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Post your best shot from May, and vote for your top 3 from competition #35A.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1363168/

The winner of last month's competition, with 24 points, is once again Bobu, marking his 7th win overall! Congratulations!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8714/17201863455_051e615925_o.jpg

Some interesting stats, as I compiled for the first time. 16 total entries received votes (showing how strong everyone's entry was), and 8 different entries received first place votes. As was suggested when I took over, I'm doing something a bit different here, and will also post the two runners-up to last month's competition.

In second place, with 14 points: Ulff:
http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/r68.jpg

And in third place, with 13 points: Gary Clennan
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/43/1129143.jpg

Now to this month's competition:
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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 May 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 #35A contributions here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1363168/

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
Competition #34: Bobu



Jun 01, 2015 at 05:21 AM
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Hello all, some changes I see. Jordan thank you continuing a great series it is one of my favorites.

I have not been too active in photography lately as work & other things have taken much time. I have been lurking some & seeing what others in ALT World are doing. Here is my meager submission, this is the boring kind of stuff I have been recording, work crap. But to vote I need an entry so here it is. Hopefully in future months I can contribute something more interesting at least.





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Camera body: Fujifilm X-100s
Lens: 23mm
Aperture: f/11
Filters: none
Short note on PP: some (well a lot) of highlight recovery & white balance adjustment, usual sharpening

Top vote (3p) + reason: Jman13 The subject & and framing is excellent. Superb B&W conversion, detail is amazing.( on a side note: one of best Fuji X-T1 images I have seen on the web)

Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff ,I am not sure what the heck it is, but it is, IMHO, well photographed that's for sure!

Last vote (1p): Bobu Nice light & color
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Jun 01, 2015 at 07:51 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


3 stunning images
Thanks Jordan for continuing the monthly duties, great to see this still going



Jun 01, 2015 at 08:24 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Well done!


Tessa


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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Pentax Super Takumar 35mm f2
Aperture: f2
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Dodge, burn, contrast adjustments, conversion to B&W
Top vote (3p) + reason: Juju 1958, love the feel, so very English.
Runner-up vote (2p): Calboy87
Last vote (1p): Bobu
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Jun 01, 2015 at 11:30 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Spring time in Germany (Rhine river valley)

http://martinbluhm.zenfolio.com/img/s12/v179/p1220385220-5.jpg


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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Canon 28/2.8 FD
Aperture: 11
Filters: Circular Polarizer
Short note on PP: Nik Color Efex
Top vote (3p) + reason: CalBoy87 - Eyecatcher for me - great bridge shot with architectural design
Runner-up vote (2p): Bobu
Last vote (1p): Phillip Reeve
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Jun 01, 2015 at 04:07 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Congrats, Bobu!

Jordan: It's nice that you are including the 2nd and 3rd places with their scores ... and images.



Jun 01, 2015 at 05:07 PM
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Camera body: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Zeiss ZE 35 f/1.4
Aperture: 4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Very little, just a small crop and exposure adjustments and lightroom default lens correction
Top vote (3p) + reason: two eye - I love how the light shines though the ice blocks: very iconic shot to me
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clennan - I new this was one of Gary's shots right away. What a wonderful landscape shot with lovely light on the top of the mountains.
Last vote (1p): Philber - I love the leading lines drawing me deeper into the shot. Superb.
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Jun 02, 2015 at 12:09 PM
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Camera body: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Nikkor ED 50-300 ED AiS
Aperture: 4.5 or 5.6
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Contrast and Shadows boost on LR5
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu - Beautiful view of a most beautiful place. Great way to avoid the crowds too
Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff - Please tell us what that is!
Last vote (1p): Samuli
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/56649027/IMG_8181-2.jpg



Jun 03, 2015 at 03:47 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Rules questions: do I have to submit an image to 36 to vote on 35A, and does the answer to that question depend on whether I submitted to 35A (I did)?


Jun 03, 2015 at 07:08 PM
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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Zeiss Otus 55 f:1.4 + 12mm tube
Aperture: f:2.0
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Standard sharpness, structure, exposure and contrast. Basic cropping.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ulff. Colossal visual impact. Isn't this what photography is about?
Runner-up vote (2p): Samuli Vahonen. Great landscape, brilliantly executed
Last vote (1p): Phillip Reeve. Charming, delicate, impeccable
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Apologies to PascalJappy, Retrofocus, Juju1958, Gary Clennan, Boris. All of you are not only making my winning once a distant prospect at best, you are also making choosing only 3 shots every month a difficult exercise!







