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Focal Monthly Photography Contest - May 09 - Layers

Try To Leave A Light On When I'm Gone
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Fort Story Lighthouse in Virginia
3 Stars
(5 votes)
Plumage
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layers of feathers of a pink flamingo
3 Stars
(3 votes)
Japanese Golden Pheasant
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This was taken while the pheasant was having a pose
2 Stars
(2 votes)
Grace
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this is one of my closet friends. She has been through so much and still is so strong and beautiful.
3 Stars
(5 votes)
 
Chrome Spokes
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I took this photo at a car show. During post-processing, I was surprised at just how much color was reflected in the silver chrome! Using adjustment layers and masks, I took out all the color in the spokes and left only the color of my reflection. Now the image has the near monochromatic look that I wanted.
4 Stars
(24 votes)
Award Gala
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I took this photo to advertise an upcoming event called the 'Distinguished Educators Award Gala'. This image is nearly straight out-of-camera. It was taken in a fully lit room. I managed to get the circle of light from one hand held snooted flash from directly above the objects. Adjustment layers were used to slightly adjust the colors and contrast.
4 Stars
(18 votes)
Protected Freedom
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Taken with a Nikon D80. The photo was created with CS3, it was my first attempt at learning to use layers.The 3 Pictures are of a veteran who protects,the Ellis Island 3D flag with faces of those who came to the U.S. to be free and a Jewish man reading his paper with no fear of who he is.
3 Stars
(6 votes)
Layers of Rock
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The falls at Ithaca N.Y. Taken with a Canon PowerShot A95 in September of 2007.
3 Stars
(4 votes)
 

Full Details

Thanks to everyone who participated in the April contest. Winners will be notified by May 15th.

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 May contest is LAYERS, sponsored by The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book.

 Contest Specifications
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 Height: 
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 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 The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book author Richard Lynch.


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

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