Photo Contest - Make A Point (10/20-10/26)

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This thread centers around a photo contest with the theme "Make A Point," where participants are invited to submit photographs featuring subjects that have at least one pointed sharp end or tip. The discussion includes rules for submission, examples of suitable subjects, and various entries from participants.

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  • Contest-related
  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes the theme and rules for the photo contest, emphasizing the requirement for a pointed subject.
  • Several participants share their photo entries, including minarets, temples, and a railroad switch, with some entries prompting playful commentary.
  • A participant questions the validity of a photo submission that does not comply with the rule of personal photography, leading to a discussion about the rules.
  • Another participant shares a last-minute entry featuring a shell, which prompts curiosity and further discussion about the species of the shell.
  • Some participants express their reactions to the entries, with comments on the artistic quality and the perceived "scariness" of certain subjects.
  • Discussion includes playful banter and light-hearted remarks about the entries and the contest rules.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest theme and rules, but there are disagreements regarding specific entries and compliance with the submission guidelines. Some entries are questioned for their adherence to the requirement of being personally taken photographs.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference specific rules about photo submissions, including the requirement that photos must be taken directly by the participant and not be altered beyond certain adjustments.

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Individuals interested in photography contests, those looking for creative inspiration, or members of the community who enjoy engaging in light-hearted discussions about photography.

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Make A Point

This week, our theme as at least one point to make. The main subject of your photo must have at least one pointed sharp end or tip. How sharp it comes to is certainly relative, but it must look as if it comes to a point.

Examples are pencils, top of pyramids, end of branches, the so-called "Gherkin" building in London, etc. You get the point, don't you?

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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The minarets of Kul Sharif Mosque, in the Kazan Kremlin.

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The Sanctuary of Truth, Gulf of Thailand . Teak wood temple started in 1981
 

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A “point” in a railroad switch.
 

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jtbell said:
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A “point” in a railroad switch.

I thought this was a play on words till I saw the actual “point”Clever.
 
Helios said:
Some temple in Myanmar

Is this a picture you took?
 
Borek said:
Is this a picture you took?
No. I've never been to Myanmar. Didn't see that rule again. You can delete it. (again)
 
Helios said:
No. I've never been to Myanmar.

ZapperZ said:
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.
 
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Plane.jpg
 

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:biggrin:

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pinball1970 said:
Cool picture but not overly pointy
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Helios said:
No. I've never been to Myanmar. Didn't see that rule again. You can delete it. (again)

Is there a problem here? Didn't we go through this before?

Zz.
 
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Points advanced forcefully.
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Zz.
 

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berkeman said:
Very artistic, @Andy Resnick :smile:
Yes, indeed. I thought of taking a "Halloween" picture with a diabetes needle somewhere in my face, but I didn't want to have the pain and then be disqualified as the needle itself couldn't be seen anymore.
 
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A last minute entry ...
( scale = shell is 9 inches from left tip to right base)

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Final day to submit a photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
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davenn said:
A last minute entry ...
( scale = shell is 9 inches from left tip to right base)

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what the hell is that?
 
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pinball1970 said:
what the hell is that?
A shell of a snell.
 
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davenn said:
spider conch
Lordy that thing is scary! If I came across that on a dive, I think I would be done for the day. :eek:
 
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berkeman said:
Lordy that thing is scary! If I came across that on a dive, I think I would be done for the day. :eek:

As an aside for those interested ...
there's quite a few variations of the species

Species within the genus Lambis include:
Lambis arachnoides Shikama, 1971
Lambis cristinae Bozzetti, 1999
Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)
Lambis indomaris Abbott, 1961
Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lambis pilsbryi Abbott, 1961
Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821)
Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lambis sebae (Kiener, 1843)
Lambis sowerbyi (Mörch, 1872)
Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786)
Species brought into synonymy
Lambis adamii (Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003) : synonym of Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lambis aurantia (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)
Lambis arthritica Röding, 1798 : synonym of Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798)
Lambis chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758) <--------- my one
Lambis digitata (Perry, G., 1811): synonym of Ophioglossolambis digitata(Perry, 1811)
Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821): synonym of Ophioglossolambis violacea
 
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davenn said:
spider conch

Was it delicious?

Zz.
 
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