PF PHOTO CONTEST - Straight and Narrow (1/19-1/26)

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Straight and Narrow," where participants share digital photographs that fit the theme. The conversation includes submissions, comments on the photos, and interactions among members regarding contest rules and experiences related to photography.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related, Exploratory, Technical explanation, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit one digital photo relevant to the theme, with specific size restrictions and editing rules outlined by the contest organizer.
  • Some participants share their photos, including a road in Las Vegas, a historical bridge, and various scenic views, while others comment on the aesthetics and emotional impact of the images.
  • There are discussions about the quality of submissions, with some expressing frustration over how to choose a favorite due to the high standard of entries.
  • Participants express personal connections to the photos, such as memories associated with locations or experiences related to the images shared.
  • Some members discuss the rules regarding photo submissions, including the inability to edit or delete posts once submitted, leading to clarifications from the organizer.
  • There is a call for more international participation, with encouragement for members from outside North America to share their local scenery.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the theme, but there are varying opinions on the quality of submissions and personal preferences for voting. The discussion remains open-ended regarding which photos will ultimately be favored in the contest.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention technical aspects of photography, such as resizing images, while others reflect on the subjective nature of art and personal taste in photography. There are also references to specific cultural elements, such as the mention of a physics major in a band, which may not directly relate to the contest theme.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in photography, contest participation, or sharing visual art may find this discussion engaging. Additionally, those looking to connect with a community around shared interests in STEM and photography could benefit from the interactions.

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Straight and Narrow

Our theme this week is on anything that is "straight and narrow" (I'm sure you can guess what would not be allowed on PF, so don't even try).

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 grey 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. But other than that, 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. 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.

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 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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A straight and narrow road.

Las Vegas, New Mexico road.

362925869_4d3d902ee0_o.jpg
 
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Moonbear said:
Wow, those are some sad and lonely looking picnic shelters!

Probably designed by someone who was into minimalism.

Zz.
 
I have other straight and narrow stuff, but this has to get in! It is the New Portland Wire Bridge, completed at the end of the Civil War. It is a Civil Engineering historical landmark. It's straight and it is really narrow. It was designed for a time when there wasn't a lot of traffic, and people would patiently wait for a farm wagon or a woodcutter's wagon to cross, before crossing in the opposite direction. Crossing this bridge on a motorcycle is a real trip, and when out-of-state biker friends come to Maine, I like to take them here. The bridge bounces and sways, and the deck floats freely, so that it swings a few inches from end-to-end if you accelerate or apply the brakes.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4175/wirebridgepy3.jpg
 
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Moonbear said:
Wow, those are some sad and lonely looking picnic shelters!
I can say for sure, it is one of the most lonely-est spots on earth. Even the wind refuses to howl there.
 
Damn you all and your perfect pictures! How am I supposed to confidently vote?
 
I just noticed Nicky Hayden in the background of that bike pic. :eek: I don't know if I can vote for that one now being a die hard Rossi fan.
 
Kurdt said:
I just noticed Nicky Hayden in the background of that bike pic. :eek: I don't know if I can vote for that one now being a die hard Rossi fan.

NO! You can't take it back! Pretend he isn't there :-p
 
scorpa said:
NO! You can't take it back! Pretend he isn't there :-p

Well I might be persuaded.
 
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Looking down the east side of Mary's Peak.

http://home.comcast.net/~integral50/scenery/HPIM0992a.JPG
 
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bass.jpg


Interesting thing about guitars is their frets all appear evenly spaced when seen from the bridge. The foreshortening in the distance is precisely offset by the increased spaces between them.

Any physics major worth salt can figure the math behind that phenomenon even at a very early age.
 
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Integral said:
Looking down the east side of Mary's Peak.

You need to resize that, BTW: it's 600 x 801.
 
  • #13
Darn! Where's that picture I took of the dude in the anthraquinone costume?!
 
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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1725/clearwater24yq.jpg

Fallen trees under water at our cottage.
 
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What an amazing shot and point of view that is, twisted edge. Incredible. Great colours. too.
 
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IMG_0149.jpg


Zz.
 
  • #17
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4598/sn0ik.jpg

The Kuala Lumpur Tower
 
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CNV00023.jpg
 
  • #19
Wow, we really have some tuff choices ahead!
 
  • #20
I am going to submit this one instead of my last one:

http://bikeflat.com/albums/WashingtonDC/WashMonSky.sized.jpg (why can't I delete my last post? or even edit it?)
 
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alex caps said:
I am going to submit this one instead of my last one:


(why can't I delete my last post? or even edit it?)

OK, I'm going to allow this up to this point. I'm going to add to our contest rules that once you submit a picture, it can no longer be changed other than a withdrawal from that contest.

Zz.
 
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medium.jpg
 
  • #23
:biggrin:
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4162/thefosseway3yo.jpg
The Fosse Way - Roman Roads don't come much straighter
 
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3trQN said:
:biggrin:

The Fosse Way - Roman Roads don't come much straighter

Attachments do not count. Please use the IMG tags and a picture hosting website.

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
IMG_0149.jpg


Zz.
I recognize that place Zapper Z. I almost posted a night shot of the Sun Sphere for mine.:smile:
 
  • #26
TBDBITL :-p
http://www.wowway.com/~deerhake.11/tbdbitl.jpg
 
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  • #27
From Miami, Florida:

http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/images/Miami.jpg
 
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  • #28
I had posted this in the disqualified thread, but since it is all that I have right now, why not?

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5618/steame001zw2.jpg
 
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deerhake.11 said:
TBDBITL :-p
http://www.wowway.com/~deerhake.11/tbdbitl.jpg
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This reminds me... did I hear the the commentary correctly during the BCS championship game, when the band did a double "script Ohio," that one of the sousaphone players who dotted the "i"s is a physics major?
 
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hmm.. i hadnt heard that actually. that's kinda cool if its true.

i know a surprising number of the folks in the band are not musical-type majors and are engineers and scientists instead.
 

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