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Archive 2015 · The alt monthly competition #34

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · The alt monthly competition #34


A few days late this month, sorry...

Post your best shot from March, and vote for your top 3 from competition #33:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1350936

Last month's winner was Sebboh. Congratulations!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7402/16377789132_546ebd98c1_o.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 March 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 #33 contributions here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1350936

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
Competition #29: juju1958
Competition #30: bobbytan
Competition #31: Bobu
Competition #32: Sebboh

Good luck!



Apr 04, 2015 at 04:16 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · The alt monthly competition #34


Congrats, Sebboh!

http://martinbluhm.zenfolio.com/img/s7/v159/p1083109400-5.jpg


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: CV 35/1.2 II Nokton
Aperture: 1.2
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Nik Viveza
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez - great composition including the human element and color!
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill - beautiful blue hour shot with blue lighting
Last vote (1p): CalBoy87
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Apr 04, 2015 at 07:40 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The alt monthly competition #34







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Camera body: Sony A7 Kolari thin-filter mod
Lens: Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Huelight color profile
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez -- great composition and processing
Runner-up vote (2p): twoeye
Last vote (1p): Jman13

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Apr 04, 2015 at 08:40 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The alt monthly competition #34


http://s5.postimg.org/ogaz73ehj/DSC6254.jpg

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Camera body: A7R
Lens: Leica R 19 v2
Top vote (3p) + reason: Gary Clennan
Runner-up vote (2p): rji2goleez
Last vote (1p): AlexTheodin
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Apr 04, 2015 at 08:57 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · The alt monthly competition #34


a modern library staircase:
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/r68.jpg
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Camera body: Ricoh GR
Lens: 18,3 f2.8
Aperture: f/4.0
Filters: None
Short note on PP: cropped, noise reduction, curves
Top vote (3p) + reason: johnahill - blue hour masterpiece!
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clennan
Last vote (1p): rji2goleez

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Apr 06, 2015 at 05:21 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The alt monthly competition #34


Congratulations Derek. Another very much deserving win. There were many many good shots last month. It was hard to pick just three, but here are my picks.

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Camera body: Sony A7 II
Lens: Zeiss C/Y 50 f/1.4
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: - none
Short note on PP: very minimal, just some exposure adjustments
Top vote (3p) + reason: two eye, a wonderful slice of life portrait. I like this very very much. The expression is priceless and very much captures a feeling.
Runner-up vote (2p): philtre - lovely close up of an interesting feature--one of the things you do so well in your photography and this one has an iconic feel that I really like
Last vote (1p): Snowboarder - lovely colours and setting that makes me long for someplace warm (we had snow here yesterday)
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Apr 06, 2015 at 01:16 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · The alt monthly competition #34


http://www.jordansteele.com/2015/pacific_rocks.jpg

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Camera body: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: Fujinon XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS
Aperture: f/16
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Some exposure adjustments to bring up the shadows a bit, selective white balance adjustments to cancel some of the sodium orange cast from nearby lights.
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez - fantastic composition with the flattened perspective. Wonderful colors and lines as well.
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clennan
Last vote (1p): johnahill
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Apr 07, 2015 at 10:23 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · The alt monthly competition #34


Well deserved win, my favorite as well.

Thank you for viewing.

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Camera body: Sony a7R
Lens: Canon FD 50L
Aperture: F 5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: crop, WB and color adjustment in LR
Top vote (3p) + reason: johnahill, like the play of blue and pink in this shot, use of negative space
Runner-up vote (2p): rji2goleez, speaking of negative space...
Last vote (1p): Steve Spencer
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I would probably give some vote to sculptormic for a fine entry, but as the shot misses the deadline, it also misses my vote, but I like it!





Pollinator



Edited on Jun 07, 2015 at 03:14 AM · View previous versions



Apr 11, 2015 at 07:17 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · The alt monthly competition #34


Well done Sebboh.

FRAZIERS SLIP by Julian .., on Flickr



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Camera body:Sigma Dp1
Lens:Fixed 19mm (28mm)
Aperture:f8
Filters:None
Short note on PP: Sigma Raw from SPP export Tiff into Cs6, exported for web
Top vote (3p) + reason:Twoeye , my like of social documentary picks this as being no.1 for me.
Runner-up vote (2p):Loosh
Last vote (1p):Steve Spencer
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Apr 11, 2015 at 12:43 PM
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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Carl Zeiss CY 18/4
Aperture: 4.0
Filters: none
Short note on PP: LR slight crop, exp +0,95, radial filter applied to highlight red dress
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez, beautiful capture, excellent composition, perspective, structure and color transition
Runner-up vote (2p): Johnahill, great composition, blues and pinks and great use of long exposure
Last vote (1p): Sculptormic, story of a place in one shot in beautiful light



Apr 11, 2015 at 03:23 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · The alt monthly competition #34


Congrats, Derek!


