General Photography Competition #120

[zeppelin]

Congratulations to carinho40 for winning competition #119!

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/photography/262149d1199314022-general-photography-competition-119-dsc03249.jpg




• The deadline is Saturday 11:59PM
• The photograph can contain any non-automotive image (other than adulterous material)
• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• The photograph must be attached using the UCP system. Any picture not attached using the UCP system will not be in the voting thread.
• Your image may be up to 800 pixels wide.
• Photograph may contain post-processing editing
• It is preferred that you state enhancements made, but not necessary.
• The photograph must be taken no earlier than three months before start date
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others.
• Any users who enter and vote for themselves automatically receive a 2 week penalty from the competition and all votes previously given to his/her photo are removed.
• The entry must contain the following information in the same order :

User name
Subject matter/photo title
Date taken
Camera Type | additional information you feel important



carinho40: 1


Congratulations carinho40, on the first win of 2008. Fitting it was a fireworks shot at that.

For those of you who may not have read it yet, I'll be doing a 'Best of 2007' vote, starting with 4 rounds (using each week's winning picture, broken down into four initial polls) to a final vote for UCP's favourite picture of 2007. Look for it soon, coming to a forum near you. In the meantime, let's follow up with an equally packed competition this week.

[aiasib]

aiasib
'do you see'
1.1.2008
Canon Powershot S5 iS/

[cmcpokey]

thats nice and creepy.

[oneblack]

oneblack

cold as ice

26th december 2007

canon eos 350d

[henk4]

henk
"outlandish bird in front of our house"
16-12-2007
Canon 1D/500 mm Sigma

[LotusLocost]

henk
"outlandish bird in front of our house"
16-12-2007
Canon 1D/500 mm Sigma

That is a very nice photo Pieter!

[henk4]

That is a very nice photo Pieter!

thank you.

[Kooper]

kooper
"Tear in the sky"
04-01-2008
Sony Ericsson K810i :p

[basman007]

henk
"outlandish bird in front of our house"
16-12-2007
Canon 1D/500 mm Sigma

Wow, he looks evil lol :p

There is a colonny of them living in Amsterdam. I saw then alot when I was a kid.

[Merrill]

Merrill
Vienna Opera House
15/12/07
Canon EOS 30D

[SlickHolden]

SlickHolden.
Blue Sky "True Blue"
Shepparton Victoria.
31/12/2007.
Kodak EasyShare C530.

[charged]

Charged
Sunset at Morgan S.A
Fuji s5700
no editing

[aiasib]

charged, i think you forgot to resize the pics

unless you're making some kind of political stand against the system :D

[aiasib]

thats nice and creepy.

thanks?

[basman007]

basman007
The Stranger
The Netherlands
22/12
Canon EOS 350D

[Cotterik]

nice. silhouettes work great in landscape/nature photographs.

[basman007]

nice. silhouettes work great in landscape/nature photographs.

Thanks =D

[Piacki_117]

Piacki117
Fog on the Champs-Elysées
Paris, France
05/01/2008
Sony DSC-R1
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=262677&stc=1&d=1199915329

[orne]

orne
Red Flower
2007-12-26
Sony DSC-H5 | no editing

[pat_ernzen]

basman007
The Stranger
The Netherlands
22/12
Canon EOS 350D
Damn nice shot. I might skip entering what I was going to or find something else as I think this is much better than what I was considering entering.

[basman007]

Damn nice shot. I might skip entering what I was going to or find something else as I think this is much better than what I was considering entering.

haha :D

I would never expect such a compliment from you :) thanks!

[Lotec_Sirius]

Lotec_Sirius
Cloudy Day
Chicago, IL, USA
1/5/2008
Kodak Easyshare C613, no editing
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=262681&stc=1&d=1199927019

Great photo basman007

[cmcpokey]

cmcpokey
scars
new orleans, louisiana, 9th ward
december 18th, 2007
nikon d80

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=262682&stc=1&d=1199932778

[Smithy]

"Dusk"
Smithy
4 January 2008
Canon A640 w/ Flourescent Filter

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=262685&stc=1&d=1199939411

[zeppelin]

Charged
Sunset at Morgan S.A, Drought
Fuji s5700
no editing

Which image is your actual entry, as you're only allowed one per week.

