Photo Contest - A is for August (8/1-8/7)

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The thread discusses a photo contest themed around the letter "A," where participants submit photographs that prominently feature something beginning with that letter. The scope includes rules for submission, sharing personal photographs, and various interpretations of the theme.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants must submit original photographs relevant to the theme, with specific rules regarding size and editing.
  • Some participants share their photos and describe the subjects, such as children, pets, and landscapes.
  • There are humorous exchanges about the appropriateness of certain photos and interpretations of the theme.
  • Concerns are raised about the originality of submissions, with some participants realizing their photos were taken by others.
  • Several participants suggest creative interpretations of the theme, including abstract concepts like "Air" and "Atmosphere."
  • Discussions about the acceptability of certain submissions arise, with some participants questioning whether specific images fit the contest criteria.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules but express differing opinions on the appropriateness of certain submissions and interpretations of the theme. The discussion remains unresolved regarding some specific entries.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about whether their submissions meet the contest criteria, and there are ongoing debates about the interpretation of the theme and the originality of photos.

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Members interested in photography, contests, or creative interpretations of themes may find this discussion engaging.

  • #61
A is for "airplane"

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/aircraft.jpg
 
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  • #62
ZapperZ said:
OK, so this picture is lame and can't compete with some of those already submitted, but what the hey...

A is for the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator, which you will get to see up close and personal if you come to our Oct. 7th Open House. :)

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Now that's a picture that only a physicist (maybe a particle physicist) could love. :smile:
 
  • #63
nazzard said:
appetite (for Agapanthus) :smile:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7927/appetitebz6.jpg
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You must've needed real patience for that shot! Fantastic! :)
 
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  • #64
or be in the right place at the right time
or be really lucky
or be really good at immaging software
or have a knack with a huge lense at a nursery/bee keepers
 
  • #65
Hehehehehehhehe :D
 
  • #66
Astronuc said:
Now that's a picture that only a physicist (maybe a particle physicist) could love. :smile:

Which is why I know that there's a snowball chance in hell that I'd even get enough votes to make it in the final. :)

Since I'm on a roll with this thing anyway, I'll tell you why this is a unique accelerator, at least at Argonne.

While most accelerator facilities here are bigger, more complex, and better staffed than we are, there's one big important difference - most of them are either users facilities or in support of a facility for other users. The Advanced Photon Source (another "A" facility that I was contemplating in getting a photo of) has a very well-established accelerator - but it is being used to inject electrons into the APS synchrotron ring. The accelerator next door for the Intense Pulse Neutron Source is used to generate pulsed neutrons. The accelerator at ATLAS is used to generate heavy ions to various targets, etc.. In each one of them, the accelerator is used to support other functions and other users doing research on various things.

On the other hand, our accelerator IS the research project itself. It is not generating electrons to be used to do other things. Trying to design, test, and build a better accelerator is the whole point of our existence. We have no users to make use of the beam to do other things - we do have collaborators who, on occassions, want to make use of the electron beam that we can generate to do things like beam diagnostics and things. But other than that, the whole aim is to study the accelerator itself.

This really messes up the minds of people who have to do a safety overview of our facility. They keep having to keep in mind that, unlike the other accelerator facilities that they have reviewed where the conditions and setup are rather static, ours changes all the time since we keep building and adding components to the accelerator (the accelerator now is longer by a few feet than when Tom came over to take a look at it earlier this year). We always have to remind them that the accelerator IS the research project, not in support of other things. We don't have assigned accelerator operators like other accelerators, because the physicsts themselves ARE the accelerator operators. We build it, and then we run it.

Yowzah! This has gone longer than I wanted to.

Zz.
 
  • #67
Incidentally, this is the last day to submit a photo for this contest, if you haven't done so already.

Zz.
 
  • #68
ZapperZ said:
Which is why I know that there's a snowball chance in hell that I'd even get enough votes to make it in the final. :)
Zz.
Same with mine, unless I can get out the aviation buff vote.

It's not the photo I wanted to submit, but the other was taken BDC (Before Digital Camera), and the scanner's on the fritz. It was a nice shot of the leaves changing color at our local Japanese Garden. (A is for Autumn). But alas, it was not to be.
 
  • #69
Hey, don't knock it until the votes come in. I didn't expect my kitten in a box to get any votes either, it was just a photo to share keeping with the theme...there are lots of others that are more artistic and show better photography skills than mine, but it still has even managed to get a few votes in the final round.

Of course, Zz could give you a chance if he splits the first round of voting so all the "artistic" photos go in one thread, and the rest in the other. :biggrin: You know, don't try to get particle accelerators and airplanes to compete against nature photos.
 
  • #70
Janus said:
Same with mine, unless I can get out the aviation buff vote.

It's not the photo I wanted to submit, but the other was taken BDC (Before Digital Camera), and the scanner's on the fritz. It was a nice shot of the leaves changing color at our local Japanese Garden. (A is for Autumn). But alas, it was not to be.
I already used A is for Autumn!
 
  • #71
Uh oh last day! I hope I don't miss the deadline...the subject of the picture I want to take only comes out in the night evening. I'm going for an A is for Abnormal type of thing haha.
 
  • #72
Albert II, reigning King of the Belgians :smile:
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2826/Albertwz3.jpg
 
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  • #73
Integral said:
I already used A is for Autumn!

Ah, so you did, my bad.
 
  • #74
scorpa said:
Ok here it is, not the best picture but he kept moving!

A is for Abnormal!

He actually sounds suprisingly good. He plays 3 recorders, 2 with the nose and one with the mouth.

Did you ask him what he does when he has a runny nose?
 

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