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Bokeh
385 participants 797 photographs
Winning photograph
Lluvia sobre el asfalto
Lluvia sobre el asfalto, by sergiarias
Lluvia sobre el asfalto - Un día de lluvia aprovechando el agua que había caído para conseguir que la luz refleje sobre el asfalto entre una serie de líneas que me lleven y muestren el coche sin mostrarlo a través de un gran desenfoque.
by sergiarias , first prize in the contest Bokeh sponsored by Fomunity 
Finalists
Bokeh Overdose
Bokeh Overdose - La lluvia previa al atardecer puede ser así de bella
by Alevela , finalist in the contest Bokeh sponsored by Fomunity 
El Intruso
El Intruso - He intentado reflejar una sensación de definición "un ir y venir" hacia las luces del fondo, con una imagen muy sencilla.
finalist in the contest Bokeh sponsored by Fomunity 
La Noria y la Luna
La Noria y la Luna - Estaba probando múltiples exposiciones, desenfocando el fondo, sin embargo aquí presento una versión exclusivamente desenfocada, donde se aprecia claramente la forma de la noria y un punto en el cielo, la Luna.
by sergiarias , finalist in the contest Bokeh sponsored by Fomunity 
The Passenger
The Passenger - Bokeh extremo para recrear la figura humanoide de The Passenger que lentamente desciende las escaleras y se acerca hacia nosotros con desconocidas intenciones...
by NachoLeon , finalist in the contest Bokeh sponsored by Fomunity 
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Contest rules

Terms and Conditions

These contest rules are an expansion of the Fomunity Terms and Conditions of Use. If there is any contradiction between them, the terms and conditions defined in these rules have precedence.

Taking part in this contest implies that you accept the Fomunity Terms and Conditions of Use, all of the contest rules and regulations, and any reasonable changes introduced by Fomunity.

Competitors

This contest is open to all professional and amateur photographers who are interested.

Subject

We want to see how do you apply the Bokeh technique to your photos. Mainly it's used as a compositional background to highlight the subjet in the foreground. Remember: highlights, large aperture and short focal length; the three basic elements for this technique.

Works

Each competitor can submit up to 3 photographs, none of which can have won a prize in any other competition (Fomunity or otherwise) and to which they must hold the intellectual property rights.

The photographs must be at least 1.000 pixels and no more than 10.000 pixels, in JPG (JPEG) format, and can be no larger than 10 MB.

Basic digital processing (white balance, exposure, levels, contrast, saturation, focus, vignetting elimination ...) and cleaning of particles and moderate cuts be accepted. Image modifications or part/s of it, that would make the photography to reflect a different reality to the photographed not be accepted.

The authors of the photographs they reach the final stage of the discussions may be asked, if necessary, by any means, explanations about the image that the jury deems appropriate, including the RAW files.

Only photographs submitted via the contest page: https://fomunity.com/contest/43 will be accepted.

To encourage originality, submitted photographs will not be published until the entry deadline has passed.

To help jury impartiality, the authors of each photograph will not be displayed until the jury has made its decision.

Dates

You can submit photographs from May 9, 2016 at 00:00 until June 20, 2016 at 23:59.

The jury's decision will be published on the contest webpage on June 27, 2016.

Fomunity uses Central European Time, and adjusts to Central European Summer Time in season.

Jury

The contest jury will comprise the following IEFC teachers:

The jury's decision will be final.

Prizes

There will be only one overall winner, who will receive a prize of €150.

Comments

Works that infringe people's dignity or human rights will not be accepted.

Works featuring any over-texts, watermarks or any frame or indication of the author's identity (in the photograph, title or description) will not be eligible for a prize. The jury will reject any photograph that fails to comply with these rules.

Competitors are liable for any image rights or civil liability suits.

Fomunity reserves the right to remove any photograph from the contest if the jury or the Fomunity team considers that the photograph does not fit the proposed theme.

Any situation not covered by these rules will be decided by the jury and the Fomunity team.