PF PHOTO CONTEST - Made of stone (sept 12-19)

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a photo contest themed "Made of stone," inviting participants to submit photographs of manmade structures or objects constructed from stone. The discussion includes various submissions, commentary on the photos, and interactions among participants regarding the contest rules and the nature of the entries.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related, Exploratory, Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit digital photos relevant to the theme, with specific rules regarding photo size and editing.
  • Some participants share their entries, including notable structures like Victoria College and the Brooklyn Bridge.
  • There is a discussion about the Devils Slide in Utah, with one participant explaining its geological significance and natural formation.
  • Several participants express admiration for the submitted photos, highlighting the quality of photography within the community.
  • One participant acknowledges a mistake in their submission related to the theme of manmade structures.
  • Another participant humorously mentions a missed opportunity to submit a photo of jewelry made from gemstones, questioning its acceptance in the contest.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the enjoyment of the contest and the quality of submissions, but there are differing interpretations of the theme, particularly regarding what constitutes "manmade." Some entries are questioned for their relevance to the theme.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about whether certain entries fit the contest criteria, indicating a potential gray area in the interpretation of "manmade." Additionally, there are references to personal experiences related to the locations of the submitted photos.

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Show me something manmade that is made of stone. I couldn't come up with a catchier name. Sorry, I'm tired.

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.
 
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Well, here goes nothing . . .

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bump.

Any more?
 
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Victoria College @ The University of Toronto

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Brooklyn Bridge.Yes, it is made out of stone...
 
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Integral said:
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This is called the Devils Slide, along I80 in Utah

Cool! What's the purpose of that thing, Integral?
 
GeorginaS said:
Cool! What's the purpose of that thing, Integral?

No purpose, just natural.

This site is a tilted remnant of sediments deposited in a sea that occupied Utah’s distant geologic past. Approximately 170 to 180 million years ago, a shallow sea originating from the north spread south and east over areas of what are now Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. This sea extended as far east as the present-day Colorado River and south into northern Arizona.
Over millions of years, massive amounts of sediment accumulated and eventually formed layers of limestone and sandstone. In northern Utah, these rocks are known as the Twin Creek Formation and are approximately 2700 feet thick. About 75 million years ago, folding and faulting during a mountain- building episode tilted the Twin Creek rock layers to a near-vertical position. Subsequent erosion has exposed the near-vertical rock layers and created Devils Slide.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...qyWCA&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=7&ct=image"
 
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Wow! These are some really beautiful photos.
 
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Equate said:
No purpose, just natural.

Oh, I see. I assumed it had a purpose because the photo topic is "manmade that's made of stone". It's a very cool shot, Equate.I agree with you, jgens, there are some terrific photographers here.
 
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Opps I some how spaced the "manmade" :redface: I'll pull it off.
 
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Ack! Sorry, Integral. I didn't realize that Equate answered when it was your photo. It's a very nice shot.
 
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Zz.
 
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2nd try, this one is on tipic.

This is Trinity College in Dublin.
 
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urghhhhhhhhhhh Borek! you beat me, I was about to post a pic of a jewelry made of gemstones yesterday [I was just lazy to look for the camera]

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6058/p1000134pk.jpg

...well..partly..made of stones :biggrin:, are you going to accept this matthyaouw :rolleyes:?
 
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sure
 
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Greetings to all PFers from the midgets trapped in stone.
 
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This is beverley minster. Biggest stone builing round these parts and a great place to spend a couple of hours

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  • #22
Burg Hohenzollern once more

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Andre said:
Burg Hohenzollern once more

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So jealous... Were you there in the fall too?

I want to live there... Big big dreams though eh? lol
 
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Kronos5253 said:
So jealous... Were you there in the fall too?

I want to live there... Big big dreams though eh? lol

Used to live there in that area, for a few years. So I have dozens of variations of that scenery.
 

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