So i thought i might do something to spice up this forum just abit more.

I'll be hosting a photography contest. It's open from July 15th to August 5th for submissions. That's a total for 3 weeks for shooting, hopefully that's enough time for contestants to see the thread and make photographs.

Here is how it's going to work, submission will be sent to me via private message and i will make a new thread with pictures posted anonymously for voting by regular members of the photography forum. (More then 15 post in this sub-forum for the last month). Public poll will not be instated since i've seen people who get friends to rack up votes. Not that any of you will do that, but just for a more fairer competition.

Contest Theme: 50mm
Prize- 100fg donated by me.

Rules-

• Picture must be taken by YOU.
• Picture must be taken within the contest time frame
• Only ONE submission per contest
• Must be taken with a 50mm focal length (+/- 6mm is tolerable)
• EXIF data must be intact with date/ time the shot was taken along with other technical details (Focal length, Aperture, shutter speed etc
• Please resize image to long edge of 1024 pixels

*Please keep post-processing to a minimal, it's a contest for photography, not image editing.

Q&A
- So what exactly does 50mm mean?
- It means that you have to use a focal length of 50mm to shoot the image. So for example, you're using a full frame sensor, use a 50mm lens for a 50mm field of view (fov). If you're using a 1.6x crop factor camera, you must use a 30-35mm~ lens. So on and so forth, as the as the fov = 50mm. It's fine.
edit: 50mm on cropped bodies are also allowed. So contest = 50mm lens or 50mm FOV.

- Is this a prime only contest or are zoom lenses allowed as well
- Anything goes, as long as it's 50mm

- I have images that i've taken previously with a 50mm lens, can i use that for this contest?
- No, it has to be taken in between July 15 to August 5th of year 2010. The purpose of this thread so that we can go out and shoot, not sit and home and look thru the old library for images that may fit the criteria. The EXIF will need to prove that the image was taken in that time. No EXIF data = automatic disqualification.

- What if i don't have any lenses that have 50mm as a focal length?
- I tried picking a topic that everyone should have no problem doing, i believe 50mm is a important focal length for any camera owner.. if you don't have it.. Sorry, you can't enter.

This post was edited by Eek on Jul 14 2010 03:06pm

Noooo! I don't have anything to shoot it with, except for the 50mm lens I'm going to get.

which would be around 85mm if you consider your 1.6 crop factor !

I think we should be able to shoot with our 50mm 1.8, even tho we have crop bodies. I´d need to use my crappy 18-55mm kit lens if I´d want to join this >.<

Agreed!

Any 50mm should be allowed. Whether it's 50mm with crop, or without crop.

This post was edited by kratos on Jul 14 2010 03:01pm

Well then, just for you

Contest rules changed.

Woo! I'll have something up sometime then, hopefully.

Great a contest! Eek is the man.

I was happy, until I found out that it was 50mm and not 50mm x 1,6. xD



You can easily edit the exif data. :/

he just changed it for us

Looking forward to all the submissions!



Thanks man! Hopefully you guys won't cheat for a friendly competition.. I'm putting good faith on you guys



lol.

This post was edited by Eek on Jul 14 2010 03:14pm

Hmm.. Actually, I don't know about this now that I'm thinking. I'm leaving on vacation again on the 24th I think and I'm not sure if I will get back before the 5th or if I will have internet service where I'm going.