Competition: Happy 177 Years of Photography!!

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Happy 177 Years of Photography!!

August 19th was World Photo Day, marking the invention of photography. Here's to the images that give us new perspective on the world, bringing us closer together.

In honor of this celebration, take a photo of something Star Wars-ish! This could be you in a cosplay, your nerdy shelf full of tie fighters and the like, your dog dressed up as Yoda, or your Build-a-Bear Vader chillin next to your custom made saber.

Required information for grading: - were any effects used? - What camera did you use? for a DSLR, what were your manual settings? (aperture, shutter speed, lighting fixes)

Grading will be based on creativity, "Star Wars-ish" content, over all focus and clarity of the picture (how obvious is it that I'm supposed to look at the subject of the photo? Is it blurry? Can I see it clearly?), and beauty of the photo.

Competition Information
Organized by
Alara Deathbane
Running time
2016-08-22 until 2016-09-09 (19 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Graphics/Multimedia
Awards
Fourth Level Crescents
Participants
21 subscribers, of which 11 have participated.
Results
1st place
Benn Nevis
Member
Benn Nevis
File submission
contest_crop.jpg
Textual submission

Firith'rar J. Versea-Stormwind.
my cosplay garb

Photo was slightly blurred in the back ground using photoshop
no color enhancing
Photo Metadata:
Image description Firith'rar J. Versea-Stormwind
Make NIKON CORPORATION
Model NIKON D3000
Orientation upper left
X resolution 300
Y resolution 300
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Datetime 2016:09:08 13:39:07
Artist Keith E. Arnold
YCbCr positioning co-sited
Copyright Keith E. Arnold
Exposure time 1/1 s
F-number 4.2
Exposure program Not defined
ISO speed ratings 400
Date/time original 2016:09:08 12:32:32
Date/time digitized 2016:09:08 12:32:32
Component config YCbCr
Exposure bias value 0
Max. aperture value 4.2
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash none
Focal length 31 mm
User comment DJB Competition entry
Colorspace Uncalibrated
Pixel X dimension 2530
Pixel Y dimension 2495
Sensing method One-chip color area sensor

Placement
1st place
Member
Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
File submission
IMAG0207.jpg
Textual submission

This is an incredibly poor, untouched photo from my Android (an HTC One Remix, I think), but it's definitely the most personal Star Wars merch in the room with me. What you are looking at is the inside of the black plastic popcorn container from opening night of The Force Awakens. More specifically, you're looking at the claw marks that I gouged into said bucket during the bridge scene.

Placement
2nd place
Member
Krath Adherent Edema R'uh-Kalinor
File submission
13418793_10154192186381774_6770866839005225031_n.jpg
Textual submission

Nikon D3100, automatic mode with an 18-55 mm lense. Subject: Sith Lord Rins'zler (Cosplayer)

Placement
3rd place
Member
A deleted dossier
File submission
IMG_20160831_160121.jpg
Textual submission

Picture of my wife Amy (in the DB as Kooki) and our son Alfie, duelling.

I took this with my phone's camera - photo uploaded as taken.

Placement
4th place
4th place
Seer Xolarin
Member
Seer Xolarin
File submission
image.jpeg
Textual submission

This is my partial SW collection, including many Obi-Wan and Yoda figures, my Obi-Wan Kenobear build-a-bear from my wife, a bunch of random Heroes Star Wars Jedi, and my first custom Lightsaber hilt. It also shows my custom Lego Kenobi "Buildable Figure" that I made using Kenobi and Rey's parts. I have much more that just won't fit in this frame, including SW Legos galore!

Placement
4th place
Member
Celahir Erinos Arconae
File submission
IMG_20160909_220524.jpg
Textual submission

Huawei Nexus 6P phone camera
HDR+ Enabled
Flash enabled
Focal Length: 4.67mm
White Balance: Auto
Aperture: 2.0
Exposure time: 1/46
ISO: 596

Placement
5th place
Member
Ernordeth Puer-Irae
File submission
DSC_0959.JPG
Textual submission

No filters. Mobile phone camera from Sony Xperia

Placement
6th place
7th place
Braecen Kaeth
Member
Braecen Kaeth
File submission
DenningNoir.Braecen.4520.jpg
Textual submission

From a book signing sponsored by the Indy Knights and the Dark Jedi Brotherhood for Troy Denning in Carmel, IN. Same event, we made Troy Denning an honorary member of our club.

This was shot with an iPhone 5 using a 'Noir' setting.

About as fancy as I get with photography :-p

Placement
7th place
8th place
Ossk
Member
Ossk
File submission
Happy_177_Years_of_Photography!!.jpg
Textual submission

Item: Case for my phone.
Camera: My phone. Galaxy SIII mini.
No special effects were used.

Placement
8th place
Member
Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej
File submission
DSC_0696.JPG
Textual submission

R2.D2 in his natural element - deep in the crap and beset by vile beasts.

Camera is a Nikon D60 with a Tamron LD objective. No effects used.

Placement
9th place
10th place
Mauro Wynter
Member
Mauro Wynter
File submission
image.jpeg
Placement
10th place
Member
Master Malik Sadow
Submission
Master Malik Sadow opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement