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ZapperZ
Feb19-11, 05:40 AM
Give Me A Sign

This week, our contest theme is on SIGNS. These are signs, be it in words, symbols, or combination of both, that you read everywhere.

Note that these must be "official" signs, produced by either a government entity, businesses, or institutions. It cannot be "handmade" or temporary signs. So for example, business name signs are OK, but business name sign handwritten on a piece of paper and taped to a door is not OK.

Good luck!

Contest Rules:

1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first.

2. Please resize your digital photo to no more than 650 x 490 or 490 x 650 pixels. You may also crop your picture if you wish. You are also allowed to adjust the brightness and contrast of your picture but these should not dramatically alter the look of the picture. But other than those, any form of picture editing or modification is not allowed. This is a photo contest, not a picture editing/special effect contest. You may add a watermark or your name/nickname to the photo for identification purposes.

3. Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack or photobucket. Then post it the relevant contest thread and link your picture using the img command. PM me if you do not know how.

4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawl by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

5. At the end of the contest period, I will open a poll and every PF member can vote for the picture they like best.

6. Note that in case we have a large number of entries, I will do the polling in more than one thread. If that's the case, you can vote in each of the polling threads. The photos will be assigned in the polling threads in the order they were submitted.

7. These pictures must be something that you took, not something taken off someone else's photo albums or taken by someone else. I have no way of checking if you did this, so we'll go by the honor system.

8. You can use a picture only once. Once it is used in a contest, it cannot be reused in another contest.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread[/QUOTE]

Zz.

Jonathan Scott
Feb19-11, 05:52 AM
http://i54.tinypic.com/2573td5.jpg

Andy Resnick
Feb19-11, 05:39 PM
Question- is there a distinction between a sign, a label, or an inscription? If so, what is the criteria?

MacLaddy
Feb19-11, 07:52 PM
http://i54.tinypic.com/2mfay5f.jpg

dlgoff
Feb20-11, 02:11 PM
http://i54.tinypic.com/2573td5.jpg
Just curious. Are your kid on the right side of the fence? :bugeye:

Jonathan Scott
Feb20-11, 02:17 PM
Just curious. Are your kid on the right side of the fence? :bugeye:

That's the meerkat enclosure at Marwell Zoo; the sign is within the enclosure and I was taking a quick picture of my kids who were on the other side.

turbo
Feb20-11, 02:45 PM
Just curious. Are your kid on the right side of the fence? :bugeye:Good one, Don!!

Jonathan Scott
Feb20-11, 03:09 PM
My son was awaiting some more front teeth at the time, which somehow makes him look even more likely to give a nasty bite.

fuzzyfelt
Feb21-11, 02:30 AM
Very sweet kids, and very funny, Jonathan! :smile:

Marzena
Feb22-11, 02:28 PM
http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/marzena_sign.jpg

dlgoff
Feb22-11, 02:44 PM
My son was awaiting some more front teeth at the time, which somehow makes him look even more likely to give a nasty bite.

Very sweet kids, and very funny, Jonathan! :smile:

I love those kids. You too Jonathan.

turbo
Feb23-11, 10:02 AM
Local restaurant that was renovated and re-opened by an immigrant and his wife. The Golden Eagle is a snappy name, but choice of graphics was unfortunate. I should have concentrated only on the sign, but I couldn't resist including the "emergency exit" on the 2nd floor. Watch that first step!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/GoldenEagle_cont.jpg

dlgoff
Feb23-11, 12:01 PM
...I should have concentrated only on the sign, but I couldn't resist including the "emergency exit" on the 2nd floor. Watch that first step!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/GoldenEagle_cont.jpg

Are you sure that's not the entrance door? Good shot though.

turbo
Feb23-11, 12:06 PM
Are you sure that's not the entrance door?Maybe that's how they can offer senior discounts at lunch-time. :devil:

edward
Feb23-11, 02:32 PM
http://i55.tinypic.com/2m7ckjq.jpg

Lacy33
Feb23-11, 02:44 PM
Turbo? Is that a no-snow day door for the school?

Lacy33
Feb23-11, 02:48 PM
http://i54.tinypic.com/2mfay5f.jpg

:rofl: Is this the 1,500 mile warning sign for the Grand Canyon?

MacLaddy
Feb23-11, 03:33 PM
:rofl: Is this the 1,500 mile warning sign for the Grand Canyon?

Not quite that big of a drop, but close enough to count.

http://www.stateparks.com/malad_gorge.html

ZapperZ
Feb23-11, 03:47 PM
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6932/img3147e.jpg

Zz.

jtbell
Feb23-11, 04:53 PM
You have to look down for this one:

http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/images/LetGo.jpg

Borek
Feb23-11, 05:12 PM
http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/marcin_sign.jpg

Don't even try to read it.

dlgoff
Feb23-11, 07:20 PM
From the pictures I see here, I can't imagine making a single choice. And there's two days left in the contest. :(

GeorginaS
Feb23-11, 08:05 PM
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/Bean-2008/god.jpg

Rural Alberta.

sourlemon
Feb23-11, 08:50 PM
http://i54.tinypic.com/2573td5.jpg

Lolz, take after their father I assume :P

Agree with dlgoff, it's hard to pick just one as your favorite.

Topher925
Feb23-11, 08:50 PM
On a bus in Shanghai.

http://oi53.tinypic.com/v5g2mq.jpg

redpenguin
Feb24-11, 12:46 PM
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/redpenguin01/100_3809.jpg

ZapperZ
Feb25-11, 05:01 AM
Last day to submit a photo for this contest.

Zz.

fuzzyfelt
Feb25-11, 07:00 AM
http://i56.tinypic.com/282m1dv.jpg
(Not clever or funny.)

dlgoff
Feb25-11, 09:25 AM
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o52/redpenguin01/100_3809.jpg
This wouldn't be the

Washburn "A" Mill, the producer of Gold Medal Flour, now the Minnesota Historical Society Mill City Museum

would it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Medal_Flour

redpenguin
Feb25-11, 11:02 AM
Yep. I took that picture the day after the 35W bridge fell down. All the roads were closed down but I was able to snag a shot of a section still standing right by the mill. I'll post up some shots from that day in the PF photography thread.

Gad
Feb25-11, 05:30 PM
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/2346/p1020274h.jpg

dlgoff
Feb25-11, 05:51 PM
Yep. I took that picture the day after the 35W bridge fell down. All the roads were closed down but I was able to snag a shot of a section still standing right by the mill. I'll post up some shots from that day in the PF photography thread.

Beautiful Sign. I love it.

Living in Kansas, I know how tall those grain bins are.

turbo
Feb25-11, 06:10 PM
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/2346/p1020274h.jpgFantastic! Is that the piano-dance from the movie Big?

sourlemon
Feb25-11, 06:32 PM
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_lUk0i_qZtzA/TMEIgKfLEdI/AAAAAAAABO0/IIghX4xEo3U/s400/330.JPG

I should have taken a picture of the water, then you'll understand why I took a picture of this sign.

Gad
Feb25-11, 06:33 PM
Haha! Thanks turbo, if you mean the right side of the pic, I believe it's a stairway to the metro.

ZapperZ
Feb26-11, 09:35 AM
epenguin: unfortunately, you posted your photo after the deadline.

Zz.

epenguin
Feb26-11, 11:25 AM
epenguin: unfortunately, you posted your photo after the deadline.

Zz.OK I've removed it.