Average User: Photojournalism 2010

Challenge #8 in the The Human Photographer series. Hosted by Stormcastle, TheAnonymousGhost.

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READ CAREFULLY: This challenge is open to everybody and is aimed at those photos you took in 2010 that would be suitable for use in a newspaper or news magazine - something that covers a headline from wherever you live: a parade, a public ceremony, the launching of a ship, a funeral, a concert... whatever it is, it has to be notable and you have to describe the event in the photo description.

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Announced:

Sunday, 9th January, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 16th January, 2011 – Saturday, 22nd January, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 23rd January, 2011 – Saturday, 29th January, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Photos **MUST** have been taken at a public event, and you **MUST** state the event in your description.
- Both colour and B&W
- HDR is allowed in this challenge
- No scanned images
- No digital composites
- Do not frame photos or watermark them
- Only photos that you, yourself, have taken

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

VOTING GUIDE:
Please adhere to the following guide for voting in this challenge.
0.5 star: Does not meet challenge topic/rules
1 star: Poor quality
2 star: Adequate
3 star: Good
4 star: Excellent
5 star: Spectacular/Epic/Awesome
The 0.5 star rule is the most important! If you do not like the photo, please rate it with a single star as it is much better for expressing constructive
criticism.
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You are asked to only submit photos that are honest to the subject matter and are more spur of the moment if you can - pre-planned photographs add an artificial quality.
However, ultimate judgment on what you submit is entirely up to you.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

222

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A light of hope.

by DemiLion

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A flare held aloft by student protesters during the tuition fee demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London, UK. 02/12/2010.

Camera:	Canon EOS 30D
Lens:	70-200mm /4
Submitted:	Monday, 17th January, 2011 00:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 9th December, 2010
Focal length:	100 mm
Shutter speed:	1/4000 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	400
Notes:
Views:	111
Galleries:	View this photo in DemiLion's gallery

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