The winners of the first ever PhotographyBLOG Competition have now been decided. The theme for November was “Autumn Colour” - you can view all of the 43 entries in this gallery.

The panel of 4 judges thought long and hard before deciding on the three winners:

1st Place
“Geese in Autumn” by spunwithtears
View this entry

Judges Comments:
“Beautiful muted colors give the feeling of a crisp autumn evening. Very effective contrast between the expanse of pale sunset and the cold blue-black water. The motion of the migrating birds captures a feeling of transition between the last glow of the sun and the cold winter to come.”

“Brilliantly composed with the geese filling the frame, and a lovely contrast between the warmth of the sunset and the dark water.”

Prize: 1 copy of Picasa, kindly donated by Picasa Inc.
http://www.picasa.net

2nd Place
“Autumn Red” by ses
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Judges Comments:
“Again the colour and the main focus - I feel it took skill to compose making the foreground stand out and the background fade away.”

“The translucency and glow of the leaves really evoke the dying embers of summer. Very good composition with the softness of the foreground and background effectively framing the subject.”

Prize: 1 copy of Photos on CD and DVD 2.0 Deluxe, kindly donated by FastTrak Software.
http://www.fasttrak.com

3rd Place
“playground” by patito
View this entry

Judges Comments:
“The mist creates a very mysterious and atmospheric mood. Beautiful soft, almost monochromatic, color. Interesting composition with the playground equipment disappearing into the background.”

“The fact that it shows the playground in a light that is not often seen, quiet and empty, lends interest to the shot - the colour due to the time that it was taken also adds to that
effect.”

Prize: 1 copy of Digital Photography Captured Volume 1, kindly donated by KnowledgeTrek.
http://www.knowledgetrek.com

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who took part. The judges commented on the high standard of entries, saying that it was difficult to choose just 3 photos from the 43 that were submitted.

December Competition
The theme for the December Competition has been decided. As the days are now so short here in the UK (it gets dark at 4pm!), the new theme is simply “Night”. Submit your best photograph that you think inteprets the theme, whether it be an urban cityscape or a moonlight landscape. If you’ve never attempted any night photography before, then grab your tripod, torch and a friend and get out in the dark!

This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit one photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets December’s theme, which is “Night”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

The theme for the December Competition has been decided. As the days are now so short here in the UK (it gets dark at 4pm!), the new theme is simply “Night”. Submit your best photograph that you think inteprets the theme, whether it be an urban cityscape or a moonlight landscape. If you’ve never attempted any night photography before, then grab your tripod, torch and a friend and get out in the dark!

This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit one photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets December’s theme, which is “Night”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

You can now start submitting entries to the December Compeitition here:
December Competition

The first ever PhotographyBLOG Competition has now closed. The theme for November was “Autumn Colour” - you can view all of the 43 entries in this gallery.

The 1st / 2nd / 3rd place winners will be announced on Saturday 6th December, and the prizes will be sent out shortly after :-)

The winner of the 4th PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week contest is cramer with the entry “Abstract Reflection2”. There are no prizes as such for this contest, but the winning photo is displayed on the PhotographyBLOG homepage for a week, and the winner can display the Photo of the Week logo on their website if they wish.

The 5th Photo of the Week contest is now open.

This is a weekly photography challenge where you decide who the winner is by voting for your favourite photos. It’s an open contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Just make sure that you submit your photos to the current Photo of the Week Gallery.

Last week’s winning entry, “The Day Ends” by smslavin, has been viewed 616 times, so if you want to gain some exposure and publicise your photography, then winning the Photo of the Week contest is a good start :-)

This is the final reminder for you all that the first ever PhotographyBLOG Competition is due to finish tomorrow, at the end of 30th November.

This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit a single photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets November’s theme, which is “Autumn Colour”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

See the November Competition Entries

The theme for the December Competition has also been decided. As the days are now so short here in the UK (it gets dark at 4pm!), the new theme is simply “Night”. Submit your best photograph that you think inteprets the theme, whether it be an urban cityscape or a moonlight landscape. If you’ve never attempted any night photography before, then grab your tripod, torch and a friend and get out in the dark!

You can start submitting entries to the December Compeitition on 1st December here:
December Competition

Picasa is a software program from Picasa Inc. that allows you to manage and organize your digital photos. Hello is a program from the same company which enables instant sharing of photos. Together Picasa and Hello offer a unique two-part solution. Are Picasa and Hello the ideal combination for you? Find out in my review.

Website: Picasa and Hello Review

I’ve now finished adding products to 5 of the 6 categories in the PhotographyBLOG User Reviews section. The latest category to be completed is Scanners (both flatbed and film). There are currently 391 products available in the Digital Compact Cameras, Digital SLR Cameras, 35mm Film SLR Cameras, Printers and Scanners categories, so please stop by and write a short (or long!) review. If your particular product isn’t listed, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.

After 3 weeks and over 1000 votes, Adobe Photoshop was by far the most photo editing software in the PhotographyBLOG Poll with 498 votes. Adobe continued its domination of this market as Photoshop Elements came second with 175 votes. Jasc Paint Shop Pro just pipped GIMP to third place, 103 votes to 97.

The new PhotographyBLOG Poll asks the question: “Is the Canon EOS 300D the most important product of 2003?”. Do you think it’s a winner or a loser? Have you already bought one, or will you continue to use film? Is a more compact digicam a better idea in your view?

A gentle reminder for you all that the first ever PhotographyBLOG Competition is due to finish in just 5 days time, at the end of 30th November :-)

This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit a single photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets November’s theme, which is “Autumn Colour”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

See the Competition Entries

The winner of the third PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week contest is smslavin with his entry “The Day Ends”. There are no prizes as such for this contest, but the winning photo is displayed on the PhotographyBLOG homepage for a week, and the winner can display the Photo of the Week logo on their website if they wish.

