Monthly #164 - Keys Competition

Title Monthly #164 - Keys
Judge Noelcmn
Closing Date 28/02/2026
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Description
Such an important part of our lives, that we more often take for granted, until they are lost, and we are locked out, or the keys are locked in ( the car for e.g.). Their benefits are too numerous to mention, from security of our most precious possessions, to cultural symbolism. For this month, you are invited to capture keys, and do try to capture something of the history of them. Don't forget those angles ttoo. I look forward to seeing your submissions.

Usual rules
1. Must be taken with a Pentax Camera or acceptable clone
2. Must be taken in the Month of February 2026. Please keep the EXIF data intact.
3. Closing date is Midnight Saturday 28 February 2026, and judging will hopefully take place on Sunday 1 March 2026.

Good luck!

Winning Photograph


Competition Entries

Photographs uploaded to the Monthly #164 - Keys competition.

Noelcmn
Posted 01/03/2026 - 20:35 Link
I've selected Smudge's image as the winner, I like the colors and the bokeh. And the comp is pretty good, and some textures complete a well balanced image. Though the key itsef is small in the image, it holds attention despite there being no leading lines to it. Congrats Smudge, over to you for the next challenge. Thanks to all who participated, I had hoped for a lot more entries for a common, even mundane subject such as this one.

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