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The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169

  
 
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p.1 #1 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


Welcome to the Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


Results are in for Competition #167 May 2026

In joint first place we have Ross Martin and The Rat on 14 points, runner up is TNCasual on 11 points


Congratulations to all winners.


Joint 1st Place: Ross Martin (14 points):








Joint 1st Place: The Rat (14 points):








Runner Up: TNCasual (11 Points):








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Now on to Competition #169 - July
Please post your shots taken in July 2026


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 .

Cheers
John

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Competition Rules

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 July 2026 for this event.
3. Your submission must be posted by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 31st August 2026 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.

For the voting part, you'll find the competition #168 contributions here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1948469/?b=2


Pick your top 3, and name them in your post.

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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Previous winners (Number of wins, if multiple):

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 (2)
Competition #10: Sebboh (2)
Competition #11: twoeye (2)
Competition #12: bobbytan
Competition #13: HelenaN (2)
Competition #14: Ulff
Competition #15: Bobu (3)
Competition #16: Phillip Reeve (2)
Competition #17: Sebboh (3)
Competition #18: Phillip Reeve (3)
Competition #19: carstenw
Competition #20: Gary Clennan
Competition #21: Bobu (4)
Competition #22: Ulff (2)
Competition #23: CronoDL
Competition #24: freaklikeme / Phillip Reeve (4)
Competition #25: retrofocus
Competition #26: Ulff (3)
Competition #27: Bobu (5)
Competition #28: Gary Clennan (2)
Competition #29: juju1958
Competition #30: bobbytan (2)
Competition #31: Bobu (6)
Competition #32: Sebboh (4)
Competition #33: rji2goleez
Competition #34: Bobu (7)
Competition #35: Bobu (8)
Competition #36: johnahill / Bobu (9)
Competition #37: juju1958 (2)
Competition #38: helimat
Competition #39: Phillip Reeve (5)
Competition #40: Gary Clennan (3)
Competition #41: akclimber
Competition #42: dbehrens
Competition #43: Bobu (10)
Competition #44: Bobu (11)
Competition #45: twoeye (3)
Competition #46: dbehrens (2)
Competition #47: twoeye (4)
Competition #48: snowboarder (2)
Competition #49: dbehrens (3)
Competition #50: bobbytan (3)
Competition #51: Bobu (12)
Competition #52: twoeye (5)
Competition #53: Jman13
Competition #54: HelenaN (3)
Competition #55: sebboh (5)
Competition #56: bobbytan (4)
Competition #57: Luvwine
Competition #58: OleAndre
Competition #59: Frogfish
Competition #60: Ulff (4)
Competition #61: retrofocus (2) / dbehrens (4)
Competition #62: dbehrens (5)
Competition #63: bobbytan (5)
Competition #64: Mathieu18
Competition #65: dbehrens (6)
Competition #66: Mathieu18 (2)
Competition #67: Steve Spencer
Competition #68: dbehrens (7)
Competition #69: Jman13 (2)
Competition #70: Mathieu18 (3)
Competition #71: birdied
Competition #72: Mitesh
Competition #73: GabrielPhoto
Competition #74: birdied (2)
Competition #75: Ulff (5)
Competition #76: Ulff (6)
Competition #77: BenjaminSmith
Competition #78: Bobbytan (6)
Competition #79: Lance B
Competition #80: Bobu (13)
Competition #81: Ulff (7)
Competition #82: FplStudio
Competition #83: Johnahill (2)
Competition #84: Mitesh (2)
Competition #85: HPfish10
Competition #86: Jeet Sukumaran
Competition #87: dbehrens (8)
Competition #88: Gabrielphoto (2)
Competition #89: JohnaHill (3)
Competition #90: Gabrielphoto (3)
Competition #91: Bobbytan (7)
Competition #92: HelenaN (4)
Competition #93: LuvWine (2)
Competition #94: Jman13 (3)
Competition #95: Bobbytan (8)
Competition #96: Birdied (3)
Competition #97: Birdied (4)
Competition #98: dbehrens (9)
Competition #99: Johnahill (4)
Competition #100: Johnahill (5)
Competition #101: Birdied (5)
Competition #102: hpfish10 (2)
Competition #103: filesofem
Competition #104:Bobbytan (9)
Competition #105:Jman13 (4) / hpfish10 (3)
Competition #106: Mitesh (3)
Competition #107: Birdied (6)
Competition #108: Bobbytan (10)
Competition #109: Regulator
Competition #110: AdaptedLenses
Competition #111: TNCasual
Competition #112: hpfish10 (4)
Competition #113: Jman13 (5)
Competition #114: mitesh (4)
Competition #115: hpfish10 (5)
Competition #116: hpfish10 (6)
Competition #117: RoamingScott
Competition #118: hpfish10 (7)
Competition #119: hmzimelka
Competition #120: johnahill (6)
Competition #121: hpfish10 (8)
Competition #122: hmzimelka (2)
Competition #123: johnahill (7)
Competition #124: TNCasual (2)
Competition #125: RoamingScott (2)
Competition #126: hmzimelka (3)
Competition #127: bmike-vt
Competition #128: bmike-vt (2)
Competition #129: Nikon1960
Competition #130: hpfish10 (9)
Competition #131: Jman13 (6)/pbraymond
Competition #132: mitesh (5)
Competition #133: pbraymond (2)
Competition #134: pbraymond (3)
Competition #135: Jman13 (7)
Competition #136: johnahill (8)
Competition #137: bmike-vt (3)
Competition #138: bmike-vt (4)/ruthenium
Competition #139: The Rat/pbraymond (4)
Competition #140: pbraymond (5)
Competition #141: Ross Martin
Competition #142: Jman13 (8)/johnahill (9)
Competition #143: Birdied (7)/Retrofocus (3)
Competition #144: pbraymond (6)
Competition #145: Peire
Competition #146: The Rat (2)/pbraymond (7)
Competition #147: RoamingScott (3)/pbraymond (8)
Competition #148: TNcasual (3)
Competition #149: Ross Martin (2)
Competition #150: TNcasual (4)/bmike-vt (5)
Competition #151: Retrofocus (4)
Competition #152: Nikon1960 (2)
Competition #153: TNcasual (5)
Competition #154: Ruthenium (2)
Competition #155: Ruthenium (3)/The Rat (3)
Competition #156: pbraymond (9)
Competition #157: RoamingScott (4)/johnahill (10)
Competition #158: bmike-vt (6)/TNcasual (6)
Competition #159: Ross Martin (3)
Competition #160: TNCasual (7)
Competition #161: Ross Martin (4)
Competition #162: The Rat (4)
Competition #163: Ross Martin (5)
Competition #164: AdaptedLenses (2)
Competition #165: Ross Martin (6)
Competition #166: Ross Martin (6)
Competition #167: Ross Martin (7)/The Rat (5)



