Photo Contest - A Bird In Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush (7/20-7/26)

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The "A Bird In Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush" photo contest focuses on capturing live birds, with strict adherence to specific rules. Participants must submit a single digital photo, sized no larger than 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 pixels, and may only adjust brightness and contrast without altering the image's integrity. Photos must be uploaded to platforms like ImageShack or Photobucket, and only original photographs taken by the participant are eligible. Voting will occur at the end of the contest period, with potential multiple polling threads based on the number of entries.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of digital photography and image resolution
  • Familiarity with photo hosting services like ImageShack or Photobucket
  • Knowledge of basic photo editing techniques (brightness and contrast adjustment)
  • Awareness of contest rules and ethical photography practices
NEXT STEPS
  • Research digital photography techniques for capturing wildlife
  • Learn about effective photo composition for nature photography
  • Explore guidelines for ethical wildlife photography
  • Investigate different photo hosting platforms and their features
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Amateur photographers, bird enthusiasts, and anyone interested in participating in photography contests or improving their wildlife photography skills.

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This week's contest is all about birds. The birds in your photo must be alive at the moment that photo was taken, so taxidermy/stuffed birds do not qualify.

Zz.

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.

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. These pictures must be something that you took, not something taken off someone else's photo albums or taken by someone else. I have no way of checking if you did this, so we'll go by the honor system.

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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My lovely little Aqua

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Cute little Aqua :!)
 
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.
 

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