p.1 #1 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
THANKS to everyone for submitting entries and keeping this competition alive
Welcome to the Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Results are in for Competition #159 September 2025
Three main contenders battled it out for the win but in the end Ross Martin won with 14 points followed by RoamingScott on 13 and AdaptedLenses on11
Congratulations to all winners.
1st Place: Ross Martin (14 points):
2nd Place: RoamingScott (13 points):
3rd Place: AdaptedLenses (11 Points):
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Now on to Competition #161 - November
Please post your shots taken in November 2025
Now on to this month's competition, can I ask new entrants to PLEASE read the rules below ? You MUST vote and MUST include the EXIF with your shot .
1. Your entry must have been photographed using alt or mirrorless lens or gear.
Canon DSLR using Canon EF mount lens is NOT alt.
Nikon DSLR using Nikon F mount lens is NOT alt.
Anything else IS alt, including all mirrorless systems.
2. Your entry must have been photographed during November 2025 for this event.
3. Your submission must be posted by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 31st December 2025 to be eligible.
4. One entry per user per month.
5. 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.
Please leave the EXIF intact, and copy the following below, adding your info & votes to 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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p.1 #2 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
I'll kick us off
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Camera body: A1
Lens: Tamron 28-75 G2
Aperture: 4.0
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Cropping and alignment, black and white conversion in Silver efex pro
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ross Martin - amazing colours and clean composition
Runner-up vote (2p): TNCasual - Stunning Light and composition, so hard to chose between 1st and 2nd this month
Last vote (1p): The Rat
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p.1 #6 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Congrats to the winners!
Snowfall started early November in WNY. Fall was unusually warm - it caused this kind of photo which I named "Snow Rose".
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Camera body: Leica M-E 240
Lens: Voigtlander 75/1.5 M-lens
Aperture: f/1.5
Filters: none
Short note on PP: PP in Adobe PS and Nik Color Efex software
Top vote (3p) + reason: TNCasual: love the mystic-looking scene with the light!
Runner-up vote (2p): tsdevine
Last vote (1p): pbraymond
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p.1 #7 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
johnahill wrote:
If you want to submit one for last month I won't say no ;-)
Ok you twisted my leg, though no worries if no votes since I was late
Here's November as early as I can post it, so yin-yang and all that.
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Camera body: Hasselblad X2D
Lens: 55V
Aperture: f/2.5
Filters: nature's mist filter =)
Short note on PP: Processed in Lightroom
Top vote (3p) + reason: Grenache - excellent comp and colors, a fantastic scene
Runner-up vote (2p): TNCasual
Last vote (1p): Ross Martin
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p.1 #8 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Great shots last month, congrats to the winners. Geez, this month's set is spectacular, really really tough to choose this month.
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Camera body: Sony a7R V
Lens: Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM
Aperture: f/2
Filters: N/A
Short note on PP: Lightroom to Photoshop, sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI. Really just a light touch on processing.
Top vote (3p) + reason: TNCasual - Just looks magical, it was the one I kept coming back to when I scrolled through the shots. Makes me want to be there.
Runner-up vote (2p): Ross Martin - Wonderful color palette, and I love the white bark.
Last vote (1p): johnahill - I feel like I'm on the beach and it has depth.
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p.1 #9 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
I somehow missed the deadline for last month since I was being indecisive on what to post. But I'll at least contribute to this one.
Subject is Eilean Donan Castle, taken on a trip to Isle of Skye recently. Weather was highly uncooperative, with some rain but mostly strong winds. Ended up doing a half dozen 30 second exposures before I finally got one that was acceptably sharp but it was worth it!
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Camera body: Panasonic S1R
Lens: Leica SL 24-90
Aperture: f/16
Filters:
Short note on PP: It rained a lot so the sky had a few water spots. I used "negative" dehaze in Lightroom on the sky to smooth them out.
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ross Martin, I absolutely love this type of shot. Great colors and processing.
Runner-up vote (2p): TNCasual
Last vote (1p): Grenache
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p.1 #10 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Congrats to the winners, great stuff in October!
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Camera body: Nikon Z30
Lens: Nikon 18-140
Aperture: 8.0
Filters: na
Short note on PP: Std tones, crop, and just a touch of extra warmth added to the yellows.
Top vote (3p) + reason: TNCasual - incredible light and atmosphere, the primary shape (tree) and the way the ferns at the bottom are lit up, together with what I am guessing is strategic vignetting.
Runner-up vote (2p): Ross Martin
Last vote (1p): johnahill
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p.1 #11 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Thanks for the votes y’all, and congrats also to RoamingScott and AdaptedLenses.
My November image is of the sunset glow above Mesquite Flat dunes in Death Valley.
Many great images y’all submitted for October, I’m sorry there aren’t enough votes to include more of you.
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Camera body: Sony A7RV
Lens: Tamron 50-400m
Aperture: f/16
Filters: none
Short note on PP: my standard Lightroom workflow
Top vote (3p) + reason: RoamingScott - loved this scene since I first saw on Nikon forum, the glow of light pulls me in
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill - love the color palette of various blue hues contrasted with the brown
Last vote (1p): tsdevine - classic late autumn waterfall scene that gives me peaceful vibes
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ILCE-7RM5E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens85mmf/16.01/100s320 ISO-0.7 EV
p.1 #12 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Great job winners!
My votes for last month:
Top vote (3p) + reason: TNCasual, love the strong contrast in the light and shadow.
Runner-up vote (2p): tsdevine
Last vote (1p): RoamingScott
Mine for last month:
Camera body: Olympus EM1 Mk2
Lens: 7-14 Pro
Aperture: f2.8
Filters: None, but using tripod 80mp hi-res mode. (Yeehaw, busted out an aurora shot with the hi res mode this time! Do wish they'd allow cranking the ISO higher in hi res mode, but still happy with how it came out.)
Short note on PP: Basic processing done in DxO Photolab 8.
p.1 #13 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
_FPL1798.jpg by G Schweiger, on Flickr
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Camera body: Sigma fpL
Lens: Sigma 24mm f/3.5
Aperture:f/7.1
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Shadows brought up a bit, Used the Sigma Sunset Red Preset
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond , nostalgia choice for me, that has to be in the Blue Ridge/Smoky Mountains
Runner-up vote (2p): Ross Martin
Last vote (1p): Grenache
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p.1 #14 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
Lovely images everyone. Been a weird fall for me... but I did manage to make some images on a trip to the US in November. Thanks for the joint win in August! And wow, pretty sure I can pick the winner for this set of entries... but we'll see.
Sony a7IV
Sony 135GM
f/2 1/500 3200
Processed in Lr
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ross Martin - love the color!
Runner-up vote (2p): TNCasual
Last vote (1p): tsdevine
p.1 #16 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #161
No crisp shots in Nov but liked this one and need to enter to vote.
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Camera body: Df
Lens: 50mm f/2 NAI
Aperture: f/4
Filters: n/a
Short note on PP: Adobe ACR
Top vote (3p) + reason: TNCasual - Incredible Light
Runner-up vote (2p): Ross Martin - Incredible Color
Last vote (1p): RoamingScott - More Good Light
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