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This is the 30th month of beautiful and interesting photos. Keep them coming...

Post your best shot from November, and vote for your top 3 from competition #29:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1327339

Last month's winner was Gary Clennan with 25 points. Congratulations!

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/50/1034050.jpg

Simple rules:

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

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

2. Your entry must have been photographed during November for this run.
3. One entry per user/month.
4. Your entry must contain your top 3 picks from the last competition. You may not vote for your own photo. The top vote gets 3 points, the runner-up gets 2 points, and the last vote gets 1 point. Please include a short explanation of the reasons for your top pick.

For the voting part, you'll find the competition #29 contributions here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1327339

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:
Top vote (3p) + reason:
Runner-up vote (2p):
Last vote (1p):
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Previous winners:

Competition #1: Snowboarder
Competition #2: Bifurcator
Competition #3: HelenaN
Competition #4: Bobu
Competition #5: Sebboh
Competition #6: Phillip Reeve
Competition #7: briantho
Competition #8: twoeye
Competition #9: Bobu
Competition #10: Sebboh
Competition #11: twoeye
Competition #12: bobbytan
Competition #13: HelenaN
Competition #14: Ulff
Competition #15: Bobu
Competition #16: Phillip Reeve
Competition #17: Sebboh
Competition #18: Phillip Reeve
Competition #19: carstenw
Competition #20: Gary Clennan
Competition #21: Bobu
Competition #22: Ulff
Competition #23: CronoDL
Competition #24: freaklikeme/Phillip Reeve
Competition #25: retrofocus
Competition #26: Ulff
Competition #27: Bobu
Competition #28: Gary Clennan

Good luck!



Dec 02, 2014 at 04:28 AM
Steve Spencer
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · The alt monthly competition #30


Congratulations Gary! That is a lovely shot and much deserving of the win.

I didn't shoot a lot this month as it is getting cold here and we are mostly past Fall and not really to Winter yet. So this is my favourite of a fairly fallow month.

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Camera body: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Zeiss ZE 35 f/1.4
Aperture: f/1.4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Some small exposure adjustments
Top vote (3p) + reason: Kate In Texas - Fantastic shot, wonderful framing and symmetry and what an expression to capture. I love this one.
Runner-up vote (2p): Philber - I love the symmetry and the movement upward in this shot. Just lovely.
Last vote (1p): Gary Clennan - I love this love shot of the Aspens, the colours are perfect, the spread of leaves is wonderful and the placement of the road and depth of field all work.
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Dec 02, 2014 at 10:12 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The alt monthly competition #30


Didn't have anything for last month, apologies, way too much for this month though, hard to choose!



Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Pentax Super Tak 50mm 1.4
Aperture: f1.4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Dodge/Burn, vignette, B&W and toning.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Juju1958. Arresting image with great B&W rendition.
Runner-up vote (2p): Katieintexas. Great image, very powerful and thought provoking. Somewhat spooky even?
Last vote (1p): (this was so hard!) Dswiger I think, I find the tonality so restful.



Dec 02, 2014 at 10:38 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The alt monthly competition #30


Well done Gary.


MEVAGISSEY by Julian de Courcy, on Flick


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Camera Body: Sigma Dp1
Lens: Fixed 19mm f2.8
Aperture: f7.1
Filters: None
Short Note on PP: Graduation in Cs6, and levels, Saturation.
Top Vote: (3) Ulff, I am a sucker for great geometric form and patterns, this one is simple superb.
Runner up vote: Bobu, I can respect the achievement along with the fact I find it very interesting image although essentially fairly minima in some respects.
Last vote: Gary Clennan, Simply delightful rendition.

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Edited on Dec 03, 2014 at 06:49 PM · View previous versions



Dec 02, 2014 at 01:30 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · The alt monthly competition #30


Julian, are you sure you are looking at the right month? Beni didn't submit an entry last month?


