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Happy Holidays

Challenge #16 in the Creative Constraints series. Hosted by Barry Twycross.

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Find a shot you have taken in the year end holiday season between the solstice and the New Year. I'll define that as having a date taken in December between the 21st and 31st in the time zone where it was taken. (--12-21 to --12-31 inclusive in ISO 8601.) This can be from any year.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 29th December, 2020 – Monday, 4th January, 2021 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 5th January, 2021 – Monday, 11th January, 2021 (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".)
If your photo is a composite, all source images must be closely related, and be made available.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

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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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Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

by NZ Scott

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Panorama, shot on New Year's Eve.

Camera:	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
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Submitted:	Sunday, 3rd January, 2021 22:31 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 31st December, 2020
Focal length:	9 mm
Shutter speed:	1/100 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	100
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Galleries:	View this photo in NZ Scott's gallery

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Albert Valentino

Simply wonderful 👍

3 days agopermalink

Sue Anne Rush

Beautiful photograph of New Zealand - well deserved 1st - congratulations :)

4 days agopermalink

davids8560

Great photo! Taken from Pouakai Trail?

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NZ Scott

No - on the other side of the mountain, near Syme Hut (which you can see on the left side of the photo).

3 days ago*permalink

davids8560

Thanks. Maybe me too, some day...

3 days agopermalink

themountainphotographer

Lush pic. Well deserved 1st.

4 days agopermalink

Hello123

Very nice indeed!!

4 days agopermalink

Ernie Misner

Really a stunning panoramic image! The golden hour light is exquisite.

4 days agopermalink

NZ Scott

Thanks heaps, Ernie.

4 days agopermalink

Affivibes

Absolutely fab

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