Everyone’s got at least one digital camera these days. But how well do you use it? Welcome to The Gizmodo Shooting Challenge, where Giz readers get to pit their photographic skills against each other for the admiration of their editors on a dedicated theme each week. This week’s challenge? City (Again).
UPDATE: Thanks to some weird bug in our email, we didn’t actually receive any entries for last week’s challenge. So we’re doing it again! If you submitted last week, please send your image through again. If you missed out, why not give it a go!
You can interpret the theme in any way you see fit. There are only a few rules that must be adhered to:
1. The work must be your own
2. Photos must be taken after the challenge was announced (no portfolio linking or it spoils the “challenge” part)
3. Explain, briefly, the equipment, settings, technique and story behind shot.
4. Email submissions to contests@gizmodo.com.au
5. Include 800px wide image (200KB or less) in email.
6. One submission per person.
7. Use the proper SUBJECT line in your email (more info on that below)
Send your best photo by Tuesday, June 28 at 8am AEDT to contests@gizmodo.com.au with “City” in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs, and use a FirstnameLastnameCity.jpg naming convention. Include your shooting summary (camera, lens, ISO, etc) in the body of the email along with a story of the shot in a few sentences. And don’t skip this story part because it’s often the most enjoyable part for us all beyond the shot itself!
The shot above was taken back in Tokyo in August last year using a Sony NEX5 with a fisheye lens attachment. I had a lot of fun with that fisheye lens. While I expect most photos this week to be of Australian cities (given the whole “shoot this week” nature of the challenge), don’t be afraid to experiment with different styles and themes. The shot itself: f/6.3, 1/320 and ISO 200.