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Abandoned places

Challenge #1 in the Subjects from A-Z series. Hosted by Oren Sarid.

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Show us places of abandoned places. Houses will probably be the most common ones, but try to find other man-made things that were abandoned and started decaying, or that show how humans or animals are missing from. Think "ghost towns" when you search for entries :-)

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Announced:

Tuesday, 20th October, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 27th October, 2009 – Monday, 2nd November, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 3rd November, 2009 – Monday, 9th November, 2009 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Keep the pictures real, or close to it. Contrast/levels/sharpen type of editing only, please.
Don't remove people/animals in PP - take the picture of an abandoned place

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

* Complaints about pictures will only be reviewed in the submission phase. I will not (or try not) to disqualify a picture during voting phase
* Photography only please (digital or film scan)

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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old mill

by a4home

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Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Lens:	Canon EF15/2.8
Submitted:	Tuesday, 27th October, 2009 08:11 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 22nd February, 2009
Focal length:	15 mm
Shutter speed:	1/80 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	250
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