Point and Shoot Competition #105 - Round

**chemtech** · 11-01-2016, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by gt6plus

Here are my couple of entries from my recent trip to Japan taken with pentax q7

Ueno Park

Shiodome station

These are very good, gt6plus. They are a great fit to the theme.

It appears the Q7 worked well as a travel companion.

**barondla** · 11-01-2016, 03:17 PM

I also have the Olympus EPL-1 with the opional electronic viewfinder. Need to use it more. Sometimes I love the evf other times I hate it.
Thanks,
barondla

**chemtech** · 11-01-2016, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by barondla

Zombie Outbreak taken with Pentax Q w #01 normal lens.

Circuit taken with Pentax Q w#01 normal lens and Lensbaby +4 & +10 closeup lenses combined. ISO 125, 1/250 @ f6.3.

thanks for looking.
barondla

These are both great! I never imagined that the Lensbaby would work so well with the Q.

I plan to try this combo in the near future. Thanks!

**chemtech** · 11-01-2016, 03:27 PM

Originally posted by unixrevolution

Round #2. Taken with my RX100 in aperture priority. I desaturated in Flickr (it didnt actually need it) and rotated/cropped in Snapseed for Android.

Another fine entry! So simple, but, so very effective in matching the theme.

john5100 · 11-01-2016, 03:27 PM

Great stuff everyone! I love to see your creativity.

**chemtech** · 11-01-2016, 03:47 PM

The "Round" competition is officially closed.

I am in the process of the most difficult task of judging a winner.

Be back with the results soon

**chemtech** · 11-01-2016, 06:56 PM

Judging results: most difficult due to all the amazingly creative entries seen this month. Therefore, entirely subjective on my part. You can see how late it is getting and I do apologize for the delay.

Honorable Mention: Eriks' lens gallery. The more I looked at this the more rounds and curves I found. A great idea with such an interesting subject.

3rd place: zmans' bubble abstract. I really liked the abstract feel with all the round shapes and colors. As an added bonus you shared a "making of photo" that included round elements.

2nd place: Serendipity by UncleVanya. The geometrics really drew my eye into the image and emphasized the center round elements. Just a well balanced and pleasing image.

1st place and host for November: zman for his Autumn Orb. This creative edit resulted in a symmetrical round abstract that was just beautiful to my eyes.

A big Thank You! to all who entered. You are all winners and very creative people. I enjoyed seeing what you came up with and learned quite a bit along the way!

I look forward to seeing what Zman has in store for our next competition.

**UncleVanya** · 11-01-2016, 09:25 PM

I'm honored and happy to be included. The competition was amazing and the great shots that were available to pick from were so varied.
Congrats to Zman - that image was my favorite as well.

**barondla** · 11-01-2016, 09:48 PM - **1 Like**

Congratulations to all the winners, and zman in particular. Excellent contest. Can't wait to see what zman's contest will be like.

chemtech, I only used the Lensbaby closeup filters on the Q #01 normal lens. Didn't use a complete LB lens. I had so much LB stuff that a 40.5 to 37mm step down adapter was all I needed. Works great. I have used the LB Composer on the Q. With the crop, that is harder.

zman · 11-02-2016, 04:22 AM

Thanks Chemtech for a terrific October contest and to all of those that participated. I'm honored to continue on with the November competition and look forward to seeing all of your images next month.

gt6plus · 11-02-2016, 01:36 PM

Originally posted by chemtech

These are very good, gt6plus. They are a great fit to the theme.

It appears the Q7 worked well as a travel companion.

thanks chemtech. The Q7 is a very light weight setup, perfect for travel.

---------- Post added 11-02-16 at 09:37 PM ----------

congrats to everyone and especially ZMAN. Looking forward to the next contest

unixrevolution · 11-03-2016, 08:33 PM

I'm thrilled my lenses got an honorable mention, though honestly I think my second photo had more merit. Can't wait for the next one!

Congrats to the winners and thanks to Barondla for playing host and judging!

Bart · 11-05-2016, 05:47 AM

Belated congratulations to the winners and especially to zman!

Thanks to chemtech for running this months competition!

