Photo Contest - Total Reflection (11/17-11/23)

In summary, the photo contest has a theme of "Total Reflection", where participants are required to submit a photo showcasing a reflection. Only one photo per participant is allowed to ensure fair judging, and the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges based on creativity, composition, and relevance to the theme. Minor edits are allowed, but excessive editing or use of filters will not be accepted. The winner will receive a cash prize of $500 and their photo will be featured on the company's website and social media platforms.
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Total Reflection

We are back with our regular contest rules.

This week, our theme is on reflection. The subject of your photo must appear only in reflection. It can be reflected off a mirror, water surface, glass, etc... However, the focus must be on the reflected subject, not on the reflection medium, i.e. if you have an ornate mirror that is more interesting than the object it is reflecting, then the photo does not qualify.

No part of the subject may appear in the photo, other than in the reflection. The subject must only be seen totally under a reflection.

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 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 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. Alternatively, you may simply upload your image file to PF, and then have the full image displayed in your post.

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. The photo of the subject must be something that you took directly, not via in intermediary medium, and not taken by someone else. Unless otherwise noted, a photo of another photo, painting, print, etc. does not qualify.

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. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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Why not include the subject as well? Otherwise most of the photos will be upside down, other than cases where the subject has a symmetry. If the subject is present as well, then it will be easier to judge whether the reflection is good enough or not.
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
Why not include the subject as well? Otherwise most of the photos will be upside down, other than cases where the subject has a symmetry. If the subject is present as well, then it will be easier to judge whether the reflection is good enough or not.

Because that is what I have set for this contest. We already had contest where this is not a restriction. This is a different contest than the previous one.

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Wrichik Basu said:
Otherwise most of the photos will be upside down,
normal mirrors eg bathroom mirror, don't turn things upside down ... you should see just a horizontal reversal/flip
 
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Its a picture of an computer screen, not a picture of an eye.
Was trying to do something like a shot in the first scene of Blade Runner film.
eye reflection.jpg

The screen looked better at 4x resolution.
 

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It seems my reflection was reflected.
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(Both halves are reflections)
 

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This is a bird that landed on the back of my pickup. The photo is taken using the rear view mirror.
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This is the default photo . Cloudy day for outside window reflections so had to use the mall restroom mirror.
 

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The Sun reflected off the Volga surface
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Final day to submit a photo for this contest.

Zz.
 

1. What is the theme of the photo contest?

The theme of the photo contest is "Total Reflection". This means that the photo should showcase a reflection of some kind, whether it be in water, a mirror, or other reflective surface.

2. Can I submit more than one photo?

No, each participant can only submit one photo for the contest. This allows for fair judging and gives everyone an equal chance to win.

3. How will the winner be chosen?

The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges based on creativity, composition, and how well the photo fits the theme. The decision of the judges is final.

4. Can I edit my photo before submitting it?

Minor edits such as cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast are allowed, but excessive editing or use of filters will not be accepted. The photo should accurately represent the original scene.

5. Is there a prize for the winner?

Yes, the winner will receive a cash prize of $500. In addition, their winning photo will be featured on our website and social media platforms.

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