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, which closes tomorrow: Birds
Some weeks, the shooting challenge theme is chosen from a list of photographic techniques, as was the case with last week’s challenge. Other weeks, it’s seasonally or calendar appropriate. And then some weeks, a tawny frogmouth takes up residence in my front garden, and the shooting challenge writes itself.
That’s why this week’s shooting challenge is birds. Birds of all types — they don’t have to be tawny frogmouths per se — make for excellent and challenging photographic subjects, especially if you’re shooting birds in the wild. Go forth, and let your photographic wings spread!
Please note that we’ve changed the submission rules recently, so make sure you read through them carefully.
1. The work must be your own.
2. Photos need to be taken the week of the contest. No portfolio shots please.
3. Explain (briefly) the photography equipment, settings, technique and story behind shot.
4. Entries must be submitted via the feedback form here; choose “Gizmodo Shooting Challenge” as the contact reason.
5. Don’t forget to attach your image! (at least 800px wide)
6. One submission per person.
Submit your best photo by Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, at 10am AEDT through the feedback form (select “Gizmodo Shooting Challenge” in the dropdown box). Save your files as JPGs, and use a FirstnameLastnameBIRD.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 great photos!
Need Inspiration? Check out the previous Gizmodo Shooting Challenges.