FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 91.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 90 | Lorraine Thomas 93

 ISO 500; 24-105 @24mm; f/11; 1/200s
Hand held
Made use of available sunlight.

SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 95

 Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Fujifilm X-H2s - 16-80mm @ 18mm | ISO 160 | Shutter Speed 1/800 | f/5 | Five stitched panorama shots | On1 Photo Raw | Nik Color Efex Pro

THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 88

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 88 | Lorraine Thomas 88

FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 91

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 96 | Lorraine Thomas 86

 Old wilted flowers. 0.4 sec at f8.0, ISO 200, 35mm

SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 92

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 94 | Lorraine Thomas 90

This is an abandoned truck or tractor at Smallwood's Harvest country store in the Cascades. It is used now as a very large flower pot. This photo was enhanced with an oil painting look as the original was taken from far away and just a little fuzzy. There were sprinklers surrounding it that were also removed from the photo. Taken with a Canon PowerShot G15.

THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 88

This is a ruin of a castle that sits on a hill at Oberdrauburg, Germany. With Luminar Neo, the sky was made a little more diverse than just a white sky as the day was a bit damp and dreary. Photo taken with a Canon PowerShot SX200 IS.

GROUP  - SCORE 75.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 75 | Lorraine Thomas 76

Nikon D 850
Exposure Time: 1/40
Flash: No Flash
F-number: 3.8
Focal Length: 34
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 300

Picture taken in Spain

 GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 88

This is a view of the ruins of the Imperial Palace of the abandoned city of Mystras near modern Sparta in the Greece. The stones used to build this city came from the famous ancient city of Sparta. The city was built in the middle ages and thrived for over 700 years. In this city, the last Eastern Roman Emperor was crowned. The city remained independent following the fall of Constantinople for another seven years until it also inevitably fell to the Ottoman Turks. Today, the only inhabitants of the city are nuns from the still operating monastery located inside the city. I shot this photo during my visit a year ago. It was early morning and overcast.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/16
1/125th sec
ISO 400
28 mm

GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 88 | Lorraine Thomas 87

GROUP A - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 81 | Lorraine Thomas 89

 GROUP A - SCORE 87

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 87

Ancient Pueblo people lived in these abodes from around year 700 to 1300s. The Canyon de Chelly is full of these carvings into the canyon walls. The area is the Canyon De Chelly National Park, but it is jointly managed with the Navajo people. About 40 Navajo families still live in the canyon. Access to the canyon is only with a Navajo guide. The Navajo guide will take you on a guided tour either on a jeep or horseback. WELL WORTH THE EXPERIENCE!

EXPOSURE: ISO 200, 70-200MM LENS SET AT 200. F 4.0 at. 1/640 sec

GROUP B - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 84 | Lorraine Thomas 91

GROUP B - SCORE 81.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 81 | Lorraine Thomas 82

Taken at the Nike Hercules Missile Site, in the Everglades National Park. Seen here is a Missile shelter and a restored Nike Hercules Missile.
Settings: 22 mm, f/22, 1/2500 sec, ISO 4000, no flash

GROUP A - SCORE 84.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 83 | Lorraine Thomas 86

I liked all the circular shapes in this image from the steering wheel to the instruments on the dashboard to the knob on the gear shift lever. I though the cobweb between the steering wheel and gear shift knob personifies the abandoned theme. The broken drivers side window also show age and neglect. Even the ashtray on the right side of the dash exemplifies bygone days. I converted this to black and white to also give it an old timy feel. I shot this through a shattered window on the passenger side. Processing was done in LrC. The settings were 1/400, f-9, ISO 200, 16mm.

GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 86 | Lorraine Thomas 80

ISO 1250; 24-150 @ 60mm; f/8; 1/100s
Hand Held
Made use of available sunlight

GROUP A- SCORE 90

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 95 | Lorraine Thomas 85

GROUP A - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 88 | Lorraine Thomas 84

 "Retired" tractor on my Uncles' farm next to the field it helped cultivate for decades.

 GROUP B - SCORE 80

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 80 | Lorraine Thomas 80

 GROUP B - SCORE 82.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 83 | Lorraine Thomas 82

 GROUP B - SCORE 79

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 88 | Lorraine Thomas 80

At Pompei, Italy.

 GROUP A - SCORE 85

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 83

HDR image of graffiti covered walls of Miami Marine Stadium

 GROUP B - SCORE 78.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 78 | Lorraine Thomas 79

 GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 88

Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Fujifilm X-H2s - 16-80mm @ 16mm | ISO 160 | f/5 | Five exposure brackets at 1 stop intervals from 1/200 trough 1/3200 | On1 Photo Raw | Nik Color Efex Pro

 GROUP A - SCORE 89

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 88 | Lorraine Thomas 90

Exposure Time: 1/3200
Flash: No Flash
F-number: 4
Focal Length: 110
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 250

Picture taken at Rain Road Museum in Miami, Fl
March 2, 2024

GROUP B - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 85

This is the Dimitrios shipwreck near the city of Githeo in the southern mainland of Greece. The ship has an interesting story, but to make a long story short, it was abandoned near the Githeo port. A month later, a storm swept the ship until it ran aground on 23rd December 1981. It has been sitting at this picturesque location since then. I shot this a year ago, sky was overcast. In post, I just brightened the scene up and punched up the colors a bit so the rust looks the same way it looked to the human eye.

Shot on Nikon D7500
f/8
1/320 sec
ISO 400
100mm

GROUP A - SCORE 86

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 87 | Lorraine Thomas 85

 Nikon D780 1/20 sec f/3.8

 GROUP A - SCORE 81.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 79 | Lorraine Thomas 84

Driving on a rural road around Gallatin, Montana, I had to stop to photograph this great scene.

EXPOSURE: ISO 200, 24-70 lens, set at 70mm, f 4.5 at 1/1000 sec

GROUP B - SCORE 85.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 82 | Lorraine Thomas 89

GROUP B - SCORE 81

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 82 | Lorraine Thomas 80

Taken at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Settings: 22mm, f/8, 1/60 sec, ISO 3200, no flash

GROUP B - SCORE 83

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 83 | Lorraine Thomas 83

Gold Coast Railroad Museum. 1/500 sec at f8.0, ISO 200, 48mm

 GROUP A - SCORE 87.5

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 85 | Lorraine Thomas 90

This image was taken on a cattle ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico. I thought this old truck showed a lot of character. If this truck could talk I am sure it would have some stories to tell. The settings were f 9 at 1/60 of a second, ISO 200, 22mm.

GROUP B - SCORE 82

JUDGES: Robert Chaplin 79 | Lorraine Thomas 85