Black and White Train Photography contest (Rail close-ups)

Black and White Train Photography contest

December 28, 2009 

DP Review is having a Black and White Train Photography contest. The contest will try to capture the feel of the old steam era. Entries should be close-ups of train engines (steam or otherwise), cars, tracks, and other rail-related machinery, in B&W, monochrome, or duotone.

B&W Train / Rail close-ups

Challenge The art of real photography series. Hosted by Paul Kowalow.

Challenge is now open for submissions

Let's jump back a few decades and recreate the feel of the old steam era. We'd like to see close-ups of train engines (steam or otherwise), cars, tracks, and other rail-related machinery, in B&W, monochrome, or duotone. The emphasis is on the CLOSE-UPS, so no landscape views of a 1 mile-long train, large stations, etc. will be accepted.

Contest is open until Thursday, 31st December, 2009.

Announced:

Friday, 18th December, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 25th December, 2009 – Thursday, 31st December, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 1st January, 2010 – Thursday, 7th January, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

• B&W, monochrome, or duotone only.
• Crop!
• General post-processing is allowed but no frames, watermarks, or heavy HDR.
• Low-key tones are encouraged.

Capture date rules:

• No restrictions.

Additional rules:

• Close-ups please, so be ready to crop your best shots!
• People are allowed if they are essential part of the photo, such as mechanics working on the engine, etc.
• Both steam or modern diesel engines are ok but older coal-burning ones are preferred!
• No snapshots

Maximum number of entries per user:

1

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

150