Photo Contest - Autumn Leaves (10/18-10/24)

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The thread focuses on a photo contest themed around autumn leaves, inviting participants to submit their digital photographs that capture the vibrant colors of the season. The discussion includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and participants sharing their entries and experiences related to autumn photography.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants are encouraged to submit one digital photo relevant to the theme of autumn leaves, with specific guidelines on size and editing.
  • One participant shares a photo taken from the Appalachian Trail, highlighting the scenic view of the Lehigh River.
  • Another participant mentions their photo was taken in Dynamic High Range mode, resulting in saturated colors, and confirms it is unaltered aside from resizing.
  • Several participants express varying stages of leaf season, with one noting that it has just barely started in their area.
  • A participant shares a photo taken from their motel window during the Wisconsin Science Festival, indicating the cloudy weather conditions at the time.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme, but there is no consensus on the current state of autumn leaf colors, as some indicate the season has just begun while others have already captured vibrant colors.

Contextual Notes

Participants are reminded to adhere to the contest rules regarding photo submissions, including the honor system for originality and restrictions on editing.

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Autumn Leaves

With the weather turning colder here in the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn colors are in full force. So this week, the focus is on the autumn leaves. Show us the vibrant colors during this time of the year.

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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From the Appalachian Trail, overlooking the Lehigh River near Walnutport, PA.
 
Just took this one on Saturday.

It is unaltered in any way (except for resizing). It was shot in Dynamic High Range mode, which is the cause of the saturated colours.

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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
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Leaf season has just barely started here. Just a few touches of color here and there:

http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/images/leaves.jpg
 
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jtbell said:
Leaf season has just barely started here. Just a few touches of color here and there:
I hate you.
 
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Out of my motel window at the Wisconsin Science Festival on a cloudy day.

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22026080/fall.jpg
 
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