PF PHOTO CONTEST - In to the light (aug 15-22)

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The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Into the Light," encouraging participants to share their images taken towards a light source, such as the sun. Contest rules specify that only original, digital photos are allowed, with size and editing restrictions in place. Participants are sharing their entries and discussing the aesthetics of shooting into the light, with many expressing admiration for each other's work. There are conversations about specific locations of the photos, with some participants sharing their experiences and challenges while capturing their images. The competitive spirit is evident, with members acknowledging the high quality of submissions and the subjective nature of interpreting the theme. Overall, the thread highlights creativity in photography and the enjoyment of sharing artistic expressions within a community.
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I've heard it said that it is not a good idea to shoot into the light when taking photos but I don't know, I think it can be pretty cool. Show me photos taken pointing towards the sun or your light source.

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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sunset.jpg
 
Case and point that shooting into the light can be a very good thing. I love that picture.
 
That is a great shot!
 
wow!
 
Shooting into the light? Here you go:

http://z.about.com/d/space/1/5/Y/Q/sun_tour.jpg
 
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Don't trip, you'll fall all the way to Japan.

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- Warren
 
ideasrule said:
Shooting into the light? Here you go:

http://z.about.com/d/space/1/5/Y/Q/sun_tour.jpg
Please read the rules, your link is not acceptable.
 
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Evo said:
Please read the rules, your link is not acceptable.

That was a joke. :smile:
 
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HPIM1345-1.jpg
 
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Integral said:
HPIM1345-1.jpg

You got my vote!
 
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w162ht.jpg
 
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marzena_intothelight6.jpg
 
  • #15
That's really cool, Andre
 
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http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9206/12p1010324.jpg
 
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billiards said:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9206/12p1010324.jpg
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wow! is it the blue pool in that island in Italy? I forgot the name of the island. pedro, padro something like that?
EDIT: Capri island
 
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P1000223.jpg
 
  • #19
Looks like another good contest is brewing. :smile:

- Warren
 
  • #20
We are just waiting for a cute kid with torch.
 
  • #21
jobyts said:
wow! is it the blue pool in that island in Italy? I forgot the name of the island. pedro, padro something like that?
EDIT: Capri island

Not far off really... it's certainly a Mediterranean, karstic (limestone) system, deposited in the ancient Tethyan ocean and exhumed in the ongoing Alpine orogeny. :smile:

It's actually Kefalonia, off the west coast of Greece.
 
  • #22
Borek said:
sunset.jpg

Great shot. I like the way the clouds point radially into the Sun; and the undulating hills add layers of depth that create a soft interface to the sky - very pleasing. :cool:
 
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CA2LK7I3-1.jpg


Taken with a cellphone.. My Nokia 6650.. outside of my job (AT&T).. First time entering into one of these contests so let's see how it goes :)
 
  • #24
Kronos5253 said:
CA2LK7I3-1.jpg


Taken with a cellphone.. My Nokia 6650.. outside of my job (AT&T).. First time entering into one of these contests so let's see how it goes :)

That's fantastic! All the pictures are stunning in this thread.
 
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I'm going to have to pick my entry very carefully... these are excellent.
 
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IMG_2899.jpg


Zz.
 
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http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4226/fieldz.jpg
 
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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2559/res02519.jpg
 
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  • #29
Ooh, finally a contest I have something to enter into.

PolanoChurch.jpg

I'll have to check my spelling in my notes I took while in Mozambique, but this is taken from inside the Polano Church (or might be Polana...something like that). It took a bit of effort to get inside; we had to ask the groundskeeper, who pointed us toward the "secret entrance" from the rectory (being Mozambique, you'd never actually enter through any doorway marked "Entrance"...that's just to confuse the tourists). It was right next to the Netherlands Embassy, which we had visited that morning.

The church had beautiful stained glass, and this photo was from the peak in the middle...it was obviously a sunny day (I think it was very close to noon when I took this photo). I wish the better centered ones hadn't come out blurry. It was hard to see what I was photographing with the light in my eyes (this was a problem everywhere...the sun was so bright, I could rarely see what my camera was displaying on the screen, so aimed and hoped).
 
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Moonbear said:
I'll have to check my spelling in my notes I took while in Mozambique, but this is taken from inside the Polano Church (or might be Polana...something like that). It took a bit of effort to get inside; we had to ask the groundskeeper, who pointed us toward the "secret entrance" from the rectory (being Mozambique, you'd never actually enter through any doorway marked "Entrance"...that's just to confuse the tourists). It was right next to the Netherlands Embassy, which we had visited that morning.

