FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 96

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 94 | Robert Lino 98

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 96.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 97 | Robert Lino 96

Engaged in a panning exercise, I captured approximately 100 images while anticipating the passage of cars. Among them, this shot stands out with its golden extravaganza!
Camera: FujiFilm X-H2S | Lens: FujiFilm 70-300 @ 70mm | Aperture: f/18 | Shutter Speed: 1/30 at 5 frames/sec | ISO: 160 | Processed with DXO Pure Raw and On1 Photo Raw.
Location: SW 127 Ave, between Kendall Drive and Sunset Drive, from the soccer fields parking lot.

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 95.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 95 | Robert Lino 94

Taken at Ft.Meyers Beach

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 97

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 97 | Robert Lino 97

Nikon D500 f/5.6 ISO 80 shutter 0.5 sec. No flash

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92 | Robert Lino 82

This is a WWII-era P-51 Mustang that I photographed last year at the Wings Over Homestead Air Show.

Shot on Nikon D7500 | f/10 | 1/250 sec | ISO 200 | 600 mm

GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87 | Robert Lino 89

I took this image from a moving car. I had to crop the image tight because I had caught some of the window frame on the right side of the image. I got lucky when the biker look over at me the second I took the picture. I thought his eye contact and expression add a lot to the image. We were going about 60 mph and if you look closely you can see his beard is getting blown back by the wind. It was an overcast day so that helped keep down the hot spots. Spot removal was necessary to clean up the background. I took out a telephone pole and a distracting white post.

GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 88 | Robert Lino 87

 This image was taken in Gainesville over the Christmas holiday. I saw this youngster riding his skate board very fast down a hill. I used the panning technique at 1/20 of a second to blur the background and yet keep him somewhat in focus. The ISO was 200 and the aperture was f-13. I flipped the image in post processing to put him coming into the frame from the right side. I did minimal spot removals in the background.

GROUP A - SCORE 91.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 97 | Robert Lino 87

GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 85 | Robert Lino 90

GROUP A - SCORE 90

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 88 | Robert Lino 92

GROUP B - SCORE 83.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 87 | Robert Lino 80

 Homestead Rodeo, January 2024. 1/1600 sec at f/5.6; ISO 200; 70mm. Edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.

 GROUP A - SCORE 94

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92 | Robert Lino 96

GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 90 | Robert Lino 88

GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89 | Robert Lino 96

This technique can be utilized at any time and is a lot of fun.
Tripod was used along with natural light.
24-105mm @ 105mm; ISO 11; f/22; 0.50s

GROUP A - SCORE 89.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 92 | Robert Lino 87

Ferris wheel at carnival.
Intentional camera movement/rotation

GROUP A - SCORE 90.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 93 | Robert Lino 88

GROUP A - SCORE 92.5

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89 | Robert Lino 96

I loved the whirring color!
Hand held using available sunlight
24-105mm @ 58mm; f/8; 1/30s; ISO 125 

GROUP A - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Boris Gabay 89 | Robert Lino 81

I took this photo at the Wings Over Homestead Air Show in 2023. This is a US Air Force F-22 climbing at a tremendous rate of speed. The "smoke" over the wings are actually water droplets that condense, forming a cloud particularly when fighter jets do high G maneuvers.

Shot on Nikon D7500 | f/ 5.6 | 1/1000 sec | ISO 200 | 310mm focal length