OcUK Photo Comp - Season Twelve : Round Two - "Circles" DISCUSSION

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OcUK Photo Comp - Season Twelve : Round Two - "Circles" DISCUSSION

Theme: Circles

Chosen by: chet84

Closing date: Midnight Thursday February 28th 2013

Please post all discussion for the current competition in this thread and keep entries in the ENTRIES thread.
DO NOT post any entries in this thread!

Judges: A.N.Other, Ichabod Crane and Oxygen.

This competition is open to everyone.


OcUK Photo competition results site http://ocukphotocomp.growse.com/

RULES
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Rules must be followed. Failure to follow one or more rules will result in disqualification for the current round.

* One image per entrant (may be a montage consisting of two or more photos).
* If a montage is entered, all photos in the image will be judged on their relevance to each other as well as the theme.
* Photos must be posted in or linked to this thread for consideration.
* Photos must be of a reasonable size. (Longest side of 1000px recommended)
* Photos must be submitted in the .jpg file format.
* Photos must have been taken on or after February 1st, 2013. Invalid EXIF dates must be declared.
* Photos that have been commented on previously by any of the judges, will not be considered.
* Photos must be available for viewing in this thread until the competition winner has been announced.
* Photos must be your own work unless posting on behalf of someone else. If this is the case it should be stated in your post.

* Photographers must post their make and model unless it is provided in the EXIF Information.
* Photographers retain full copyright to their entries, so you must contact them before using their entries.

* The winner of each round will choose the theme for the next round.

* The Judges may not discuss or submit their interpretation of the theme until the competition winner has been announced.
* The Judges will not reveal individual scores, however some judges may provide a critique after the competition has ended.
* The Judges may or may not notify disqualified photographers before the deadline.
* In the event of the scores being tied for first place the judges will decide among themselves on whom the winner is.
* The Judges decisions are final.

* Minimum Bribe Level: Canon EOS-1Ds Mk III


RECOMMENDATIONS
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Recommendations are optional.

A '+' sign next to the recommendation means you will gain marks.
A '-' sign next to the recommendation means you will lose marks.
A '/' sign next to the recommendation means your score will not be affected.

Each of the 3 judges will give you a score out of 30 as follows:-


* Technical ( 1 - 10 )

+ Use of Photoshop or Image Editing programs to enhance your photo (Including borders).
+ Correct use of Lighting/Saturation/Contrast/Exposure.
+ Correct use of DOF (Depth of Field).
+ Appreciation for Rule of Thirds, Golden Mean and other photographic rules.

- Overuse or misuse of Photoshop or other Image Editing programs (Including borders)
- Bad Lighting/Saturation/Contrast/Exposure.
- Blurred photos due to incorrect DOF (Depth of Field) or camera shake.
- Unintentionally slanted photos.

/ EXIF Info is recommended for digital photographers.
/ Camera Settings are recommended for film photographers.


* Theme Relevance ( 1 - 10 )

+ Good interpretation of the theme
+ Originality

/ Your photograph should represent the theme without further commentary.


* Impact ( 1 - 10 )

+ WOW Factor!
+ Overall ambience of the photo.

All past competition Entries, Discussion & Results threads can be found in the PV Archive. Select "From the - beginning" in the Display Options at the bottom of the page to view all Competition threads.
 
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The lack of entries is somewhat disappointing again this month :(

The shoddy weather we've had this month has completely ruined the planned shot I had for my entry! 4 attempts at it so far and each one ruined because of the weather....hopefully I'll get one more chance tomorrow to pull it off...if not then last minute plan B lol
 
Yeah, I was expecting all the entries last minute as usual but it's getting close alright (only 28 days remember peeps!). I happened to have some time on my hands one night so got mine done early in case someone beat me to it :p Could have done with some macro tubes for mine, had to crop it a crazy amount :(
 
I had plenty of ideas this month, just struggling for time to actually put them into practice.

I got lucky, she who must be obeyed insisted on a Sunday afternoon away from the house/kids/cares of the world so we took a stroll round Stanton Moor in the Peak District National Park. I was intending to treat it as a reconnoitre mission and return later with all the gear but the light was just to good to waste. This was to be just a backup image but I’m outa time again...
 
Same. I actually expected some wirewool shots (can't find the stuff here in Norwich) or some star trails.

By the looks of it some of you live in some interesting areas.
 
I had planned on a star trail but the weather has been against me all month! even when it looked to be clear I'd head out and setup only to find fog or cloud starts rolling in :(

Oh well, some excellent entries guys!
 
I'd planned on getting my brother to point his 12 gauge double barrel at me with the lens pointing directly down the barrel (not loaded of course :)) but the selfish git went on holiday 3 weeks ago and doesn't come back until tomorrow.

Great entries as well, I particularly like Steeps's shot.
 
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