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    Awards
    Automobile Ad III :: 911: broaden your horizons
    Holiday Tradition :: Christmas morning fire
    Portrait Of A Wild Bird :: Flying to stay still
    Motion Blur V :: Hold on!
    Symmetry In Nature :: Foolish Pride
    30 Seconds or More II :: Exposed in 30 seconds
    Nude VI :: Mono
    Landscape in Portrait Orientation IV :: White Rocks Beach
    Benches II :: Summer Morning
    Unusual Point of View II :: Side eye
    Shoot From Behind Your Subject :: Mirror, mirror...
    Break the Rules II :: That day
    Too Close :: Bulldog
    Horizon Line :: The rooftops of Copenhagen
    Abstract With People II :: A moment of reflection
    Got Milk Portrait :: Goth Milk
    Shoes III :: All you need is shoes
    Architectural Detail - Triptych :: No Loading at Any Time
    POV: Upward & Angled :: Down in the weeds
    Simple Pleasures II :: Skinny Dipping
    Mucking About With Boats IV :: Fiona and the fish
    Silence III :: It's quiet at the top of the world
    Indoor Macro Shot III :: A Fishy Tail
    Image Grain VII :: Candid portrait of a contemporary gentleman
    Mood :: Phone
    Asymmetry III :: Monocular
    Art of 2016 :: In Vitro
    Windows (the glass kind) :: Phonebox
    Dead Flora III :: Organica
    Transportation VI :: Eating on the go
    Natural Light Indoor Portrait :: Sitting Pretty
    Hidden Gem III :: Folded
    X Marks The Spot :: Midpoint
    Reflections Without Mirrors V :: Interfacial Reflections
    Dance :: Dance with me...
    In the Rain :: Storm at Hogwarts
    Abstract Macro IV :: Electrogenesis
    Free Study 2014-04 :: A Jolly Trio
    Close Your Eyes :: Frilly dress
    Curves III :: Capital S
    Out of Character :: The Dark Hedges
    Table Shot III :: Pittsburgh from the Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
    S-Curve II :: S....circles
    Free Study 2013-02 :: Another Afternoon at Mr Gormley's
    Layers III :: Arch upon arch
    Man's Best Friend :: Beach ball
    Upside Down IV :: Heads Up
    Toys :: The Kessel Run
    Stripes :: Stocking top
    Empty Room III :: Laundry Day
    Free Study 2023-09 :: Arabian dusk
    Posthumous Ribbon II :: Headwinds
    Triangle V :: After 911
    Puzzle Macro VIII :: Organica
    Green without Plants (ARCHIVAL) :: Draped with green
    Extended Free Study 2024-06 :: King of the world
    Extended Free Study 2023-05 :: The Wood
    Foreground Interest :: Canine kin
    Shadows XI :: Pet the dog
    Thingie on Thingie :: Dogs are gonna snooze
    Numbers V :: Gate
    Backlighting VII :: Coastal Eclipse
    Street Photography IV :: Skip
    Literalisms II :: Going out on a limb
    Art of 2017 :: Hell hath no fury
    Granular II :: Impact
    Technically Flawed :: Into the sun
    Emptiness III :: A meeting for the Anonymous
    Window View III :: The Outsider
    Beauty in the Everyday IV :: Like a dream I nearly had
    Tilt-Shift IV :: My little corner of the world
    Classic Novels II :: Manhattan Transfer (1925)
    Amusement Park (ARCHIVAL) :: Grand Prix
    Window Shopping III :: New season
    Edgar Allan Poe :: The life still there, upon her hair - the death upon her eyes.
    Ghosts :: The Old Apothecary
    Baby Animals III :: Looking after Junior
    Best of 2012 :: Art Nude
    Portraits Without Children :: Flowers in her hair
    In the Style of Cindy Sherman :: U n t i t l e d
    Main Street :: Forbes Avenue
    Superpowers :: Miss Magneto never really enjoyed dinner dates.
    How to Change a Light Bulb :: With a little help from your friend
    Wide Open Spaces III :: Stand 253
    Free Study 2011-02 :: A life in recline
    In The Style Of: jagar :: The Vegetable Inspectors
    Empty :: The Old Coat Room
    Black & White IV :: Detoxification
    Black & White V :: Skipping
