Themed Photo Challenge #7 - Oh the weather outside is ......?

[ScoutR]

Voting ref. V15

[Gerry]

Voting ref. V16



Brad Simpson, recent world champion of surfing at ASP U.S. Open of Surfing Championships in Huntington Beach, California, AKA "Surf City".

[Dave Humphries]

There ya go

What did I do?
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[Gerry]

Yikes! Quite a project, Dave. Thanks, though.

[Peter Ryan]

Top shot Wendy.

[Donald]

There ya go

Brad's gone AWOL (as of 0900 on 13th August). The image was there as a thumbnail - I saw it. But now it's not.

[Gerry]

Brad's back....I get in trouble when I try to remove the thumbnail so I'll just leave it.:-)

[crosseyed]

Voting ref. V17

[Wirefox]

Foggy

How did I miss this. Beautiful shot Wendy. It is amazing how some of the forum regulars have developed in the last year. I feel as if I have hit a bit of a flat spot at present. Its times like these when I am tempted to believe that the gear is the problem. Bad thoughts! I need to find something really off the wall to keep my mind off the red lined lenses. New gear will not help one jot.

I think I will read Colins portrait tutorials again...that may help....wait is that a new pack of pan scrubs I see over there....L glass? What is L glass

Steve

[wilgk]

Voting ref. V18

[Sahil]

Voting ref. V19

Some great shots here. Well, my shot is pathetic, technically. Just wanted to share something based on the theme.. It has been raining cats & dogs here.

[Sahil]

Voting ref. V20

Another one..

[yjiang]

Voting ref. V21



On August 15 there was thunderstorm in town. I opened the door toward my backyard and fired about 40 shots. Finally I got this one.

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens: 17-40mm f4L
Exposure 30
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 27 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Mode Manual

[Guilherme]

Voting ref. V22

[benm]

Voting ref. V23

[Dave Humphries]

Drum roll please; the results of voting in the Themed challenge are .....

In first place on 18 points is Yi with Lightning:


In joint second place on 17 points each are:
Wendy with Foggy:


and Kay with Squelchy:


My congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to everyone that took part and/or voted.

I'm never sure whether to continue when there's a joint placing?

In third place on 12 points was Peter with:


Guilherme's Foggy night (V22) is also worthy of mention at 11 points.

[yjiang]

Thank all for your appreciation! It was my first time to shoot lightning and it was kind of luck that the lightning was showing up in such beautiful way in my frame.

Now it is my turn to think about next Theme.

Congats on other winners too!

[ScoutR]

Congrats Yi, that is a great shot, more than luck involved I'm sure. Lightning is difficult, but when you get it pretty spectacular

Kay, I think yours said weather to me more than any of the others, one of those shots where you say more with less. Nice one.

Peter, great shot as usual, reminds me of what is soon coming my way, and this shot makes me look forward to it.

There were so many good ones in this comp, it really is getting harder every month to pick a winner. I would have had about 4 or 5 tied for first if it was up to me. Nice work from everyone, and thank you for noticing the lost geese in the fog

Wendy

Edit: Sorry Yi about getting your name wrong.

[wilgk]

Congratulations Yi - I agree with Wendy lightning is very tricky so well done & Wendy's fog was also captured in tricky exposure conditions as well as birds in flight.
Although I had to lay down in the Mud! so maybe that was 'exposure' of a different kind
Anyway thankyou everyone for participating & voting, my pants are nearly clean again

[Tamara]

Congratulations Yi, Kay and Peter... you did a great job