Exposure

This competition has now closed.

Winners

1st
Leka Huie
2nd
The Pool
Darin Goodsell
3rd
Wirling Sea Mist at Wheal Coates
Keith Millard

Commended

Exposure can mean many things depending on which interpretation you decide to take as your inspiration. One thing that it could mean is ‘the state of having no protection from something harmful.’ Thinking about exposure from this angle may inspire you seek out images that show people at the mercy of extreme weather conditions, or maybe prey animals who are out in the open trying to escape a predator.

Exposure can also mean ‘the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging.’ In this instance, perhaps you would like to approach this photography challenge from an investigative journalism point of view. Maybe you have captured images of clandestine activity? Perhaps you have caught your pet, your child or your partner up to something that they shouldn’t be doing?

On a more technical note, exposure refers to the action of exposing a photographic film to light or the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture. So from this understanding of the word you could submit images that experiment with exposure. Long exposure photography for example has the potential to create some amazing results. Or perhaps you have a talent for combining two or more exposures in a single image.

Whatever your take on this theme, we’re looking for creative submissions that interpret the term exposure. What we’re not looking for is anything offensive or of a sexually explicit nature. Good luck with your entries. We’re looking forward to seeing your submissions.

Competition Judge

Yevhen Samuchenko FIAP

Yevhen Samuchenko is an award winning travel photographer from Odessa (Ukraine) whose work has been showcased in a number of publications including The Times, N-Photo, Bruckmann Publisher, National Geographic, Wikimedia, Story Terrace and BuzzFeed.

Inspired by Mother Nature and the Universe, Yevhen photographs nature and street scenes, but is particularly attracted to night shooting for its slow pace – “you can break away from the bustle of the day, and because of the long exposure shooting process does not interfere with the contemplation of the starry sky. Consciously watching the majestic night sky, Yevhen feels like a single particle of the Universe, merging into a single whole with it.”

His photographic awards include 4 gold medals from FIAP, LifePressPhoto Silver medal and HIPA Merit Medal.

Leka Huie

First Prize

Beautiful, up to detail thoughtful composition! The long exposure has done its work and the light tracks from the machines lead the viewer's eyes to the desired point of the frame. Closed diaphragm beautifully shows the rays from the city lights. Great work! Congratulations to the winner!

The Pool

Darin Goodsell

Second Prize

This excellent work is most likely done with the use of a high-density ND filter. This allowed beautifully to soft the flying clouds and turn the moving water into a fog. The composition is also very good! Great work!

Wirling Sea Mist at Wheal Coates

Keith Millard

Third Prize

From this work is going the wind of magic! Unreal world captures sight from the first second, and soft lines lead directly to the mysterious tower. Black and white processing adds a cold mystery. Well done!

Exposure Cycle

Jason Freeman

Commended

An interesting composite combination of stars trail and portrait captures the viewers view of this work. Great!

Llandudno at Dawn

Mathew Browne

Commended

A fine example of minimalism. Using the ND filter allowed to turn the water into a mysterious and softly fog.

Rushing

Bergina Leka

Commended

Good, thoughtful composition! The combination of static and clear lines and contrast with the dynamics of the softly movement of the object attracts the eye.

Wire Wool Spinning

Carolyn Chapman

Commended

A perfect example of the long use of a long shutter speed! Such pictures do not make so easy as it seems, they are difficult to accurately composed, because it's hard to predict how far the sparks will fly.