Photo Contest - Feather Duster (2/2-2/8)

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This thread centers around a photo contest with the theme of "Feathers," where participants submit photographs that prominently feature real feathers. The discussion includes contest rules, participant reflections on submitted photos, and interactions regarding the nature of the images and their modifications.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
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  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Participants discuss the rules of the contest, including submission guidelines and photo editing limitations.
  • One participant expresses appreciation for the subtle details in a photo, specifically mentioning a reflection of a red feather undercoat.
  • Another participant questions the oval shape of a viewing area in a photo, leading to a discussion about prior modifications made to the image.
  • There is a mention of a website containing larger versions of bird photos, prompting curiosity from other participants.
  • Concerns are raised about a photo being modified beyond contest rules, but a participant acknowledges the oversight and attempts to rectify it.
  • Participants share anecdotes about birds, including a humorous note about vultures and their group names.
  • There is a discussion about the identification of a colorful bird, with uncertainty expressed regarding its species.
  • One participant humorously connects their avatar to a discussion about dog breeds, leading to a light-hearted exchange.
  • A participant shares a recent photo taken of a common chaffinch, contributing to the theme of the contest.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the importance of adhering to them, but there are differing opinions on the appropriateness of certain photo modifications. Additionally, there is uncertainty regarding the identification of specific bird species, with no consensus reached.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the exact species of birds discussed, and there are unresolved questions about the implications of photo modifications in relation to contest rules.

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Feather Duster

Your subject this week is on "Feathers". The main subject of your photo must be either on feathers, or something with feathers. This might be a bird, or a hat, or a feather duster. It must show a clear indication that the subject has feathers. And it must be real feathers, not fake ones.

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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What I particularly like about this pic is the subtlety of seeing in the reflection the red feather undercoat that you can't see directly. Also the way the large feathers come together at the tail end explains exactly why a particular hair style in the 50's was called a DA.

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phinds said:
What I particularly like about this pic is the subtlety of seeing in the reflection the red feather undercoat that you can't see directly. Also the way the large feathers come together at the tail end explains exactly why a particular hair style in the 50's was called a DA.

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Why is the viewing area an oval?

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Why is the viewing area an oval?

Zz.
I had already cropped the pic that way in my files due to having used it on a web page many years ago.

EDIT: Hey ... that page is still there. I had pretty much forgotten about it:

http://phinds.com/misc/pics/index.htm

It has enormous versions of the duck and other fauna pics
 
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Woah! You have a website of your own name?
Why would I want to use someone ELSE's name? :smile:
 
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I had already cropped the pic that way in my files due to having used it on a web page many years ago.

Technically, this photo has been modified beyond what is allowed for this contest. However, I'll let it stand (unless you want to change it to something else) and will include a note that the shape of the picture should not be used as a factor in the photo's favor.

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ZapperZ said:
Technically, this photo has been modified beyond what is allowed for this contest. However, I'll let it stand (unless you want to change it to something else) and will include a note that the shape of the picture should not be used as a factor in the photo's favor.

Zz.
OK. Sorry. Didn't read the rules since I've been participating in these for a while and thought that I knew them. I'll poke around again and see if I can find the rectangular original but I'm pretty sure it's gone.

EDIT: found it, fixed it.
 
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A group of vultures is called a "committee" if they are just assembled. If they are feeding, it's a "wake". In this committee it's clear who the chair and who the late comer are.
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Beautiful. What is it and where did you take the pic?
 
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I encountered this colorful little creature years ago at the San Diego Zoo, as I recall. I'm sorry, but I don't remember the exact species.
 
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Rubidium_71 said:
I encountered this colorful little creature years ago at the San Diego Zoo, as I recall. I'm sorry, but I don't remember the exact species.
Well, "bird" will have to do :smile:
 
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I think he could have possibly been a little parrot of some type, but again I'm not 100% sure, it was a long time ago. In a way I'm doubling down on this one, because my avian avatar is backing him up. :wink:
Risking a non-feathered remark: your avatar looks like a Samoyed dog and I think they're great. I had one growing up and I think about him every time I see one of your posts. He was a good dog. :)
 
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Rubidium_71 said:
I think he could have possibly been a little parrot of some type, but again I'm not 100% sure, it was a long time ago. In a way I'm doubling down on this one, because my avian avatar is backing him up. :wink:
Risking a non-feathered remark: your avatar looks like a Samoyed dog and I think they're great. I had one growing up and I think about him every time I see one of your posts. He was a good dog. :)
Nah, I'm a Great Pyrenees. The Samoyed's are real lightweights compared to me but they do look very similar.
 
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On the Millet Bowl this morning
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(at this shot, the Model got scared away for I forgot to turn off the shooting sound of the remote-controlled camera)
 

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Young common chaffinch.

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