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Submissions for: Free For All

Here's the submissions for "Free for all". Some really good pictures, and thanks to all who submitted! The poll will be up tomorrow, Sunday. Look for now, vote tomorrow! Voting ends on the 24th. 

PS Sorry for the delay again, my laptop bit the dust. (thanks to Aaron Montoya for letting me use his)

Here they are:

What Owls?:

Appears to be a painting. Paintings dont have EXIF.

Guanajuato:

No Exif

 Large Man or Little Woman?:

f/8 - 1/640th - ISO80

 Wave Machine:

No Exif

 Jamie:

No Exif

 Springtime in Tribeca:

f/22 - 1/50sec. - ISO1600

 Spring Has Sprung:

f/8 - 1/200sec - ISO200

 Road Trip:

No Exif

Spring!

Spring is upon us! Yes it is supposed to snow monday, but still. Take a photo of spring. It's up to you what it is of course. This particular challenge was inspired by two photos in the current challenge, so thanks to those photographers.

This challenge will go for two weeks. It will end Tuesday, April 24!

Get to it!

Results for: Long Exposure

The results for long exposure are as follows:

It wasn't even a challenge for the seasoned vet, Christine!

1st. Christine Martucci w/ Bridgescape

2nd. Kohlton Laube w/ City Boat

3rd. Aaron Martucci w/ Invisible Figures

Heres the winner!

 Bridgescape:

f/9 - 13sec. - Tripod

Submissions for: Long Exposure

Here's all the "Long Exposure" submissions.
Vote in the top left.

Here we go:

City Boat:

f/8 - 2sec. - 50mm - Tripod

 Bridgescape:

f/9 - 13sec. - Tripod

 Invisible Figures:

f/20 - 1sec. - Handheld

Results for: Orange

"Orange" results:


1st: Kohlton Laube w/ Ginger
2nd: Christine Martucci w/ Shadow of Orange
3rd: Kyle VanVeeren w/ Orange ya glad?
      Keana Weisenflu w/ In the key of orange
4th: Dillon Marmet w/ Say Cheese

There was a total of 19 votes.

Heres the winning picture:

Free For All

This is the Photo Gauntlets first Free For All! 
No Theme.
No Rules.
Just take an awesome picture and email it to photogauntlet@gmail.com.

Pictures will be due by April 10, 2012, Two weeks from tuesday.
(3/25/12 - 4/10/12)
Any questions, feel free to email me.

An Example!:

f.2.8 - 50mm - Lamp to his right

Delay of game.

Sorry, the new entries will be up this evening. This gives those who did not submit more time to do so though.

Submissions for: Orange

First off, T-Bone Burney (a regular submitter) posted a new article about the morality of post editing! Heres the link: Post Production or Postmortem?

Heres all the colorful submissions for "Orange"!

Voting from 2/21/12-2/29/12

Vote using the poll in the top left.

Be sure to comment with your criticisms or praise, so we can get better. 

Click the photos to see them bigger.
Click the post title (Submissions for: Patience/Waiting) and the comment system will be on the bottom of the post.

Enjoy:

Ginger:

f/2.8 - 1/60sec - ISO 100 - Remote Flash

In the key of Orange:

f/2.8 - 1/13sec. - ISO 800

 Orange you glad?:

f/2.6 - 1/40sec. - ISO 80

Shadow of Orange:

f/5.6 - 1/50sec. - ISO 200

Say Cheese:

No Info

Long Exposure

The latest challenge is "Long Exposure".
2/22/12 - 3/7/12
Two week challenge!


By long exposure we mean any picture with a shutter speed over 1/2 second. A shutter speed that would (normally) not be handheld, but taken with a tripod or a wall or a swing or a post.

Example:

That picture was 1.5 seconds shutter, with a slow (fired at end of shot) flash and a tripod.
I took it at Rail-jam 2007, hence the writing. Couldn't find a clean version.



Anyways, go at it. Lets see what you got over the next two weeks.

Results for: Doorways

"Doorways" results:


1st: Bre B. w/ Gated!
2nd: Aaron Martucci w/ Door Blur
       Christine Martucci w/ Equitable Arch
3rd: Braden Z. w/ Home Doorway
4th: Kyle V. w/ From the Cellar

There was a total of 24 votes.

Congrats to Brehanna! A well deserved win. She won something, I just haven't decided what yet...

Heres the winning picture:

What was said about 'Gated':

Christine said:

I voted for gated because I really like the blue in it it embodies how winter feels to me and how the sun looks in it the other thing I liked about it is it has a sort of Edward scissor hands feeling which I guess is just loneliness but the photo expressed it well! And whoever did it this this vote should mean alot cause it means I didn't vote for my husbands so feel really special

Tony, cryptically, said:

I liked the light going thru there. 

