Disqualified in the photo contest

[Moonbear]

I keep finding I want to share other photos that keep within the themes of the photo contest threads, but would be disqualified, either because someone else took them, or I already submitted one but have others that fit the theme I want to share, or I've previously touched up the photos with some editing software, etc. So, I thought I'd create a thread for sharing those.

A few rules (for those participating in the photo contest thread, some of these will look familiar):

- Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack. Then to post it here link your picture using the img command. (Do not attach the image to the post...link to it on a server intended for the purpose of sharing photos.)

- Limit the size of your photos to a width no greater than 650 pixels (this will avoid annoyingly stretching this page).

- Use only photos you personally own, not ones you've downloaded off the web or that have any copyright restrictions on them. For this thread, it's okay if your parents or significant other or friend, etc., took the photo, as long as they have given you permission to use it.

To keep this thread from getting too huge too quickly, let's keep the photos within the themes of the contest threads (past themes are okay). So, if you have something that fits those themes, and you're dying to share it, but would be disqualified for entering it in the contest, let's see it!

 

[Moonbear]

Okay, to start off, here's the other photo I wanted to enter in the You're So Cold contest (I couldn't decide between two). Don't tell me if you like this one better than the one I entered, or I'll have to kick myself for choosing the wrong one.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2965/sheepinfallingsnowcw9.jpg

 

[JamesU]

I would say that this one is better, but there's no llama :(

 

[Evo]

Sheep in snow!

I can't find the camera I took all those pictures from our freak ice storm. It' probably got thrown away

 

[Moonbear]

I would say that this one is better, but there's no llama :(

I told you not to say that! *sets fire to yomamma's remaining GOOBF cards*

 

[Evo]

This one's not good enough to win,. so I'll put it here.

View from my front door.

 

[Moonbear]

Ooh, how nice to have horses right across the street to watch!

 

[GeoMike]

I missed the deadline for the "What's New Pussycat?" contest, so here's one of my cats (actually I guess it is technically my wife's cat -- the cat loves her, but never wants anything to do with me):

Mr. Whitten
http://www.mcschell.com/kitty.jpg

-GeoMike-

 

[JamesU]

I told you not to say that! *sets fire to yomamma's remaining GOOBF cards*

I said that the one you chose was good because it had a llama in it

 

[Moonbear]

I missed the deadline for the "What's New Pussycat?" contest, so here's one of my cats (actually I guess it is technically my wife's cat -- the cat loves her, but never wants anything to do with me):

I can't see it. The link seems to be broken. Can anyone else see it?

 

[Evo]

No, can't see it.

 

[scorpa]

Naturally I don't remember these pics until after I submitted the crappy pic for the contest!

A is for Alumni Walk

A is for Arts Building

 

[PRodQuanta]

I always forget that you have to take the picture. One of my friend's mom gave this one to me.

A is for Athleticism
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1663/1000543ua7.jpg

(I'm the pitcher)
Paden Roder

Actually, after looking at it, I could have also submitted this to this week's Cold theme. That umpire looks like an ice cube! (or an assassin )...

 

[GeoMike]

I can't see it. The link seems to be broken. Can anyone else see it?

My mistake, I had the link entered wrong. Fixed now.

-GeoMike-

 

[PRodQuanta]

A is for Assassin at Athletic Event...
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8098/assassinga9.jpg


Paden Roder

 

[Moonbear]

My mistake, I had the link entered wrong. Fixed now.

-GeoMike-

Oh, it's a shame you missed the deadline! I'd have voted for that one. What a fantastic photo and such big, sweet looking eyes on that cat.

Scorpa, I really like that Alumni Walk photo...it looks like a very quiet, relaxing place to sit on the wall and read or study.

And... at the Assassin at the Athletic event!

 

[star.torturer]

that would have got my vote for the sheer LOL quality of it

 

[ZapperZ]

Y'know, sooner or later, I'll run out of topics/themes, and I'll start recycling the old themes, which means that you might still be able to use the pictures that you couldn't in the earlier contests.

