Those braving the early chills have been rewarded, including Geoffrey Howe of Gilmore, who captured a monochromatic scene of children playing at the Arboretum.

‘‘The children were from a local school out for an early morning excursion. [The] fog was almost too thick, but then I saw this almost silhouette shot.’’

Fran Tapia of Kingston has also used the fog as a background to a black swan on the edge of the lake at Bowen Park in a photo titled ‘‘Disappearing Act’’, while Allan Sharp of Kambah made the most of a rainy day, capturing reflections in slick footpaths.

Photographers are invited to enter their shots of the Canberra winter. First prize is $500, second $300 and third $200. Selected entries will be published over the coming weeks in The Canberra Times and online at canberratimes.com.au. Submissions close at 4pm on Friday, August 30.

To enter, send your best snaps as attached jpeg files to photocomp@canberra times.com.au. Include your name, address, phone number, photo title, a brief description and the date the photograph was taken.
Photos must be a minimum of 150 kilobytes and a maximum of 1 megabyte. A maximum of three photos per person may be entered.