He then said:

That is the gated photo opps 

Photo opps indeed.

Submissions for: Doorways

Heres all the great submissions for "Doorways"!

Voting from 2/14/12 - 2/21/12

Vote using the poll in the top left.

Comment on why you picked a photo! Was it the color? Was it the perfect focus? Say so!

Click the photos to see them bigger.
Click the post title (Submissions for: Patience/Waiting) and the comment system will be on the bottom of the post.

Here we go:

Gated

f/8 - 1/640sec - ISO 100

 Door Blur

f/20 - 1/15sec - ISO 160 - 18mm

Equitable Arch

f/5 - 1/100sec - ISO 400 - 18mm

 From the Cellar

f/2.6 - 1/30 sec - ISO 400

 Home Doorway

No Exif

Orange

The new challenge is: "Orange"


Submit photos to photogauntlet@gmail.com

Take a photo of something orange. Or take a photo of an orange.
For example:

Results for: Patience/Waiting

This is how "Patience/Waiting" panned out.

1st: Jamie L. w/ This Old Truck!

2nd: Tony B. w/ Commuters

3rd: Kyle V. w/ Living with Little Ones

4th: Aaron M. w/ It Seems Strange...

5th: Brianna B. w/ Wet Paint

       Kohlton L. w/ A Watched Pot

6th: Anoura Z. w/ Unequivocal Patience 

Congrats on the first 'W' Jamie! With 35mm Film nonetheless. 

Tony, second runner up twice in a row, keep gunnin for it. 

I like to think were all winners though. 

27 Total Votes.

Jamies Winning Photo:

Submissions for: Patience/Waiting

Vote using the poll in the top left.

Comment! Or Aerosmith will not play your next party.

Click the photos to see them bigger.
Click the post title (Submissions for: Patience/Waiting) and the comment system will be on the bottom of the post.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Some patient submissions. 



If you would like to submit for the current challenge, just take your photo that goes w/ the theme (doorways) and email it to photogauntlet@gmail.com

Commuters:

f/1.8 - 1/640th - ISO 400 - 75mm

Wet Paint:

f/3.2 - 1/8th - ISO 400 - 27mm

Living With Little Ones:

f/2.8 - 1/30th - ISO 200 - 6mm (P&S)

"It seems strange how we used to wait for letters to arrive, but what's stranger still is how something so small can keep you alive.":

In Soviet Russia, Long Picture Titles Eat You. 

This Old Truck:

f/5.6 - 1/350th - ISO 3200 (Kodak TMax p3200 35mm Film) 

Unequivocal Patience:

No Exif Data

A Watched Pot/The Patient Becomes a Patient:

f/2.8 - 1/25th - ISO 100 - 50 mm - Remotely Fired FL-36 Flash

Doorways

Ok, Patience may not have been so good as a challenge. Heres something better:

Doorways. Take a picture of your front door. Or of the coolest doorway you can possibly find.
2/7/12 - 2/14/12
Photos due Tuesday 2/14/12 


Such as this:
These doors lead to happiness.

Results for: Pets

Heres how 'Pets' came down.

Katherine has won gaunty the goldfish. She has to send photos of it occasionally, which I will post on here. 

1st: Katherine B. w/ Lazy Day

2nd: Tony B. w/ Old Timer

3rd: Nicholas H. w/ Nard Dog

4th: Kieth D. w/ Mommas Baby

       Meghan P. w/ Mr. Potato Head

       Allison M. w/ This is why I pooped on the carpet

       Kohlton L. w/ Meow Mixtape

5th: Brandon W. w/ Cool Cat

       Andre P. w/ Fish Head

6th: Trevor G. w/ The Burnsey Public Zoo

Submissions for: Pets

The Gauntlet board members have decided that the winner of 'pets' will receive a goldfish.

Vote using the poll in the top left.

Comment w/ critique!

Click the photos to see them bigger.
Click the post title (Submissions for: Pets) and the comment system will be on the bottom of the post.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Some fascinating submissions.  Don't forget, there's a two week challenge on right now (Patience or Waiting is the theme) so take a photo for that too. 

