free entry
ranked contest (1001+)
expert judged only
3x ranking points
Elena Paraskeva

The Golden Hour

In association with Photocrowd

Open Judging Results
Brief

This contest is open to photographers ranked 1000+ in this week’s Leaderboard.

The Golden Hour, that hallowed time just after sunrise, and just before sunset when the low sun turns everything it touches to gold. Photographers are required to drop everything except their cameras, head outdoors, and get shooting. For the super keen, the morning golden hour has the added benefit of dew on the grass, and morning mists. For the more civilised approach, a sunny afternoon outdoors can deliver an unfolding and deepening golden hour, before the head back home as the last remnants of the day disappear. Traditionally the golden hour may be most associated with landscapes, but can be a great time to shoot many other subjects as well.

Ranked Contests are a weekly chance to compete alongside photographers of a similar Leaderboard ranking. Three contests with the same theme run at one time - for photographers ranked 1-250; 251-1000; and 1001+. They open Saturday morning after that week’s leaderboard has been updated, and are open for 5 days. They are Premium Contests, Expert-judged, but with no Crowd vote, so are worth 3x the standard ranking points.

How it works

This contest is expert judged only with no rating by the crowd. You will be able to find out how you did when the judging or rating period has closed.

Entries closed
11 May 2023

Judging
11 May 2023 to 19 May 2023

Winners announced
19 May 2023

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