Photo Contest (12/4-12/10) - Blinded By The Light

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Blinded By The Light," where participants are invited to submit their interpretations of the theme through digital photographs. The conversation includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and various participant reflections on their entries and the theme itself.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Participants discuss the theme's interpretation and the suitability of their photos for submission.
  • Some participants express admiration for the entries submitted by others, indicating a high level of creativity.
  • One participant shares their experience with different light sources and the resulting effects on their photographs.
  • There is a suggestion of using a transmission x-ray image as a playful interpretation of the theme, though the participant expresses uncertainty about its appropriateness.
  • Another participant contemplates posting a photo that may not align with the contest's spirit, indicating a preference for natural images over manipulated ones.
  • One participant mentions a specific photo of an ice building lit by candles, proposing it as a potential entry under the theme of being "oversaturated by the light."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion reflects a mix of agreement on the theme's creative potential and disagreement regarding the appropriateness of certain types of images for the contest. Participants express varying opinions on what constitutes a fitting entry, indicating no consensus on the boundaries of the theme.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about whether their images respect the contest's spirit, highlighting subjective interpretations of the theme. There are also mentions of technical challenges related to image submission and editing limitations.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, participants in online contests, and those interested in creative interpretations of thematic concepts may find this discussion relevant.

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This week's theme requires your own interpretation. Can you find a suitable photo that makes a clear representation of our theme?

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[/QUOTE]

Zz.
 
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I took a few of these with different sources- don't try this at home. This one is a 300 W Xe arc, so there are some colors. The lasers gave much cleaner diffraction patterns, but are monochromatic. Note, the spikes are from the lens aperture (12 leaves!)

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  • #11
Am I the only one to think about this contest with each new entry?
 
  • #12
No, but it's a great subject. No problem to see it back in any kind of form.
 
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Zz.
 
  • #15
Less than a day left to submit a photo for this contest! Can I get you to see the light?

Zz.
 
  • #16
I thought about being cute and showing a transmission x-ray (that's "light" too) diffraction image dominated by the incident beam (when the beam stop wasn't in place). :biggrin:
 
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Gokul43201 said:
I thought about being cute and showing a transmission x-ray (that's "light" too) diffraction image dominated by the incident beam (when the beam stop wasn't in place). :biggrin:
If the resultant image is pleasing, let's have it! Today is the first sunny day since the contest started, and I have not been able to find something I'd be proud to enter (assuming the image came out OK).
 
  • #18
Maybe I'll post it in the photography thread instead - I don't think it respects the spirit of this contest. It's on an external hard drive (many MB sized hi-rez tiff file) and it'll take me some time to find it.
 
  • #19
Gokul43201 said:
Maybe I'll post it in the photography thread instead - I don't think it respects the spirit of this contest. It's on an external hard drive (many MB sized hi-rez tiff file) and it'll take me some time to find it.
I have tinkered with images of flaring from a green laser-pointer beam, and won't enter those for the same reason. I prefer the natural stuff anyway. I have some (hard-to judge) favorites in this contest already. Any more contestants?
 
  • #20
How about "oversaturated by the light"?

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This was an ice building my friends and I built for a winter party. The interior was lit entirely by candles.
 
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Gokul43201 said:
Maybe I'll post it in the photography thread instead - I don't think it respects the spirit of this contest...

Now that made me shrink! I suppose I'm way bold to post some of my pics in the previous contests. :blushing:
 

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