Photo Contest - Holidays At Night (12/2-12/8)

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Discussion Overview

This thread discusses a photo contest themed around outdoor holiday decorations visible at night. The contest invites submissions of digital photos that reflect a broad interpretation of holiday themes, including but not limited to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Chinese New Year.

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Main Points Raised

  • The contest is open to any digital or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the holiday theme, with specific rules regarding photo size and editing.
  • Participants are reminded that only one photo per member is allowed, and once submitted, a photo cannot be changed unless withdrawn.
  • Photos must be original works taken by the member submitting them, and not reproductions of other works.
  • There is a reminder about the final day to submit photos for the contest.
  • One participant humorously shares a photo of a light railway, possibly as an example or entry.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme, but there is no indication of disagreement or competing views within the posts presented.

Contextual Notes

The discussion is limited to the rules and submissions for the photo contest, with no exploration of the broader implications or interpretations of the holiday theme.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in photography, holiday decorations, or participating in community contests may find this thread useful.

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Holidays At Night

It's December. It is not only the start of the Holiday season, but also the start of our Holiday-themed contests. Please note that while this is the month for holidays related to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc., the holiday theme is not restricted to only these holidays. Diwali, Chinese New Year, etc... are all included in this "holiday theme" unless otherwise specified.

This week, the theme is on outdoor holiday decorations that one sees at night!

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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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

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A light railway :oldbiggrin:

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