Photo Contest - Crystal Lattice (7/9-7/15)

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses a photo contest centered around the theme of "Crystal Lattice," where participants are encouraged to submit photographs featuring repeated patterns. The focus is on the rules and guidelines for submission, as well as reminders about the contest deadline.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • The theme of the contest is to capture images that exhibit a repeated pattern, specifically in the context of crystal lattices in solid state physics.
  • Participants are reminded to ensure that the repeated pattern occurs multiple times and is adjacent, rather than spaced apart.
  • Contest rules specify that only digital or digitally-scanned photos are acceptable, with restrictions on editing and resizing.
  • Only one submission per member is allowed, and once a photo is submitted, it cannot be changed except under specific conditions.
  • A poll will be conducted at the end of the contest for members to vote on their favorite submission.
  • Participants are encouraged to submit their photos before the final deadline, which is noted to be challenging for some.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme, but there is an acknowledgment of the difficulty in capturing suitable images for the contest.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not delve into specific examples of suitable images or address any potential ambiguities in the theme or rules.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in photography, particularly those who enjoy capturing patterns in nature or materials, may find this contest engaging.

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Crystal Lattice

In solid state physics, a crystal lattice is an arrangement of atoms/molecules in a repeated pattern. So this week, your photo must have, as its main subject, something that has a repeated pattern. Please ensure that this repeated pattern occurs more than just once or twice, and that the pattern is repeated adjacent to each other (i.e. it doesn't occur a meter away, for example).

Good luck!

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. 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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Final day to submit your photo for this contest. This appears to be a difficult one.

Zz.
 

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