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Weekly Challenge #293 - Power Lines
Posted By: reeftool, 08-01-2014, 08:01 AM

First, I want to congratulate Tess on her wonderful winning shot in last weeks challenge. She is unable to host the challenge this week and she asked me as runner up to fill in as the host this week.

My challenge this week is something we photograph often and complain the most about. The dreaded power lines! Very often we see the comment, "Beautiful landscape but too bad about the power lines". They're everywhere. We spend money on software and plug-ins to remove them and hours in PP trying to get the shot "right" after removing them because they rarely appear in plain blue sky only. So my challenge is to see some photos where the power lines are in a photo and actually add to the composition to make it look right.
So lets see some nice shots where those power lines, towers and poles work to make the shot better, not just something to post when testing lens sharpness.

The Challenge will run until midnight next Friday, August 8, Eastern Time (North America)

Every week, a new theme is picked and judged by the winner of the previous week.

Everyone is eligible to send in their best interpretation of the given theme, as long as the photo is taken with a Pentax/Samsung camera. Themes can be subject-oriented or technique-oriented.

Rules
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme (especially if it's not obvious).
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus an additional day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera can be used.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, they will PM the #2 winner for that person to be the judge

Read more at: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/129-weekly-photo-challenges/268466-weekly...#ixzz399PXl01c

An example, but only one possibility of the infinite compositions possible.


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A simple power line running into a house in Turkey.

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Great theme Richard. This is one of my favourites - the powerline pole as a sunburst producer!
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A neat idea for a challenge Richard. This grackle was sitting on the power line outside my home on a rainy day.The original shot was so-so but when the K5 put it in this aspect with its on board filters it took on a different look.--charliezap
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Not sure if this is a power line or just a line but its something.

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QuoteOriginally posted by charliezap Quote
A neat idea for a challenge Richard. This grackle was sitting on the power line outside my home on a rainy day.The original shot was so-so but when the K5 put it in this aspect with its on board filters it took on a different look.--charliezap
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Such a look of sad resignation on that grackle!

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Carna, Connemara, Ireland, some weeks ago...


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Power lines you said!
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Taken i front of house were antenna line lies on!
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Power lines "Men at work"

Saw the guys atop the transmission lines tower, heard the copter, ran like I have not run in a long time to get my camera and tripod, quick onto the deck, focus, snap, and they were gone.
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Subtle amount of power lines in this one taken on samsung camera
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Lots of Leonard Cohen lyric fans on this thread... "Like a bird on a wire... "


Anyway - my contribution for this thread...



Approaching rain...

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