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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


As briantho haas passed the torch of the competition on, and is holding his Grand Finale contest for the first 34 months of competition, this thread is the continuation, as I'll be taking over the monthly contest from here on. This is the thread for voting on the winners of Contest #34, as well as submissions for competition 35 (A). We'll resume regular numbering next month.

Post your best shot from April, and vote for your top 3 from competition #34.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1357954/

The winner of last month's competition was rji2goleez. Congratulations!

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/70/1115570.jpg

Competition 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 April 2015 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 #34 contributions here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1357954/

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
Competition #33: rji2goleez

Good luck!



May 02, 2015 at 09:06 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015




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Camera body: A7
Lens: Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2/135
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: Carl Zeiss T* Circular Polarizer 77mm
Short note on PP: Adjusted white balance, exposure, blackpoint, whitepoint, shadows and highlights
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu, best presense of last month photos, perfect shutter speed for sea and sky
Runner-up vote (2p): bobbytan
Last vote (1p): Basso
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Samuli



May 02, 2015 at 11:00 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


Congrats, rji2goleez - well deserved!

http://martinbluhm.zenfolio.com/img/s7/v161/p1136539822-5.jpg


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Minolta Rokkor H-G 35/2.8
Aperture: 11
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Nik Color Efex
Top vote (3p) + reason: serhan - I like the simplicity in this photo which expresses well the April weather mood. Also like that post-processing is not overdone and that the photo looks natural.
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clennan - So much to see and detect in this beautiful B&W shot!
Last vote (1p): coputeq
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May 02, 2015 at 12:23 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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

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Camera body: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: Fuji 10-24mm f/4
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Converted to B&W in Nik Silver Efex Pro
Top vote (3p) + reason:Bobu - amazing landscape that really sets the scene of the location
Runner-up vote (2p): ChronoDL
Last vote (1p): Ulff
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May 02, 2015 at 12:35 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


http://www.stnbrchr.com/bilder/img/nyc/10/1_0015.jpg




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Camera body: Konica Hexar RF
Lens: Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35/2.5
Aperture: F22
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Basically none, as it's a film shot. It was scanned via Epson V700 and Silverfast SE. I did a little bit of levels and added the border.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Gary Clennan + great street scene with beautiful light
Runner-up vote (2p): Bobu
Last vote (1p): serhan_
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May 02, 2015 at 12:41 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015




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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Zeiss MP 2/50 ZE
Aperture: 10
Filters: -
Short note on PP: Adjusted exposure, highlights, shadows WB in LR.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Gary Clennan: I like the atmosphere, compositions and tones.
Runner-up vote (2p): Bobu: classical well composed landscape
Last vote (1p): sebboh
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May 07, 2015 at 01:37 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


Thank you for viewing



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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Sony/Zeiss FE 35/2.8
Aperture: 8
Filters: -
Short note on PP: Exposure and WB adjusted in LR.
Top vote (3p) + reason: snowboarder: colors and mood
Runner-up vote (2p): Bobu
Last vote (1p): Jman13
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The Crab Bridge



Edited on Jun 07, 2015 at 03:15 AM · View previous versions



May 09, 2015 at 02:27 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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Camera body: A7R
Lens: Konica Hexanon-M 35/2
Aperture: probably f4
Filters: UV+IR
Short note on PP: Cropped, slight shadow lifting. No other PP. RAW processing in C1 Pro 8. TIF->jpg and Adobe->sRGB & Resize using Imagemagick script based on Samuli original
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu - Artistic interpretation and an inherently difficult night exposure
Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff
Last vote (1p): Bobbytan

others in close contention: Jman13, Samuli, CronoDL
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A very weak entry against the current competition




May 09, 2015 at 08:15 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Zeiss ZM35/1.4
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Just a bit of white balance and sharpening.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Serhan Wonderful B&W, very moody, dark, dank, almost ominous...
Runner-up vote (2p): Snowboarder. What's not to love? A creative classic, if there can be such a thing.
Last vote (1p): PascalJappy. Help!! Harry, or whoever, help!
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May 10, 2015 at 06:46 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015



