Photo Contest - Fire In The Sky (6/29-7/5)

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses a photo contest themed around fireworks, coinciding with the US Independence Day celebrations. Participants share their experiences, rules for submission, and challenges in capturing suitable images of fireworks.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Participants must submit photos featuring fireworks, with specific rules regarding editing and submission formats outlined by the contest organizer.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about their ability to capture fireworks due to timing and weather conditions.
  • One participant suggests extending the submission deadline to allow for more time to capture images after July 4th.
  • There are discussions about the quality of submitted photos, with some participants feeling their contributions may not compare favorably to others.
  • Participants share anecdotes about past fireworks displays and their experiences with photography.
  • Questions arise about whether certain types of fireworks, like sparklers, are eligible for the contest.
  • Several participants indicate they do not have suitable photos to submit, while others mention past experiences with fireworks photography.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the number of suitable submissions, as many participants express uncertainty about their ability to contribute. Some participants agree on the contest rules, while others debate the appropriateness of certain types of images.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention various limitations such as weather conditions affecting visibility and timing for capturing fireworks, as well as personal constraints on finding suitable images.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, particularly those interested in capturing fireworks, as well as participants in online photo contests may find this discussion relevant.

  • #31
A reminder that you have a bit more than one day left to post a picture for this contest. So far, we have only two photos.

Zz.
 
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  • #32
We had some fireworks here last night - but not very impressive compared to the last few years. Budget cuts all round, it appears. I took my camera with me but it was terribly crowded (about a million people packed into a tiny park). I was late, and had to settle for a poor spot on the rocks by the river - no place to set up a tripod. I didn't get any good shots. :frown:

But my internet's down at home until tomorrow (tomorrow if I'm lucky).
 
  • #33
Ivan Seeking said:
In keeping with Zapper's "fireworks" theme this week, I think we need a "baby skunks" theme next week. That seems pretty balanced to me. :biggrin:
I might be able to participate in "Wild Animals that Wandered into Your Home" week. :smile:
 
  • #34
ZapperZ said:
So far, we have only two photos.

Zz.
Well, at least one of us has to win that way. :biggrin: It might be the best chance I have of coming in second. :smile:
 
  • #35
Math Is Hard said:
I might be able to participate in "Wild Animals that Wandered into Your Home" week. :smile:

Great idea MIH. I'd be able to contribute if "Wild animals and how I wandered into their home" would be allowed as well. :smile:
 
  • #36
nazzard said:
Great idea MIH. I'd be able to contribute if "Wild animals and how I wandered into their home" would be allowed as well. :smile:
Let me guess.. the first bowl of porridge you tried was too hot, the second was too cold, but the third was just right...?:biggrin:
 
  • #37
Wow, next year I HAVE to get to Pittsburgh to watch the fireworks! I'm watching theirs on TV now, and they are fantastic! Lots of really nifty kinds that I haven't seen before too. And it just keeps going and going and going! They have a regatta on the rivers too. I think that means I need to find a boat owner in Pittsburgh to befriend. :biggrin: I wish I knew about them sooner; I could have made the trip up this evening.
 
  • #38
Well, it's not that great but it's (sort of) an entry... :rolleyes:
This is a shot from the 1984 LA Summer Olympics. We had lots of smoke back in the '80's. :biggrin:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6323/fireworks9kq.jpg
 
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  • #39
My entry from tonight's display. Taken with a digital camera held over my head to see over the crowd, but uts better than nothing.

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fire.jpg
 
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  • #40
There were no fireworks in my area...just some from sone neighbors a couple of houses down, but there was a tree in the way so all I could see was a glow
 
  • #41
Math Is Hard said:
Let me guess.. the first bowl of porridge you tried was too hot, the second was too cold, but the third was just right...?:biggrin:

How do you know? :smile: Correct species! Yet the only thing they left was a pile of salmon. :smile: Luckily they had enough of this food resource during that time of the year, or someone else might have ended up on the menu. :rolleyes:
 
  • #42
Janus said:
My entry from tonight's display. Taken with a digital camera held over my head to see over the crowd, but uts better than nothing.

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fire.jpg
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Wow, that's a beautiful picture of really neat fireworks! I haven't seen ones with that many colors in a starburst pattern before. And I like the "confetti" look around it.

The one thing I didn't like about the Pittsburgh fireworks as I watched them on TV (other than the fact I was watching on TV instead of in person) is that they just shot off so many at once during the whole show that you couldn't appreciate the prettier ones. I like it much better as shown in your photo, where they shot up a grouping of the same fireworks, so you can really see what the pattern is. They had some really neat-o fireworks in Pittsburgh, but they were in the middle of a bunch of ordinary, single-color starbursts, so it would have been easy to miss those treats. There were ones that were multi-colored rings, each ring in a different orientation, sort of like the elementary school version of what an atom looks like, but with lots of colors. I really liked those. I've seen ones with one or two rings before, but never 3 or 4, so it looked like a hollow sphere...sort of.
 
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  • #43
Janus said:
My entry from tonight's display. Taken with a digital camera held over my head to see over the crowd, but uts better than nothing.

http://home.earthlink.net/~parvey/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/fire.jpg
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WOW! That's GORGEOUS! I'm voting for Janus! :biggrin:
 
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  • #45
I was hoping to get a pic last night, but it just didn't happen. I was working so that kinda crimped my style. My coworkers all went out in the parking lot, ate chicken, hot dogs and potato salad and watched the local , while I drove home to light fuses for my wife and kids. I was pretty time restricted, so was rushing around lighting fireworks as fast as I could, didn't even have time to watch the ones I was setting off. :cry:

I have always opted for watching fireworks live rather then through a camera lens. 4th of July 1986, I was on lower Manhattan Island with a million other people , standing in awe of the fireworks celebrating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, my camera hanging unused around my neck. That was a fireworks display!but it remains only in my memory.
 
  • #46
I'm going to be posting a picture (by proxy) for contributing member bitjumper that can't get here right now, but he e-mailed me his pictures this morning. Except I can't decide which one to post, do I go for pretty colors or unusual arrangement?

AARRRGH, I can't take the pressure.
 
  • #47
ok, here is the one I'm choosing, it's red only, but some beautiful details.

bitjumper061iu.jpg
 
  • #48
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6616/jelly8ds.jpg

Is it fireworks that look like jellyfish, or jellyfish that look like fireworks?
 
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  • #49
hypnagogue said:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6616/jelly8ds.jpg

Is it fireworks that look like jellyfish, or jellyfish that look like fireworks?
Oh, not fair! Now I should post my second choice. How the heck did that one happen, the middle look shiny?
 
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  • #50
Just when I thought I had my mind made up over who I would vote for, the whole lot of you has to show up and enter a bunch of great new photos!
 
  • #51
http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/2990/fire0tt.jpg
 
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