Photo Definition and 469 Threads

This promises to be a very difficult final round. Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme - a scene during dusk or dawn. Good luck to everyone. 1. Chi Meson 2. binzing 3. robertm 4. ~christina~ http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6127/editsunsetresevk7.jpg...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]With This Ring, I Thee Wed This time, it is on weddings! Your picture must depict scenes at a wedding. This includes the scenes at the actual ceremony and the reception. Note that pictures on items related to a wedding without showing that they were taken at...

This the 2nd voting group for this contest. You have one vote to cast. 1. JasonRox http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3594/dsc00079jc1.jpg 2. Mororvia http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/673/pfphoto1zg7.jpg 3. larkspur 4. matthyaouw 5. Andre 6. ZapperZ...

This promises to be a difficult contest to vote on. You have one vote for each group. Please vote for the photo that best represents our theme: a picture taken either at dusk or at dawn. {This contest has one disqualification due to size. All participants are strongly urged to pay close...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]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...

We have a large variety of interpretation to this week's contest. So the voting will be interesting. PLEASE NOTE: You must vote for the picture that BEST REPRESENTS an interpretation of a scene in the nursery rhyme. The representation should be clear. 1. Borek : Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...

We have some really awful pictures for you to vote on in the final round of this contest. 1. lisab http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/327/badkittytr9.jpg 2. turbo-1 3. Moonbear 4. GeorginaS 5. Evo http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/417/camerapictures295ae1.jpg 6...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! Yes! Humpty Dumpty is our theme this week. Your picture must contain, as it main subject a...

This is the second polling group for this contest. Please vote for the picture that best represents the intent of the theme, which is a bad picture. 1. rewebster [no picture ] 2. Zenparticle http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/9756/picture082pk0.jpg 3. ~christina~...

We have a lot of submission this week, but strangely enough, I find that some of the pictures to really be not "bad pictures". Still, it is up to the members to decide. Please make sure you vote for a BAD picture that best represents the intent of the theme. You have one vote to cast in each...

This promises to be a very difficult final round. You have one vote to cast on the picture that best represents our theme - clouds! 1. hypatia 2. Alex:) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5396/mousilaukecloudug1.jpg 3. Andre 4. Borek 5. Air 6. larkspur...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Bad Picture 3 This theme has always been one of our more popular theme. Find a photo that you took that is really bad. This degree of "badness" can be due to fuzzyness, underexposure, overexposure, etc. Any picture that it technically bad qualifies. NOTE...

This is the second polling group for this contest. You have one vote to cast here. 1. Andre 2. Borek 3. rewebster 4. Integral 5. Air 6. ~christina~ http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6097/sunslandscaperaysbywhitfo4.jpg 7. larkspur...

This promises to be another difficult contest to vote on. There are 15 entries spread out over 2 different polling threads. You have one vote to cast in each poll. Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme, which is focused on clouds. 1. edward...

an electron travels at 1 x 106 m/s. when it hits a target, its speed decrease in half and a photo is released. find the phton's wavelength. so far i know E photon = (hc) / lamda what about the speed? does the photons' energy same as kinetic energy of the electron which is just 1/2 mv ^2...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Cloud Nine This week's theme is simple - it is on clouds in the sky. Zz. [SIZE="4"]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...

This week's voting is going to be tough because of all the gorgeous pictures submitted. Still, you have to vote for one. Please choose a picture that best represents our feathered friends. 1. Janus http://home.earthlink.net/~jparvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/seagulls.jpg 2...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]In A Fowl Mood Our theme this week focuses on our feathered friends. This includes birds, chickens, geese, ducks, ostritches, penguins, storks, cranes, seagulls, ... well, I think you know what I mean. Please note that these should be the main subject of your...

We have a set of rather interesting pictures of unusual objects. So this ought to be fun. Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme. 1. Math Jeans 2. hypatia 3. Moonbear 4. Janus...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]What Is That? This week, your photos must be on something that is unfamiliar or unusual. It should tend to evoke a response of "What is that?" from a viewer. Any unfamiliar or unusual object qualifies. Note however that pictures of familiar objects but taken...

A surprisingly small number of photos submitted for a theme that is right smack in the middle of the summer months here in the northern hemisphere. Still, we have a good group of photos. Please choose a photo that best depicts the spirit of having fun in the sun. 1. matthyaouw 2...

We have a group of amazing fireworks pictures this week. So please vote for the one you like the most. 1. Borek 2. hypatia 3. neutrino 4. binzing 5. ZapperZ 6. dragon2200 https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=242418". Zz.

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Fun in the Sun This week's theme involves all the fun activities we do during the warm days of summer. Zz. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]I Love Fireworks! With the 4th of July looming this coming week, I thought it would be timely to have our theme on fireworks. While the spectacular show in the sky certainly is the main candidate for the theme, smaller "fireworks" such as sparklers, etc. also...

We have a group of very strong pictures for this week's contest. Still, please vote for the best picture that conveys to you the sense of peace and tranquility. 1. Moonbear 2. BryanP 3. what http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1008/glacier3kg4.jpg 4. turbo-1 5. larkspur...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Peace And Tranquility This week's picture must invoke the feeling of peace and tranquility to the viewers. Zz. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In...

