WPGphoto.com - Contest #1

WPGphoto.com contest #1: The "Photo Spotlight" contest
*The contest is now closed. Click the links in the side bar for details.

-This first contest has NO constraints at all, so simply pick what you think is your single best shot. I know it's hard but there will be more contests in the future.

-Photos should be no larger than 1024x768 or as close to that as possible and no more than 600k.

-Use of Photoshop is welcome, this first contest is your photo the way you see it and want it to be so any amount of Photoshop work is welcome.

-The photo does not have to be newly taken, it can be from anywhere in the world at any time.

-The contest is open to anyone who currently resides in Manitoba.

-Photos will be judged on photographic standards including composition, lighting and overall impression by three judges;
•Dan H of danharperphotography.com
•Steve S of ChronicCreative.com
•Jason P. of Computer Blvd.

Each judge will pick their five favories in order. Each photo will be given pts from 1-5 depending on it's position. Each first position picture will recieve 5pts, each 2nd place will recieve 4pts etc. The top three photos with the most points will be our top three winners.

E-mail dan@wpgphoto.com to apply to become a judge.

-Contest ends March 26th 2005 11:59PM

Prizes:
-The first place photo and it's photographer will be profiled on the "Photo spotlight" section of WPGphoto.com
-The top three photos will be shown on the contest page of WPGphoto.com

*If for any reason you are unable to post an image to the forum please contact dan@wpgphoto.com and I will make arrangements with you to have the photo uploaded.

Or send them to: contests@wpgphoto.com

*Entries are shown in the order they where received.
Click any image to view full version.

By: Alchemix Information given: Grand Beach 2004 Camera: Canon D30 Lens: Sigma 70-300 Setting: various through 7 shots Stitched and corrected using Photoshop CS Notes: Shot was composed of 7 shots stitched together (3 top, 3 bottom + water edit from a 7th shot for the lower right corner). Final print size 15" x 36" #1 - This photo had 11 pts and ranked #1 overall with our judges.	By: Didlin Information given: Model: DiMAGE Z1 Shutter Speed: 10/400 second F Number: F/8.0 Focal Length: 10 mm ISO Speed: 200 Model is my friend Jena.
By: IV TKO Information given: -	By: WPG Cruise Mag Information given: Taken last summer with a Nikon CoolPix 4300 on point and shoot mode at the Cruz In Downtown event.
By: Stevebuick23 Information given: Taken recently with my Canon S1 IS from the end of a 60-70 foot driveway at 10x optical zoom. Manual focus, as I was trying to make the brick stand out and make everything around it sort of blend in.	By: V6Cougar99 Information given: Taken at Niagara falls(inside the casino) on boxing day
By: itsjustmewarren Information given: Inside the clock tower in Morden MB taken by a Canon A30	By: kingmaleek Information given: -
By: THellsten Information given: "Evil thought" Camera 10D Lens 28 - 70 f2.8 Focal Length 58mm ISO 200 f 6.3 Shutter Speed 1/30th Shot RAW Lighting. Used a standard continuous light (no strobe) Light was placed to the right of the camera at the same level as the subject.	By: Taoism Information given: Canon 300D 18-55mm 1/250s f10 ISO100
By: Jerry Vergel Information given: Camera: Canon EOS 10D Shooting Date: 8/14/2004 Shooting Mode: Manual Shutter Speed: 1/60 Aperture Value: 5.6 Metering Mode: Evaluative ISO Speed: 200 Lens: 28.0 - 70.0 mm Focal Length: 70.0 mm Flash: Canon 550 EX Phoptoshop enhancement: background converted into Black & White #2 - This photo had 10 pts and ranked #2 overall with our judges.	By: AlbertR Information given: Nikon F80 28-80mm Double exposure *This image was produced 100% in camera. There was no Photoshop work whatsoever
By: Chark Information given: "Winter 05" Canon G2 #3 - This photo had 8 pts and ranked #3 overall with our judges.	By: Kellyscayman Information given: Olymous E-300 1/1600 sec F/14 Focal Length:23mm ISO-200
By: Dwight Information given: -

And our top three are:

#1 - Alchemix - Grand Beach - 11 pts
#2 - Jerry Vergel - Ring cake - 10 pts
#3 - Shark - Bench - 8 pts

Other point scorers where:
7pts – Didlin – B&W panties
4pts – Albert R – Bridge film double exposure
3pts – THELLSTEN – Evil thoughts
2 pts – V6Cougar - Dome

Thanks to all who participated, there where lots of great photos in there and a top five was surprisingly difficult to choose for all of us. Be sure to check back often for new contests often.

Thanks very much to our other judges Steve and J, who where kind enough to lend their time to the contest.

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