PF PHOTO CONTEST - From Dusk To Dawn (8/16-8/22)

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The discussion centers around a photo contest themed "From Dusk To Dawn," where participants share and submit photographs taken during dusk or dawn. The conversation includes sharing images, discussing technical aspects of photography, and addressing contest rules and submission guidelines.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants must submit original photographs that clearly depict dusk or dawn, adhering to specific contest rules regarding image size and editing.
  • Some participants share their photographs, expressing admiration for each other's work and discussing the technical details of their shots.
  • There are challenges with image hosting, with participants troubleshooting issues related to image visibility and watermarks on submitted photos.
  • Technical specifications of photographs are discussed, including camera settings and conditions under which the photos were taken.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about the quality of their submissions and seek feedback from others.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the theme, but there are multiple competing views regarding the quality and technical aspects of the submitted photographs. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best submissions as participants continue to share and critique images.

Contextual Notes

Some participants experience issues with image hosting services, which may affect the visibility of their submissions. There are also discussions about the presence of logos on images that could disqualify them from the contest.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, contest participants, and individuals interested in sharing and critiquing images related to the themes of dusk and dawn may find this discussion valuable.

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From Dusk To Dawn

This week's contest will be on pictures taken EITHER at dusk or at dawn. Your picture must clearly show that part of the day. It is not sufficient to simply show a clock, other timing devices, a person waking up, etc. to indicate that the picture was taken at dusk or dawn.

Good luck!

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 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.

Zz.
 
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Check this out.

A Photo that does not feature one of my kids!

"Half-moon at dusk"

IMG_5637.jpg
 
Oh, that's beautiful Chi!
 
rsz_image0-1.jpg


I don't BELIEVE I've used this one before. Anyways, I took it when i was probably about 8-10 on a 35mm SLR, so excuse the fuzzyness.

It's outside of Monticello, Utah.
 
I can't see it binzing.

edit: There it is, NICE!

Turbo's below is nice too.

Yet another contest where I won't be able to decide. :frown:
 
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By the twilight's last gleaming...
dusk.jpg
 
robertm said:
Looking back towards Pelee Island over lake Erie.
Hi Robert,

Attachments aren't allowed, you will need to upload your picture and size it according to Zz's instructions. Image Shack and Photobucket are two popular free sites for this.
 
Thanks Evo,

Looking back towards Pelee Island over Lake Erie

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CedarTrees_TurkeyMountain_PF.jpg

At the end of an afternoon-evening hike, the low sun and clouds gives the sky an eerie blue glow.

(Turkey Mountain near Boonton, NJ, USA)
 
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robertm said:
Thanks Evo,

Looking back towards Pelee Island over Lake Erie

http://www.humyo.com/F/4720981-179296811
[/URL]
I can't see it Robert. :frown:
 
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robertm said:
Looking back towards Pelee Island over Lake Erie

http://www.humyo.com/F/4720981-179296811
[/URL]

Here is robertm's photo:

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Redbelly98 said:
Here is robertm's photo:

{image removed}
Thanks Redbelly, I added the link, but now it's got some distracting logo on it.

That might disqualify his picture for half of it to contain advertising.

{image removed}
 
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Darnit. Thanks guys, Ill have to figure out what going wrong...
 
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I've seen a couple photo storage sites like that--they work off of flash/some other program. The sites like that are often 'ad' paid for to try to get people to use some online 'photo purchasing' option for the photo--this one may not be like that, but...

---and it may be that the photo/album is on the 'private' setting, if there is one (have to be 'logged on' to get full access)

(one option--consider it just an 'unwanted' watermark)
 
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I found a different url than Redbelly had, it seems to have fixed the problem.
 
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Evo said:
I found a different url than Redbelly had, it seems to have fixed the problem.


do you mean the same one I posted in post 11? or?
 
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rewebster said:
do you mean the same one I posted in post 11? or?
Not yours or his.
 
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robertm said:
Thanks Evo,

Looking back towards Pelee Island over Lake Erie

I think you will need to find another photo server (use Photobucket or Imageshack, or even Flickr). The "watermark" in this picture is considered to be a spam and violates PF Guidelines.

Zz.
 
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It's possible to get the non-logo version of robertm's photo, at least using Firefox. Don't know if it's possible with IE.

In Firefox, go to the link rewebster gave in msg #11:
http://www.humyo.com/F/4720981-179296811.jpg

Then right-click on the photo, and select "Copy Image Location". That puts the image URL (non-logo version) into your copy-paste buffer, so you can paste it into a message using the [ IMG ] [ /IMG ] tags.

I don't know if IE has a function similar to Firefox's "Copy Image Location".
 
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Ok If this does not work, I will host the image on a new site. Thanks for the help guys.

{image removed}
 
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I still see a logo.

Zz.
 
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Ok here we go,

DSC02179-1.jpg
 
  • #24
Yay! Success! Nice picture, too, especially now the logo is not competing for attention.
 
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Looks good to me. :smile:

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Looking at the post time of turbo's and my recent entries here, I feel like the guy who lost to Michael Phelps by 0.01 seconds! :-)
 
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  • #26
Robertm, great pic. That is Earth right?:smile:
 
  • #27
Wow! Those are amazing colors! Gorgeous!
 
  • #29
Nice colors edward!
 
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edward said:
That is Earth right?:smile:

Ha ha! Yes indeed! You should have been there, it was fantastic!

To give the title again:
Looking back towards Pelee Island over lake Erie on an early-spring evening
 

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