Non-Pro Member June 2023 Competition

[Tim Mayo]

Congratulations to @iamdlewis for winning last months competition and our first Non-Pro Members Competition. You may have already noticed that your membership has been upgraded to Pro for the next 12 months.

Our June competition now kicks off. There is no theme this month.

It would be nice to see a few more entries this month please!

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: June 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting starts: June 20th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)
Voting ends: June 27th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT) - Extended: June 30th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT)

There is no theme for this months competition so you are free to submit any image you wish providing it's family friendly!

What Do I Get if I Win?
The first place winner will receive a 6 month Pro Membership to our forum.

In the event of a draw the entry date will be extended but not past the last day of the month. If there are still equal votes for 1st then each entry will be a winner.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Simply post your entry below. Please insert the image as full-size rather than a thumbnail so that the metadata displays underneath the image.
2. Sony cameras only. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
3. Only submit images taken in 2023. The date must be included in the image metadata.
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.

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

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 this thread in the Feedback Forum.

Thank you for participating and good luck!

Tim

 

[Tim Mayo]

Please note the rules folks.

1. Sony cameras only. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
2. Only submit images taken in 2023. The date must be included in the image metadata.
3. Only one photo entry per member.
4. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
5. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.

Thank you!

 

[Unframed Dave]

Unedited.

• ILCE-1
• FE 24mm F1.4 GM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/1.4
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Gordon]

Hello Kitty got a make-over in January....

• ILCE-6000
• ----
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 125

 

[evacguy]

Fingers of flames - that's the fire engineer part of my brain talking, but I think it's an apt description. These stunning flowers are called 'Tulipa Acuminata'.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 200

 

[alexpler]

Lecce in Puglia, Italy.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 40mm F2.5 G
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 100

 

[russellsnr]

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Smudge04015]

• ILCE-9
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 362.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Loke]

A shot of the sunset - a walking distance from the house. Got lucky with the bird passing by in top of the picture

• ILCE-7R
• FE 55mm F1.8 ZA
• 55.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Tim Mayo]

Thanks to all who have entered this month. Entries are now closed and voting is open until June 27th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT). Please use the up arrows to vote and you can vote on more than one photo.

 

[Tim Mayo]

It looks like we have a tie for first place to I'm going to extend the voting until June 30th at 3am Eastern Time (9am GMT).

Thanks to all of you who have voted so far!