    Centered Composition VI (Archival) :: Bathed in Light
    B&W Composite Imagery :: City dweller
    Fine Arts: Exhibit V :: Journey
    Free Study 2025-03 :: North coast ride
    Free Study 2017-07 :: The King's Road
    Doorways & Portals :: Round 8 at No. 10
    Human Portrait (Minimal) II :: Emily
    Off With Their Head! :: The Constant Gardener
    Inside Looking Out II :: Through the arched window
    Duotones V :: Kitchen Table
    Straight IV :: Space, delineated
    Postmodernism :: Structuration
    Street Photography VII :: Holiday Traveller
    Commitment :: Going above and beyond for a shot
    Shapes VI :: Hex
    Grey :: Barb
    Old Ways II :: A particular style
    Positive Space :: Cow eye
    Zippers :: Warm chin
    Low Key IV :: Follow the leader
    Fine Arts: Exhibit IV :: Morning Glow
    Grown-Up Toys :: My eye in the sky
    Crossing the Line :: Signal
    Expert Free Study 2016-03 :: The oddness of guests
    April Fools 2015 :: Pug in the Blue Dress
    Photo Diary :: A grey Sunday morning
    Pi(e) Day II :: Good morning
    Honorable Mentions
    Dogs :: Stepping Out
    Best of 2010 :: Embracing the Light
    Landscape VI :: Hilltop Farm
    Free Study 2013-05 :: The Bare Room
    Parallel Lines III :: Snooze
    Pet Portrait IV :: Are you looking at me??
    Free Study 2025-05 :: Corfiot coast
    National Parks :: Remarkable Rocks, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island
    Birds In Flight :: Falcon
    High Key V (ARCHIVAL) :: Back lit
    Free Study 2014-06 :: Parlour games
    Weekend III :: Taking the dogs to White Rocks beach
    Free Study 2016-12 :: Night guest
    Pieces of the Human Form :: Portrait of a sleeping son
    Free Study 2013-03 :: The Elegant Passenger
    Extended Free Study 2024-01 :: Snowfall
    Enthused :: 'Into' the Woods
    Light & Dark II :: Here and there
    In The Style Of: jmritz :: Done
    Serpentine (DPL4 WK3) :: A river runs through it
    Orange IV :: Crime scene
    Abstract Motion Blur II :: Close Encounter
    Minimalist Landscape III :: Dunes of grass
    Things That Go Together III :: Dogs and fires
    Town or City Scape :: Toy Town
    Extended Free Study 2026-02 :: Ride
    Black and White Landscape III :: Errigal
    Leading Lines VII :: Terrace
    Reflections in Water with People :: A wee bit kelpy
    Street Stories :: Brunch
    Stripes IV :: Stacked and striped
    Surrealism III :: Transgression
    Dappled Light III :: Dog in dapple
    Free Study 2024-11 :: A gathering at the British Museum
    The Smile II :: Library Candid
    Decay :: Room for improvement
    Stairs II :: Hierarchy
    Snapshot :: Churreria
    Geometry in the Built Environment :: X
    Vanishing Point VII :: Where the river banks meet
    Abstract Street Photography :: Rush
    In the style of Uta Barth :: Grounded
    Numbers II :: SI-152
    OOF :: A Shard of light in the rain
    One last thing before I go to bed... :: Turn off the lights
    Free Study 2010-07 :: The Crossing
    Off-Centered Subject IV :: The girl in the yellow dress
    Free Study 2010-02 :: Classical
    Free Study 2013-01 :: Where she waits
    Free Study 2010-11 :: Sugarbird on Protea
    Historic Landmark -- The Old & The Beautified :: Walking by the Watchtower
    Free Study 2012-04 :: Portrait with black skirt
    Sepia II :: Vintage Nude
    First Entry :: 'self portrait 3' by aeli2468
    Update Your Avatar II :: Curated
    Pet Photography II :: Sofa time
    Extended Free Study 2026-01 :: Somewhere on the 6th floor
    First Impressions — Land-or-Cityscape, 2017 :: The Wild North
    Mucking About With Boats III :: Clarity
    Framing VI :: Shark Tank
    Candid Portraits :: The Muffin Man
    Extended Free Study 2023-09 :: Maelstrom
    The Golden Hour II (ARCHIVAL) :: Perpetual