Dec 02, 2014 at 01:48 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The alt monthly competition #30


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Zeiss Loxia 50 f:2.0
Aperture: f:5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: strictly SOOC except massive cropping (around 100%)
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu The picture manages to combine scientific detailing with poetic beauty. Classic Bobu!
Runner-up vote (2p): Dswiger Classic landscape, executed to a very high standard. A joy to behold
Last vote (1p): Juju 1958 fascinating. With a slightly less obtrusive frame (my opinion only), and a tad less contrast, it might have scored even higher
Others richly deserved points in this monthly cornucopia, including Retrofocus, Steve Spencer, TS Devine. Apologies, guys!
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Dec 03, 2014 at 05:29 PM
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Steve Spencer wrote:
Julian, are you sure you are looking at the right month? Beni didn't submit an entry last month?


Thank you Steve. Not sure what happened I had the correct image , for some reason typed the wrong name.



Dec 03, 2014 at 06:50 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · The alt monthly competition #30


Congratulation, Gary, for the well deserved win!

November was the time for me to get the chimney started and enjoy evenings at home with a good glass of red wine.

http://martinbluhm.zenfolio.com/img/s12/v184/p493328017-5.jpg


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: CV 35/1.2 Nokton II
Aperture: f/2
Filters: no filter used
Short note on PP: Nik Color Efex, CS6
Top vote (3p) + reason: juju1958 - impressive B&W portrait with good DoF effect!
Runner-up vote (2p): twoeye - great closeup with impressive bokeh
Last vote (1p): Steve Spencer - another very good closeup
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Dec 06, 2014 at 06:24 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · The alt monthly competition #30


Just noticed the win. Thanks so much everyone! It's quite an achievement considering the depth of talent here.

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Camera body: Leica M240
Lens: Zeiss ZM25
Aperture: f/8
Filters: Lee soft ND Grad 0.6
Short note on PP: Basic adjustments, reduce saturation, crop, and sharpen.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Jman13 - so crisp and the eclipse is the icing on the cake.
Runner-up vote (2p): twoeye
Last vote (1p): juju1958
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Dec 07, 2014 at 03:24 PM
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Congrats, Gary! Wow, what an awesome image! I missed it completely. I was away the entire month of November...


Dec 07, 2014 at 03:33 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · The alt monthly competition #30


Thanks Joshua! Doesn't quite compare to Myanmar but I suppose it is the next best thing.


Dec 07, 2014 at 03:41 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · The alt monthly competition #30


Gary - well deserved! And wonderful shot this month too!

November was a down month for me...I just didn't get out to shoot that much, but I like this one.

http://jordansteele.com/2014/red_sunset.jpg

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Camera body: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8
Aperture: f/16
Filters: 3 stop ND filter
Short note on PP: Hand blended two exposures to keep detail in both the clouds and across the face of the sun.
Top vote (3p) + reason: juju1958 - Really beautifully done, with great detail and the man's eyes fading out lends mystery to the photo.
Runner-up vote (2p): tsdevine - another great waterfall from you
Last vote (1p): pbraymond - Wonderful texture and lines. Honestly, I picked these three and had a hard time deciding the order because I liked them all quite a bit.
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Dec 07, 2014 at 08:16 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · The alt monthly competition #30


Congrats on your 2nd win, Gary!
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Camera body: OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 12-40 PRO
Aperture: f2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: LR-5.7
Top vote (3p) + reason: retrofocus - Beautiful Fall scene
Runner-up vote (2p): Jman13
Last vote (1p): Bobu
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Studying Burmese Monk




Dec 15, 2014 at 12:34 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The alt monthly competition #30


Gorgeous Picture Bobby!
Congrats,
Julius



Dec 16, 2014 at 11:06 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · The alt monthly competition #30


Thanks Julius!

Julius wrote:
Gorgeous Picture Bobby!
Congrats,
Julius





Dec 16, 2014 at 11:28 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · The alt monthly competition #30


Are we going to do another competition this month?


Jan 06, 2015 at 08:46 AM





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