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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Default SL's Monthly DSLR Owner's Contest!! Subject : Side Lighting

The subject for this month is "Side Lighting" We should get some awesome entries. cant wait to see how creative everyone gets with the subject.

This is a very simple concept that can be interpreted several different ways

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1. Must Be a SL member. and it must be taken with a DSLR camera. no P&S.

2.Each photographer competing in this contest must provide Images that are thier own. There is NO PLAGIARISM Accepted.

3. New and old pictures will be allowed for this subject.

4. Photoshoping or Image correcting or "modifying". WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM. The point is not for you to take a picture and chop it to death. All that will be permitted in photoshop is color balance/saturation, brightness/contrast, and cropping. If I think that someone has edited their shot too much, I will request a submission of the original 100% untouched photo, and if the moderating staff feels that the entry went overboard in Photoshop, it will be disqualified. So everyone save their originals, but I hope to never have to enforce this.

5. All images must be sent in by the due date or they will be rejected. after the due date voting will take place. It will be a public poll.

6. Images that are submitted must be no bigger that 800x600.

7. 1 Image per photographer.

8. NO NUDITY OR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL.

9. TITLES!. Artists will be allowed to name the photo they submit. But the name Cannot be anywhere on the picture. The name of the picture must be provided in the submission e-mail with rest of the artists info.

10. Post your picture in this thread. Poll will be started at the end of the deadline.

11. Add the story behind the picture you have posted (not mandatory)

12. Add What camera was used, lens, specs, tripod, filters,

All entries must be received by April 30th, 2009.

Any questions or comments? Post them up or shoot me a PM.

Get out there and take some photos, we should be able to get some great shots for this subject, and I allowed 2 weeks til due date for people to get entries in. I'd like to get a good turnout for this one. Enjoy.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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watching for some sweet photos. i may enter as well.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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oh nice.. dammit it take so long for my ebay bid to finish, i got to get that lens already
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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watching.....
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Make it weekly!
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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^agreed, but I think not many people would participate.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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i dont think we would have that many entries if it was weekly. i think a month is fine for people with a pretty busy schedule.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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bi-monthly would be better...
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Originally Posted by DonNguyen
bi-monthly would be better...
yes yes
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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interesting. im gonna try this time, but it is the end of the semester so my life sucks
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first

since old pics are allowed for this


shot with Canon 20d
Tamron 11-17mm
Canon 580EX
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Does This count? flash didn't fire but i was using the metering lamp on the flash as side light.


Canon EOS 20D
Tamron 17-50mm
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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TTT for more entries!
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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<-----wishes he had a flash to take some side lighting shots.
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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^^so use a different light source. table lamp with no shade and a 75 watt bulb works well enough.
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dig the shirt don.
Old Apr 12, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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