Reading mode: Light Dark

News Reviews Articles Buying Guide Sample Images Videos Cameras Lenses Phones Printers Forums Galleries Challenges

My Best Photo of the Week

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

Challenge has finished

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.

Show full rules

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

submission
phase has

ended

95 entries

voting
phase has

ended

2546 votes

Slideshow 14 / 100 Full size Next Challenge Previous

Finding a Mate

by fd82nd

14^th place

3.197

low

high

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
Notes:
Views:	445
Galleries:	View this photo in fd82nd's gallery

Provide complaint details

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.

Reason:

	Violates rules of the challenge
	Spam / Commercial
	Trolling / Abusive
	Sexual content / Not family friendly
	Other

Comments:

Saving ...

Complain

Keyboard shortcuts:

p previous n next c challenge f full size r retract vote # vote

Entry comments

All (0)

78	50-200 SWD better than 40-150 Pro ?
74	How do you critique a photo?
70	Have any of you ever tested your Japanese electronics with a geiger counter?
54	Wonder if it's time to give up on photography
53	XF18-55 vs XF16-55 - what am I missing?
53	Any JPEG only shooters here?
49	Do you use DSLRs, mirrorless or both?
48	Who uses a monopod?
46	Nordic Walking.....street shot or snapshot??
44	Sony A6000 'Crop-Factor'
34	Buying from Gumtree or Ebay?
32	Uncompressed vs compressed Raw?
31	For me, the XF 16-55 is better than the XF 18-55
30	Major issue with eye-af and af-c with a7iii?
30	Would you buy this camera?
29	Here's a question for the math wizards
28	Interesting: Have you ever thoroughly read a Sony camera warranty?
28	Sold my D750 & leaving Nikon
27	Do I HAVE to have Photoshop?
26	* Wed C&C "No Theme" Thread #521 on 2018 04 18 *


New Forest pony by Dutch Newchurch from Equines in 2018	Leader of the pack by Wu Jiaqiu from My Best Photo of the Week	Czech Crown by Tobik from Coins - Macro only