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Fire... Fireworks

Challenge #6 in the B & W square series. Hosted by Bernard909.

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Fireworks pictures only in this challenge !

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Announced:

Thursday, 30th April, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 7th May, 2009 – Wednesday, 13th May, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 14th May, 2009 – Wednesday, 20th May, 2009 (GMT)

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Pictures aspect ratio shall be preferably 2:3 or 4:3 or 16:9 or 1:1
No compositing

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Do indicate where the picture was taken

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

200

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Christmas at Rio de Janeiro

by Terrera

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Every year this big Xmas tree is built floating in the middle of a lagoon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and stays there for many weeks. During the opening cerimony there always are fireworks.

Camera:	Olympus C-770 UZ
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Submitted:	Saturday, 9th May, 2009 00:31 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 26th November, 2005
Focal length:	6.3 mm
Shutter speed:	5 sec
Aperture:	F7.1
ISO:	64
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