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--The Countryside/Rural Living--

Ok. Had to change this from my original idea as it had been done before.

So, anything that says 'countryside' to you. Be it a landscape or an item that make syou think of sunny days in the hills. Anything that invokes a sense of rural living will do.

Go for it people! dazzle me with your art!

Good luck all. (p.s. you get an extra 24 hours as I may be out the night it should finish)

Edd


Photo Submissions:

1. Camera - Any Camera (with LB attached)
2. Time - any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Post-Processing - do whatever you like and the judge will decide if it works.
4. Posting - * Photo Name in the message subject line.* Camera model & Lensbaby used.* Notes -- post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
6. Commenting - No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed and a winner has been declared, comments can be made in this thread.
7. Have FUN!
8. Good luck to everyone.

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

* New Topic - After winner is declared.
* Posting Starts - Right after topic is announced.
* Posting Ends- 3.30pm PDT/11.30pm GMT (Pacific Time) Friday, July 17th, 2009
* Winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
* Winner from this competition decides the theme of the next one (and judges it for a winner) after this competition is closed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2009 06:35AM by agroupuk.

Great subject. Just in case anyone hasn't see the list.
Here is the complete list of subjects so far:

[lensbaby.com]

Joby



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2009 11:26AM by jbrunjes.

Ouch :(

I went through the list and must have missed it...
Thanks for pointing it out.

Going to change the subject from 'Transportation' to 'The Countryside/Rural Living'

I will edit the above post to reflect the change.
Apologies to anyone who reads this AFTER the change is made.
Sorry for the confusion.

Cheers,

Edd

New State Motor Co.
Nikon D70, 3G.

Where's the wind.
composer on a canon 40d
Scott

Bodie Outhouse
Canon 5D, 3G, 1/1000th sec., f4.0, ISO 200.

Shot in mid-day sun
Canon 5D
LB 3G
F2
ISO 100
1/5000

"Foggy Morning Near Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina"

Taken in late October 2008 with the Composer and Double Optic with 0.6x Wide Angle Lens. ISO 200, 1/160 sec.

Rich

"Fletcher Island Bridge"
3G - F22 - .09 NDF - 2 Polarizers 1 Sec
Nikon D700 ISO 200-Shot in BW w/selective (in camera) red filter - kelvin 2500

some good entries so far. Just posting to get this back on the first page.
Scott

" Santa's New Office "
Canon 1d mk 3
Lensbaby 3G + Telephoto lens
ISO 800
1/6400
Shot from a quickly moving RV at an undisclosed location in Nevada.

'The hay before the storm'
HDR
Nikon D300 3G, ISO 320 Five exposures ranging 1/2000 to 1/8000
F stop - can't remember.

steve

Mabry Mill

Nikon D200
Lb 3G
I think f2.8 aperture ring

"Sunset"


composer/double

Ok,

Apologies for taking longer than anticipated to judge this but I had a few things on that kept me away from the net.

Anyway here goes.....

Thanks for entering all - loads of good pics which made it really hard to choose.



In 3rd place:

'Where's the wind' by ScottM

I love the sepia on this and how the sky is so perfect. Nice composition. Was hard to make this 3rd and not first or second place. Nice pic indeed!.

In 2nd place:

'The hay before the storm' By SKF

This was gonna be numero uno but got pipped at the post. I love this pic - nicely framed and using HDR with a lensbaby is so rare! its subtle but beautiful. Nicely done.

In 1st place:

'Sunset' By Kmac

The colour (color to you Americans lol) of this shot is nicely muted - or is it black and white? its almost hard to tell. Either way its a great composition. It really says countryside to me. You almost dont notice the man sat on the horse in front of the buidling on the right. Really impressed with this pic. Well done!

So there you go - you are up next Kmac! Good luck :)

Edd

great posts everybody. Edd I'll take third anytime, thanks. Good job Skf and Kmac.
Scott

Edd
Thanks for your kind words and the top subject choice.
Kmac, fantastic image little scenes all through it well done.
well done to everyone who entered and so made this a great comp.
Cheers

steve

Nice work everyone and congrats kamc...nicely done!

Congrats Kmac, SKF, and Scott!
Keithnc, I also really like your mill shot!
Joby

Wow, some fantastic images folks. Well done all around.

Thanks Edd - congrats to SKF and Scott, also and everyone else who participated - there were some really interesting images this time around. I will post another challenge by tomorrow.