Jun 04, 2015 at 12:40 AM
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Camera body: Sony A7R
Lens: Sony FE 55
Aperture: F2
Filters: none
Short note on PP: monochrome conversion/picture style in LR5
Top vote (3p) + reason: Phillip Reeve - just a nice, pleasing shot
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Clenan
Last vote (1p): philber
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Edited on Jun 10, 2015 at 09:29 AM · View previous versions



Jun 04, 2015 at 04:55 AM
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Camera body: Apple iPhone 5s (that counts as alt, right??)
Lens:
Aperture:
Filters:
Short note on PP: none
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu, monumental scale and impact
Runner-up vote (2p): briantho
Last vote (1p): retrofocus
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Jun 06, 2015 at 09:57 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Yes, you have to submit to vote.

Lee Saxon wrote:
Rules questions: do I have to submit an image to 36 to vote on 35A, and does the answer to that question depend on whether I submitted to 35A (I did)?




Jun 06, 2015 at 11:23 AM
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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/100 ZE
Aperture: 8
Filters: -
Short note on PP: 2 image stitch, edited in LR.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Samuli: dramatic cloud & light, great perspective and dimensions.
Runner-up vote (2p): Jman13. Dramatic urban landscape.
Last vote (1p): Bobu: Classical well executed urban landscape
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Jun 07, 2015 at 09:16 AM
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http://imageshack.com/a/img909/9983/1SQURQ.jpg

Camera body: GH1
Lens: 24/2.5 Tamron
Aperture: 16 (?)
Filters:
Short note on PP: Basic RAW conversion, contrast, usm, etc in Silkypix and Gimp
Top vote (3p) + reason: Bobu, looks like Scandanavia, looks good
Runner-up vote (2p): Jman13
Last vote (1p): Ulff



Jun 26, 2015 at 12:16 PM
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http://www.paintingwithlight.de/FilesEx/m58_26.jpg
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Camera body: Canon 6D
Lens: Minolta 58 f1.2
Aperture: f1.2
Filters: ---
Short note on PP: cropped, toned, curves
Top vote (3p) + reason: Samuli Vahonen - impressive misty landscape, great perspective
Runner-up vote (2p): Gary Cennan - great composition, minimalistic, perfect
Last vote (1p): Jman13 - well composed, great contrast balance
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Jun 28, 2015 at 10:51 PM
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http://www.dearsusan.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Fantastic.jpg

Congratulations to the 3 on the podium. Superb pics. Also very nice to have a podium of 3 rather than just the 1 winner. Thanks.

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Camera body: Sony A7r
Lens: Zeiss 55/1.4
Aperture: f/2
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Crop, desaturation & clarity enhancement

Top vote (3p) + reason: jman13. Superb B&W and beautifully balanced composition

Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff. Nice, mysterious. The bottom of the ladder gives away the PP symmetry but takes nothing away from the impact.

Last vote (1p): juju1958. Beautifully atmospheric and film-like (I'll pretend I didn't read the PP notes )

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Jun 29, 2015 at 10:15 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


May was nothing special for me shooting-wise, but I liked how this simple shot came out.

http://jordansteele.com/2015/morning_blossoms.jpg

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Camera body: Sony A7 II
Lens: Canon FD 85mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/4
Filters:
Short note on PP: Simple tone and curves adjustment in Lightroom.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Gary Clennan - another beautiful landscape from you
Runner-up vote (2p): Ulff
Last vote (1p): Bobu
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Jun 29, 2015 at 11:40 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · The Alt Monthly Competition #36


Deadvlei, Namibia at night:

Deadvlei by Boris Buschardt, auf Flickr

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Camera body: Nikon D800E
Lens: Zeiss Distagon 2.8/21mm ZF.2
Aperture: f/5.6
Filters: B+W Clear
Short note on PP: LR contrast and NR
Top vote (3p) + reason: PascalJappy (very dramatic and threatening)
Runner-up vote (2p): juj1985
Last vote (1p): Ulff
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Jun 29, 2015 at 11:42 AM
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Boris = WOW!


Jun 29, 2015 at 11:57 AM
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