Photo Contest - Blue Moon (8/26-9/1)

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The thread centers around a photo contest themed on the moon, encouraging participants to submit their own photographs of the moon taken during the contest period. The discussion includes contest rules, personal anecdotes related to moon photography, and light-hearted exchanges among participants.

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  • Contest-related
  • Personal anecdotes
  • Light-hearted banter

Main Points Raised

  • The contest requires participants to submit original photographs of the moon, adhering to specific rules regarding size and editing.
  • One participant shares a photo taken during practice for an eclipse.
  • Another participant describes capturing a photo of the moon with an orange hue due to smoke from wildfires.
  • A humorous comment is made about flying into the moon, indicating a playful tone in the discussion.
  • One participant reflects on a significant lunar eclipse photo taken with a now-damaged DSLR camera.
  • There are repeated references to the Soviet aerospace monument in a light-hearted context, suggesting a playful comparison to the moon's height.
  • A participant provides geographical coordinates and a link related to the monument, indicating a connection to the previous comments.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features a mix of personal stories and humor, with no significant disagreements or contentious points. Participants seem to enjoy sharing their experiences and engaging in light banter.

Contextual Notes

Participants are encouraged to adhere to specific contest rules, including the requirement for original photographs and restrictions on editing. There is an emphasis on personal experience and creativity in the submissions.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, particularly those interested in astrophotography or moon-related themes, may find this discussion engaging. Additionally, participants in online contests or forums may benefit from the shared experiences and rules outlined.

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Blue Moon

Our moon played a major role for many of us here in the US last week who managed to view the solar eclipse. So this week, the moon is our central theme.

Your photo must have the moon. It must be a real shot of the moon, not an image off something else.

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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Practicing for the eclipse.
9:02 am, May 19, 2017, from my front porch.
 
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A week or so before the eclipse, we got a bit of smoke from the wildfires in BC Canada here. On one of those evenings, I noticed the Moon high in the sky with this orange cast to it and snapped a photo.
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Don't fly into the Moon. Don't fly into the Moon! Don't fly into the Moon!

Ouch, that was a close one.
 
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compared to the Soviet aerospace monument, the Moon's not that high:smile:
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From the Lunar Eclipse on 9/27/15:

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This image is also significant (for me) since it was the last photo taken by my first DSLR (Sony a850)- the view mirror broke loose upon the shutter opening, and when the shutter closed, pieces of the mirror smashed into the sensor (and elsewhere), basically destroying the entire interior of the camera.
 
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Last few hours left for you to moon the entire forum.

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AlexCaledin said:
compared to the Soviet aerospace monument, the Moon's not that high:smile:
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This would have made a great entry in the "Where's the Landmark" game. Neither your image nor description yield a match with Google search engines. It took me almost an hour to find.
 
- here you are:smile:
53°12'13"N 50°6'35"E
http://wikimapia.org/11929068/Monument-of-Glory
Formally, the monument is dedicated mainly to the IL-2 aircraft (WW2) manufacturers, but the R-7 space rockets are also made at the same industrial site.
 
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