Photo Contest - You're All Wet (7/22-7/28)

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a photo contest themed "You're All Wet," inviting participants to submit digital photographs related to water. The discussion includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and participants sharing their photographic contributions and experiences.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
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Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit one digital photo relevant to the water theme, adhering to specific rules regarding size and editing.
  • One participant shares a photo of water striders, describing their anatomy and behavior in relation to the water surface tension.
  • Another participant inquires about a previously posted photo by AlexCaledin, expressing that it was a good submission.
  • AlexCaledin mentions that the photo was haunting and has since been removed.
  • A participant expresses uncertainty about having a suitable photo for the contest despite having many water-related images.
  • One participant shares a photo of a fountain taken with a longer exposure, contributing to the contest theme.
  • A reminder is issued about the final day for photo submissions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the theme, but there is no consensus on the suitability of individual photos, as some express uncertainty about their submissions.

Contextual Notes

Participants discuss personal experiences with their photos and the emotional impact of their submissions, which may influence their decisions on what to submit.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, contest participants, and those interested in nature and water-themed photography may find this discussion relevant.

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You're All Wet!

OK, let's see what kind of photos you can come up with with that theme! :)

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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Here is a picture from the underside of a couple of water striders being held up by the surface tension of the water surface (in my fish photo tank).
Being insects, they have 3 pairs of legs. The front two push down deepest (whitest spots). The back legs are longest. Middle legs provide propulsion.
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what happened to your pic @AlexCaledin ? it was a good one :smile::confused:
 
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- ughhh . . . it was somehow violently haunting my imagination until I removed it . . .
 
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AlexCaledin said:
- ughhh . . . it was somehow violently haunting my imagination until I removed it . . .

eeekkk haha

I have lots of pix involving water just don't know if I have one suitable for this contest
 
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A fountain I photographed tonight, using a little bit longer exposure than normal.
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
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