August 2024 Competition - Reflections

[Tim Mayo]

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Thanks again to everyone who entered last months competition. A new month has begun and so that means a new competition.

This Month's Theme
The theme for this months competition is reflections. If you need some inspiration then I'd suggest taking a look on Flickr.

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

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid it's just the joy of taking part but I will be adding badges to winners profiles.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full image not thumbnail.
2. Canon R Series cameras only. Adapted lenses on R Series bodies are fine.
3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
4. Only one photo entry per member.
5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
7. You are free to change you image during the entry period.

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

Upcoming Themes for 2024
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• August: Reflections
• Sep: Close Up
• Oct: Patterns
• Nov: After Dark
• Dec: Festivities

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 our Feedback Forum.

Thank you for participating and good luck!

 

[MPeeps]

Dall Porpoises "bow surfing" the Alaska Inside Passage.
Canon EOS R5/RF100-500 @100mm; f5.6; 1/1000; ISO 400

 

[Kamoshika]

Dragonfly

 

[funjp]

My Sky Hole at Ueno Park , Tokyo .

 

[Tim Mayo]

A big thanks to everyone who has entered this month, there are some terrific entries. Entries are now closed and voting has been enabled. You can vote using the up arrows at the bottom of each post/entry on smaller displays or to the right on larger displays.

 

[Tim Mayo]

A big thank you to everyone who has taken part in this months competition. Yet again we have had some really amazing images for our reflections theme this month.

In 1st place with 11 votes was @Koen Frantzen with a stunning shot of a Snowy Owl flying over a pond in the late afternoon light. Possibly one of the cleanest reflections I've ever seen!
In 2nd place with 10 votes was @MPeeps with a pair of beautiful Dall Porpoises "bow surfing" the Alaska Inside Passage.
In 3rd place with 8 votes was @MikeZ with a lovely canal reflection of the intersection of the Leidsegracht and Herengracht canals, Amsterdam.

Well done everyone and thanks again for taking the time to enter.

September is just around the corner now and our next competition will be kicking off on the 1st and this time the theme will be Close Up / Macro.

 

[Hali]

A big thank you to everyone who has taken part in this months competition. Yet again we have had some really amazing images for our reflections theme this month.

In 1st place with 11 votes was @Koen Frantzen with a stunning shot of a Snowy Owl flying over a pond in the late afternoon light. Possibly one of the cleanest reflections I've ever seen!
In 2nd place with 10 votes was @MPeeps with a pair of beautiful Dall Porpoises "bow surfing" the Alaska Inside Passage.
In 3rd place with 8 votes was @MikeZ with a lovely canal reflection of the intersection of the Leidsegracht and Herengracht canals, Amsterdam.

Well done everyone and thanks again for taking the time to enter.

September is just around the corner now and our next competition will be kicking off on the 1st and this time the theme will be Close Up / Macro.

Congratulations to the winners and I thought all the entries were great! Thanks for having this Tim!

 

[Bryan Conner]

Congrats to the winners!

 

[PKM-UK]

Our warmest congratulations to the winners - and well done to everyone who contributed to a fantastic haul of inspirational images.

P&K

 

[MikeZ]

Thanks everyone for the votes and the kind words. I agree with Tim that there were some amazing images this month, so I'm surprised and honored to have placed third.

 

[Dean Wilson]

Great job to everyone that participated.

 

[MPeeps]

Cool!