So do you really want to reveal your pictures now and lessen the impact?

:)

Zz.

 

[marlon]

Here's my new cat, a British Shorthair. He's name is Dante

marlon

 

[Moonbear]

Marlon, that kitty is adorable so I hope you'll take the time to follow this rule so you can share it with others:

- Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack. Then to post it here link your picture using the img command. (Do not attach the image to the post...link to it on a server intended for the purpose of sharing photos.)

The member photo thread alreay puts quite a burden on the site, so I don't want to add to it with a big thread of fun photos when there are sites available that permit free sharing of photos with hotlinks in forums.

As for you, Zz, I'll take my chances. Others can decide for themselves if they might want to use the photo in another contest, but since the topic here is "disqualified," not all of these would be suitable for future contests either. Besides, if you do S is for September, I can always get more sheep pictures.

 

[ZapperZ]

Besides, if you do S is for September, I can always get more sheep pictures.

Humm.. I forgot about the fact that you have an almost endless supply of sheep!

Zz.

 

[star.torturer]

i know someone that hates sheep, but loves frogs, shese caled emily, and is the kween of the frogs. it seams like a war will take place, HEHEHE

 

[marlon]

Marlon, that kitty is adorable so I hope you'll take the time to follow this rule so you can share it with others:

Ohh, did not know about this... Ok, i know what to do...thanks

marlon

 

[turbo]

For You're so Cold, You're so Cold...disqualified.

Here's a picture of my wife's childhood home - a farm just about a mile from where we live now. As you can see, global warming hadn't caught on yet in the mid-60's, and Maine used to get some really brutal weather. I remember this particular storm vividly because our house looked even worse than this one. I had to creep around on snowshoes and find and shovel out all the first-floor windows, most of which were entirely buried. I wish I had owned a camera back then, so I could have taken a picture of our house. We lived at the end of a 15-mile-long lake and the wind was relentless. The back side of the house was practically buried in a hard drift, and I had to clear much of that drift with a coal shovel, because that's where the clothesline was (no dryer). Many roads could not be kept passable, and it required bulldozers to clear them. The local trappers and game wardens were about the only ones with snowmobiles back then, and they had to take kersosene (for lamps) and food to families that were stranded on blocked roads with no power.

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6382/farmxh8.jpg

 

[rocketboy]

A is for Assassin at Athletic Event...
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8098/assassinga9.jpg


Paden Roder

 

[Janus]

"Fire in the Sky"

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fire2.jpg

 

[Evo]

I missed the deadline for the "What's New Pussycat?" contest, so here's one of my cats (actually I guess it is technically my wife's cat -- the cat loves her, but never wants anything to do with me):

Mr. Whitten
http://www.mcschell.com/kitty.jpg

-GeoMike-

Awwwwww It looks just like "Tig Tig" the cat I had when I was younger.

Beautiful cat!

 

[Math Is Hard]

I really need to buy a camera. I've been looking for a cheap digital one. I want to post a picture of my home-made air conditioner!

p.s. I like GeoMike's "creamsicle" tabby!

 

[Janus]

"Wish upon a star"

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/lem_rover.jpg

Picture taken after I already made an entry (picture also taken by my wife). I took another of just the LEM that I might of entered.

OR
http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/titan.jpg

That's a Titan II rocket snuggled up to the Spruce Goose.

 

[GeoMike]

Here's a picture of my wife's childhood home - a farm just about a mile from where we live now. As you can see, global warming hadn't caught on yet in the mid-60's, and Maine used to get some really brutal weather.

Wow, that is deep. Where in Maine are you? I live in Saco.

-GeoMike-

 

[turbo]

Wow, that is deep. Where in Maine are you? I live in Saco.

-GeoMike-

In Solon, about in the north-middle of the state.

Edit: and my parents' home was farther north in Moscow, just south of Wyman Lake.

