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| Blue Hour Vanishing Point | Blue Hour Vanishing Point |
First place prize, January 2026 out of 41 submissions. First time using the XReal Beam Pro camera
| First place prize, January 2026 out of 41 submissions. First time using the XReal Beam Pro camera
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| Susie Cakes | Susie Cakes |
Tied for 3rd place, January 2026. A sad baker working in the shop window. I had to press the camera flat to the window to block light leaks from the street. The wide angle lenses of the Beam Pro is a real game changer.
| Tied for 3rd place, January 2026. A sad baker working in the shop window. I had to press the camera flat to the window to block light leaks from the street. The wide angle lenses of the Beam Pro is a real game changer.
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| Crater Lake | Crater Lake |
Tied for 2nd place, February 2026. Taken while flying back from Victora BC. The color of this deep and ultra clean lake is something I've never seen elsewhere.
| Tied for 2nd place, February 2026. Taken while flying back from Victora BC. The color of this deep and ultra clean lake is something I've never seen elsewhere.
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| The Tides Wharf | The Tides Wharf |
4th place prize, February 2026. I took a short trip to Bodega Bay with the goal of capturing stereograms of as many elements from the movie The Birds as I could find. This was the famous wharf area where Melanie landed after being attacked by a gull.
| 4th place prize, February 2026. I took a short trip to Bodega Bay with the goal of capturing stereograms of as many elements from the movie The Birds as I could find. This was the famous wharf area where Melanie landed after being attacked by a gull.
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| Contrail Cross | Contrail Cross |
2nd place prize, February 2026, special subject "Contre-Jour & Silhouette". Reflected contrails made a natural cross when I caught this cyclist at their intersection.
| 2nd place prize, February 2026, special subject "Contre-Jour & Silhouette". Reflected contrails made a natural cross when I caught this cyclist at their intersection.
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| Sidney BC | Sidney BC |
2nd place prize, March 2026. On final approach, landing in Canada in my friend's plane to visit friends. Was very lucky to get this fantastic view just at sunset, shooting away from the sun.
| 2nd place prize, March 2026. On final approach, landing in Canada in my friend's plane to visit friends. Was very lucky to get this fantastic view just at sunset, shooting away from the sun.
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| The job comes with a private break room they said | The job comes with a private break room they said |
3rd place prize, March 2026. Happened on this funny sight on a walk in my neighborhood. The title is what I like to imagine he is typing on the first day of his new job.
| 3rd place prize, March 2026. Happened on this funny sight on a walk in my neighborhood. The title is what I like to imagine he is typing on the first day of his new job.
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| Bus to Hyperspace | Bus to Hyperspace |
1st place prize, March 2026, special subject "Motion Blur". Another attempt at light streaks from vehicle lights at night. I realized that buses are good subjects, plus I worked out that it helps to shoot at the back of vehicles in roughly their direction of travel in order to get good sculptural streaks. The Beam Pro really shined here with it's wider stereo base than my Hydrogen One phone, and the wide angle lenses made it fill the frame nicely.
| 1st place prize, March 2026, special subject "Motion Blur". Another attempt at light streaks from vehicle lights at night. I realized that buses are good subjects, plus I worked out that it helps to shoot at the back of vehicles in roughly their direction of travel in order to get good sculptural streaks. The Beam Pro really shined here with it's wider stereo base than my Hydrogen One phone, and the wide angle lenses made it fill the frame nicely.
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