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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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Gnarly Sky

by Mellissa Grundy

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Amazing sunset and cloud pattern that just came out of nowhere and was gone in an instant.

Camera:	Nikon D5100
Lens:
Submitted:	Friday, 6th January, 2012 18:04 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 2nd January, 2012
Focal length:	55 mm
Shutter speed:	1/30 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	220
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Views:	125
Galleries:	View this photo in Mellissa Grundy's gallery

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150	ISO as applied to digital is made-up and meaningless.
118	Leave Canon for Sony
87	I'have change my mind after I try the EM1X
70	RIP Olympus PEN-F. best small M43 camera with articulating LCD
67	If you bought a new system today
51	E-M1x and 150-400 demo
46	Is there a camera company that's not a decade behind tech?
43	Why I'm switching from MFT to Z7
42	What really counts in a photograph
41	Big news! E-M5 III is coming !
39	The first "serious" digital camera was..........
38	Let's now list the 5 most unimportant things you do NOT need.......
38	For those obsessed with high IQ Landscape shots with best sharpness/focus, what is your strategy?
32	Need help deciding to ditch MFT for Z6...
32	Disappointed in images from Sony A7
32	Nikon D750, are my expectations too high? (Sharpness)
31	Why I returned the RX100 VA
30	Lens Advice
27	xh1 compared to gfx, 100mp in 4k!
27	Strobbing/Juddering at 24p - Need urgent help


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