June 25, 2013

June Photography Poll Thread #1 - Please Vote!

The theme of the June contest is HDR

There are only 17 entries, thus the top three vote getters in each thread will advance to the finals along with the next two highest vote getters overall.

Please vote in this thread and in thread:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023088803

Submissions are limited to any HDR image. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. To create an HDR image, one must take multiple shots of the same scene at different f stops and use the appropriate software to combine all shots into one final image.

Use of Photoshop or other computer image manipulation is also encouraged. All the general rules for past competitions applies.

To learn more, I would invite you to go to http://www.hdrsoft.com/ which is one of the vendors of HDR software. In addition Adobe Photoshop and NIK Software market software for HDR processing. To see some examples of very good HDR images go to: http://www.hdrsoft.com/gallery/index.php

Preliminary Round will run for 72 hours.

Finals will be posted shortly thereafter and will run for 72 hours.

Please share your comments and help to keep this thread kicked.

Thanks,
PuppyBismark



NOTE: Skinner has authorized this contest be run in GD.

Soar!

Cold Storage


After the Fire


Time Shift


Wagon Hill


Made in the USA


Rust Bucket


All Dressed Up, Nowhere to Go!

P40 - Dawn Patrol

June 22, 2013

Last Day to submit an entry for the June Photo Competition

Hi,

Just a quick note that there are still 14 spots left for entry.

Regards,
PuppyBismark

June 15, 2013

June Photography Competition Submissions Are Now Open

To submit an image or view the submissions, go to: http://www.democraticunderground.com/103618547

Thanks,
PuppyBismark

June 15, 2013

The June Photo Competiton Is Open, Post your HDR Images Here

The June Photo Competition is now open. Please use this discussion thread to post your images. Submission will be closed on June 21st or when 30 images are submitted.

Submissions are limited to any HDR image. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. To create an HDR image, one must take multiple shots of the same scene at different f stops and use the appropriate software to combine all shots into one final image.

Use of Photoshop or other computer image manipulation is also encouraged. All the general rules for past competitions applies.

To learn more, I would invite you to go to http://www.hdrsoft.com/ which is one of the vendors of HDR software. In addition Adobe Photoshop and NIK Software market software for HDR processing. To see some examples of very good HDR images go to: http://www.hdrsoft.com/gallery/index.php

Please post all comments to the comment thread at: http://www.democraticunderground.com/103618546


CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia or to a linked Gallery and included in a DU Calendar that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

Thanks,
PuppyBismark

June 15, 2013

June Competition Comment Thread

Please post any comments about the June submissions here.

The entry thread is at the top of the Photography Group posts here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/103618547

Thanks,
PuppyBismark

May 28, 2013

The June Competiton Theme is HDR Images.

I will post a submission thread about June 12th. Use this time to go out and shoot or rummage through your images to find "that shot." Any subject matter is appropriate as long as the image is an HDR image.

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. To create an HDR image, one must take multiple shots of the same scene at different f stops and use the appropriate software to combine all shots into one final image.

To learn more, I would invite you to go to http://www.hdrsoft.com/ which is one of the vendors of HDR software. In addition Adobe Photoshop and NIK Software market software for HDR processing.

Use of Photoshop or other computer image manipulation is also encouraged. All the general rules for past competitions will apply.

To see some examples of very good HDR images go to: http://www.hdrsoft.com/gallery/index.php

December 26, 2012

** December Photo Contest Winners **

Congratulation to all the participates. Here are the winners:

First Place: A Drop of Spring by Solly Mac
Second Place: Ambling on Home by Mira
Third Place: Green Heron on Pine Lake by Celebration

You can find all the images and the scores at: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022058099



The January 2013 contest will be managed by Solly Mac who will also choose the theme.

Thanks for everyone's participation,

PuppyBismark

December 25, 2012

** Take a Break from all these discussions and Vote in the DU December Photo Contest **

Hi,

Just a few hours left in the DU Photography December Contest. Voting is open to all DU members and there are some great photos made by DU members. Just go to

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022058099

and pick your favorite.

Thanks,
PuppyBismark

December 23, 2012

** DECEMBER PHOTO CONTEST FINALS UP IN GD!! **

Please help keep this thread kicked! The poll will run for 72 Hours

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022058099

Thanks for all the response and the great images from everyone.

PuppyBismark

December 23, 2012

**POLL** DECEMBER PHOTO CONTEST FINAL VOTE **

This has been an great contest with wonderful images.

The theme of this December Photography contest is Reflections

These 10 images are the ones that placed first or second in the preliminary polls or got the next highest votes. (Note: there was a tie for 10th position, 17 votes, so the 10th position image that got the highest percentage votes in its preliminary contest was selected based on votes/(total votes in the specific prelim).

Voting on the final winner will run for 72 hours.

Please feel free to comment and help keep this thread kicked!




NOTE: Skinner has authorized this contest be run in GD.

Ambling on Home


Green Heron on Pine Lake


Overpeck Creek


Reflections on Ice

Thread 2

A Drop of Spring


Clouding Up


Reflections on a winter’s day


Stump


Long Ago and Far Away


Capital Building, Madison Wisconsin ~ Reflection off a Glass Building