paris):

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Camera body: Sigma DP2M
Lens: 2.8/30mm
Aperture: f/8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: selective color saturation adjustments in LR
Votes (3 usernames): Sebboh, Freaklikeme, Dubaiphil
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Edited on Dec 05, 2012 at 06:07 AM · View previous versions

Dec 04, 2012 at 09:19 PM

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p.1 #15 · The alt monthly competition #6

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Filters: None
Short note on PP: not much
Votes (3 usernames): Jacob D, FlyPenFly, dubaiphil
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Dec 04, 2012 at 09:51 PM

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p.1 #16 · The alt monthly competition #6

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Camera body: Sony A900
Lens: Minolta 17-35 f2,8-4
Aperture: f/3,5
Filters: None
Short note on PP: shadows and light, clarity and vibrance adjustments in Lightroom
Votes (3 usernames): Jakob D, dubaiphil, johnahill

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Dec 04, 2012 at 10:08 PM

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p.1 #17 · The alt monthly competition #6

Congrats, Bobu! Well deserved. It's a beautiful image.

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Camera body: NEX-7
Lens: Leica Elmarit-M 24/2.8
Aperture: f4
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Two shot vertical pano (landscape orientation) stitched in APP and converted in SEFX II.
Votes (3 usernames): briantho, dbehrens, Ezmo
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2013 © freaklikeme

Dec 05, 2012 at 05:58 AM

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p.1 #18 · The alt monthly competition #6

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Camera body: Olympus OM-D
Lens: Olympus 12-50 m43 kit
Aperture: f11
Filters: None
Short note on PP: A rarity for me - modified using only LR4
Votes (3 usernames): twoeye, Jacob D, sebboh
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PB240592 by J L Smith, on Flickr

Dec 05, 2012 at 11:21 AM

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p.1 #19 · The alt monthly competition #6

The Small Animal's View
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II 21 mm f/9.0 1/80 sec 100 ISO -0.7 EV

Dec 05, 2012 at 02:18 PM

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p.1 #20 · The alt monthly competition #6

Congrats, Bobu.

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Camera body: 5d MII
Lens: Rokkor 58 1.2
Aperture: f8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Contrast and sharpness enhancement
Votes (3 usernames): twoeye, sebboh, johnahill
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Dec 05, 2012 at 03:36 PM

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