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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses a photo contest focused on submissions for wallpaper images suitable for computers and mobile devices. Participants share their entries and experiences related to the contest rules and themes.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are invited to submit digital photos relevant to the theme, with specific rules regarding size and editing.
  • One participant mentions using a current wallpaper image, expressing disappointment at its reduced size.
  • Another participant reflects on the metaphorical significance of their previous wallpaper, indicating a personal connection to the image.
  • A participant shares a photo taken at the beach, noting the visibility of stars in the original image.
  • One entry features a photo from the Similan Islands, described as off the Thai coast.
  • A participant shares an image of jellyfish taken at the Shedd Aquarium.
  • Another participant references a previous wallpaper contest and shares a new rail-themed image.
  • Downtown Seattle is presented as another entry.
  • A participant shares a photo from Bhutan Ghat, mentioning its location near Manas National Park in India.
  • One participant shares a nostalgic photo of their nephews, taken a long time ago.
  • A reminder is posted about the final day for photo submissions, encouraging participation.
  • One participant expresses modesty about their submission, comparing it to others in the thread.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the theme of wallpaper submissions, but there is no consensus on which images are superior or more suitable, as personal preferences and subjective evaluations are expressed.

Contextual Notes

Participants' submissions reflect a range of personal experiences and artistic choices, with some images being described in detail while others are presented more casually. The discussion includes both technical aspects of the contest and personal reflections on the images shared.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in photography, digital art, or community contests may find this thread engaging, as it showcases various approaches to creating wallpaper images and the personal stories behind them.

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Wallpaper

Submit a photo that is suitable to be used as a Wallpaper for your computers, tablets, and other mobile devices.

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.

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A stunning local storm (sad to see the image shrunk so small 😢 )

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This buoyed me with its cliché-ridden imagery when solving vexing problems: I am not "out of the woods yet", but I can keep myself "on track" as long as I can "see the forest for the trees" and focus on the clearing hinted at beyond, even if it meant straying from the "path of least resistance". I no longer use it.

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Morning at the beach.
(there are actually a few stars visible in the original photo, mainly Capella which can be seen here as a faint dot a bit left to the center of the photo)

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One of the Similan Islands 65 km off the (unremarkable) mainland Thai coast.
 
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Jellyfish at the Shedd Aquarium.
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The last time we had a wallpaper contest I used one of my old rail-themed wallpaper images. Here's another one:

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Downtown Seattle
 
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My nephews ... a long while ago.
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

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Don't think this is as good as some of the others here but it IS one that I used as wallpaper for a while

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