Aug 04, 2026 at 02:14 AM
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p.1 #2 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


Hi all, I'm aware that the term of what is ALT is now very different to when the competition started, however with dwindling participation I don't want to change anything that will reduce potential entrants.


Aug 04, 2026 at 02:18 AM
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p.1 #3 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


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Camera body: A7r3
Lens: Sony 16-35 PZ
Aperture: f11
Filters:Grad
Short note on PP: Shadows and highlights, colour efex pro
Top vote (3p) + reason: austinschutz, fantastic mood in the sky
Runner-up vote (2p): pingflood
Last vote (1p): Ross Martin
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Aug 04, 2026 at 02:31 AM
 


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p.1 #4 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


Congratulations to those who won/placed in last month's competition!

Here is a photo from a somewhat hard to get to waterfall near Blackwater Falls State Park in West Virginia





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Camera body: Fuji GFX100S II
Lens: Fuji GF35-70 f/4.5-5.6 WR
Aperture: f/16
Filters: CPL or Dark CPL (can't remember)
Short note on PP: Lightroom (normal processing, cropped to 7:5), Photoshop (more tweaks), sharpened in Topaz Sharpen AI
Top vote (3p) + reason: austischutz - great lighting and color, spectacular timing on the rainbow
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill
Last vote (1p): Ross Martin
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Aug 04, 2026 at 07:37 AM
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p.1 #5 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


July 4 laser, fountain, and fireworks show at King’s Island, Ohio


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Camera body: A7R6
Lens: Tamron 28-75/2.8 G2
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: n/a
Short note on PP: my standard Lightroom workflow
Top vote (3p) + reason: austinschutz - beautiful weather atmosphere
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill
Last vote (1p): tsdevine
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  ILCE-7RM6    E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens    45mm    f/2.8    1/60s    3200 ISO    0.0 EV  




Aug 04, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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p.1 #6 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #169


Had mostly vacation shots from our France trip but worked some "street" in
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Camera body: RX100 VII
Lens: The one that's built in
Aperture: f/4.5
Filters: nada
Short note on PP: converted to mono
Top vote (3p) + reason: johnahill, I am a sucker for a nice dramatic contrasty b/w shot like this
Runner-up vote (2p): austinschutz
Last vote (1p): retrofocus
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Aug 04, 2026 at 11:54 AM







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