Photo Contest - The Alphabets (11/25-12/1)

In summary, The "Photo Contest - The Alphabets" is a creative and diverse competition that encourages participants to showcase their photography skills by capturing unique images of the alphabet. It is open to all levels of photographers and allows for multiple photo submissions. Winners will be chosen based on creativity, originality, and quality and will be announced on the contest's website and social media pages.
  • #1
ZapperZ
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Education Advisor
Insights Author
32,820
4,715
The Alphabets

We had this theme a while back, and it produced quite an interesting result, so we will do it again this time.

Each photo must have, as its main subject, the sequential letter of the alphabets. The first photo posted in this contest must have a subject starting with the letter "A", and the second will follow with a subject that starts with the letter "B", and so on. Please include the appropriate word or name with your photo.

The subject must have a popular name that starts with the appropriate letter in English, not any other language, unless they share the same name in other languages. Proper/special names do not qualify, i.e. a picture of a person by the name of "George" for the letter "G" is not acceptable.

Please ensure that there is a clear depiction of the subject or scene that can be associated with the name given.

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. Alternatively, you may simply upload your image file to PF, and then have the full image displayed in your post.

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. The photo of the subject must be something that you took directly, not via in intermediary medium, and not taken by someone else. Unless otherwise noted, a photo of another photo, painting, print, etc. does not qualify.

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.

Zz.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #2
The most produced (was it most-shot-down as well?) military Aircraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-2

DfyQGkiyxCs.jpg
 

Attachments

  • DfyQGkiyxCs.jpg
    DfyQGkiyxCs.jpg
    52.4 KB · Views: 435
Last edited:
  • Like
Likes BillTre
  • #3
Butterfly
marzena_butterfly1.jpg
 

Attachments

  • marzena_butterfly1.jpg
    marzena_butterfly1.jpg
    50.9 KB · Views: 496
  • Like
Likes BillTre, davenn and AlexCaledin
  • #4
Caterpillar.

marcin_alphabets.jpg
 

Attachments

  • marcin_alphabets.jpg
    marcin_alphabets.jpg
    59.1 KB · Views: 436
  • Like
Likes BillTre and AlexCaledin
  • #5
Dog
My dearly departed black lab :frown:

Sarah.jpg
 

Attachments

  • Sarah.jpg
    Sarah.jpg
    25.8 KB · Views: 425
  • Like
Likes Borg, berkeman, BillTre and 1 other person
  • #6
Egghead

egghead.jpg
 

Attachments

  • egghead.jpg
    egghead.jpg
    49.8 KB · Views: 442
  • Like
Likes DennisN, cnh1995, BillTre and 6 others
  • #7
"F" is for Fish.
IMG_1318.JPG.jpg
 

Attachments

  • IMG_1318.JPG.jpg
    IMG_1318.JPG.jpg
    41.3 KB · Views: 372
  • IMG_1318.JPG.jpg
    IMG_1318.JPG.jpg
    32.5 KB · Views: 365
  • Like
Likes AlexCaledin and Bystander
  • #8
Girlfriend
IMG_20171127_190638.jpg
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20171127_190638.jpg
    IMG_20171127_190638.jpg
    22.9 KB · Views: 367
  • Like
Likes BillTre, AlexCaledin and fresh_42
  • #9
H - House or Home. Well, OK, so it is the Biltmore, the largest privately-owned home in the US, but it is still a humble adobe! :)

IMG_5191.JPG

Zz.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_5191.JPG
    IMG_5191.JPG
    60.2 KB · Views: 390
  • Like
Likes AlexCaledin, jtbell, davenn and 1 other person
  • #10
ZapperZ said:
Well, OK, so it is the Biltmore, the largest privately-owned home in the US, but it is still a humble adobe! :)
Pretty nice.
Looks like it has a big pond, and enough room for a nice garage (probably out back), a shop, a fish room, and a studio.
But, does it have a fence to keep the dog in?
 
  • #11
Since the alphabets theme has been repeated, and is fun and popular, I suggest a reverse alphabet theme next time around.
Don't want to wear out the first few letters.
Allowing multiple submissions (in this special case; perhaps with no repeats for the next x submissions, x=TBD) would make longer threads more likely. That would be fun.
 
