GROUP A - SCORE 76.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 90 | Carlos Castaneda 63
GROUP A - SCORE 70.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 78 | Carlos Castaneda 63
This photograph was taken in The Dolomites, Italy, at the Cadini Group Mountain range.
Cadini di Misurina is an awe-inspiring mountain group of the Sexten Dolomites in the Italian Dolomites, Northern Italy.
Defined by sharp, slender spires and pinnacles, the jagged Cadini di Misurina mountains look like the imagined backdrop of a high fantasy epic. It was taken at the early morning hours with a great amount of fog surrounding them, on September 26, 2024
GROUP A - SCORE 76
JUDGES: Richard Waas 94 | Carlos Castaneda 58
This was shot at a campfire. The subject is my son. He was playing his guitar. Years ago I entered similar images but this one has never been entered.
GROUP A - SCORE 72.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 82 | Carlos Castaneda 63
Taken in my dining room at 6pm. Nikon D3400. 1/60 sec at f/5.0 ISO 400; 24mm.
GROUP A - SCORE 73.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 79 | Carlos Castaneda 68
This photograph was taken near Flamingo at Everglades National Park on June 30, 20224
GROUP A - SCORE 91
JUDGES: Richard Waas 93 | Carlos Castaneda 89
GROUP B - SCORE 66.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 80 | Carlos Castaneda 53
I Took This Picture Early In The Morning, F 16 ISO 3200
GROUP A - SCORE 68
JUDGES: Richard Waas 73 | Carlos Castaneda 63
The backyard of my son's house in Lafayette, CO, on the one snowy day of this November. Taken with a samsung cell phone camera.
GROUP A - SCORE 74.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 89 | Carlos Castaneda 63
Flame from a fireplace. But, Let's Go Heat!
ISO 400
Exposure f 2.5 at 1/5000
lens set at 50mm
GROUP A - SCORE 73
JUDGES: Richard Waas 73 | Carlos Castaneda 73
ISO 640, 24-105 mm @ 105 mm; f 4.5; 1/100 s Hand Held
GROUP A - SCORE 83
JUDGES: Richard Waas 88 | Carlos Castaneda 78
Fujifilm X-HDS 16-80mm lens @ 41mm. ISO 160 | f/5.6 | 1/4 sec on a Tripod and a ND filter.
Location: Fairchild's Rain Forest area.
GROUP A - SCORE 78
JUDGES: Richard Waas 93 | Carlos Castaneda 63
GROUP B - SCORE 71
JUDGES: Richard Waas 79 | Carlos Castaneda 63
GROUP A - SCORE 91.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 90 | Carlos Castaneda 93
1/2000 sec f/8 420 mm 640 ISO
GROUP B - SCORE 86
JUDGES: Richard Waas 84 | Carlos Castaneda 88
GROUP A - SCORE 82
JUDGES: Richard Waas 81 | Carlos Castaneda 83
GROUP A - SCORE 74.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 81 | Carlos Castaneda 68
A close encounter at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Taken with the Samsung cell phone camera.
GROUP A - SCORE 68
JUDGES: Richard Waas 73 | Carlos Castaneda 63
This was shot at the shopping center called Sunset Place in South Miami. This is the spiral staircase in this complex. I shot both from the top of the stairs looking down and from the bottom looking up. Sunset Place is a rather eerie place these days. There are very few stores that are occupied. This shopping center is scheduled for demolition and replacement by a new complex. I have visited here several times to shoot. I find many interesting things to shoot each time I visit.
GROUP A - SCORE 84.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Carlos Castaneda 83
GROUP A - SCORE 78
JUDGES: Richard Waas 83 | Carlos Castaneda 73
GROUP B - SCORE 66
JUDGES: Richard Waas 79 | Carlos Castaneda 53
GROUP A - SCORE 81.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 87 | Carlos Castaneda 76
GROUP A - SCORE 88
JUDGES: Richard Waas 88 | Carlos Castaneda 88
ISO 1600; 60-600 @ 600 mm; f/9; 1/3200s
Natural Light
Camera mounted on a tripod
GROUP A - SCORE 79.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 82 | Carlos Castaneda 77
GROUP A - SCORE 83
JUDGES: Richard Waas 88 | Carlos Castaneda 78
GROUP B - SCORE 66.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 70 | Carlos Castaneda 63
GROUP B - SCORE 80.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 80 | Carlos Castaneda 79
GROUP A - SCORE 82.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Carlos Castaneda 79
GROUP A - SCORE 82.5
JUDGES: Richard Waas 86 | Carlos Castaneda 79
1/1000 sec f/10 ISO 6400 700 mm (100-500mm Canon RF lens with 1.4 extender
GROUP B - SCORE 79
JUDGES: Richard Waas 80 | Carlos Castaneda 79
Prepare for an unforgettable journey into the magic of light! Join us for an illuminating session where renowned photographer Manolo Doreste shares his mastery in capturing the beauty of wedding and portrait photography. But don’t be fooled by the genre—whether you shoot landscapes, wildlife, street photography, or anything in between, Manolo’s innovative lighting techniques, creative insights, and unique approach will transform how you see and shape light.
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