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Project MCP: Highlights for August, Challenge #1

The Olympics have been in swing for a full week and the theme of repetition has definitely been in the air as several Olympians, including Michael Phelps, Yutong Luo & Kai Qin, Chen Ruolin  & Wang Hao,  Kristin Armstrong and Kim Rhode have all won repeat medals in the 2012 London Olympic Games.  The Project MCP Flickr gallery…

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Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #4 and August Challenges

 Summer is in full swing and the Project MCP Flickr gallery is proof! It appears that all of our photographers have been making the most of the warm, and in some places, downright HOT, weather, to make a memorable summer. Lucky for us they have been capturing all on “film” (or digital card). Here are…

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Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #3

This week’s challenge was to create an image using bokeh. By popular definition, “bokeh” is a Japanese term which loosely translates to “blur”. When applied to photography, “bokeh” refers to the aesthetic quality of the blur created by taking photos with a shallow depth of field. For some of you, this technique may have been…

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Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #2

 Independence Day may have passed, but the patriotic spirit continued to show itself in this week’s Flickr gallery! This week’s challenge was to capture a photo of something red, white or blue. Here are some of the Project MCP team’s favorites: Submitted by 3 Hearts Photo Submitted by Yellow Room Photography Submitted by Jilustrated Submitted…

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Project MCP: Highlights for July, Challenge #1

The Project MCP Team hopes that everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July celebration! This week’s challenge was to capture the word “independence” in a photo. While it may not have been Independence Day around the world, there was no shortage of creative interpretation of the theme. Here are several of the Project…

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Project MCP: Highlights from June, Challenge #4 and July Challenges

re·fresh verb (used with object) 1. to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (oftenused reflexively). 2. to stimulate (the memory). 3. to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, themind, spirits, etc.). 4. to freshen in appearance, color, etc., as by a restorative. This week’s challenge was to depict the word “refresh” in a photo. Having just refreshed my own body and spirit during a week long vacation at the beach, I related to this week’s Flickr gallery on a personal level. As usual, it was a difficult choice, but here are…

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Project MCP: June, Challenge #3 Highlights

Summer is the time to let your hair down and let it “all hang out”. June’s, Challenge #3 was to snap a candid photo; the perfect place to show us what is going on in and around your world this summer. The Flickr gallery is full of candid inspiration; from tender and sweet to dynamic and…

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Project MCP: Highlights for June, Challenge #2

This week’s challenge was to snap a night photo. Night photos can be tricky to capture, but are oftentimes some of the most dramatic and beautiful images caught on film (or SD card).  This week’s Flickr gallery is full of night landscapes, activities and portraits taken in dynamic night settings.  Here are a few of…

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Project MCP: June, Challenge #1 Highlights

The weather is heating up for the summer and so is Project MCP! We hope the warmer temperatures will inspire you to head outside with your camera to capture all your summer memories. This week’s challenge was to capture “summer love” in a photo. The photos were amazing; here are some of the Project MCP…

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Project MCP: Tamron Lens Winner Announcement and June Themes

May was a busy and exciting month for Project MCP. The possibility of one lucky participant winning a Tamron lens has had the Flickr gallery flooded with creative interpretations of this months’ challenges. Today, before we announce the winner of the lens, I want to share a favorite from each week’s challenge, so get ready…

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Project MCP: Highlights from May, Challenge #4

As photographers we are constantly striving to stop time, if even for a brief moment, in order to create a lasting impression, a memory; however, the truth is, life moves fast.  Things and people are constantly moving and changing. This week the Project MCP Team challenged you to show us the motion in your life…

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Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #3

Friend: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard, a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter, a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile or a member of the same nation, party, etc  comrade, chum, crony, confidant,  backer, advocate, ally, associate, confrere, compatriot. This…

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Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #2

Hello and Welcome to the May, Challenge #2 Highlights post.  The highlight of a sunflare photo, is, of course, the sun, so I hope everyone has had plenty of sunny days to shoot! The sun is definitely shining in the MCP Flickr gallery this week. Here are some of the Project MCP team’s favorite sunny…

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Project MCP: Highlights for May, Challenge #1

May is shaping up to be another busy month for Project MCP. The Flickr gallery has been quite busy with the opportunity to win a Tamaron lens on the table! This week’s challenge was to capture a photo to illustrate the word “neighborhood”. Here are few of the Project MCP’s favorites:  Submitted by James Charles…

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Project MCP: Highlights for April, Challenge #3

Hello Everyone and Welcome to this week’s Project MCP Highlights edition! Perusing the Flickr gallery this week definitely made me wish I had a green thumb. There are several beautiful shots of both weeds and exotic flowers in full, brightly colored bloom. There are also a few clever interpretations of the challenge, which made us…

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Project MCP: Highlights for April, Challenge #2

The pool of inspiration for April, Challenge #2’s highlight post was not “shallow”  (pun intended). In fact, the Flickr gallery is waist-deep with beautiful, interesting and creative photos taken with a shallow depth of field; so much so, that the Project MCP Team could not narrow their favorites down to only a few. Here are…

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Project MCP: Highlights for April Challenge #1 and Capturing a Photo with a Shallow Depth of Field

 If the old adage “April showers bring May flowers” holds true, there will be colorful blooms all over the place in my part of the country very soon! Given the large amount of rain that has blown across the United States, capturing “wet” should have been a cinch (I hope you have been as lucky…

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Project MCP: Highlights for Challenge #4 and April New Challenges

We are excited to wrap up our first month of Project MCP with Challenge #4: Guess What?. The Project MCP Team has thoroughly enjoyed browsing through the photos in the Flickr Group, attempting to decipher what many of them actually are. Many of you have us stumped! This week, we decided that we would showcase…

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Project MCP: Highlights for Challenge #3 and Macro Tips

Week #3 of Project MCP has been another success. Almost 100 photos were entered for Challenge #3. The interpretation of “Transition” ranged from transition of the seasons to body transition and life transition. There were so many beautiful photographs that once again, choosing only a few was quite a chore, but here are the Project…

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Project MCP: Highlights for Challenge #2

Project MCP’s second week has been a great success! Tons of gorgeous challenge photos have been flooding the Flickr gallery everyday, which made it even harder to choose only a few favorites for the Natural Light Challenge (March, Challenge #2). Here are a few of the Project MCP team’s favorites: Submitted by Angela Garrett Submitted…

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Project MCP: Highlights for Challenge #1, Natural Light Tips

Project MCP is well underway! We challenged you and you rose to the occasion. The Project MCP Flickr group has been flooded with beautiful photos taken from high vantage points, using natural light, illustrating transition and depicting mysterious objects. Here are a few of the Project MCP Team’s favorite photos from the Week 1 Challenge…

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