Photo Competition - February 2012

[RicKamila]

Welcome to the Walk Highlands Forum User's Photo Competition. As voted by members of the forum, photos entered must be from the previous month.

This months photos must be from January 1st to January 31st 2012

HOW TO ENTER:

User's may submit ONE photo only from the previous month.
You have until the 1159pm on the 15th of February to enter a photo.
Any photos entered after this time are ineligible to be voted on.
Photos must be your own and can be from anywhere in the world provided they are of an outdoor nature.
You must list the location and date taken.
In the interest of fairness, please declare if you have used photo editing software.
You may include your camera details in the entry.

COMMENTS MUST NOT BE MADE ON PHOTOS DURING ENTRY PERIOD IN ORDER TO KEEP PHOTOS TOGETHER FOR EASIER VOTING.


Comments can be made in the thread -Photo Competition Comments.

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Voting begins at midnight on the 16th of February and lasts until the 1159pm on the 26th February. Details on how to vote will be posted in the Photo Competition Comments thread before the entry cut off time and again on here from the 16th Feb.

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WINNING PHOTO(S):

The winner will be the photo with the most votes as counted and verified by RicKamila. In the event of there being more the one with the most votes, all photos on that score will win. The winning photo(s) will be entered in to a vote in December for Photo of the Year, where the overall winner will receive a certificate.


Good Luck Everybody!!

[Kevin29035]

Awesome



Sgor an Lochain Uaine and sunset - 14th Jan

[mountainstar]

Sunset from Carnedd Llywelyn Wildcamp, 13th Jan 2012.
Walk report here:-http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=17916
OLYMPUS SP560UZ
Only very basic editing used.

[scoob999]

Meall Dubhag
Canon SX130is no editing

[Avocetboy]

Gibralter Point
Samsung Galaxy Mobile Phone. 2nd January. No edit

[Alastair S]

Ben Macdui From Beinn a' Chaorainn With the summit cairn of Beinn a' Chaorainn to the fore.


13th Jan, 11:44am, Canon EOS 550D, 1/20 sec, f/25, ISO 100. Sky/foreground balancing & selective sharpening applied in Photoshop Element. As featured in my Not Gooey (Beinns Bhreac & a' Chaorainn) report.

[clivegrif]

Ice lollies on Pen Y Garn. 15th January 2012. Using Olympus e620, no editing.

[Alan S]

Loch Treig from Stob Coire Sgriodain. 15/01/12 , no editing

[DonnyW]

Title : Stone Gargoyles
Where : Sauchie Craigs, North Third Reservoir, Stirling
Date Taken: 28/1/12
Camera : Canon 50D and EFS 17-55 F2.8 IS USM Lens, no filters used
Settings : Handheld 1/8 sec : F22 :ISO200
Editing : Yes.. my standard workflow from the camera RAW file.. nothing fancy

[malky_c]

Mynydd Moel from Cadair Idris - 14th Jan. Probably altered the brightness and cropped slightly but I can't remember.

[blueyed]

my pleasure
ben a'an, the trossachs, 23 jan 2012
nikon d300, hoya polarising filter, cokin grad grey filter
sharpening, contrast and manual stitching into a panorama (made of 2) in photoshop cs3
1/40s, f7.1, ISO 200, 32mm

bigger version here: http://www.around-scotland.blogspot.com/2012/01/master-of-world.html

[skillinabottle]

PanasonicDMC-FZ8
1/80 sec exposure
6.0mm focal length
ISO 100
Cropped a bit and then turned upside down.

[gammy leg walker]

My back garden Mon 31/1/12 definatley no editing...........11.00pm

[pgrizz]

Greengates Quarry and Lunedale, Teesdale. Taken on a wander in the Pennines of Teesdale.
Camera: Olympus E-410, slight editing as taken in raw format.

[magicdin]

The Cobbler - 5th January 2012 - just cropped a wee bit