April 2013 - Photo Challenge Entry Thread - Nature

[ChipsAndCheese]

As it is now Spring, I wanted to set a theme that suits the season, and one that will hopefully get some more interest after the poor number of entries to last month's challenge. So the theme for this month is NATURE. Spring should be the perfect season for that, so come on people, enter a photo!

This thread for entries only.

Remember, this is the 'Challenge', so shots must be taken in April and specifically for the challenge.

As usual, the rules:
The photos taken must be your own work
The shot MUST be taken this month, with the closing date being midnight on the last day of the Challenge month.
The exif must be posted with your shot
The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month
The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for following month and judges it at the end of the month
The Challenge for next month should be generic, as not everyone has access to zoom, macro, specialist lenses. It should be shots that everyone is capable of achieving with the bare essentials.
There will be two threads that need starting: The Entries thread to commence same time as Discussion thread. In the Entries thread only one picture should be entered. Any others you wish to discuss should be posted in the Discussion thread.
All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.
Photos entered should be no bigger than 750 pixels wide for a landscape photo and 600 pixels high for a portrait photo. Some people still have black and white tellies, and use these stupid 3G phone things for browsing the interweb. Links to larger versions are permissible.

Good luck!

[nick heppinstall]

OK Here goes ...

'Out Of Season'

High res on Flickr because they look rubbish on here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64400474@N06/86135304...

Edited by nick heppinstall on Wednesday 3rd April 16:16

Exif data


Camera
Pentax K-5

Exposure
0.004 sec (1/250)

Aperture
f/5.6

Focal Length
260 mm

ISO Speed
400

Exposure Bias
-1/2 EV

Exposure Program
Shutter speed priority AE

Metering Mode
Multi-segment

Exposure Mode
Manual

White Balance
Auto

Focal Length (35mm format)
390 mm

Lens Info
55-300mm f/4-5.8

Lens Model
smc PENTAX-DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED

Compression
JPEG (old-style)

Date Created
2013:04:02

Time Created
11:29:20

Lens
smc PENTAX-DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED

Edited by nick heppinstall on Wednesday 3rd April 16:21

[ChipsAndCheese]

nick heppinstall said:

OK Here goes ...

Only one photo is allowed to be entered Nick. Please pick which you would like to use. Also, don't forget the Exif info - you can get this from Flickr.

[nick heppinstall]

ChipsAndCheese said:

Only one photo is allowed to be entered Nick. Please pick which you would like to use. Also, don't forget the Exif info - you can get this from Flickr.

Cheers

[londonagent]

Trying not to be really obvious with this month's theme. This is the Darwin Centre at the National History Museum:


Darwin Centre by iainsr, on Flickr

Taken on April 14, 2013 at 3.13PM BST (edit)
Posted to Flickr April 14, 2013 at 10.07PM BST (edit)
Exif data

Camera Canon EOS 550D
Exposure 0.8
Aperture f/3.5
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100

[rich1888]

High Force by rshipley88, on Flickr


Taken on April 20, 2013 at 5.25PM BST
Exposure 0.8
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 100

[curtisl]

Morning at the Lake by Lee Curtis photography, on Flickr

Taken on April 28, 2013 at 5.47AM BST
Camera Canon PowerShot S95
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/4.9
Focal Length 22.5 mm
ISO Speed 160

[Kermit power]

Here's my entry for the month. A bee fly on final approach to a buttercup by the river Mole between Leatherhead and Dorking.


Bee fly by Chris Walker Epsom, on Flickr

Dates

Taken on April 20, 2013 at 11.06AM BST (edit)
Posted to Flickr April 29, 2013 at 9.00AM BST (edit)
Exif data

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 100 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired
Orientation Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution 240 dpi
Y-Resolution 240 dpi
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
Date and Time (Modified) 2013:04:29 09:01:46
Exposure Program Manual

[nessiemac]

And here is mine for April.



IMG_4958 by nessiemac1, on Flickr


Dates

Taken on April 28, 2013 at 12.32PM BST (edit)
Posted to Flickr April 29, 2013 at 12.31PM BST (edit)
Exif data

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 1
Y-Resolution 1
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Orientation Horizontal (normal)
Software Aperture 3.2.1
Date and Time (Modified) 2013:04:28 12:32:28
Artist DAVID MCFARLANE
Exposure Program Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original) 2013:04:28 12:32:28
Date and Time (Digitized) 2013:04:28 12:32:28

[ChipsAndCheese]

I was worried that we were on for another poor challenge turnout for a while, but a rush of quality entries towards the end has made my job of picking a winner a lot tougher! Thanks for all who entered. All were worthy photos, but here are my personal top 3:

3rd place goes to londonagent

londonagent said:

Darwin Centre by iainsr, on Flickr

I liked the outside of the box thinking towards the theme, and it's a cracking shot.

2nd place, and runner up is nessiemac

nessiemac said:

IMG_4958 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

Lovely sharp capture of the bird in flight.

And the winner is curtisl

curtisl said:

Morning at the Lake by Lee Curtis photography, on Flickr

A stunning scene. I loved the mist on the water, and the PP treatment done to the image. Congrats!

Given that you also won the Photo comp this month, looks like you've got two themes to pick, curtisl.

[curtisl]

Cheers Chips!! I am well pleased I have done the double this month! It's slightly tarnished for the fact that I was default winner of one as the only entry but victory is victory. That leads on to the next theme then.

[londonagent]

Well done on the win, a worthy winner.