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The thread discusses a photo contest themed around the concept of "quiet," inviting participants to submit images that convey tranquility and peace. The conversation includes rules for submission, technical considerations for photo quality, and participants sharing their entries and experiences related to the contest.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
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  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit digital photos that reflect the theme of quiet, with specific rules regarding size and editing.
  • One participant notes that their image does not resize well to the required dimensions, suggesting it is better suited as a desktop wallpaper.
  • Another participant expresses having too many suitable pictures for the quiet theme, contrasting with their lack of entries for the previous loud theme.
  • Several participants share links to their submitted photos, showcasing various interpretations of the theme.
  • One participant compliments another's photo, indicating a positive reception of the entries.
  • Technical details about one photo's settings are shared, highlighting the technical aspect of photography in the contest.
  • There is a sense of excitement and competition among participants as they discuss their submissions and the quality of each other's work.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion reflects a general enthusiasm for the contest and agreement on the theme, but there is no consensus on which photos are the best or how to interpret the theme of quiet, as participants express varied opinions and preferences.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention technical challenges related to photo resizing and editing, indicating that some images may not meet the contest requirements due to these limitations.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, contest participants, and individuals interested in themes of tranquility in visual art may find this discussion relevant.

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Quiet[/color][/size]

We went with LOUD pictures last week. So this week, we'll swing in the opposite direction. Your photos must convey a sense of quiet, peace, and tranquility.

Have fun!

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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Sadly, this is one of these images that look bad when resized to 650, it needs to be at least twice that size. It works perfectly as a desktop wallpaper.
 
I had nothing for the Loud category and now too many pictures for the Quiet category :D
 
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This is about as quiet as the back deck ever gets.

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[PLAIN]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6333/fishye.png
 
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Drizzle, a picture from under water is a good idea.
 
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Thanks Marzena, I won't beat your ideas though :b

This contest is a hot one! All inputs are great :)
 
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quiet10.jpg
 
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Marzena, that graveyard pic is fraken awesome!

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[PLAIN]http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/634/dsc6302w.jpg

15mm f/3.5, 30s @ ISO 6400 through a 436 +/- 10 nm filter.
 
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2d9phfn.jpg
 
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Zz.
 
  • #17
This is going to be a tough one!
 
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[PLAIN]http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2951/epenguinquiet166a.jpg
 
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Ssshhh!

[whispers]Last day to quietly submit a quiet photo for this contest.[/whispers]

Zz.
 

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