The Gloucester Camera Club - Open Lockdown Challenge
Welcome to the Gloucester Camera Club - Open Lockdown Challenge Gallery
Entries have been open between June 1st and June 23rd, and voting was open untill midnight on 30th June 2020.
There were 46 photographs, from 25 photogaphers, 17 of which are non-members, and there were 244 votes cast, from 54 people - so a big well done and thank you to everyone that has participated.
We are very pleased to announce that we have a tie for first place with 17 votes each…
Me! Me! Me! by Stephie Clark (Taken on 13th June 2020) and Taste Of Sweet Grass by Michael Smith (Taken on 9th June2020)
The full results are can be seen here:
https://tinyurl.com/GCC-OpenLockdownResults
| Position | Image Title | Author | Date Taken | Votes |
| =1 | Me! Me! Me! | Stephie Clark | June 13th, 2020 | 17 |
| =1 | taste of sweet grass | Michael Smith | 9th June 2020 | 17 |
| 3 | Doing Some Lockdown Macro | Jay Hallsworth | 13th April 2020 | 16 |
| 4 | Cannop Waterfall | Chris Skillern | 26th April 2020 | 13 |
| 5 | Fish Supper | Wayne Tuckwell | 15th May 2020 | 12 |
| 6 | The Lockdown Look | Margaret Robson | 12th April 2020 | 10 |
| 7 | The Beauty Outside | Sam Slatter | 25th April 2020 | 9 |
| =8 | Lockdown allium | Sam Woolley | 29th April 2020 | 8 |
| =8 | Lots Of Cold Cider | Jay Hallsworth | 1st May 2020 | 8 |
| =8 | Shooting Remotely | Jay Hallsworth | 9th May 2020 | 8 |
| =11 | Lockdown fog | Sam Woolley | 17th June 2020 | 7 |
| =11 | Stormy lockdown eve | Sam Woolley | 14th June 2020 | 7 |
| =13 | Can you see it | Rob Thomas | 26th May 2020 | 6 |
| =13 | Fear Outside | Warren Bubb | 20th May 2020 | 6 |
| =13 | Maiden Flight | Stephie Clark | June 14th, 2020 | 6 |
| =13 | Playtime | Keith Fairburn | 22nd April 2020 | 6 |
| =13 | Robin Hoovering | Rob Thomas | 9th May 2020 | 6 |
| =13 | Self Isolation | Warren Bubb | 27th April 2020 | 6 |
| =19 | Back Garden Astro | Steve White | 2nd June 2020 | 5 |
| =19 | Fairy Falls | Ryan Cunningham | 23rd May 2020 | 5 |
| =19 | Legless Lizard | Amy Gatley | 6th April 2020 | 5 |
| =19 | Lockdown Crag | Steve White | 22nd April 2020 | 5 |
| =19 | RULES WHAT RULES | Kerrin Richard Malone | 26th May 2020 | 5 |
| All routes lead to the tree | Kevin Daws | 1st May 2020 | 4 | |
| Freshwater Pearl | Stephie Clark | April 5th, 2020 | 4 | |
| Hellebore | Margaret Robson | 8th April 2020 | 4 | |
| Protractor | Mike Watson | 2nd June 2020 | 4 | |
| Sunset Stile | Steve White | 26th April 2020 | 4 | |
| White Amaryllis | Rob Thomas | 9th May 2020 | 4 | |
| Lockdown Lunch | Martin Adams | 18th April 2020 | 3 | |
| See you again tomorrow. | Cliff Powlesland | 30th March 2020 | 3 | |
| Swan and Cygnet | Amy Gatley | 5th May 2020 | 3 | |
| The Calm | Cathy Thomas | 22nd April 2020 | 3 | |
| The Distance | Warren Bubb | 26th May 2020 | 3 | |
| I walk for life at the beach | Nuno Abreu | 6th May 2020 | 2 | |
| My Cute Close Up | Chris Skillern | 1st June 2020 | 2 | |
| Woodpeckers | Rob Wilson | 12th June 2020 | 2 | |
| Woodpeckers feeding | Rob Wilson | 12th June 2020 | 2 | |
| Bike Abandoned in the woods | Kevin Daws | 26th March 2020 | 1 | |
| Empty Buses Empty Roads | Kevin Daws | 29th March 2020 | 1 | |
| Natures way | Theresa Selley | 6th April 2020 | 1 | |
| Time for a drink | Kevin Daws | 12th June 2020 | 1 | |
| Flying dogs | Rob Wilson | 14 Apr 2020 | 0 | |
| Playing Peek A Boo | Chris Skillern | 2nd June 2020 | 0 | |
| Taking a Break | Viv Pyner | 21/04/20 and 13/06/20 | 0 | |
| The Call Of The Crow | Margaret Robson | 26th May 2020 | 0 |
Voting is now over, however below are the entries, please feel free to browse them at your leisure,
