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Focal Monthly Photography Contest - Feb 09 - Photographic Possibilities

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Yellow Daisies Voting Closed I shoot my photos in RAW, so the post-processing allows for much more flexibility and detail. I was drawn to these yellow daisies, because they popped so well, in front of that dark, moody background. (28 votes)	Light and Shadow Voting Closed (36 votes)	VOLCANIC SKY Voting Closed Decided to play around with a totally normal pic, and push the limits. I liked this surreal cartoon quality. Hope you do too. (22 votes)	Dawn Mist - All colours courtesy of Mother Nature Voting Closed This was taken while I was out walking my dog on a very cold frosty morning, The light is all natural - Enjoy (21 votes)

Yew Tree Voting Closed this was taken while ducking and diving thru a footpath in Yorkshire Sculpture Park - (21 votes)	Zion In Winter Voting Closed I took this while taking a drive through Zion just before Christmas 2008. It was so beautiful and peaceful that I cousn't help but want to capture every part of it as best as I could. (21 votes)	Mystic Morning Voting Closed In order not to waste the time spent on waiting for a good sunrise, I decided to add mystic sense to the landscape bydoing a zoom out-in to (21 votes)	Crystal-balling photographers Voting Closed Reflection of me and another photographer intense in taking macros of flowers in a garden on a metal ornament. (22 votes)

Full Details

Thanks to everyone who participated in the January contest. Winners will be notified by February 13th.

In 2009, there are new themes, judges, prizes and several new rules. Please visit the The Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest homepage for all of the new rules, 2009 themes, prizes, judges, and a link to all of the 2008 winners.

Focus

The focus of the February contest is PHOTOGRAPHIC POSSIBILITIES, sponsored by Photographic Possibilities, 3e. The theme of "photographic possibilities" is very broad -- the subject of a photograph can be entirely normal, even mundane, but under the right circumstances (light, exposure, lens, filter, processing, software, just nature, etc) makes it look like something else completely or perhaps puts the focus on a startling element of the photograph.

Contenst Specifications
Width: Height: File Size: File Type: Entries:	800 pixels max 600 pixels max 1Mb max Jpeg (.jpg) 2 images per month max

Judges

This month's guest judge for our First and Second place winners will be Photographic Possibilities, 3e author Robert Hirsch.

Important note

In 2009, First and Second place winners will be chosen by the monthly guest judge. Third place winners and three honorable mentions will be chosen by popular vote. Third place winners are only eligible to win once in a four month period (Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sept-Dec). First, Second and Third place monthly winners for Jan-April will be entered to win our First 2009 Grand Prize; monthly winners from May-Aug will be entered to win our Second 2009 Grand Prize; monthly winners from Sept-Dec will be entered to win our Third 2009 Grand Prize. You may upload up to two different photographs per month, but you will not be eligible to win more than one prize per month. You can only vote once for each picture.

Pictures are checked by a moderator so will not appear immediately. Photos will be posted within 24-48 hours (may vary slightly on weekends and holidays) so please check back. If you have any questions or comments send us an e-mail