 

[Gokul43201]

A more telling view of the He-3 cryostat - picture submitted to Labor of Love

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/927/img2581ul2.jpg

 

[Mk]

A is for Assassin at Athletic Event...
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8098/assassinga9.jpg

Nice one man.

 

[Gokul43201]

Good choice, Zoob.

 

[larkspur]

I was going to use this for the close up but due to the prevalence of arachnophobia I decided against it.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Elarkspur2020/greenarachnidbeekiller.jpg

 

[zoobyshoe]

I was going to use this for the close up but due to the prevalence of arachnophobia I decided against it.

That's a great shot, though. I've never seen a green spider like that.

 

[Janus]

Okay, this was a submission I considered for "Bridge over Troubled Water" I was going for a little word play here, as the picture is of a "bridge".

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bridge.jpg

However, I PMed ZZ first to ask whether it would pass muster. He said that it didn't meet the intent of the contest.
This forced me to go out and take the photo I submitted, which actually ended up winning.

 

[larkspur]

That's a great shot, though. I've never seen a green spider like that.

I had never seen one either until that evening when I went to check on my eggplants! Still makes me say EEEEWWWW!

 

[Mk]

Yeah, it is a great picture, but kind of negative.

I love the shine on the thorax.

 

[zoobyshoe]

This would have been my entry for bridge over troubled water but I was gone on holidays and missed out on the contest.

That's a great old bridge, and beautiful scenery.

 

[larkspur]

Yeah, it is a great picture, but kind of negative.

I love the shine on the thorax.

Wonder what the purpose of the pseudo face on the thorax is? I guess if a predator grabs it by the thorax the spider can turn around and bite in self defense.

 

[larkspur]

Here are three that I was debating about posting in the closeup thread. Eventually I went with the eyeball closeup and set these three aside:

I think I like the eye the best. Do you ever play with the white balance on your Lumix?

 

[scorpa]

That's a great old bridge, and beautiful scenery.

Thanks. I had to go stand in the river to get a decent shot of the bridge, luckily the water level was fairly low at the edge...but oh my god was it ever cold. By the time I had taken the picture my legs were numb.

 

[GeoMike]

Some more Mount Washington Cog shots I was going to enter:
http://www.mcschell.com/cog2.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog3.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog4.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog5.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog6.jpg

-GeoMike-

 

[gravenewworld]

I missed the 'where we live contest'


Good ol Philadelphia

http://myspace-925.vo.llnwd.net/01076/52/96/1076636925_l.jpg

 

[zoobyshoe]

I think I like the eye the best. Do you ever play with the white balance on your Lumix?

Yeah, the eye was obviously the most...eye catching.

I played with the white balance once, couldn't seem to get the desired results from it, and, therefore, proceeded to forget it existed.

Thanks. I had to go stand in the river to get a decent shot of the bridge, luckily the water level was fairly low at the edge...but oh my god was it ever cold. By the time I had taken the picture my legs were numb.

Probably worth it for a good shot of such an interesting old wood structure.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Some more Mount Washington Cog shots I was going to enter:
http://www.mcschell.com/cog2.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog3.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog4.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog5.jpg
http://www.mcschell.com/cog6.jpg

-GeoMike-

Those are great. My favorite is the third one showing the engine going down the crest of the hill with the long smoke trail.

I missed the 'where we live contest'


Good ol Philadelphia

http://myspace-925.vo.llnwd.net/01076/52/96/1076636925_l.jpg

[/URL]
That's really cool!

 

[Evo]

I missed the 'where we live contest'


Good ol Philadelphia

http://myspace-925.vo.llnwd.net/01076/52/96/1076636925_l.jpg

That[/URL] is really cool. What part of Philadelphia? I used to work in Bala Cynwyd.

 

[Gokul43201]

I was just getting ready to head to school, picked up my bad and what did I find?

A bad kitty?

 

[scorpa]

A bad kitty?

Lol I picked up my BAG as in Backpack. It's fixed now