Also, it seems I missed this drakkie drama, and I'm not quite sure what the problem is. I'm going to have to say, especially for ease of voting thread creation, that images must be here via the attachment system. I would like to know what abuse you speak of; especially since your image can still be saved from your web space.

[zeppelin]

Zeppelin
Leavin' Town
November 11 2007
Canon EOS 350D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=262686&stc=1&d=1199948990

[basman007]

[CENTER]"Dusk"
Smithy
4 January 2008
Canon A640 w/ Polarizer


Can you put multiple filters on your camera at the same time? No, right? Does the polarizer also do the work of a UV filter?


Zeppelin
Leavin' Town
November 11 2007
Canon EOS 350D


Did you take that pic on a special setting? I tried taking pics at night 2 days ago at the M setting and fiddled with the ISO.

[Wouter Melissen]

Can you put multiple filters on your camera at the same time? No, right? Does the polarizer also do the work of a UV filter?

Yes. It depends a little on the filters. I have a very thin polarizer so it can fit on my UV filters. The only problem is getting them off again, which can be tedious. Thicker polarizers might give vignetting problems.

[Smithy]

Can you put multiple filters on your camera at the same time? No, right? Does the polarizer also do the work of a UV filter?

Well.. to tell the truth I have no clue what filter was on the camera. I just got the camera and filters for christmas and have no clue, so I guess for which one it was. It was a set of UV, Flourescent, and a Polarizer. So maybe you can enlighten me and tell me which one is which from the picture I attached. I used the one on the left...

I've only had it for 3 weeks, throw me a fricken bone here... :cool: haha

[Wouter Melissen]

The polarizer is the one in the centre. From your shot, it looks like it was fluorescent filter.

[Smithy]

awesome... thanks for the help. :)

[basman007]

Yes. It depends a little on the filters. I have a very thin polarizer so it can fit on my UV filters. The only problem is getting them off again, which can be tedious. Thicker polarizers might give vignetting problems.

Do you recommend a certain type/brand of polarizers? And maybe any other filters?

Edit: Are these good?
Hama - Hama Polarisatie filter circulair - 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Hama/1226/Hama+Polarisatie+filter+circulair+-+62mm.html)
Walimex - Walimex CP filter – 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Walimex/195/Walimex+CP+filter+%96+62mm.html)

[Wouter Melissen]

I have a Hoya.

[basman007]

I have a Hoya.

Is your polarizer adjustable?
Would you (or someone else) recommend that?

[henk4]

Is your polarizer adjustable?


are there unadjustable polarizers?

[basman007]

are there unadjustable polarizers?

I dunno :S :( I'm completely new to this.

This one seems adjustable: Hama - Hama Polarisatie filter circulair - 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Hama/1226/Hama+Polarisatie+filter+circulair+-+62mm.html)
While this seems unadjustable: Walimex - Walimex CP filter – 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Walimex/195/Walimex+CP+filter+%96+62mm.html)

[henk4]

I dunno :S :( I'm completely new to this.

This one seems adjustable: Hama - Hama Polarisatie filter circulair - 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Hama/1226/Hama+Polarisatie+filter+circulair+-+62mm.html)
While this seems unadjustable: Walimex - Walimex CP filter – 62mm (http://www.saake-shop.nl/products/Walimex/195/Walimex+CP+filter+%96+62mm.html)

The Walimex filter has two separate rings, one to screw on top of the lense and the other turns around, without the handle like the Hama has. I still have (but don't use) an old 52 mm Vivitar filter that works the same way as the Walimex

[dydzi]

i have a B+W c-pol and it's very good as to mine standards... i think if you aren't very much into photography, this'll suffise greatly. here's a non-edited pic illustrating a sky as seen from my window. because the smallest lenght is 18 mm that's the widest photo i could take.

ah you know, i think i'll have a go and participate in the comp, why not

dydzi
a sky from my window
Sony A100 18-70 kit lens
december

[Wouter Melissen]

I dunno :S :( I'm completely new to this.

The polarizer has to adjust, otherwise it would only work from one angle.

[Sauc3]

I've chosen this image because I wanted to share a view of the Federation Square, a big waste of money here in Australia. Not a huge fan of the overexposure of the multiple street lights around the area.

Sauc3
Federation Square
28/12/07
Konica Minolta Dynax 7D