Photo Contest - Wallpaper (5/11-5/17)

In summary, the photo contest has the theme of "Wallpaper" and is open to anyone who follows the rules and guidelines. There are restrictions on explicit content, violence, and copyrighted material, as well as requirements for landscape orientation and minimum size. Participants can submit up to three unique photos. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges based on creativity, originality, and quality, and announced on the website and social media pages after the contest.
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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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well, actually, the one I am currently using on this PC
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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1. What is the theme for the photo contest?

The theme for this photo contest is "Wallpaper", meaning we are looking for images that can be used as desktop or phone backgrounds.

2. Can I submit multiple entries for the photo contest?

Yes, you can submit up to 3 entries for this photo contest. However, please note that each entry must be unique and original.

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

You can submit your entry by emailing it to the designated email address or by uploading it to the designated online platform (e.g. social media, website, etc.). Please make sure to follow the submission guidelines provided.

4. Who will be judging the photo contest?

The photo contest will be judged by a panel of experts in the field of photography and/or the designated organizer(s) of the contest.

5. When will the winners of the photo contest be announced?

The winners of the photo contest will be announced within 1-2 weeks after the submission deadline. The exact date and time will be announced on the designated online platform and/or via email to the winners.

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