Category: Open This category is open to any subject that doesn't violate club rules or the law. There are no restrictions on digital manipulation. Learn more about categories Gallery is available Entries due: Judging: Showing: Oct 13 12:00pm This competition has been judged and shown at the meeting. You can see the results in the gallery below Yellow Rose Maker: Robert Hermann -- 43 points 1st PlaceJudge's comments: Pops off the black. Great dew. Sharp. Fantastic subject. Maybe a little hot.Maker's comments: This is a hand-held outdoor shot, taken on our June 13th LACC scavenger hunt in Winona. The rose is on a rose bush. It was raining and I was wet. We had a lot of fun! Camera set at LARGE BASIC JPG. Picture Control: VIVID, +3 saturation, 6 sharpening. I blacken the leaves in Photoshop with the burn tool. With a proper brush it is very easy to do, even around the rain droplets on the edges of the rose. Hot and Humid Daybreak Maker: Katie Weisbecker -- 41 points 2nd PlaceJudge's comments: Fantastic. Trees add to picture. Perfectly formatted along left edge. Great leading lines. Maker's comments: Barn with Super Moon Maker: Brian Narveson -- 35 points 3rd PlaceJudge's comments: Love the balance in the lighting between the moon and barn and the trees being silohette.Maker's comments: This is an HDR image. It is comprised of multiple shots. Barn exposure was a 20 second exposure in manual mode. Aperture was set to f/6.3. That allowed me to capture the stars and the light on the barn roof. The moon exposure was also in manual but f/16 at 1/250 second. It was really bright. Merged the two images in photoshop. Sunrise Sunset Maker: Melissa Scholl -- 31 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Nice leading lines. Beatiful exposure. Could use the lights cloned out.Maker's comments: Epcot up close Maker: Anne Zalewski -- 30 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Lots of leading lines. Good technique. Shows you don't aways need a center of interest. Nice variety in lighting intensity. Maker's comments: Red Classy Corvette Maker: Bob Mueller -- 29 points Hon. MentionJudge's comments: Neat choice of subject. Exposure is a little hot. Would be interesting to see more of the reflections. Sharp. Tone down the white sidewalls.Maker's comments: Gears Maker: Vicki Burritt -- 28 points Judge's comments: Neat collection of gears. Little soft and grainy. Main gear is sharp. Nice idea for a subject.Maker's comments: Play House Maker: Melissa Scholl -- 28 points Judge's comments: Fantastic collection. Nice lighting coming through the window. Some parts are soft. Great detail in the wood.Maker's comments: "Color" Before The Sunrise Maker: Sonja Haske -- 26 points Judge's comments: Nice idea. Tree should be over a little. Crop the white off the top.Maker's comments: Stairway Garden Maker: Deb Kappmeyer -- 26 points Judge's comments: Nice colors. Nice idea and leading lines. Crop right and bottom to focus more on the flowers. Nice lighting.Maker's comments: self walking dog Maker: Dave Halverson -- 25 points Judge's comments: Nice storyteling. Ripples in water are nice. Back end is too hot. Would be better if the dog was coming towards the camera. Needs room to move into photo.Maker's comments: Summer fun Maker: Vicki Burritt -- 25 points Judge's comments: Nice subject; good job catching the fluff in the air. Good lighting on the flower and the fluff being lit against the dark background. Would be good if more was in focus.Maker's comments: White Rose Maker: Anne Zalewski -- 23 points Judge's comments: Clone out the hotspots or crop in tighter. Less exposure to get more detail in the flower. Slight crop on the right.Maker's comments:
