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My Best Photo of the Week

Challenge #8 in the Capture The Moment series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Did you capture a wonderful photo this week, but there's no current and appropriate challenge to display it? Here is your opportunity to show it to us. Make sure your entry is 1,600px MAXIMUM on its longer side. Please remember that this is a family-friendly site, and enter photos appropriate for everyone to view.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 12th March, 2014 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 19th March, 2014 – Tuesday, 25th March, 2014 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 26th March, 2014 – Tuesday, 1st April, 2014 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
No glaringly obvious HDR or excessive post-processing. If it hurts my eyes, it's out!
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just a photo number.
NO watermarks or forms of identification, or personal website reference

Capture date rules:

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

Additional rules:

Pictures must contain full EXIF data to verify the correct date of capture. Be aware that some software will strip EXIF data during the export stage, so check the relevant settings in your processing software.
Photos entered in last week's challenge cannot be entered again this week. Go out and shoot another masterpiece.
Entrants who cheat on the capture date will not be welcome in future 'Photo of the Week' challenges.
Entrants who cheat by sandbagging, vote manipulation, or with multiple DPR accounts will be DQ'd from my challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Finding a Mate

by fd82nd

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Osprey in the spring

Camera:	Nikon D7000
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4D ED-IF
Submitted:	Monday, 24th March, 2014 23:44 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 24th March, 2014
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/640 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	125
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Views:	439
Galleries:	View this photo in fd82nd's gallery

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