Photo Contest - Holiday Lights (12/6-12/12)

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The Photo Contest focused on Holiday Lights runs from December 6 to December 12, allowing participants to submit digital photos that showcase holiday light decorations. Contest rules specify that only one photo per member is allowed, with a maximum size of 800 x 600 pixels. Photos must be original, and editing is limited to brightness and contrast adjustments. Voting will occur at the end of the contest period, with the winner determined by member votes.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of digital photography and image resizing techniques.
  • Familiarity with photo hosting services like ImageShack or Photobucket.
  • Knowledge of basic photo editing tools for brightness and contrast adjustments.
  • Awareness of contest rules and submission guidelines.
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  • Research digital photography techniques for capturing holiday lights effectively.
  • Learn how to use ImageShack or Photobucket for photo uploads.
  • Explore photo editing software for adjusting brightness and contrast.
  • Investigate best practices for participating in online photo contests.
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Photographers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in participating in online photo contests, particularly those focused on holiday themes and decorations.

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Holiday Lights

It is that time of the year when the themes of our contest focus on the holiday season. This time, it is on holiday lights. This can be for any major holidays around the world, and should focus on the lights decorations and adornments.

Note that fireworks do not qualify. However, torches, candles, etc. do if they part of the holiday decorations.

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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 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 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. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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Since we only had one entry for this contest, epenguin wins by default.

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