Free Photo Competition 2012 Week 31 : Results

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  • Wow.. Thank you for the votes. My name is Jo Gifford and I just love taking photographs. My camera is always by myside. It's a simple Canon SX30IS. Nothing fancy. This particular photo has deep significance to me and I appreciate your vote. I was on the way to a funeral for a dear friend's dad when I took this. The world outside look as unkind as I felt inside for this unexpected loss. Photographs, to me, are a reflection of the person behind the lense. Thank you.
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  • Thanks for all the votes. I'm Billy from North Carolina and this photo was taken at South Mountain State park. The day was cool and was there early in the morning and was lucky to be in the right spot to catch the sun shining thru the morning mist. Hope you enjoy and thanks for all the votes again.
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    • Thank you for the votes, they are appreciated. My name is Cindy and this shot was taken in our pasture after one of our ice storms. The lights and reflections were beautiful so it is ironic my choice was b/w. I do love b/w and tend to go that way often. I am glad you liked it, after all for others to get enjoyment or stir an emotion from a photo is what it is all about.
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      • Thank your for your votes. I am Rick from Spring Hill, FL. I shot this after the rain over a football field that offered a great view of the sky. I used a Nikon D3100, ISO 100, f8 with a 30 second exposure in raw mode. I converted it to B&W, used a black filter, vivid filter, exposure, & contrast adjustments to enhance the lightning and darken the clouds giving the appearance that the lightning was shooting out of the clouds into the black sky. You can see more of my work at my website below.
      • www.RickZ.us
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        • Thanks for your votes everyone! My name is Kieran, I'm based out of beautiful Portland, OR. This image was captured near Shore Acres Botanical Garden in Coos Bay, OR the day after a big storm. At the time, I was using an Olympus Evolt E-300. Minimal post was originally done in Photoshop Elements, but I recently revamped it using Adobe Lightroom 3, focusing on contrast and tone, making an effort to make sure that what the camera captured is close to what my eyes saw.
        • www.plusone-photo.com