Photo Contest - Don't Turn Your Back On Me (2/22-2/28)

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The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Don't Turn Your Back On Me," where participants are required to submit photographs that primarily depict the back of an object, person, or structure. The conversation includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and clarifications regarding photo eligibility.

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Main Points Raised

  • Zz outlines the contest theme and rules, emphasizing that photos must show the back of something recognizable.
  • Some participants question the clarity of certain photos, suggesting that dark images may not clearly depict the back of an object.
  • One participant humorously mentions their spouse's permission to submit a photo, indicating personal considerations in photo selection.
  • dlgoff points out that a submitted photo does not qualify as it does not meet the criteria of showing the back of something, leading to a reiteration of the contest rules.
  • There is a suggestion that the rules allow for strict adherence to the theme, though this is not universally agreed upon.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the interpretation of the contest rules, particularly regarding what constitutes an acceptable photo. There is no consensus on the clarity of certain submissions or the strictness of adherence to the theme.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the eligibility of specific photos based on the contest rules, highlighting potential ambiguities in the guidelines.

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This week, your photo must show, as its main subject, the back of something. So this must be a view of the back of a person/s, a vehicle, a building, etc...etc., as long as it can be clearly recognized as the back of something.

Zz.

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.

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. 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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There's no rule against following the topic to the T right?
 
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sourlemon said:
There's no rule against following the topic to the T right?

Considering that the photo is so dark, it is hard to make out if it is a shot of the front or the back.

Zz.
 
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Zz.
 
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Final day to submit your post for this contest. Don't turn your back on it!

Zz.
 
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My wife doesn't want me to post pictures of her but she OK'd this one. :-p

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dlgoff: unfortunately, that photo doesn't qualify. As described, it has to be the back of something, not going back or the idea of moving back.

Zz
 
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ZapperZ said:
dlgoff: unfortunately, that photo doesn't qualify. As described, it has to be the back of something, not going back or the idea of moving back.

Zz
Yep. I agree.

bolding by me

Edit: if you would like to delete it to save PF space, please do. Dang Imageshack needs money now.
 

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