Photo Contest - Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder (11/3-11/9)

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder," where participants are encouraged to submit photos that evoke differing opinions on beauty, particularly in the context of modern art. The scope includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and participant interactions regarding their entries.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a sculpture they encountered, suggesting it may be perceived as art by some and as junk by others.
  • Another participant shares a photo of a local sculpture referred to as "Potato man," implying its subjective nature.
  • A question is posed regarding the breadth of the spectrum of beauty, inviting further exploration of the theme.
  • Participants express curiosity about the origins of submitted photos, indicating interest in the context of the artworks.
  • Reminders are given about the final day for photo submissions, emphasizing the contest timeline.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants appear to engage with the theme of subjective beauty, but there is no consensus on specific interpretations or the nature of the submitted artworks. The discussion remains open-ended with various viewpoints presented.

Contextual Notes

Participants are encouraged to adhere to specific contest rules regarding photo submissions, including size limitations and originality of the images. There are mentions of potential gray areas in the theme's interpretation.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in photography, art appreciation, and subjective interpretations of beauty may find this discussion relevant.

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Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder[/color][/size]

This week's contest might be a challenge. You need to find something in which not everyone will find to be either beautiful, or even "artful". Especially in the world of modern art, there are things that some people find to be beautiful or lovely, but others just find the opposite, ugly and maybe even nonsensical. Your photo must have, as its main subject, something that fits into this description. This means that cute little babies or pets no longer qualify! However, an ugly pug with a face only a mother could love, might!

:)

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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Saw this sculpture while walking around the city one day. I'm sure it is a work of art to some, and a piece of twisted metal junk to some others. :)

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"Potato man" A local 'sculpture'

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How broad is the spectrum of beauty?

Just a question.
 
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Borek said:
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Wooahhh! Where did you find this? :bugeye:
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

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