  • #12
BillTre said:
But, does it have a fence to keep the dog in?
Technically those would be the hounds. Just sayin' :wink:
 
  • Like
Likes BillTre
  • #14
I had a nice A submission, but I was a few minutes too late :(.
 
  • Like
Likes AlexCaledin
  • #15
mfb said:
I had a nice A submission, but I was a few minutes too late :(.
I was wondering why you didn't submit it under B, C, E or F.
 
  • #16
Because certain emeriti force us to have a topic that starts with this letter, and what I had only works with A. You can still have a look at the deleted post.

Sure, you could call it building, but that is a bit boring.
 
  • #17

Attachments

  • 24846225638_4ab6d06963.jpg
    24846225638_4ab6d06963.jpg
    24.4 KB · Views: 750
  • Like
Likes fresh_42, BillTre, AlexCaledin and 3 others
  • #18
BillTre said:
Allowing multiple submissions (in this special case; perhaps with no repeats for the next x submissions, x=TBD) would make longer threads more likely.
If we don't make it to the end of the alphabet by the end of the week, we could repeat the theme in next week's contest, starting with the first unused letter. Or wait a few weeks in between.
 
  • Like
Likes BillTre and DennisN
  • #19
  • Like
Likes AlexCaledin
  • #20
jtbell said:
I hope that's not a self-portrait. :wideeyed:
I know, I really need to shave.
 
  • Like
Likes fresh_42, BillTre and AlexCaledin
  • #21
Judo Kick:

DSC_3052_zps9nd6glp2.jpg
 

Attachments

  • DSC_3052_zps9nd6glp2.jpg
    DSC_3052_zps9nd6glp2.jpg
    82.7 KB · Views: 368
  • #22
Despite the "K"ick in the previous photo, the letter "K" is the next one available.

Zz.
 
  • #23
As far as I am aware there are no kicks in judo (more precisely: there are no striking techniques at all), which makes assigning this picture to J problematic.
 
  • Like
Likes Orodruin
  • #24
Borek said:
As far as I am aware there are no kicks in judo (more precisely: there are no striking techniques at all), which makes assigning this picture to J problematic.
Agreed, but JuJitsu does incorporate both Judo throws and striking. So @Andy Resnick can just update it to "JuJitsu" :smile:
 
  • #25
berkeman said:
Agreed, but JuJitsu does incorporate both Judo throws and striking. So @Andy Resnick can just update it to "JuJitsu" :smile:
Looks more like taekwondo to me ...
 
  • #26
mfb said:
Because certain emeriti force us to have a topic that starts with this letter, and what I had only works with A. You can still have a look at the deleted post.

Sure, you could call it building, but that is a bit boring.
I was thinking about:

Brussels
Crystal
Expo
Ferrum
 
  • #28
Final day to submit your photo for this contest. "K" is still the next letter up.

Zz.
 

1. What is the purpose of the "Photo Contest - The Alphabets"?

The purpose of this photo contest is to showcase the creativity and diversity of the alphabet through photography. Participants are encouraged to use their imagination to capture unique and interesting images of the letters of the alphabet.

2. Who can participate in the photo contest?

The photo contest is open to anyone who has a passion for photography and an interest in the alphabet. It is not limited to professional photographers and amateurs of all ages are welcome to participate.

3. How do I submit my photo for the contest?

To submit your photo, you can either post it on social media with the hashtag #alphabetphotocontest or email it to the designated email address. Be sure to include your name and the letter(s) represented in the photo.

4. Can I submit multiple photos for the contest?

Yes, you can submit multiple photos for the contest. However, each participant can only win once, so be sure to choose your best photos to submit.

5. How will the winners be selected?

The winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on the creativity, originality, and overall quality of the photos submitted. The winners will be announced on the contest's website and social media pages.

Similar threads

  • General Discussion
Replies
10
Views
1K
Replies
12
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
7
Views
2K
  • General Discussion
Replies
22
Views
2K
Replies
23
Views
2K
  • General Discussion
Replies
12
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
31
Views
4K
  • General Discussion
Replies
13
Views
1K
  • General Discussion
Replies
21
Views
2K
  • General Discussion
Replies
9
Views
1K
Back
Top