    Extended Free Study 2016-12 :: Resonance
    Shallow DOF VI :: Autumn Beauty, and the Beast
    Extended Free Study 2017-04 :: Insomnia
    Baby Animals IV (Archival) :: Family portrait
    Filmic II (Archival) :: That summer
    Extended Free Study 2025-06 :: Trace of dog
    Architecture XI :: Atria
    Shallow DOF VII :: Playtime
    Sunlight & Shadow (ARCHIVAL) :: The picture in the stairwell
    Growing Things :: Tenacity
    Wind V :: Turbinic
    Fine Arts: Exhibit II :: The Empress's New Clothes
    Abstract Landscape III :: Antithesis
    Playgrounds :: Our beach
    Chiaroscuro (ARCHIVAL) :: H
    Bad III :: Sickle Cell
    A Nod to Emmet Gowin :: Woodpile
    Chaos IV :: Sekou
    Convenience/Grocery Store :: Little Oasis
    Bokeh XI :: Betsy, Baubles and Bokeh
    City Life III :: Dalian at dusk
    Benches III :: Pembroke College, Oxford
    Windows (the glass kind) IV :: Over the way
    Wheels II :: Zoom
    A Single Tree V :: Growing old together
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles III :: From the tarmac
    Low Contrast II :: Dune
    Nude VII (Archival) :: Traverse
    Tracks :: Beach life
    Silhouettes XI :: My girls
    Title Tale :: Echo Beach
    Dutch Angle II :: 3i K9
    In The Spirit Of: docpjv :: In and out
    User Profile
    Name: Paul . Age: 59
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    paulbtlw (Aug. 23rd, 2012)
    		 Gender: M
    Type: Site Council Location: UK
    Cameras: Leica SL
    Apple iPhone 11 Pro
    Apple iPhone 13 Pro
    Apple iPhone 15 Pro
    Apple iPhone 5s
    Apple iPhone 7+
    Canon Powershot G11
    DJI Mavic Pro
    Leica M240
    Olympus PEN E-PL1
    Sony Alpha a7 II
    		 Lenses: Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
    Canon 50mm f/0.95
    Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 for Leica
    Jupiter 9 85mm f/2 for Leica
    Lensbaby Pinhole Optic
    Lensbaby Single Glass Optic
    Nikon Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S.C 50mm f/1.4 LTM
    Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
    Skink Pinhole for Leica M
    Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f1.8
    Registered: Nov. 11th 2008
    Referral link: https://www.dpchallenge.com/subscribe.php?ref=Paul
    Contact: Private Message
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    I returned to photography in late 2008 and my transition to working digitally continues. I find that I'm now starting to shoot with a specific edit in mind; I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or not!

    I do my post-processing with Aperture 3, Photoshop CS6 and the quite marvellous Nik Software's Complete Suite. Viveza 2 probably represents the best investment I've made in photographic software.

    Remaining aspirations:

    To get the Blue in a Free Study
    To ribbon in Best of Year
    To get the Blue AND the Posthumous Blue in the same challenge
    To get two images on the front page
    To score 8+ (yeah right!)

    Nothing too ambitious!! ;-)

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    Highest Rated Photographs
    911: broaden your horizons

    1st Place911: broaden your horizons
    Automobile Ad III
    Average: 7.8286
    Christmas morning fire

    1st PlaceChristmas morning fire
    Holiday Tradition
    Average: 7.6111
    Sitting Pretty

    2nd PlaceSitting Pretty
    Natural Light Indoor Portrait
    Average: 7.5556
    Flying to stay still

    1st PlaceFlying to stay still
    Portrait Of A Wild Bird
    Average: 7.5076
    The life still there, upon her hair - the death upon her eyes.

    3rd PlaceThe life still there, upon her hair - the death upon her eyes.
    Edgar Allan Poe
    Average: 7.5000
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