In this post, we take a look at how the winner of our April, 2013 photo contest shot and processed his entry. The remainder of the article is by forum member Sangosto.

Since I had bought the water-resistant camera equipment from Pentax I dreamed of a typical scene in which people scurry through heavy rain trying not get so wet. But whenever it rained I did not have the camera with me, or the people were not spectacularly enough in a hurry through the streets. In short, it never fit.

Finally, on that day, everything seemed to fit. It began with a knight tournament, and the day was very hot and sunny. In the afternoon a short downpour came and most people spent some time in tents waiting for the rain to stop.

After the rain I saw, based on the rain radar, that a major downpour was yet to come soon. So we quickly went to the next tram stop. When we reached the tram stop, the wind began to blow and a strong downpour began. While many people ran to take cover from the rain, I stepped out of the cover. In series mode I could make several shots of the woman as she crossed the street with the stroller.

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Sangosto: Hurry Up!!

We're happy to announce the winners of our April, 2013 "Rain" photo contest! In first place was forum member Sangosto, who captured the photo "Hurry Up!!" (pictured above). This photo was shot with a Pentax K-7 and an Pentax DA* 50-135mm lens.

Our runners-up were forum members bgdisk on second place with "Mountain Valley Storm" and martywk on third place with "Lakefront Storm". Click on any photo for a larger version!

bgdisk: Mountain Valley Storm	martywk: Lakefront Storm

We'd like to congratulate the winners one more time!  Also, be sure not to miss our June photo contest, which has just been announced on the forum.

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As an avid waterfall enthusiast, I am constantly hiking in the plethora of gorges left behind from when the glaciers carved the landscape and retreated north.  I am lucky to have grown up in the Finger Lakes of NY.  It's a beautiful place to visit, but better place to live.

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The theme for the official PentaxForums.com photo contest for May, 2013 will be "Food". We encourage you to be creative, the possibilities within these theme are nearly endless!

Submit your photo here for a chance to win B&H gift card prizes and more!  Like for all previous contents, you may only submit a single photo, and it must be within the size & dimension limits stated in the contest announcement.  And while we do allow non-Pentax photos on the forum, only photos taken with Pentax cameras will be eligible to participate in this contest. Good luck! 

If you have trouble entering or need help, please read the contest announcement above, and then ask your question in the our site help forum.

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Early morning rays shining through the treetops

We're happy to announce the winners of our March, 2013 "Dreams" photo contest! In first place was forum member hobkyl, who captured the photo "Early morning rays shining through the treetops" (pictured above). This photo was shot with a Pentax K-x and an smc Pentax DA 16-45 mm lens.

Our runners-up were forum members novsky on second place with "Pörto Vecchio Dreamy Sunset" and Free Soul on third place with "Beyond Bravest Dreams". Click on any photo for a larger version!

Pörto Vecchio Dreamy Sunset	Beyond Bravest Dreams

We congratulate the winners one more time!

Finally, don't miss our April "Rain" photo contest, which features the same great prizes from B&H and Red River Paper!

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We'd like to invite everyone to vote in the poll for our March, 2013 "dreams" photo contest.  This contest saw some 93 submission, and due to its abstract theme, we've received some truly incredible and creative entries.  We hope you enjoy the photos, and thanks in advance for voting!

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The theme for our official April, 2013 photo contest will be "Rain"!  Be creative!

Submit your photo here for a chance to win B&H gift card prizes and more!  Like for all previous contents, you may only submit a single photo, and it must be within the size & dimension limits stated in the contest announcement.  And while we do allow non-Pentax photos on the forum, only photos taken with Pentax cameras will be eligible to participate in this contest. Good luck! 

If you have trouble entering or need help, please read the contest announcement above, and then ask your question in the our site help forum.

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"Mystery Forest"

We're happy to announce the winners of our February, 2013 "Bokeh" photo contest! With over 280 eligible submissions, this was our largest contest to date! In first place was forum member hubetek, who captured the photo "Mystery Forest" (pictured above) with his Pentax K20D.

Our runners-up were forum members ohce in second place with "Green" (left) and loco in third place with "Chess Ghosts" (right). Click on any photo for a larger version!

"Green"	"Chess Ghosts"

We'd congratulate the winners one more time!  Stay tuned to our homapage for the "making of" the winning photo. Also, don't miss our March "Dreams" photo contest, which features the same great prizes from B&H and Red River Paper!

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