September 2022 Competition

[Tim Mayo]

Congratulations to last months competition winners and a big thanks to everyone who took part. I'll be in touch with you soon to arrange the prizes.

1st place with 8 votes was @Mike Renny with his fireworks over Sydney Harbour shot.
2nd place with 6 votes was @Paul stuart with his RAF Typhoon at RIAT 2022.
3rd place with 3 votes was @Angieb with her Grand Teton at sunrise with bison.

For September there's no theme again simply because this seems to encourage the most entries for now.

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: September 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: September 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: September 27th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)

What Do I Get if I Win?
1st Place - The first place winner will receive a $50 (US Dollar) voucher for B&H Photo OR Amazon (you can choose depending on your country and preference).
2nd Place - The second place winner will receive a $25 (US dollar) voucher for B&H Photo OR Amazon.
3rd Place - The third place winner will receive a $20 (US dollar) voucher for B&H Photo OR Amazon.

There are no alternative prize options or cash options, so if you are unable to accept a B&H or Amazon voucher I'm afraid you will miss out on the prize.

If your local currency is something other than US dollars then the above amounts will be converted based on the exchange rate at the time.

In the event of a draw the entry date will be extended but not past the last day of the month. If there are still equal votes for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place then the entry prizes will be split. I can't think of a better way of doing this for the time-being! If this happens I may also only be able to offer Amazon vouchers since $20 is the minimum for B&H.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Simply post your entry below. It will be best to insert the image as full-size rather than a thumbnail.
2. Only one photo entry per member
3. Keep the photos clean and family friendly
4. Sony cameras only
5. Archived shots are allowed
6. Don't use sky replacements

How to Vote (when voting opens)

1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own

Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in this thread in the Feedback Forum.

Thank you for participating and good luck!

Tim

 

[mapleleaf56]

A common red fire Ant….

• ILCE-7RM4A
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Paul stuart]

Shires

• ILCE-1
• SAMYANG AF 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/2.5
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Mike Renny]

Gone fishin! ................Shropshire (River Tern) Kingfisher catching his lunch.

• ILCE-9
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[John B]

Millhand

A7IV, 35mm 1.4 GM, 1/40th, f3.2, ISO500​

 

[etiennescamera]

Danger lurking in the grass

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 227.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Sdawes]

Carder Bee on a Lavender flower

• ILCE-1
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Angieb]

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 4000

Coastal brown bear Alaska, USA

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Connection

• E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
• 41.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 3200

I was drawn to the juxtaposition of wireless technology with a more primal form of connection...

 

[WeeMalky]

The Tackle

• ILCE-9
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[spudhead]

hoverfly shot while on a walk

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

Macro Image with x2 85mm Louwa.......View attachment 25378

 

[Tim Mayo]

Entries are now closed folks and voting is enabled. You'll see the up arrow to vote to the right of each post/image on desktop and below on mobile displays. You can vote for as many images as you like.

 

[Tim Mayo]

I'm going to extend the voting until September 30th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT) since we currently have a tie for second. I also forgot to remind people to vote so we've not had too many votes this month. Will do that now!