Photo Comp April 2014 - "Open Spaces"

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Photo Comp - April 2014 - Your Winner:

Poll ended at Thu May 01, 2014 12:30 am 0

PFVA
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7%
XStreme
1
7%
Dvorak
8
57%
Goatform
2
14%
Whiteball
2
14%
 
Total votes: 14

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Photo Comp April 2014 - "Open Spaces"

Post by RiK »

So, my choice again this month. March was a bit(!) thin on the ground with entries, let see if we can't perk things up a bit this month eh?

I'm going to set a very broad theme again this month so no excuses for not shooting something. The topic is going to be 'open spaces', which you can interpret however you like though again, this is a photography competition, so maximum brownie points to anyone who makes an effort to do something photographically interesting, shoots something specifically for the comp or takes a moment to explain the process behind their shot.

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Some cracking entries this month folks, well done!

PFVA:
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XStreme:
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Dvorak:
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Untitled #1 (Vast And Living)

Goatform:
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Whiteball:
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Worthy mentions:
Meow - I liked the factory and the open road shots a lot, I like the first couple of supermario's too, though no so much the last one which is the entry by default.. Portland's beach shot is a cracker too but when it came down to it, the standard of entries this month was so high that it meant I can really be picky on the technical standard and creative input in the photos. I must admit I do have a clear favourite this month but I'll leave my vote until the end to see how others feel about the entries..

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I'm really hoping this doesn;t died this photo comp every mth.

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Cracking start Meow :-)
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RiK wrote:Cracking start Meow :-)
Thanks. I'm constantly taking photo's with the comp in mind and the right time.
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I was a bit tied up last month - combination of work and various other crises.

Have a couple of old ones.

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From the archives, the sand dunes in Tottori prefecture, Japan:

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Also from the archives, unknown location in Canada, but near Winnipeg:

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Yesterday morning during low tide

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I have something in mind that i should be able to try sometime this month.
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I got a new Camera (cough HTC one) so I took it out for a few trips

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Slightly different take on the topic

Pining for ...
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Picture of our greyhound just after he came back from a walk. I thought he was looking wistfully out the window in this pose.
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As you may have read, I had a really great time in York taking photos and I remembered this months photo topic, so while exploring York I was trying to find something that used open space.

I took quite a few photos of many jets and I thought I could use some of these as a candidate for this topic playing on how aeroplanes use open space to their advantage however none of the ones I took felt quite right for this, in desperation I just pointed the camera straight up and snapped as a joke at taking a photo of literal open space and the result couldn't have pleased me more. (I guess humour can bring out a creative side too :))

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Branching out to the open sky.

What I like about this is that the camera has caught just enough detail to show the individual branches spreading out into the open sky but not much colour giving a really impressive contrast between the open sky and the reaching branches, you could also say it looks like a silhouette on an empty canvas.

I'll be keeping my eye out for another photo but until then I'll leave you with this.
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Re: Photo Comp April 2014 - "Open Spaces"

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Obviously I'm not entering as it was my topic, but I'll throw a few in the pot for inspiration...

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Top one would have had a 25A on it back in the day :wink:
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Portland wrote:Top one would have had a 25A on it back in the day :wink:
Circular polariser FTW ;-)
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Re: Photo Comp April 2014 - "Open Spaces"

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Just a holding one to say I've submitted something (bit of an old one)

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