Anemone Nemorosa by briantho, on Flickr

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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Sony Zeiss FE 55mm f1.8
Aperture: f1.8
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Nothing major
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu, for the colors and mood
Runner-up vote (2p): bobbytan
Last vote (1p): twoeye
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May 11, 2015 at 05:41 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


Prague-1 by Boris Buschardt, auf Flickr

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Camera body: Ricoh GR
Lens: 18.3mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: WB and clarity in LR
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ulff (another great staircase shot where you are not sure if you look at a 2D or a 3D object)
Runner-up vote (2p): sebboh
Last vote (1p): PascalJappy
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May 12, 2015 at 03:39 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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Camera body: M240
Lens: ZM18
Aperture: f/8
Filters: Lee Big Stopper
Short note on PP: Color treatement in Color Efex.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu - incredible shot with the GR. Perfect PP and subtle colors.
Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff
Last vote (1p): Bobbytan
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ZM18




May 12, 2015 at 10:01 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


Congrats rji2goleez, lovely mix of abstract and very real

http://www.dearsusan.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC08588-2.jpg


Don't know why image appears so big and soft ... it isn't as big in the file. Click for better version.

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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Zeiss Distagon 25/2 ZF2
Aperture: ?
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Desaturation + local contrast enhancement
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ulff, superb abstract and colour
Runner-up vote (2p): cputeq, lovely story being told in nice B&W
Last vote (1p): Bobu, for the great eery feeling
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May 27, 2015 at 12:36 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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Camera body: Sony A7
Lens: Leica 75/2.5 Summarit-M
Aperture: 2.5
Filters: none
Short note on PP: just color noise reduction and slight straightening
Top vote (3p) + reason: Iliang, love the rich colors and symmetry
Runner-up vote (2p): cputeq
Last vote (1p): retrofocus, love the warmth but too distracted by the cat's eyes
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May 27, 2015 at 10:36 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


Something more experimental this month:
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/l90e.jpg
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Camera body: Canon 6D
Lens: Leica R 90 f2.8 Elmarit
Aperture: f4.0 or f5.6 (can't remember)
Filters: none
Short note on PP: mirrored, distortion, color key
Top vote (3p) + reason: Gary Clennan - fantastic b&w
Runner-up vote (2p): snowboarder - great colors and abstract character; would love to know more about this image
Last vote (1p): Bobu - superb long exposure from a nice point of view
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May 29, 2015 at 08:54 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


http://s8.postimg.org/ybls7gc51/P1350658_2.jpg

Camera body: GH1
Lens: 80-210/3.8-4 Tamron
Aperture: f/16?
Filters:none
Short note on PP: adjusted saturation, sharpness, etc. in Silkypix
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ulff, seemed like I should vote this way & very strong composition and great color
Runner-up vote (2p): Bobu; Am I really going to put this at #2?!?! Idk
Last vote (1p): BobbyTan

Am I really not going to vote for Zion Milky Way? Aaargh! Tough month! & snowboarder's sunset=great too



May 30, 2015 at 11:39 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015



MEVAGISSEY by JULIAN, on Flickr









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Camera body:Sigma Dp1 Merrill
Lens:Fixed 19mm (28mm)
Aperture:f4.5
Filters:None
Short note on PP:Shot Raw export 16bit Tiif into Cs6
Top vote (3p) + reason:Philbar, for imagination
Runner-up vote (2p):Gary Clennan
Last vote (1p):serhan_
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May 31, 2015 at 07:55 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015




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Filters:None
Short note on PP: (LR5) Contrast, Highlights, Shadows. Nothing fancy.
Top vote (3p) + reason: cputeq - Contrast and Balance make me explore the image and dream myself into the sky
Runner-up vote (2p): CronoDL
Last vote (1p): Bobu
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Jun 01, 2015 at 01:15 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · The Alt Monthly Competition #35A: April 2015


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Jun 07, 2015 at 08:19 AM





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