The 4th Photo of the Week contest is now open.

This is a weekly photography challenge where you decide who the winner is by voting for your favourite photos. It’s an open contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Just make sure that you submit your photos to the current Photo of the Week Gallery.

Last week’s winning entry, “self portrait” by Hannah, has been viewed 789 times, so if you want to gain some exposure and publicise your photography, then winning the Photo of the Week contest is a good start :-)

The Fuji Finepix M603 is a digital camera that attempts to be lots of things at once. It can capture both still images and moving images, so you can use it to take photographs and record VGA movies. It has a 3rd Generation Super CCD sensor which is made up of 3.3 million pixels, but actually delivers 6.03 million recorded pixels. It has a massive 2.5 inch LCD screen, but is compact enough to fit in your pocket. It is very simple to use, with a PictureCradle supplied for easy downloading of images to a computer, yet it claims to produce perfectly exposed, richly detailed, noise-free photographs in any situation.

So does the M603 deliver on all of these promises? Find out in my review.

Website: Fuji Finepix M603 Review

The winner of the second PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week contest is Hannah with her entry “self portrait”. There are no prizes as such for this contest, but the winning photo is displayed on the PhotographyBLOG homepage for a week, and the winner can display the Photo of the Week logo on their website if they wish.

The 3rd Photo of the Week contest is now open.

This is a weekly photography challenge where you decide who the winner is by voting for your favourite photos. It’s an open contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Just make sure that you submit your photos to the current Photo of the Week Gallery.

Last week’s winning entry, “Running” by Blackadder, has been viewed 884 times, so if you want to gain some exposure and publicise your photography, then winning the Photo of the Week contest is a good start :-)

I’ve now finished adding products to 4 of the 7 categories in the PhotographyBLOG User Reviews section. There are currently 370 products available in the Digital Compact Cameras, Digital SLR Cameras, 35mm Film SLR Cameras and Printers categories, so please stop by and write a short (or long!) review. If your particular product isn’t listed, please let me know and I’ll add it asap.

The first ever winner of the PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week winner is Blackadder with the entry “Running”. There are no prizes as such for this contest, but the winning photo is displayed on the PhotographyBLOG homepage for a week, and the winner can display the Photo of the Week logo on their website if they wish.

The 2nd Photo of the Week contest is now open.

This is a weekly photography challenge where you decide who the winner is by voting for your favourite photos. It’s an open contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Just make sure that you submit your photos to the current Photo of the Week Gallery.

The popular photoblog directory website Photoblogs.org has recently undergone a dramatic redesign, with a less cluttered interface and a new way of ranking websites. Photoblogs.org members can now help determine Top 100 rankings by creating their own favorites lists.



PhotographyBLOG is currently languishing in 87th place, so I need your help to boost the ranking :-) All you have to do is create an account at Photoblogs.org and then add this site to your list of favourites.



Vote for this site at Photoblogs.org by adding it to your personal favourites list.

Website: Photoblogs.org

The first ever PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week contest starts tomorrow.

This is a weekly photography challenge where you decide who the winner is by voting for your favourite photos. It’s an open contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Just make sure that you submit your photos to the Photo of the Week Gallery.

The photo with the highest rating at the end of the week wins the coveted PhotographyBLOG Photo of the Week award, You can then proudly display the Photo of the Week logo on your website. Competition #1 starts on 3rd November 2003 and ends on 9th November 2003.

Please read the Photo of the Week Rules before submitting your entry. The contest is worldwide and open to everyone.

UPDATE 03/11/03
The Photo of the Week contest is now open :-)

See the Contest Entries

The first ever PhotographyBLOG Competition starts has just started :-)

This is a monthly photography competition with a specific theme and prizes for the top 3 photos. The winning entries will be decided by a panel of judges. You just have to submit a single photograph to the Competition Gallery that best interprets November’s theme, which is “Autumn Colour”.

Please make sure that you read the Monthly Competition Rules before submitting your entry. The competition is worldwide and open to everyone.

See the Competition Entries

PhotographyBLOG has just been added to the list of websites that are supported by News Interceptor.

News Interceptor allows you to be instantly notified when your favorite Web sites emit news of interest. You select your favorite sites from a list of more than 500 sites (this list increases every week) classified into many different categories like Business, Computers, Entertainment, Music, Sports and more. When a news is emitted, a window displays the title and you can, with a simple mouse click, read the entire news in your Web browser. News Interceptor runs in the System Tray and only requires an Internet connection.

Best of all, News Interceptor is completely free to try :-)

Website: News Interceptor

The Camedia C-5050 Zoom is one of the most advanced compact digital cameras in the Olympus range. It’s clearly aimed at the kind of photographer who requires full control, with a wide range of advanced photographic options. Is the C-5050 Zoom trying to do too much, or is it the perfect compromise between being full-featured and compact? Read my review to find out if the C-5050 Zoom has found the right balance.

Website: Olympus Camedia C-5050 Zoom Review

After 3 weeks and 362 total votes, Inkjet Printer was the clear winner as the most popular way of printing your photographs in the PhotographyBLOG Poll with 173 votes. Photo-lab was second with 109 votes and Don’t usually bother came third with 44 votes.

The new PhotographyBLOG Poll asks the question: “Which photo editing software do you use?”. Are you all rich enough to be able to buy Adobe Photoshop? Is Paint Shop Pro still popular? Or are more of you using Photoshop Elements? Cast your vote now.