Photo Contest (12/11-12/17) - Holiday Lights

In summary, the purpose of this photo contest is to showcase holiday lights and decorations and provide an opportunity for photographers to win a prize. To enter, participants must submit their photo through a designated form or email address and follow contest rules. Photos must be taken during the contest period, be original, high resolution, and in an accepted file format. A panel of experts will judge the photos based on criteria such as creativity and composition. Winners will be announced within a week after the contest ends and will be featured on the organization's website and social media platforms.
  • #1
ZapperZ
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Education Advisor
Insights Author
32,820
4,715
Holiday Lights

It is the time of the year where many parts of the world decorates for the holiday season. The theme this week focuses specifically on holiday LIGHTS. The lights can be for any type of holidays, so if your picture is of an obscure holiday that many of us are unfamiliar with, you must accompany that picture with a brief explanation.

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.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #2
Not going very fast this time it seems. I'm planning to make my contribution on Thursday.
 
  • #3
Wow! Didn't realize this was a tough contest!

Zz.
 
  • #4
I went to Skowhegan to take pictures of the flood and was standing on the Upper Margaret Chase Smith bridge looking at the North Channel dam wide-open when I saw the clear tubes of L.E.D.s that the town attaches to the guard-rails every Christmas and thought what a lame entry this picture would be.

Anyway, low-lying areas are under a flood watch until Wednesday morning. I can't see any snow left on the Western mountains, so all that water is headed our way, too. 3" of rain at about 50 deg falling on a soft-open snow-pack... Glad I live on a hill.

holidaylights.jpg
 
  • #5
[PLAIN]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9228/img3887hk.jpg

Zz.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
  • #6
IceFort_resize.jpg


Yes, it's an ice fort; yes, it was a Christmas party; yes, it's entirely lit by candles; and yes, I have more pictures.
 
  • #7
I usually prefer to submit pictures taken with a real camera... but this will have to do for this contest!

[PLAIN]http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5345/icerink.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:
  • #8
mvg7cx.jpg


Christmas lights in the Charles Dickens Christmas carol diorama
 
  • #9
Final day to submit a photo for this contest!

Zz.
 
  • #10
NationalTree.jpg


US National Christmas Tree
 
  • #11
Just to increase number of entries, this was taken two years ago and it is just a general view, not aimed at the contest. We may be able to take better pictures next week - but it will be too late.

marcin_holiday_lights.jpg
 
  • #12
Grr... no fair. I wanted to win. Those are awesome pictures.
 
  • #13
FlexGunship said:
Grr... no fair. I wanted to win. Those are awesome pictures.
Rest assured that you won't come in last!

I've got that locked up.
 
  • #14
Christmas should not be an arena of battles with winners nor losers http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Angels_and_Demons/saint-0083.gif
 
  • #15
Andre said:
Christmas should not be an arena of battles with winners nor losers http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Angels_and_Demons/saint-0083.gif
You're absolutely right. The use of plurals in such an endeavor is out of bounds. There can be ONLY ONE!
 
  • #16
5270467504_3053718f63.jpg


Taken last year Christmas.
 

1. What is the purpose of this photo contest?

The purpose of this photo contest is to showcase the beauty and creativity of holiday lights and decorations. It also provides an opportunity for photographers to share their work and potentially win a prize.

2. How do I enter the photo contest?

To enter the photo contest, simply submit your photo through the designated submission form or email address. Please make sure to read and follow the contest rules and guidelines before submitting your entry.

3. Are there any specific requirements for the photos?

Yes, there are some requirements for the photos. They must be taken during the contest period (12/11-12/17), and they must be original and not previously submitted or published. The photos should also be high resolution and in one of the accepted file formats.

4. Who will be judging the photo contest?

The photo contest will be judged by a panel of experts in the field of photography and/or holiday lights. They will evaluate the photos based on criteria such as creativity, composition, and overall impact.

5. When will the winners be announced?

The winners will be announced within a week after the contest ends (12/17). They will be notified via email and their winning photos will be featured on our website and social media platforms.

Similar threads

  • General Discussion
Replies
10
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
4
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
10
Views
2K
  • General Discussion
Replies
22
Views
2K
Replies
12
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
12
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
31
Views
4K
  • General Discussion
Replies
13
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
21
Views
2K
  • General Discussion
Replies
9
Views
1K
Back
Top