DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
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Votes Cast: 9,414
Avg Vote Cast: 6.2231
Votes Received: 28,018
Avg Vote Received: 5.3502
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  • Helpful: 3,459
  • Received: 1,770
  • Helpful: 1,699
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  • Photographs: 80 times
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  • Photographs: 215
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    Awards
    Artificial Lighting II :: What lies within?
    Oil II :: Olive Oil - the finishing touch
    Obscured :: my soul to take
    Still Life With Pairs :: Tears
    Abandoned Buildings IV :: 2.89
    The Four Elements IV :: Wind Power
    Illuminative Subject II :: Very-Merry
    Honorable Mentions
    Red V :: Redlight
    Broken Glass :: newport
    Bubble Gum :: Calm before the Pop
    User Profile
    Name: Jon Buder Age: 37
    Username: MadMan2k
    		 Gender: M
    Type: Registered User Location: Farmington, NM
    Cameras: Sony Alpha a6400
    Apple iPhone 12
    Canon EOS-300D Rebel
    Nikon D200
    		 Lenses: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
    Asahi 135mm f3.5 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar, M42 mount
    Asahi 55mm f/1.8 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar, M42 Mount
    Asahi 55mm f/2 Super-Takumar
    Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    Canon FD 50mm f/1.8
    Custom Made Pinhole
    Leica Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 9cm f4
    Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
    Sony E 50mm f/1.8
    Registered: Oct. 12th 2003
    Referral link: https://www.dpchallenge.com/subscribe.php?ref=MadMan2k
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    Biography: I've been into photography since I bought my first camera with the money I got for my 12th birthday, and I've been on this site since not too long after that, off and on. Maybe mostly off, but work and raising kids sometimes require a lot.

    Photo-related Goals for 2015:
    Enter every challenge at DPC, vote and comment when time allows
    Try new things
    Polish up my light painting techniques
    Make at least $300 with photography

    Some shots that I was happy with:

    Proudly earned whole-number scores:
    6, for: and ; 5, for:

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    Highest Rated Photographs
    What lies within?

    1st PlaceWhat lies within?
    Artificial Lighting II
    Average: 7.1857
    Olive Oil - the finishing touch

    1st PlaceOlive Oil - the finishing touch
    Oil II
    Average: 6.8140
    my soul to take

    2nd Placemy soul to take
    Obscured
    Average: 6.7222
    Wind Power

    3rd PlaceWind Power
    The Four Elements IV
    Average: 6.6471
    Tears

    2nd PlaceTears
    Still Life With Pairs
    Average: 6.6429
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