11-01-2016, 06:56 PM	#37
chemtech Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509 Original Poster	Results for the "Round" competition Judging results: most difficult due to all the amazingly creative entries seen this month. Therefore, entirely subjective on my part. You can see how late it is getting and I do apologize for the delay. Honorable Mention: Eriks' lens gallery. The more I looked at this the more rounds and curves I found. A great idea with such an interesting subject. 3rd place: zmans' bubble abstract. I really liked the abstract feel with all the round shapes and colors. As an added bonus you shared a "making of photo" that included round elements. 2nd place: Serendipity by UncleVanya. The geometrics really drew my eye into the image and emphasized the center round elements. Just a well balanced and pleasing image. 1st place and host for November: zman for his Autumn Orb. This creative edit resulted in a symmetrical round abstract that was just beautiful to my eyes. A big Thank You! to all who entered. You are all winners and very creative people. I enjoyed seeing what you came up with and learned quite a bit along the way! I look forward to seeing what Zman has in store for our next competition.

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11-01-2016, 03:15 PM	#31
chemtech Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509 Original Poster	Originally posted by gt6plus Here are my couple of entries from my recent trip to Japan taken with pentax q7 Ueno Park Shiodome station These are very good, gt6plus. They are a great fit to the theme. It appears the Q7 worked well as a travel companion.

11-01-2016, 03:17 PM	#32
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	I also have the Olympus EPL-1 with the opional electronic viewfinder. Need to use it more. Sometimes I love the evf other times I hate it. Thanks, barondla

11-01-2016, 03:23 PM	#33
chemtech Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509 Original Poster	Originally posted by barondla Zombie Outbreak taken with Pentax Q w #01 normal lens. Circuit taken with Pentax Q w#01 normal lens and Lensbaby +4 & +10 closeup lenses combined. ISO 125, 1/250 @ f6.3. thanks for looking. barondla These are both great! I never imagined that the Lensbaby would work so well with the Q. I plan to try this combo in the near future. Thanks!

11-01-2016, 03:27 PM	#34
chemtech Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509 Original Poster	Originally posted by unixrevolution Round #2. Taken with my RX100 in aperture priority. I desaturated in Flickr (it didnt actually need it) and rotated/cropped in Snapseed for Android. Another fine entry! So simple, but, so very effective in matching the theme.

11-01-2016, 03:27 PM	#35
john5100 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,725	Great stuff everyone! I love to see your creativity.

11-01-2016, 03:47 PM	#36
chemtech Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 509 Original Poster	The "Round" competition is officially closed. I am in the process of the most difficult task of judging a winner. Be back with the results soon

11-01-2016, 09:25 PM	#38
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,407	I'm honored and happy to be included. The competition was amazing and the great shots that were available to pick from were so varied. Congrats to Zman - that image was my favorite as well.

11-01-2016, 09:48 PM - 1 Like	#39
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	Congratulations to all the winners, and zman in particular. Excellent contest. Can't wait to see what zman's contest will be like. chemtech, I only used the Lensbaby closeup filters on the Q #01 normal lens. Didn't use a complete LB lens. I had so much LB stuff that a 40.5 to 37mm step down adapter was all I needed. Works great. I have used the LB Composer on the Q. With the crop, that is harder.

11-02-2016, 04:22 AM	#40
zman Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Western NY Photos: Albums Posts: 515	Thanks Chemtech for a terrific October contest and to all of those that participated. I'm honored to continue on with the November competition and look forward to seeing all of your images next month.

11-02-2016, 01:36 PM	#41
gt6plus Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Marseille Posts: 93	Originally posted by chemtech These are very good, gt6plus. They are a great fit to the theme. It appears the Q7 worked well as a travel companion. thanks chemtech. The Q7 is a very light weight setup, perfect for travel. ---------- Post added 11-02-16 at 09:37 PM ---------- congrats to everyone and especially ZMAN. Looking forward to the next contest

11-03-2016, 08:33 PM	#42
unixrevolution Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waldorf, MD Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,861	I'm thrilled my lenses got an honorable mention, though honestly I think my second photo had more merit. Can't wait for the next one! Congrats to the winners and thanks to Barondla for playing host and judging!

11-05-2016, 05:47 AM	#43
Bart Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: WW community of Pentax users Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,646	Belated congratulations to the winners and especially to zman! Thanks to chemtech for running this months competition!