: Digital Photography Review

Seven ways to shoot a landscape: Classic landscape Capture the beauty and variety of the natural landscape. An iconic view; a view along a cliff-side or rolling hills; a view down a valley; a forest skyline or snow-capped peaks; maybe showing the drama of our seasons. Recognisable and memorable; a true classic. Human-made structures and people should not be significant elements in the image. Minor digital adjustments only please – the physical integrity of the image must be maintained. The whole challenge series is listed here: www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4343725#forum-post-61980360

Starts: Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018

Processing rules: Keep the integrity of the subject. Don't make physical changes to the landscape. You may not, for example, remove fences, move trees or strip in the sky from another image. • Digital adjustments including dodging & burning, changes to tone & contrast and cropping are allowed, as are High Dynamic Range imaging techniques, stitched panoramas and focus stacking. • Small, unobtrusive watermarks are allowed, and should not be penalised in voting. • Recommended image size is Facebook standard; 2048 pixels on the long side, but the challenge host (and voters) will tolerate other sizes.

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: You must be the author of the image you enter. • If you enter, please vote. • If you vote, please vote fairly. • The challenge host will decide whether the entry matches the brief and may disqualify any that seem not to. • Re-entering an image? It's allowed, but the host may disqualify it at their sole discretion if they think it's stale. Others may complain to the host about images they've seen before. • Photographs that are simple records of another's work are unlikely to score well; please show your own creativity. • Constructive comments welcomed - on any entry - at any time after the challenge has opened for submissions.

Challenge the host! This is an open, curated challenge. Enter whatever you like, and I will disqualify the weakest entries before voting starts. You may enter up to three images, but should then expect me to disqualify at least two (to give others the chance to enter). I hope to have time to tell you briefly why I think your disqualified entry has been eliminated.

Starts: Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018

Processing rules: No restrictions. If you don't do much Photoshop, that's fine, but please don't mark down those who do, as a principle. Small, unobtrusive watermarks are allowed, and should not be penalised in voting. • Recommended image size is Facebook standard; 2048 pixels on the long side, but the challenge host (and voters) will tolerate other sizes.

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: You must be the author of the image you enter. • If you enter, please vote. • If you vote, please vote fairly. • The challenge host will decide whether the entry matches the brief and may disqualify any that seem not to. • Re-entering an image? It's allowed, but the host may disqualify it at their sole discretion if they think it's stale. Others may complain to the host about images they've seen before. • Photographs that are simple records of another's work are unlikely to score well; please show your own creativity. • Constructive comments welcomed - on any entry - at any time after the challenge has opened for submissions.

It Sparkles Submit a macro photo of something that sparkles.

Starts: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2018

Processing rules: None

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: No capture date rules apply here.

Your City - Taking a Call For this challenge a shot of someone on the Phone in a city background is requested. As Always, tell us the location where the picture was taken.

Starts: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2018

Processing rules: Mild PP only please

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: No location = disqualification • Please refrain from using entries from previous challenges

Flight Anything flying, in flite.

Starts: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2018

Processing rules: No restrictions

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: No restrictions

My Best Photo of the Week Submit your best photo taken after the announce date! RULE 1: Your photo must have exif data for a date check, otherwise it will be disqualified. RULE 2: REQUIRED SIZE LIMIT- Maximum height / width of 2048 pixels (common for Facebook uploads).

Starts: Thursday, 20 Dec 2018

Processing rules: No restrictions

Capture date rule: Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge

Additional rules: No restrictions

All about Beer! I don’t mind a pint every once in a while. In fact I quite enjoy it! My guess is I am not alone. For this challenge, Beer has to be a major feature in your photograph. Have fun with this one!

Starts: Friday, 21 Dec 2018

Processing rules: No restrictions hear. Be as creative as you wish.

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: No restrictions

-Rivers and Lakes- (Landscape in Full Colours Only) Take a landscape-genre dayshot with a landscape orientation which lends a vision as per what is described in the theme/title. Make sure that it remains relatively free of humans. My keyword suggestions - show energy and shape. Three entries are allowed per member, but make them look completely different from one another.

Starts: Sunday, 23 Dec 2018

Processing rules: I'll allow some imaginative post processing but please restrain yourselves from going overboard with it. • No HDR please

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: The total entry limit is now set at 80, I might slightly increase the limit if this challenge is well received. • Do not submit shots used in previously completed DPReview.com challenges. • No political statements please, any photos with the slightest hint of controversial statement or message will be removed without any notice. • Shots I find offensive might be removed. • Make sure the entries look good and tasteful (at least you must find your own shot tasteful). • Complaints might not be entertained after the voting has ended. • The host's action (or inaction) is up to him.

A big year - birds 2018 Capture and Display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2018. please enter the species of bird, if known. if bird is unknown Will the community leave a comment in the comments section as to the type of bird so we will be able to keep track of the birds spotted. Happy Birding.

Starts: Sunday, 23 Dec 2018

Processing rules: No cutting and pasting

Capture date rule: No restrictions

Additional rules: The shot must be from 2018 • Big Year shall start at 12:00 AM on 1 January of that year and end at 11:59 PM, 31 December of that year, based on the local time of the location of the birder at each time threshold. • if entering 2 shots they should be different species • no photograph should be entered into this challenge series more than once • The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained

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