The church had beautiful stained glass, and this photo was from the peak in the middle...it was obviously a sunny day (I think it was very close to noon when I took this photo). I wish the better centered ones hadn't come out blurry. It was hard to see what I was photographing with the light in my eyes (this was a problem everywhere...the sun was so bright, I could rarely see what my camera was displaying on the screen, so aimed and hoped).

Moonie, I hope you're going to make a thread about your trip (with pix) :smile:!
 
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lisab said:
Moonie, I hope you're going to make a thread about your trip (with pix) :smile:!

I think I should keep everyone in suspense, one photo contest at a time. :biggrin:

I will. I'm just starting to get the photos resized for online viewing (not that I have many). I returned sick, which really slowed me down from posting when I got back and expected to have a few days of rest to update everyone on my trip. Then I've been catching up on the housework and work work since then.
 
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http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2411/trucksazsunset000.jpg​
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Somewhere in Arizona on I 10. Forgot where exactly...
 
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Mororvia - awesome shot.

Where is that?
 
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Equate said:
Mororvia - awesome shot.

Where is that?

World War II memorial, Washington DC.

Its my favorite place in DC at night, memorial wise anyway. Its usually really quiet even if there is a large crowd.
 
  • #37
Hmm, damn. I suspect I should have submitted a different photo. Why does this always happen?

- Warren
 
  • #38
Mororvia said:
World War II memorial, Washington DC.

Its my favorite place in DC at night, memorial wise anyway. Its usually really quiet even if there is a large crowd.


Seems very tranquil.

I have been to DC, visited the Monument, and walked down the Mall all the way to the White House, but I didn't get a chance to visit the WWII Memorial, didn't know it was just around the corner... Wasted opportunity. Jeez...

Nice picture, you captured the moment. Congrats.
 
  • #39
Right, I'm not going to bother trying do out do you all with a pretty sky shot. Here's a shot I took a while back. Early morning, with the sun low over the grass, it picked out the dew beads beautifully when you shoy into the light
intothelight.jpg
 
  • #40
I enjoy looking at the photos presented in these contests but I would find it even more interesting if the photographer gave the location.Would it be possible to do that please?.Just a thought.
 
  • #41
Stunning Mattyaouw.
Dadface said:
I enjoy looking at the photos presented in these contests but I would find it even more interesting if the photographer gave the location.Would it be possible to do that please?.Just a thought.
http://www.giardinidivillamelzi.it/html/terrace.html
 
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Dadface said:
I enjoy looking at the photos presented in these contests but I would find it even more interesting if the photographer gave the location.Would it be possible to do that please?.Just a thought.

I can't give the location for my picture. All I can say is that it is somewhere between Chicago and Orlando along a Southwest Airlines flight path. :)

Zz.
 
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Dadface said:
I enjoy looking at the photos presented in these contests but I would find it even more interesting if the photographer gave the location.Would it be possible to do that please?.Just a thought.

Something like 49°54'51"N 22°30'37"E. For sure taken from the road between Pruchnik and Rozbórz Długi (długi means "long").
 
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ZapperZ said:
I can't give the location for my picture. All I can say is that it is somewhere between Chicago and Orlando along a Southwest Airlines flight path. :)

Zz.

Oh, After reading this, I am assuming it was clouds in your picture. I was initially thinking it was sea. :rolleyes:
 
  • #45
If ZapperZ doesn't take a shot in Disneyworld, he's taking a shot on the way there. :P
 
  • #46
All these are phenominal pictures... Wish I stood a chance in this haha
 
  • #47
fuzzyfelt said:
Moonbear's is a fascinating entry...

Thanks. I'm a fan of double entendres (even if I don't know exactly how to spell it or know what the plural really is).

Chroot, that is always a dilemma, submitting one photo, then realizing you have another that fits even better. I like your photo though; the style is very reminiscent of the works of Escher. I can't quite tell if I'm looking at steps up or down, or just a very strange, level path.

This is really going to be a tough competition again. But, that's good. That's the whole point, and makes it fun. So many ways to interpret a theme, and all you can do is try to figure out which photo best resonates with your own interpretation. It's much more fun when there's a bunch of great photos than only a few.
 
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jobyts said:
Oh, After reading this, I am assuming it was clouds in your picture. I was initially thinking it was sea. :rolleyes:

Yes, those are clouds. :)

Zz.
 
  • #49
Mine is near Newport Or. about N44 40 W124.
 
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Moonbear said:
Thanks. I'm a fan of double entendres (even if I don't know exactly how to spell it or know what the plural really is).


Did I really say that?!
 

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