Finalists Colourscape Category – Tdot Shots Colour City Photo Contest 2025 (Supported by Tdot.com and London Drugs Photolab)
Here are your finalists in the Colourscape Category – Colour City Photo Contest 2025.
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Good luck to the entrants. Prizes announced and given away at our in-person event on Saturday Nov. 8. Please sign up for the free photo walk meetup at this site.
Thanks to our judges: Michele Thompson, Kurt Wang and Paul Flynn. And gratitude to our sponsors: London Drugs Photolab and Tdot.com
@deepbhavsarr
@eddiemarkhampyro
@henebreezy
@iamshobhit
@instaphilmarion
@itsalisonsouto
@itsonlykotsy
@justsayantan
@normyvision
@roshan_ m_j
@snowychateau
@themesoflight
Photo Contest Categories and Rules
Our emphasis this year is finding and capturing colour and drama in the city. Your Toronto and GTA cityscape, landscape. and street photos are welcome in all categories. Dates: Friday Oct. 17 – Friday Oct. 31. Full rules: post your images and media on Instagram during the contest period and use hashtag #Tdot_25 in your caption. Follow our sponsors @tdotdotcom and @londondrugs.
Colourscape
Design your image with careful grading and spot colour via masks and selective edits. Boost some colour and desaturate others. Create a powerful effect with colour and win the category!
Tips: Celebrate selective colour by desaturating most of the image and keeping one or two elements vibrant. Use masks and HSL sliders to precisely manipulate the retained colour and intensity, creating a powerful and visually striking artistic effect.
Moody Vibe
Capture a strong emotional atmosphere through light, shadows, and dark tones. Focus on dramatic, mysterious, or contemplative feelings. B/W images are welcome.
Tip: Do not overdo effects such as sharpening or vignetting. You don’t want too much of a good thing! A deep, atmospheric aesthetic, whether in color or black and white, may be most impactful!
Community Vote
After finalists are chosen by our judges you will have a chance to vote in person at our meetup!
These winners will be chosen by you the community. There will be a first, second and third place winner plus a prize for the next highest ranked person who is in attendance!
Judges choose winners for the other two categories.
Free Edit
Play with the digital editing process to enhance your creative vision. Go beyond standard adjustments using compositing, abstract effects, or surreal transformations to showcase your mastery of editing software and imagination. Make art!
Tip: Sky Replacement, Content Aware Fill and AI are allowed but must be no more than 50% of your final image. Your image should show before and after versions in the same post to qualify.
Congratulations to you all! The judges loved your images and selected them for our short list. Good luck in the final round and be proud of your accomplishment. Hope to see you at the awards meetup!
Team Tdot Shots and Judging Team