Photo Contest - Wallpaper (6/30-7/6)

In summary, a photo contest is a competition where participants submit photographs to be judged on composition, creativity, and relevance to the theme. To enter, follow the instructions provided by the organizers and submit your photo through a designated platform. The current theme is "Wallpaper" and the number of submissions allowed may vary depending on the contest rules. Winners are chosen by a panel of judges or through public voting.
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Find a photo that will be suitable as a wallpaper for your mobile devices, or even for an actual wall!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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Is there any other specifications on the subject? We can post any photo?
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
Is there any other specifications on the subject? We can post any photo?

No other specification. Unless the photo is clearly inappropriate, I will leave it up to the voters to not only judge the quality of the photo, but whether it would make a suitable wallpaper.

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There are some photos that are really close to your heart. Given an opportunity to decorate the walls of my house with a wallpaper of my choice, besides many other pictures, this would surely adorn one of the walls:

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I did not make an endeavour to remove the small logo at the bottom right of the photo. In case anyone wants to view the rest of the photos, head here. It was taken at Munsiyari, Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The glacier that I captured with a 60x zoom camera stole the day.
 

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my wallpaper since 2008
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My wallpaper photo reminds me of a screensaver. :)
IMG_7453.JPG

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I just changed my work PC's wallpaper yesterday to a photo from a hike last weekend at Coyote Hills Regional Park -- the colors in the wetlands have been pretty nice the last couple of weeks... :smile:

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This one IS my mobile wallpaper.

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I haven't tried to use custom wallpaper on my iPhone because the icons would obscure too much of it for my taste. However, most of the other posts here seem to be for desktop wallpaper, so...

My current wallpaper doesn't qualify for this contest because it's an enlarged scan of a postcard, not one of my own photos. Also, it's not really ideally suited for use as wallpaper because it's a very cluttered image. Icons can be somewhat difficult to find on it.

In the past, I've used this image which is better suited: lots of light-colored sky at the top for icons of files that I'm currently using, and a strip of light-colored sand/gravel at the bottom, which is where I keep my MacOS icon dock.

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Final day to submit your wallpaper photos for this contest.

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1. What is a photo contest?

A photo contest is a competition where participants submit their photographs and are judged on various criteria such as composition, creativity, and relevance to the theme.

2. How do I enter the photo contest?

To enter the photo contest, you will need to follow the instructions provided by the organizers. This may include submitting your photo through a website or social media platform and following any specific guidelines or rules.

3. What is the theme of the current photo contest?

The theme of the current photo contest is "Wallpaper". This means that the submitted photos should be suitable for use as a wallpaper on a computer or mobile device.

4. Can I submit more than one photo to the contest?

This will depend on the specific rules of the contest. Some contests may allow multiple entries while others may only allow one entry per participant. Be sure to check the rules before submitting more than one photo.

5. How are the winners chosen in a photo contest?

The winners of a photo contest are typically chosen by a panel of judges who will evaluate the entries based on the predetermined criteria. Some contests may also have a voting system where the public can vote for their favorite photos.

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