December 2009 Competition - Launch and Discussion

**Zone** · 30-11-2009, 10:23 PM

Well done to Barry (bodoman) for taking victory in Novembers competition on the theme of Dinner Time

Well here we are again, the final comp of the year, I've lost count of the number of times I've said that

There have been some good themes with a lot of great entries with some fantastic winning shots and long may it continue!

Still one more to decide though and for December; bodoman has chosen the theme

Let there be light

His explaination being "Well we do have lots of lights coming up this month"!

As always

will once again be supplying a 10x8" print of the winning shot

And

Gordon @

who is once again offering his services for a free ISF calibration, terms and conditions apply, see below

Closing date is Tuesday 29th December at 5pm or thereabouts.

Terms and conditions for ISF Calibration prize:
Prize: 1 x ISF calibration
Only available on mainland uk
Calibration will be done when Convergent are already in your area
There is no cash alternative
If winner is out with mainland UK then if travel costs are covered we will honour the prize

Butch499 · 30-11-2009, 10:43 PM

Thanks, Zone, Congratulations Bodo and a nice choice, I like it!

shotokan101 · 30-11-2009, 11:17 PM

"****!" - to quote Father Jack

...looks like it's "Tripod Time"

Jim

Zombane · 01-12-2009, 9:00 AM

I think people will concentrate more on the "light" part, than on the whole sentence. It will be interesting to see what we all come up with, my brain is already ticking away!

nikonuser11 · 01-12-2009, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombane

I think people will concentrate more on the "light" part, than on the whole sentence. It will be interesting to see what we all come up with, my brain is already ticking away!

agreed, I think its important to see it as a whole and not just 'light' but what do I know as I havent had enough creative brain cells in months to even send in something, hope to rectify it this month

well done Bodoman

shotokan101 · 01-12-2009, 1:43 PM

I actually think that it's a great subject this month - lots of scope for interpretation

Jim

stonedcamel · 01-12-2009, 2:47 PM

ive never entered a competition, was thinking of entering last months but wasnt keen on the theme (still voted) but will try and enter this months. im still very new to photography though so dont laugh to hard

shotokan101 · 01-12-2009, 2:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedcamel

ive never entered a competition, was thinking of entering last months but wasnt keen on the theme (still voted) but will try and enter this months. im still very new to photography though so dont laugh to hard

Dive right in - it's good fun

Jim

stonedcamel · 01-12-2009, 3:12 PM

im going to.... and looking forward to it and will get me using my camera more and try different things

tony79 · 01-12-2009, 4:32 PM

Well the 7D has been purchased to replace the ageing 350D so I'll be looking forward to giving it a go this month.

existent · 01-12-2009, 6:00 PM

Congratz Bodo!!! Great choice of theme as well

I think it suits very well to the last competition/month of the year

bodoman · 01-12-2009, 7:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedcamel

ive never entered a competition, was thinking of entering last months but wasnt keen on the theme (still voted) but will try and enter this months. im still very new to photography though so dont laugh to hard

Well done mate, give it a go

But dont get the hump if you dont win on the first attempt

Butch499 · 01-12-2009, 7:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodoman

Well done mate, give it a go

But dont get the hump if you dont win on the first attempt

shotokan101 · 01-12-2009, 9:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodoman

Well done mate, give it a go

But dont get the hump if you dont win on the first attempt

...or even a vote

Jim

weetsie · 02-12-2009, 10:59 AM

what the the second part of the prize? i have no idea what "ISF calibration" is

shotokan101 · 02-12-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weetsie

what the the second part of the prize? i have no idea what "ISF calibration" is

Get your monitor Professionally Calibrated

http://www.convergent-av.co.uk/calibration.html

Jim

stonedcamel · 02-12-2009, 12:19 PM

the rules say the photo must have the isf with it.... i dont know what this means?

im not fussed if i dont win or get a vote, its just good for me in a personal way aswell as the competition

bodoman · 02-12-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedcamel

the rules say the photo must have the isf with it.... i dont know what this means?

im not fussed if i dont win or get a vote, its just good for me in a personal way aswell as the competition

Stonedcamel, my comment was just a pun on your name, i think quite a few entrants have won on there first attempt, be nice to have a new
face in the comp and hope you do well

The comp rules are you must have the EXIF attached, which is all the info
about the settings and when the photo was taken, it should be still intact if you "save as" after any editing rather than just "save".
If you keep the original you can also e mail that to Zone, if you entry has lost the EXIF

weetsie · 02-12-2009, 1:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shotokan101

Get your monitor Professionally Calibrated

Convergent AV - Audio / Visual / Consultancy - Calibration

Jim

so do you have to take your monitor to him or does he come round to your house?

stonedcamel · 02-12-2009, 3:34 PM

brilliant.... i didnt mean to sound snappy lol... im looking forward to it and see how well i do, not expecting to much though, just gain experience

cebs_uk · 11-12-2009, 11:22 PM

Hi,

I was just hoping to clarify all the things you need to enter, all the info is in the properties file for the pics before any edit. My photo is full size at the moment and no extra software is handy on this pc, whats best for a resize and what dimensions should I use.

Many thanks in advance.

Cebs

shotokan101 · 12-12-2009, 2:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cebs_uk

Hi,

I was just hoping to clarify all the things you need to enter, all the info is in the properties file for the pics before any edit. My photo is full size at the moment and no extra software is handy on this pc, whats best for a resize and what dimensions should I use.

Many thanks in advance.

Cebs

Longest dimension on picture resize should no more than 800 pixels and try to make sore that the final jpeg file size is around 300KBytes.

Most image editors allow you to retain the original EXIF image info. when you "save tas" so you should be fine but if the EXIF gets lost then you can just email the original image to Zone the Moderator or post a link to the image with the full info.

Don't forget to include info with your post about any Post Processing you've applied to the shot.

HTH

Jim

shotokan101 · 27-12-2009, 5:35 PM

Come on all you "Ditherers" out there - not much time left so get those entries in

Jim

shotokan101 · 28-12-2009, 1:54 PM

Just spotted the thumbnail page for this months entries - well worth a visit - really good selection of shots and interpretations this month - voting's gonna be tough (again) this month.....

Thumbnail Page - AVForums.com

Jim

vex · 28-12-2009, 3:49 PM

There should be a whole bunch of others up there (including mine) or do they appear over time?

V.

shotokan101 · 28-12-2009, 3:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vex

There should be a whole bunch of others up there (including mine) or do they appear over time?

V.

The Mods do them in batches when they have the time - as the compo closes this evening they should all be up soon in time for the voting page to be set up

Jim