DPReview Editors’ Challenge results
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June includes multiple days devoted to celebrating nature, including World Environment Day (June 5), World Oceans Day (June 8) and World Rainforest Day (June 22). In that spirit, we chose ‘Natural Worlds’ as the theme for our most recent Editors’ Choice photo challenge, with over 100 readers submitting entries.
We love seeing your work! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We couldn’t call out every image we liked, so we restrained ourselves to a baker’s dozen (in no particular order).
If you don’t see your work here today, don’t despair. We’ll soon announce a new Editors’ Choice challenge.
Also, a quick reminder to keep comments constructive and civil. These are images submitted by your fellow readers who took the time to share their work. Rule #1: Be nice. That’s it, there is no rule #2.
Nature’s pastel colors
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By: Montage61
Caption: Simplicity and the beauty.
Technical specs: Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 | 1/400 sec | F4.8 | ISO 160
Edits: Basc light adjustments using the Snapseed Android app.
A lone bull under Nebraska skies
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By: Jerredz
Caption: A lone bull sits under an amazing sky in Nebraska’s Sandhills. This part of the state is incredibly diverse, and although it’s rare to find public land, this open range area of the western part of Nebraska is one of those rare locations.
Technical specs: Fujifilm GFX 100S | Fujifilm GF 100-200mm F5.6 | 1/320 sec | F8 | ISO 100
Edits: Contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks.
Cottonwood Pass sunset
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By: DaveN01
Caption: Cottonwood Pass sunset.
Technical specs: Pentax K1 | Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS IF UMC | 1/60 sec | F22 | ISO 100
Edits: Adjusted lights and shadows.
Pine Siskin
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By: GrantsImages
Caption: Supervised by the parents, this was the first day out of the nest for this juvenile Pine Siskin. This pine tree is on our front lawn and my wife and I are able to watch the progress through our front window.
Technical specs: Nikon D850 | Nikon AF-S 300mm F4E PR ED DR | 1/320 sec | F5.6 | ISO 720
Edits: Light sharpening, contrast and clarity adjustments in Lightroom
Beautiful summer
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By: Xiaomao
Caption: An Asian green bee-eater in Yunnan, China on June 3..
Technical specs: Sony a1 | Sony FE 600mm F4 GM OSS | 1/2000 sec | F4 | ISO 1600
Edits: List of edits made during post-processing: 1. Color: 3900 2. Toning: +1 3. Exposure: +0.81 4. Contrast: -54 5. High light: +88 6. Shadow: +19 7. White level: +4 8. Black level: +53 9.Clarity: +11 Etc. The photo was taken for an Asian green bee-eater in Yunnan, China on June 3.
Dreamy summer light
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By: Dino26323
Caption: Local field UK West Midlands.
Technical specs: Pentax 645D | Pentax 645 150mm F2.8 SMC | 1/1000 sec | F2.8 | ISO 100
Edits: Brightened and darkened Raw to make JPEG from one Raw photo. Added yellow cast to bottom of image.
Red fox fight
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By: raptor_photo
Caption: Red fox fight.
Technical specs: Nikon D3500 | 1/600 sec | F6 | ISO 5600
Edits: None listed
Night skies over Colorado
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By: DaveN01
Caption: Cottonwood Pass, Colorado.
Technical specs: Pentax K1 | SIrix 15mm F2.4 | 30 sec | F2.4 | ISO 3200
Edits: Single exposure, adjusted lighting, denoise, and some color balancing.
Quiver tree
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By: double-vision
Caption: Capture of a quiver tree at sunset in the Namib Desert.
Technical specs: Sony a1 | 35mm | 1/160 sec | F10 | ISO 100
Edits: None listed
Speckled bush-cricket nymph
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By: TheDispossessed
Caption: A speckled bush-cricket nymph, photographed in Empingham, Rutland, England.
Technical specs: Olympus E-M1 Mark II | Olympus ED 60mm F2.8 Macro | 1/250 sec | F11 | ISO 200 | Nissin i40 flash with cygnustech diffuser
Edits: Slight contrast and sharpening adjustments.
Abstract nature
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By: Minas_Eye
Caption: Banana leaf attacked by Black Sigatoka.
Technical specs: Olympus E-M1 III | Olympus ED 60mm F2.8 Macro | 1/250 sec | F4.5 | ISO 1200
Edits: Cropping and small adjustments in contrast, tone and shadows.
Black and white fern
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By: Peter Timmerman
Caption: This fern was shot in our garden in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Camera was set on Monochrome + R-filter & Tone curve H+2 / S+2.
Technical specs: Fujifilm GFX 50S II | Fujifilm GF 120mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro | 1/420 sec | F8 | ISO 640
Edits: Sharpening and crop
Needletip blue-eyed grass
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By: ebaphoto
Caption: Taken while walking In the fields at Schooley’s Mountain Park, Long Valley, NJ. The flower head is quite small, about 2 cm. They are easily missed.
Technical specs: Nikon D500 | Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro | 1/125 sec | F8 | ISO 125
Edits: Raw processed in Photoshop ACR, adjustments in exposure, contrast, highlights, blacks; 0.5 pixel high-pass sharpening.
Thank you
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Thank you to everyone who participated. Seriously, how amazing is it to see our fellow DPReview reader’s work? To see all the entries for yourself, head over to the challenge now. The complete shooting specs and gear used for each photo in the challenge platform can also be found in the challenges gallery.
If you couldn’t participate in this editors’ challenge, keep an eye out for our next one. And, if you have a suggestion for an Editors’ challenge theme, let us know in the comments.
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