This is why I pooped on the carpet:

No Exif Data

 Cool Cat:

No Exif Data

Meow Mixtape:

f/3.5 - 1/80th sec. - ISO 100 - 140mm w/ 20 mm Extension Tube

Lazy Day:

f/2 - 1/15 sec. - ISO 200 - 127mm 

Mommas Baby:

No Exif Data

Nard Dog:

f/4.1 - 1/20th sec - ISO 1600 - 40mm

Old Timer:

f/1.8 - 1/30th sec. - ISO 450 - 75mm

The Burnsey Public Zoo:

No Exif Data

Mr. Potato Head:

f/16 - 1/60sec. - ISO 100 - 82mm

Fish Head:

f/8 - 1/180sec. - ISO 100 - 57mm

Results for: Whats in your fridge?

1st: Ryan Keenan w/ Chocolate, Baby! (10 votes)

2nd: Christine Martuchi w/ Spotted (2 Votes) &

3rd: Aaron Montoya w/ Well the lights go down... (2 Votes)

4th: Tara Brodene w/ Beef, Its whats for dinner (1 Vote via email)

       Allison Maestas w/ Domos Hiding spot (1 Vote)

        Tony Brodene w/ Super Classy (1 Vote)

        Kyle VanVeeren w/ No Use (1 Vote)

        Aaron Martuchi w/ Octoberfest (1 Vote)

        Kohlton Laube w/ Marie Sharps Looms (1 Vote)

5th: Chelsea Mellinger w/ I scream for ice cream

       Tessa Sholders w/ Bottles up 

Well, Ryan Keenan totally dominated last week. Good Job, Ryan. (said sarcastically. I kid I kid)

Be sure to look at the new (2 Week!) Challenge.

Patience or Waiting

This weeks theme: Patience or Waiting.

This will be a two week theme!
1/24/12 - 2/7/12


The theme is Patience or Waiting. That's what you will be having and doing to go two whole weeks without a new theme. As always, feel free to interpret it how you may.

Photos due Tuesday February 7th.
Voting begins February 8th.

Patience: ;)

Change of Times!

Hey everyone,
The Photo Gauntlet board members sat down and we've decided that Gauntlet themes will come out Tuesdays from now on instead of Sundays! This will give everyone the whole weekend to get a photo, plus it'll be easier for me.
So to be clear, photos will now be due by Tuesdays, and new themes will come out Tuesdays. 
Unless otherwise noted. So check back tomorrow.

This means if you still haven't submitted for "Pets" you still have a chance.

In the meantime here's some other reading:
strobist.blogspot.com
www.pixiq.com

Remember to submit your photos like this:
Name (of Photographer) - Theme - Name (of Photo)
Example:
Ryan Keenan - Whats in your fridge - Chocolate, baby

Ps. Tell your friends about the site, and if they want to submit just give them the email: photogauntlet@gmail.com

Submissions for: Whats in your Fridge?

Rule Change:

From now on everyone should submit pictures to photogauntlet@gmail.com. Put the photo's Title and the photographers name in the subject line. 

Example: Garifuna, Derrick Workman.

On to the submissions:

Vote using the poll in the top left.
Comment on why you chose who you did, so we can get better.

Click the photos to see them bigger.

• Click the post title (Submissions for: Whats in your fridge?) and the comment system will be on the bottom of the post.
• For those that submitted, you are welcome to vote, just not on your own photo. That's just rude.
• Remember to look at the results of the "Portrait" challenge and the new challenge! (Pets)

Thanks to all that submitted. Don't forget to submit for the new challenge! Hope everyone had fun with it. Some entertaining  submissions this week.

Here they are:

Beef, It's Whats For Dinner

f/5.6 - 1/100sec - ISO 200 - 450mm

 Marie Sharps Looms.... BEWARE!

f7.1 - 1/100sec. - ISO 160 - 50mm

 Domo's Hiding Spot

No EXIF Data

 Chocolate, Baby!

f/2.8 - 1/80sec. - ISO 200 

 Super Classy

f/2.8 - 1/30sec. - ISO 1100 - 75mm

 I Scream for Ice Cream

f/4 - 1/15sec. - ISO 800

 Spilled Milk/No Use

f/2.6 - 1/30sec. - ISO 125

 Octoberfest

f/5 - 1/6sec. - ISO 800 - 67mm

 Spotted

f/8 - 1/125sec. - ISO 200 - 88mm

"Well the lights go down in Brooklyn, as she's walking out the door. Oh and they're lining up like soldiers, going off to fight the war."

No Exif Data

(wonder whos picture this is...probably someone who still thinks this is a sentence structure competition.)

Bottoms Up!

No Exif Data

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For those that care: Instead of posting the real focal length (eg. 50mm) Ill be posting the 35mm equivalent focal length so that its more comparable between photos, since we all use different cameras.