DxO are giving you the chance to win 1 of 4 Nik Collection 2 plugin bundles in our 'Abstract' competition this month! Hurry with your entries, as the competition closes at midnight on 31 July!

One image can change us.

A picture, a moment can change the way we feel. Change how we see ourselves. Change our understanding and change the rules. Provoke and change history.

MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. Sell the kit you’re not using to MPB. Trade in for the kit you need to create. Buy used, spend less and get more. Buy. Sell. Trade. Create.

Prizes:

• 4x Nik Collection 2 by DxO plugin software bundles 

How do I enter?

To be in with a chance of winning one of these Nik Collection 2 plugin software bundles, we want to see your best 'Abstract' photos. Colour, black and white, anything goes - get creative and show us your best abstract photos!

Simply submit your images into the DxO 'Abstract' Competition forum topic to be in with a chance of winning. Entries can be added by scrolling down the page and clicking on the camera icon at the top of the comment box.

Enter competition

Good Luck!

The competition closes at midnight on 31 July 2019. Entries added after this time will not be counted. 2 entries are allowed for free members and up to 4 entries are allowed for Plus members. Anyone who submits more images than they are allowed to will be disqualified. Entries posted on the bottom of this PR will not be counted! Please use the competition forum topic.

About Nik Collection 2 by DxO

The Nik Collection 2 by DxO is a suite of seven plugins for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Elements as well as the advanced RAW photo editing software DxO PhotoLab 2.3 ESSENTIAL Edition. It offers a range of 200 presets and creative effects as well as a number of retouching tools for total editing control:

• Analog Efex Pro applies analog film, camera and lens simulations to digital photos.
• Color Efex Pro includes a set of filters for color correction, touch-up, and creative effects.
• Dfine reduces the noise of digital images by analyzing the specificities of each device.
• HDR Efex Pro processes images in HDR.
• Sharpener Pro increases the accuracy and enhances the detail of digital images.
• Silver Efex Pro is a black and white image conversion solution inspired by darkroom techniques.
• Viveza locally adjusts the color and tone of specific areas of the image.

Thanks to exclusive U Point technology, the Nik Collection 2 by DxO allows you to apply local settings to specific areas in a fluid and precise way. The Nik Collection 2 by DxO is available for download on the DxO website for £125/$149/€149. 

T&Cs:

By entering the competition, entrants agree to be bound by the rules and by any other requirements set out on ePHOTOzine.

• The following people are excluded from entering the competition: (1) Direct and indirect employees, staff and their relatives of the supplier of the prize or prizes (2) The publishers of ePHOTOzine (3) Advertisers or sponsors of ePHOTOzine.
• Only two entries per competition are allowed per free member, 4 entries are allowed per Plus member.
• We reserve the right to remove images that have not been submitted correctly, ie too small. There isn't a maximum file size or dimension restriction for entries.
• All entries must be submitted through the ePHOTOzine competition forum web page and will not be accepted via any other means, eg, post, fax or e-mail.
• No responsibility is accepted for incomplete entries due to server error or other causes beyond our control.
• One winning entry will be chosen, by an ePHOTOzine or guest judge. This will be the image which, in the judge's opinion is the most original and of the highest quality and meets the theme. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• ePHOTOzine reserves the right to disqualify incomplete or illegal entries.
• The prize winner will receive the prize as featured in the corresponding month's competition. There is no cash alternative to the prize as stated.
• This competition is open to worldwide entries.
• The deadline for entering the competition is midnight (GMT) on the last day of the calendar month in which the competition is being held unless otherwise stated.
• The winner or winners will be notified by e-mail within 28 days of the end of the competition. Winner's details will be posted on ePHOTOzine within 28 days of the end of the competition.
• The winner must acknowledge his or her win within three weeks of being notified via email or the prize may be re-allocated to the next-placed winner.
• All entrants agree that their name and images can be displayed and used in promotion for future competitions on ePHOTOzine. The winning entry may be used by the sponsor as a promotional image. The terms of this would be agreed with ePHOTOzine and the sponsor before the prize is announced. By entering the competition you have confirmed you have authorised this.
• The name of the winner may be published on ePHOTOzine after he or she has acknowledged their win.
• We reserve the right not to hold a competition in any given month.
• ePHOTOzine only provides the means of entry to the competition and does not normally supply the competition prizes. The sponsors are therefore liable for the prize.
• We reserve the right to modify these rules without notice. (Last modified: 4 September 2018)