Photo Contest - Counting Numbers (2/3-2/9)

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Counting Numbers

This theme is similar to our previous theme on the Alphabets (and Reverse Alphabets). However, this one is all about numbers and quantities. The photos will start with "1" and will sequentially increase by one, so the next photo will be on "2", the next one will be on "3", etc...

The photos must show either the exact quantity of items representing that number, or the numeral number itself. For example, for "3", you might show three oranges, or a sign that has the numeral number "3" printed on it. The numeral can be either in Arabic or Roman. Please note that these signs or prints must not be made by you, i..e you can't write "3" using a pen and snap a photo of that for submission.

I hope we get plenty of submission, because I am dying to see the photo for "infinity". :woot:

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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My entry for TWO..
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fresh_42 said:
I propose to cut off the small left part and then count it as one.
Done.
 
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4 fluorescent 1mm cubes:
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A pentagram.

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ZapperZ said:
The photos must show either the exact quantity of items representing that number
I hope my photo qualifies... if the five points of the star/five angles count as items...
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Andy Resnick said:
Hex inverting buffer
Hex hex hex is the number of the data beast.
 
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DennisN said:
A pentagram.
DennisN said:
Hex hex hex is the number of the data beast.
I should perhaps add that I'm not into occultism, satanism or any such thing at all :biggrin:. I happen to have pentagrams and a lot of other symbols and amulets at home, because I like them, e.g. hieroglyphs/Egyptian symbols, which I think are particularly beautiful.
 
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8 Wheels on this tank at a petrol station in South Africa. Does it count?:nb)
 

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Can I change my picture to this 9mm shell casing?
 

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