txsizzler
Senior Member
Back several months ago, I had won a Nikon mini challenge, and I selected this as the subject. It went over great, and there was literally TONS of entries on it. Since nearly everyone can identify, and has to some degree taken photos of such, this should be an interesting challenge, if anything from the sheer number of potential entries!
Share with us anything that is related to the title. As long as the photos illustrate times at least close to the Sunrise or Sunset times (or slightly before or after the sun has set or before rising).
I'll be looking for framing that highlights the subject; can be either color, B&W, sepia, or HDR; no blown highlights or clipped shadows. Of particular interest, am looking at the dynamic nature of the colors, and how the processing is with the deep contrasts that exist with the subject matter. Nothing technical, just generally good photos that I know all of you can produce.
This challenge will close on Wednesday, June 14th at 11:00PM CST (UTC 0500).
Challenge Rules
The host gives you a topic and you post up to three images that fit. Any picture you have taken is eligible regardless of time taken or camera.
The host chooses the winners and honourable mentions, and posts those in a new thread. The host's decision is final. Remember, it's all about fun, sharing, and learning.
The winner of this challenge then hosts the next challenge, judges the winner of that one, and so on it goes. The winner of this challenge will have 48 hours to post the next challenge. If that doesn't happen, 2nd place will have 24 hours to do so, then it's up to 3rd place.
Submission Posting Guidelines
Post each one of your three submissions in its own reply to this post. Give each post a unique Subject, like, "HCB - Derriere la Gare Saint-Lazare", "HCB - Boy With Wine Bottles", and "HCB - Mexican Ladies".
It's best to embed an image in it's post rather than linking to somewhere else (you'll get more views that way). If you want people to give you constructive comments and criticism, ask for C&C.
Feel free to post photos "for exhibition only" if you want to share more than three or won't be available to host the next challenge, just let us know that in your posts.
Size your images to no bigger than around 1,500 pixels wide or 1,000 pixels tall, so those with smaller monitors can see your image at full resolution. Use a reasonable amount of JPEG compression to limit the file size of your entries so we conserve bandwidth.
You can do all the post-processing you want, but try to preserve the EXIF so we can see which camera, lens, and settings were used. If you know the EXIF won't come with the image, let us know that kind of stuff in the text of your post.
Comment Posting Guidelines
Feel free to post comments on the images. If you want to save bandwidth, remove the image from your reply so you just post text.
If you would give someone else's submission a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, click on the green "Like?" thumb on the top right of the post, so we know which images were most popular. The host will make up their own mind which images best fit their topic without being influenced by that.
Recent Mini-Challenges
521 Neglected
520 Surprised and Delighted
519 Springtime
518 It's not easy being green!
517 Recreation
516 Great Journeys
515 That Human Touch
514 Trash, Litter, Junk, Rubbish, Pollution
513 Pareidolia
512 Portrait
511 The City
510 Construction
509 Utilitarian
508 Stopped Action
507 Your Favorite Night Shots
506 Favorite Animal Photo
505 Friends, friendship
504 Round things
503 Patterns
502 Trees
501 Blue
500 Inspiration!
Examples to follow.......
Share with us anything that is related to the title. As long as the photos illustrate times at least close to the Sunrise or Sunset times (or slightly before or after the sun has set or before rising).
I'll be looking for framing that highlights the subject; can be either color, B&W, sepia, or HDR; no blown highlights or clipped shadows. Of particular interest, am looking at the dynamic nature of the colors, and how the processing is with the deep contrasts that exist with the subject matter. Nothing technical, just generally good photos that I know all of you can produce.
This challenge will close on Wednesday, June 14th at 11:00PM CST (UTC 0500).
Challenge Rules
The host gives you a topic and you post up to three images that fit. Any picture you have taken is eligible regardless of time taken or camera.
The host chooses the winners and honourable mentions, and posts those in a new thread. The host's decision is final. Remember, it's all about fun, sharing, and learning.
The winner of this challenge then hosts the next challenge, judges the winner of that one, and so on it goes. The winner of this challenge will have 48 hours to post the next challenge. If that doesn't happen, 2nd place will have 24 hours to do so, then it's up to 3rd place.
Submission Posting Guidelines
Post each one of your three submissions in its own reply to this post. Give each post a unique Subject, like, "HCB - Derriere la Gare Saint-Lazare", "HCB - Boy With Wine Bottles", and "HCB - Mexican Ladies".
It's best to embed an image in it's post rather than linking to somewhere else (you'll get more views that way). If you want people to give you constructive comments and criticism, ask for C&C.
Feel free to post photos "for exhibition only" if you want to share more than three or won't be available to host the next challenge, just let us know that in your posts.
Size your images to no bigger than around 1,500 pixels wide or 1,000 pixels tall, so those with smaller monitors can see your image at full resolution. Use a reasonable amount of JPEG compression to limit the file size of your entries so we conserve bandwidth.
You can do all the post-processing you want, but try to preserve the EXIF so we can see which camera, lens, and settings were used. If you know the EXIF won't come with the image, let us know that kind of stuff in the text of your post.
Comment Posting Guidelines
Feel free to post comments on the images. If you want to save bandwidth, remove the image from your reply so you just post text.
If you would give someone else's submission a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, click on the green "Like?" thumb on the top right of the post, so we know which images were most popular. The host will make up their own mind which images best fit their topic without being influenced by that.
Recent Mini-Challenges
521 Neglected
520 Surprised and Delighted
519 Springtime
518 It's not easy being green!
517 Recreation
516 Great Journeys
515 That Human Touch
514 Trash, Litter, Junk, Rubbish, Pollution
513 Pareidolia
512 Portrait
511 The City
510 Construction
509 Utilitarian
508 Stopped Action
507 Your Favorite Night Shots
506 Favorite Animal Photo
505 Friends, friendship
504 Round things
503 Patterns
502 Trees
501 Blue
500 Inspiration!
Examples to follow.......