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Camera body:Sony A7R
Lens: Zeiss ZM 35 f:1.4
Aperture: f:1.4
Filters:None
Short note on PP: just some sharpening, plus marginal cropping
Top vote (3p) + reason: rjigoleez. An amazing shot, both aesthetically and poetically
Runner-up vote (2p): Jman13. Great use of B&W to impart an old-school feel to a modern setting
Last vote (1p):juju1958. Visually striking and beautiful
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Others also deserve more than silence, in a rich month. Snowboarder, Steve Spencer, Twoeye, Johnahill, Ulff, Retrofocus, among others, apologies.








Apr 12, 2015 at 02:54 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · The alt monthly competition #34


Hi everyone, I'm new here. Thanks for the interesting contest opportunity. Here's my contribution.

http://www.dearsusan.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC07115-21.jpg


It is one of the magical creatures in the Harry Potter museum / WB park in London. A fantastic place for photographers, because lighting is perfect everywhere you look !

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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: OTUS 85/1.4
Aperture: 2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: B&W conversion, white vignetting, local clarity adjustment
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ulff (love the balanced composition, square format, bold colours yet almost monochromatic image: great abstract)
Runner-up vote (2p): rji2goleez (lovely scene, serenity + abstraction, lovely colours)
Last vote (1p): philber (delightfully grim, I love the worried eyes and apparent life in this)
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Apr 13, 2015 at 01:39 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · The alt monthly competition #34


Congrats Derek!

McWay Falls at night:
McWay_Falls by Wild_Places, on Flickr

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Camera body: Ricoh GR
Lens: 18.3mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: WB, contrast, clarity and saturation sliders in LR
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez (interesting patterns and lovely colors)
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clennan
Last vote (1p): philber
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Apr 19, 2015 at 01:12 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The alt monthly competition #34


Congrats on your 4th win, Sebboh!
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Camera body: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus M. Zuiko 12-40mm
Aperture: f16.0
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Some tweaking in Lightroom 5.7.1
Top vote (3p) + reason: Snowboarder - lovely sunset and reflection
Runner-up vote (2p): rji2goleez - great color and composition
Last vote (1p): johnahill: - very pleasing image
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Apr 20, 2015 at 07:01 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · The alt monthly competition #34


Bobu wrote:
Congrats Derek!

McWay Falls at night:


Love that place, I didn't realize that was the name of that waterfall



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Camera body: Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens: Panasonic 14mm f/2.5
Aperture f/5.6
Filters - none
Processing - Heavy contrast, saturation, white/black point tweaks, Nik filters in PS

3P Vote - Sebboh - beautiful scenery
2P Vote - Rji2goleez - Much more appealing negative space than my entry
1P Vote - Gary Clennan - Also beautiful scenery, tough choice between this and Sebboh

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Sunbird




Apr 20, 2015 at 08:07 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · The alt monthly competition #34


http://iliang.smugmug.com/Travel/San-Francisco-spring-2015/i-RPsCw2n/0/X2/rev4-3240053%20Panorama%20small-X2.jpg


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Camera body: Olympus E-M5
Lens: Olympus 12-40/2.8
Aperture: 8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: 5 image stitch with PTGUI; Lightroom curves and white balance
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez: great composition
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill
Last vote (1p): sebboh
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Apr 22, 2015 at 02:48 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · The alt monthly competition #34


Derek- congrats on the win! That is such a nice shot.
Boris - you took that with the GR? Wow! Love it.



Apr 22, 2015 at 04:11 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · The alt monthly competition #34


Great contenders to compete with.


Ankara çiğdemi

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Camera body: Olympus EM-5
Lens: Vivitar 135 2.8 Close-focus
Aperture: 3.5
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Chromatic aberration reduction & sharpness & minimal noise reduction, all Adobe Camera Raw
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez for the composition and colours
Runner-up vote (2p): Jman13 for the use of light
Last vote (1p): sculptormic for the warmth of colours and clarity
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Apr 22, 2015 at 04:14 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · The alt monthly competition #34


Gary Clennan wrote:
Derek- congrats on the win! That is such a nice shot.
Boris - you took that with the GR? Wow! Love it.


Thanks Gary! The GR is a great little camera, especially for the occasional landscape shot on business trips and family weekends. I will post some more images on the GR thread soon.

Boris



Apr 24, 2015 at 01:35 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · The alt monthly competition #34


Serious competion this month! Excellent pictures from everyone! Will be a hard one to choose from next month.

Family of 11 by AlexTheodin, on Flickr
Camera body: Sony A7
Lens: Minolta 70-210mm f/4 AF
Aperture: f/7.1
Filters: none
Short note on PP: resize and crop
Top vote (3p) + reason: rji2goleez
Runner-up vote (2p): cputeq
Last vote (1p): sebboh



Apr 28, 2015 at 02:05 PM
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