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Weekly Challenge # 236 - Dramatic skies
Posted By: jmschrei, 03-09-2013, 11:13 AM

Welcome to this weeks challenge. Thanks to Lisa for hosting last week and picking a great topic! The first place winner Douge has asked me to host this round in his place so here we go...

One of the things I love about photography is the ability to capture those often fleeting moments of drama in the sky - clouds, colour, storm. Post your favourite dramatic sky shot - the choice is yours.

Here are a couple of examples:






The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread. If it's not obvious, explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme.
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 closes after 7 days, then allows for a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera will do.
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, the winner will PM the #2 winner and pass the baton to that person to be the judge.

The challenge will end on Saturday March 16, midnight, MDT

Good luck. I look forward to your entries and interpretations of the topic!

Previous weeks:
214 - Physical Strain, 215 - The Daily Grind, 216 - Colors of nature, 217 - Heavy Industry, 218 - Wisdom, 219-Surprise, 220 - Blue, 221-Vanishing Point, 222-Motion, 223-Juxtaposition, 224-Metals, 225-Firelight, 226-The [Not-So] Mundane, 227-Angles, 228-Theater, 229- Does not Belong 230-Breaking the Rules, 231-Cold as Ice 232-Selective Colour, 233- The Dark Side, 234 - Repetition, 235 - Dramatic Angles
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03-11-2013, 11:12 AM - 3 Likes   #16
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Wow. I know I definitely will not win with the entries so far, but thought I'd just add something a bit different. Jet trails.

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Great Entries!

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Awesome Sunrise No PP to colours. as shot.



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I'm glad to see I am not the only one who is attracted to dramatic skyscapes. It's going to be a tough challenge to judge but there's room for more entries!
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Over The Sierras

Caught these clouds over the Sierras this afternoon...
Converted to greyscale and resized in PaintShop X3. Cliff

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Endless skies.

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I have so many of this subject, but I'll go with this one- Storm in the Kruger Park.
03-16-2013, 08:09 AM   #25
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This is the last day for this challenge but I am already quite anxious about trying to narrow such an awesome field of entries down to one winner!
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A little weather moving in.
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Sky from year 2011.
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QuoteOriginally posted by noelcmn Quote
I have so many of this subject, but I'll go with this one- Storm in the Kruger Park.
Liked this one noelcmn.
03-17-2013, 03:58 AM   #29
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Liked this one noelcmn.
Thank you Arnold. Appreciated.
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