September 2025 Competition - Long Exposure (One Second or Longer)

[Tim Mayo]

Our September monthly competition is now open for entries.

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This Month's Theme
For this month our theme will be Long Exposure. I'm defining this as one second or longer. If you need some inspiration Flickr is always helpful.

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: September 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: September 21st at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: September 28th 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 your 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

Themes for 2025
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• Jan: Black & White
• Feb: Natural World and Wildlife
• Mar: Creative
• Apr: Action
• May: Mechanized Machines
• Jun: Land and City Scapes
• Jul: At Home
• August: Close Up / Macro
• Sep: Long Exposure
• Oct: Street
• Nov: After Dark
• Dec: Your Favorite Shot of 2025

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 taking part and good luck!

 

[PKM-UK]

Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf (‘The Upper Gushing Falls’), River Nedd Fechan, Pontneddfechan, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.

Phil

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[JustUs7]

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One of my first real attempts at a long exposure waterfall with my new (at the time) ND filter. At the end of a four plus mile hike up about 2,000 ft in elevation.

Ramsay Cascades in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They’ve since removed the logs in the lower right, which is a shame.

 

[AOC]

An Alaska light show with an Iridium Flare as a bonus. Chena Hot Springs area not too far from Fairbanks Alaska.

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[jcass]

15 second exposure under a half moon.

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[Bryan Conner]

La Corbière Lighthouse, Jersey​

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[Zombo]

Florence, Italy. 6 seconds

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[Nick L]

Vestrahorn in Iceland, October 2024 a wonderful night with some amazing Aurora for 10 mins.

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[dgphoto8]

Memorial Drive light trails and the end of sunset, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 10 sec exposure

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[Dean Wilson]

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[NGauger101010]

A plane flying by and flags waving in the breeze -- 6 secs

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[ShipleyNW]

Windy River

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[THXGEEK]

Spin!

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[Tim Mayo]

A big thanks to all who have entered our competition this month. A little quieter than last month but still some smashing entries! Voting is now enabled. Please remember that you can vote on as many images as you like, just not your own

 

[Tim Mayo]

Well done and thank you to everyone who entered and voted in our competition this month. A few less entries compared to our macro competition in August but some great entries nonetheless

• 1st place with 7 votes was @AOC with a long exposure perfectly capturing a stunning aurora display in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. Well done Art!
• 2nd place with 6 votes was @PKM-UK with short 1-second exposure of the beautiful Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf (‘The Upper Gushing Falls’), in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Great shot Phil & Karen!
• Joint 3rd place with 5 votes was @Nick L with another stunning display of the aurora but this time of the mountain Vestrahorn in Iceland. Well done Nick!
• Joint 3rd place with 5 votes was @THXGEEK with a lovely 1.3 sec exposure of an object that I can't for the life of me figure out! Awesome patterns and lights though! Well done Craig!

The theme for our competition this month will be "Street Photography" which will be starting shortly.

 

[THXGEEK]

Well done and thank you to everyone who entered and voted in our competition this month. A few less entries compared to our macro competition in August but some great entries nonetheless

• 1st place with 7 votes was @AOC with a long exposure perfectly capturing a stunning aurora display in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. Well done Art!
• 2nd place with 6 votes was @PKM-UK with short 1-second exposure of the beautiful Sgwd Ddwli Uchaf (‘The Upper Gushing Falls’), in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Great shot Phil & Karen!
• Joint 3rd place with 5 votes was @Nick L with another stunning display of the aurora but this time of the mountain Vestrahorn in Iceland. Well done Nick!
• Joint 3rd place with 5 votes was @THXGEEK with a lovely 1.3 sec exposure of an object that I can't for the life of me figure out! Awesome patterns and lights though! Well done Craig!

The theme for our competition this month will be "Street Photography" which will be starting shortly.

Most important - Wonderful shots, everyone! My bucket list will include trips up north so that I can experience those awesome auroras in person!

Tim, to answer your question, my pic is a long exposure of the final wobbling 'death spiral' of a spinning top. In this case, it is a BilletSpin Thrust.

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