PF PHOTO CONTEST - Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls (1/26-2/1)

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around a photo contest themed "Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls," inviting participants to submit their waterfall photographs. The discussion includes contest rules, participant submissions, and informal commentary on the quality of the photos shared.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Informal commentary

Main Points Raised

  • Participants discuss the elegance of waterfalls with varying water flow, as noted by one member regarding Bald River Falls.
  • Some participants express admiration for each other's photos, with one suggesting that a specific photo by larkspur is superior to others.
  • There are multiple submissions of waterfall photos, with participants sharing links to their images hosted on photo servers.
  • One participant retracts their submission after realizing they did not fully adhere to the contest rules.
  • Discussion includes inquiries about the locations of the waterfalls featured in the photos, with some participants sharing details about their favorite waterfalls.
  • Technical aspects of photography are mentioned, such as the use of slow shutter speeds to achieve a particular visual effect in waterfall images.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express enthusiasm for the contest and appreciation for each other's submissions, but there is no consensus on which photo is the best. The discussion remains informal and subjective, with varying opinions on the quality of the photos.

Contextual Notes

Some participants have noted limitations in their submissions based on the contest rules, and there are references to personal preferences regarding photography techniques.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, particularly those interested in nature and landscape photography, as well as members of the Physics Forums community who enjoy participating in contests.

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Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

This week, pictures will be on waterfalls!

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 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. 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.

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Bald River Falls Summer of the Drought

I think this falls is more elegant with a lower flow. I think I posted another shot of this taken in the Fall of 2006. There was much more water then.
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I think we've got a winner already. Darn you, larkspur. I have waterfall pictures, but this one kills 'em!
 
turbo-1 said:
I think we've got a winner already. Darn you, larkspur. I have waterfall pictures, but this one kills 'em!
Thank you turbo but I am sure there are many pf'ers with better shots. Can't wait to see what everyone digs out of there photo files for this competition. I love waterfalls!
Thanks ZZ!
 
larkspur said:
Thank you turbo but I am sure there are many pf'ers with better shots.
No there aren't. I concede this one.
 
FredGarvin said:
No there aren't. I concede this one.
No way! Post yours! You have a lovely waterfall in your own back yard!
 
This doesn't even compare to larkspurs but it has been awhile since I have had a photo for one of these contests so here it goes.

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Retracted. I'll read the rules next time. :(
 
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Poops-Loops, are you an astronaut?
 
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Sorry, only read rule #1. :(
 
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scorpa said:
This doesn't even compare to larkspurs but it has been awhile since I have had a photo for one of these contests so here it goes.
Oh, that is a great waterfall Scorpa! Where is it?
 
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Garbo Falls in Upper Michigan
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1012/garbo1ye7.jpg
 
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larkspur said:
Oh, that is a great waterfall Scorpa! Where is it?

That is probably 20 minutes outside of Jasper on the way to Angel Glacier, I can't remember the name of that one, there are so many out there I kind of lose track. Waterfalls are probably one of my favorite parts of going to the mountains, I love them!

EDIT: That is Athabasca Falls
 
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Impressive pictures so far! I have a photo I can enter in this contest so I figured I should. Tahquamenon Falls in nothern Michigan :)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7065/pfphotosn2.jpg
 
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Mororvia said:
Impressive pictures so far! I have a photo I can enter in this contest so I figured I should. Tahquamenon Falls in nothern Michigan :)
Gorgeous!
 
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The grandaddy of them all.

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Tropical paradise falls

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http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7636/pac030139ub5.jpg

Zz.
 
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You have less than 2 days left to submit a photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
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I went looking for a waterfall today. With our weather, you don't have to chase them.

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turbo-1 said:
I went looking for a waterfall today. With our weather, you don't have to chase them.
Cool shot!Did you have to use a slow shutter speed to get that silky look to the water?:biggrin:
 
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larkspur said:
Cool shot!Did you have to use a slow shutter speed to get that silky look to the water?:biggrin:
Yeah! I don't like to freeze the action when shooting moving water. :rolleyes:
 

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