New Submission Deadline: January 10th

Given the fact that the Winter Challenge is taking place during the Holiday Season an astute participant pointed out that some film shooters might be hard pressed to develop and scan their entries in time for submission. Wanting to make this as fun and inclusive as possible we thoroughly agree and, as such, we have lengthened our window for submission and also modified the voting dates accordingly.

Have a look at the new Key Dates Schedule (Updated with Longer Submission Window):

• December 15th & 16th- Weekend to shoot your image.
• January 10th at midnight PDT- Deadline for submitting your image.
• January 12th, 2013- Voting begins.
• January 20th at midnight PDT- Voting closes.

Awesome Prizes!

Thanks to the generosity of folks on Rangefinderforum.com we have an incredible collection of prizes for this December Decisive Challenge.

Prizes include:
- A used Leica IIIC camera with a Leica Summitar Lens.
- A used Agfa Isolette camera and roll of TMAX 120 Film.
- A used Olympus E-P1 digital camera with 17/2.8 lens and Optical Viewfinder.
- 10 Rolls of Tri-X 35mm film.
- A 100' Roll of Arista EDU 100,200 or 400 speed film.

 That's a pretty awesome collection to compete for! Due to the International nature of the competition and the cost of overseas shipping it is possible the winners may have to pick up some of the shipping charge. Still a great deal!

 If you've never been to RangeFinderForum, check it out. Great people, terrific discussions and some excellent photography on display. The Decisive Challenge thread can be found here and I highly encourage you to sign up (free) and join in on the conversation!

Another superb forum is the Leica User Forum (or L Camera Forum). Not only is there all the info that any Leica fan would ever want or need but there also is an amazing collection of photography submitted by members. Highly recommended!

Winter 2012 Decisive Challenge December 15th and 16th

Well the date has been set for the next Challenge and it will be held on December 15th and 16th.

What's new? By expanding the shooting period to 48 hours we hope to provide people with more flexibility in scheduling their participation. Many people work or have activities on the weekend and hopefully this longer period for shooting will give even more people the chance to take part in the Challenge.

Mark your calendars, plan your shoot and have fun!

December Decisive Challenge Date Poll

Please take a moment to fill out the poll at the bottom of this page to determine the date(s) for the December Challenge. We appreciate your feedback.

The Decisive Challenge Winter Edition

We are hard at work planning for the next Challenge this coming December. Details will be available shortly.

If you would like to be a prize sponsor let us know as we're planning on making this the best and biggest Challenge yet.

Stay tuned!

The Winner of the Decisive Challenge Summer 2012 is....

First of all, thanks to everyone who took part in the image creation and voting process, it's that participation that makes this so fun! I hope we can make the December Challenge an even greater event with the same quality and variety of images we enjoyed this time around.

The Results

The votes have been cast and counted and all that is left is to announce the results. 24 images received votes but there can one be three winners…So here we go.

The winners of the 2012 Decisive Challenge Summer Edition are:

1st Place Winner: Constructivism by Alkis Plithas (Telenous on RFF)

2nd Place WInner: Contemplation by Gail Tang (Who placed last year as well!)

3rd Place Winner: A Dark Place by Lea (Lea on RFF)

I will be contacting the winner so he can have his choice of the prizes, then the second place winner so she may choose from the remaining two prizes. 

The Prizes are:

- 10'" Think Tank Bag

- User grade Nikon F3

- 100' roll of either Arista EDU 100 or 400 film

Nice work everyone and thanks for playing along! Until the next time, this December...Happy Shooting!!

Voting Closed. Tabulation Begins.

The voting for the summer 2012 Challenge is officially closed. Over the next day or so we'll be adding up the votes from all sources and we'll be announcing the winner shortly.

Wednesday Midnight Voting Deadline

Remember that the voting deadline is Wednesday August 29th at Midnight (Pacific time, 3AM Eastern). Have your votes counted!

Time to Vote!!!

We have placed the images up on a server and it's time to vote for your 3 favorite images! Make sure you look at the large versions of all the images, there are some really nice submissions.

Click here to see the Decisive Challenge entries.
Click here if your device doesn't support Flash (iphone & iPad for example).

Voting is Easy!

Simply review the images, jot down the names of your 3 favorites, and post your choices here in this thread. Number them 1 to 3 with 1 being your favorite.

Example:
1- Girl in Boat
2- Skyline
3- Easy Does It

It's that simple!

The only rule…no voting for your own image. This will make it a little more fun and make everyone really have a look at the work of other participants.

For now you can vote in 3 Ways (only 1 time total please):

1. Vote in the thread on Rangefinderforum.com.
2. Vote on Facebook.
3. Vote by Email by sending your vote to: HCBEntries@gmail.com (not preferred).

The only rule…no voting for your own image. This will make it a little more fun and make everyone really have a look at the work of other participants.

Images being prepared for voting!

We're busy putting together the review pages for voting and barring any big snafu it should be ready for you on Wednesday!