Photo Contest - Holiday Decorations (12/1-12/7)

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This thread centers around a photo contest focused on holiday decorations, inviting participants to submit their own photographs or images of decorations they encounter. The discussion includes various cultural celebrations and personal interpretations of holiday themes, with a particular emphasis on the rules and guidelines for submission.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Exploratory
  • Cultural sharing

Main Points Raised

  • The contest allows for any digital photo relevant to holiday decorations, with specific rules regarding size and editing, as outlined by the contest organizer.
  • One participant shares a photo of a churchyard decorated for Christmas, emphasizing the importance of the setting and including a link to an image of a snow cave.
  • Another participant discusses the significance of Durga Puja in Bengali culture, providing context about the festival and linking to additional resources for further information.
  • Several participants humorously reference a recurring theme of a "Christmas Dinosaur" and a playful mention of the Loch Ness Monster, indicating a lighthearted approach to holiday decorations.
  • Some participants post images of holiday figures, such as Rudolph, with playful commentary about potential sockpuppetry in the context of the contest.
  • There are reminders about the final day for photo submissions, indicating urgency in participation.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and the theme of holiday decorations, but there are varying interpretations of what constitutes suitable entries, as well as differing cultural perspectives on holiday celebrations.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about specific cultural elements, such as the details of the festival related to the images they are sharing. Additionally, there are references to external threads and resources that may provide further context but are not fully elaborated within this discussion.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in photography, cultural celebrations, and holiday decorations may find this thread engaging, particularly those looking to participate in community contests or share their own holiday experiences.

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{Note: I will be out of town on vacation during the contest, so I will not be checking in and verifying your photo entries as often as I normally would.}

Holiday Decorations

The end of the year, for many of us, is a time for holidays and holiday decorations. This is the central theme of this week's contest. The holiday decorations can either be yours, or something you see elsewhere. It can be of any holidays, religious or otherwise. If it is for a holiday that you feel is unfamiliar to most people, please include a brief description.

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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Christmastime churchyard
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( - the little snow cave near the bench is as important as the Christmas tree, it's decorated inside like this:
https://prihozhanka.ru/pic/41266.jpg
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This time I had tons and tons of photos to choose from. I didn't judge too much, so I won't say this is the best I have, but one of the bests.

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Anyone who knows something about Bengal and Bengali culture, must know about the festival close to our hearts: Durga Puja, generally celebrated in October for four days. In Bengali, "Puja" means festival. The festival is related to the homecoming of Goddess Durga.

You can go through this Wikipedia article on Durga Puja, which has a lot of information.

Also, you can go through this thread where my father (username: mousourik) writes about the festival. Specifically, go through posts #1, #14 and #17. Pictures are all over the thread.

More pictures of the 2018 Puja are here. Just think about the amount of hard work that goes into making these pandals, only to be dismantled after the festivities are over.
 

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AlexCaledin said:
Christmastime churchyard
Nice that you got a bright moon on the photo too. Or maybe it's a LED flashlight? Nah, I think it's the moon. :smile:
 
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Once again, the Christmas Dinosaur (AKA, the Seasonal Sauropod) has made his annual appearance!

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BillTre said:
Once again, the Christmas Dinosaur (AKA, the Seasonal Sauropod) has made his annual appearance!
Alert, alert! The Loch Ness Monster has left the sea and was last seen climbing a tree. It's evolution, I say, evolution!
 
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Meet Rudolph the red-nosed Santa Claus:

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jtbell said:
Meet Rudolph the red-nosed Santa Claus
If that's a sockpuppet, maybe the admins should be alerted :-p.
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

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morrobay said:
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Taken in Pattaya. Ill let @Wrichik Basu explain
The God to the right is Krishna, while to the left is his elder brother Balaram. Krishna has the flute, while Balaram has the "Gada" and the plough. Not quite sure about the festival, though.
 
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