An interesting collection of pictures this week. Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme, which is on merchandise and atmosphere at shopping establishments. So let's go voting! 1. Alex:) http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5743/sesameix9.jpg 2. fuzzyfelt...

Due to the disqualification of a photo, we will have a re-vote for this group. Since we will now have a total number that will fit in just ONE group, the re-vote will be done for both groups just to be fair. [Please note that submissions are expected to follow the rules. While I may point out...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Let's Go Shopping! This week, the theme is shopping, or more specifically, on merchandise and "atmosphere" that one can find in a shopping store, mall, or department store. These must be the main subject of your photo. Zz. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1...

[SIZE="4"]PLEASE VOTE IN THIS THREAD: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=240439 ************************************ This is Group 2 for this contest. Again, as instructed for Group 1, please vote for the picture that best represents or interpret the theme of this contest...

[SIZE="4"]PLEASE VOTE IN THIS THREAD: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=240439 ********************* There were a lot of amazing pictures for this contest. HOWEVER, please keep in mind that the THEME for this week's contest. You should selected a picture that best represents or...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]The Path Of Least Resistance You are allowed to interpret the theme this week any way you please. However, keep in mind that in the voting process, those who will be voting will be asked to make sure that the picture and the theme clearly match each other. Good...

The contest started slow, but picked out steam later. We have a set of amazing pictures for this contest. Please vote for a picture that best represents our theme, which is something you'd find in the month of June. 1. Mech_Engineer 2. BryanP...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]June Is Bustin' Out All Over! I may have dated myself by identifying this week's theme title with a tune from the musical "Carousel" :) Still... This week's theme is on all about things that you can see in the month of June - warm weather, sunshine, flowers...

Whoa! With a few technical difficulties, we got through this first contest since I came back. Phew! Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme, which is on children! 1. Chi Meson 2. Integral 3. edward...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]I Kid You Not Administrative note: Thanks to Mk for running the contest while I was away! This week, the theme will be on one of our most favorite subject: kids! Your picture must have, as its main subject, a child or many children. Zz...

These are some really amazing photos! Vote for your favorite! 1. ~christina~ http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5167/imgp0634gy3.jpg 2. Janus 3. binzing http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5408/image0vw0.jpg 4. Mech_Engineer 5. larkspur...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]PF Photo Contest Champions It has been exactly TWO YEARS since our weekly photo contest has started, and it comes the time to pit our best photos against each other in a single thread to celebrate and conclude. There is one week to select your best photo from any...

What makes you feel better when you are sick?. Vote for our photo contest winner this week. 1. Andre 2. matthyaouw 3. robphy http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1986/pfphotosickasadogmz2.jpg <https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=232956"> Thanks to each of you that...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Sick as a Dog Sorry to everybody for bombing my first photo contest, maybe this one will be simpler. I've been quite sick recently, what is something that helps you feel better when you are sick? Submit your photo to the PF Photo Contest! :biggrin...

Homework Statement i've been asked to compare the efficiency of a photo voltaic cell and a solar heating cell (an array of pipes). both will be exposed to a 150W bulb for an equal amount of time. Homework Equations for photo cell: P=IV for heating panel: P=fcT f=flow rate...

All of the pictures submitted this week follow a sporting event theme. Well done to everyone who participated. And congratulations to the future winners, to be archived for all history in the PF Photo Contest Winners thread. Vote for the picture that best represents our theme this week. 1...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Presidential Doppelgänger Hunt Hi, Zz will be away for a few weeks and I will be managing the photo contest while he is gone. For our picture contest this week, I was thinking, whose picture do I see over and over? Every time I turn around in the magazines...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Take Me Out To A Ball Game This week, all your pictures must be on sports and/or sporting events. Administrative update: I have selected MK to run the PF Photo Contest for the few weeks that I had mentioned earlier in another thread (4/26-5/17). I am sure he...

All of the pictures submitted this week are sights for sore eyes. So well done to everyone who participated. Please vote for the picture that best represents our theme this week. Administrative update: I have selected MK to run the PF Photo Contest for the few weeks that I had mentioned earlier...

Hello, I need to find a photo of the mathematician and economist Charles Wiggins Cobb (most known for his Cobb-Douglas production function). I have managed to gather little data on him but would really need to obtain a picture whether it is in electronic format, or if anybody has a book...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]A Sight For Sore Eyes Do you think you have a picture that, when someone sees it, he/she would say "Now that's a sight for sore eyes!"? If you do, then that picture fits our theme this week. Zz. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or...

This promises to be another difficult contest to vote on. It is filled with very strong and amazing pictures. So well done to everyone who participated. However, since we have so many strong pictures, voters are urged to put extra emphasis on how well each photo fit the theme. Our theme this...

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"]Things Are Looking Up This week, it will be all about things that you can typically see only by looking up! Zz. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period...

It appears that this was a difficult theme. The picture this week must clearly reflect a particular culture, and that seems to be a rather difficult task. Still, we have 4 contenders this week, so we'll see what happens. Again, please vote for the picture that best represents, and clearly...