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My best picture this week (captured from Dec 31, 2011 - Jan 6, 2012)

Challenge #22 in the variable subjects II series. Hosted by Lext123.

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Announced:

Saturday, 24th December, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 31st December, 2011 – Friday, 6th January, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 7th January, 2012 – Friday, 13th January, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Only basic post-processing.
Color and B&W are accepted.
Digital reproduction of existing material, is not allowed.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

And (as an additional rule on top of the previous one):... Pictures must be captured strictly from December 31st, 2011 - January 6th, 2012 (GMT)
Please, first make sure your picture is not matching the subject of any other open-to-submit challenge, around the moment of uploading. If so, rather submit it there instead.
During the submission phase of this challenge, pictures present here may not be present in any other challenge.
Pictures must contain a full Exif, IPTC or XMP metadata record, that must match any manually provided information.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

200

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Happy New Year!

by gerry328

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A bundle of Filipino firework rockets called "kuwitis" being launched one after the other in rapid succession, less than an hour before midnight during New Year's eve, to celebrate the arrival of 2012 inside our family compound.

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Submitted:	Sunday, 1st January, 2012 04:18 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 31st December, 2011
Focal length:	105 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	6400
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79	EM1.2 plus 12-40 f2.8 - What a stunner
67	Who uses a monopod?
64	Sold my D750 & leaving Nikon
54	Sony A6000 'Crop-Factor'
50	1DXII Out~!! A7RIII is IN!
47	What was your first digital camera? And the one after that?
41	Bright background
39	Stronger on photo: Canon 5d miii or Sony A7III?
39	*This week with your a7x/a9, 4/21/2018*
38	tamron 150-600 or nikon 200-500 on a Nikon d750.
35	Why do people ask what camera/lens to take while visiting XYZ?
35	About to buy a new A7RII vs an A7III - given what I shoot, am I making a mistake?
33	What Improved Your Photography?
31	G or GM zooms? Getting started with Sony glass
29	What do you do with your photos?
26	A7III's inaccurate EVF/LCD colors
26	Fuji X-E3 as a travel camera?
25	Nikon 85mm 1.8 G vs alternatives
25	Best Vacation lens choice for Italy


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