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Wide Open

Challenge #3 in the Creative Constraints series. Hosted by Barry Twycross.

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Wide open means the maximum aperture a lens has (at the particular focal length in the case of zooms.) Find a shot in your archive shot wide open.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 22nd September, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 29th September, 2020 – Monday, 5th October, 2020 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 6th October, 2020 – Monday, 12th October, 2020 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Pay attention to the file size of the final image, should be less than 2MB. Make sure to check the quality setting of your software when you save or export the file. (Do not use Photoshop's quality "12".)

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

If you have a good reason why any of these don’t work for you, please message me privately before submitting
Must be anonymous
Should have full exif data.
Should be between 1500 and 3k pixels on the long side
Less than 2MB file size.
Should have a meaningful title.
No added, non photographic, graphic elements such as borders.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Beyond here, there be dragons

by PeteCM

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Camera:	Nikon D750
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Submitted:	Saturday, 3rd October, 2020 03:48 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 5th October, 2019
Focal length:	135 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F2
ISO:	50
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Galleries:	View this photo in PeteCM's gallery

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