Gloucester Camera Club are launching the Open Lockdown Challenge which is Open to the public to submit up to three photographs on a theme of their choice but the photos must have been taken since Lockdown was announced on 23rd March 2020
If you enjoy taking photos whether you are an enthusiast, a keen amateur or a pro our Lockdown Challenge is for you
Show us what lockdown has meant to you in a photograph that you have taken since lockdown was announced on 23rd March.
It doesn't matter if you take your photograph on a top of the range DSLR or a cheap mobile, if it's a photo that you are proud of, then we want to see it!
All images will be displayed on the club website, and then an open vote to choose everyone's favorite image.
Timetable:
Closing Date For Images: Midnight on 23rd June 2020
Voting Open: 24th June 2020
Voting Closes: 30th June 2020
Results Posted: 1st July 2020
Rules & Guidelines:
The rules and guidelines for the Gloucester Camera Club Open Lockdown Challenge are straight forward and we would ask you to follow them
For all themes any kind of photography is welcome, colour, monochrome, mixed, phone photography, tablet and so on, unless otherwise specified by the subject itself.
All images need to be taken after the announcement of the lockdown on 23rd March 2020
Past/old images will not be considered in the challenge – The idea is to get you snapping during these unusual times, not to just drag up old images!
Don’t’ forget to vote on the images that you like - we will circulate details of how to vote over the weekend. Voting will be open for 1 week and then the winner will be announced.
All images should be entered via the entry form linked below. A receipt email will be sent automatically to the address entered in the entry form. If you do not receive a receipt (and have checked your junk /spam folders) then assume your entry has not been successfully uploaded and email hello@gloucestercameraclub.co.uk to confirm that your entry has been received.
Images must be a maximum of 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels with a resolution of 72dpi.
File sizes must be under 1024kb or 1mb each. Images larger than this will be resized automatically and may not retain the original quality, aspect ratio or dimensions and may be partially cropped.
Files should be named in the following format: Full Name%Image Title.jpg – For example Joe Blogs%MyLockdown Photo.jpg – (Spaces are permitted in the file name)
Please keep the title as short as possible or we may need to change it slightly.
When the files are posted for viewing on the website, they will be renamed as just the photo title and will not show your name.
After voting, images with votes will be posted along with your name unless you indicate to remain anonymous on the entry form.
All parts of the image must be of your own work, so you may not composite an image with another that you have not taken personally during the lockdown period.
A photograph is defined as an image created by capturing light either on film or by digital camera sensor. As such, images that are entirely or predominantly created as digital art are not applicable.
By submitting your photographs for the Gloucester Camera Club - Open Lockdown Challenge you are agreeing to authorise us to publish them on our website; in our publications and on social media. You will retain the copyright of the photograph and the club will not use your photograph for direct financial gain without first seeking and obtaining your permission.
Enter:
Entry is now closed - we will be publishing the entries here shortly for voting.
Entry closed at midnight on June 23rd 2020