Photo Contest - O' Chrismas Tree (12/15-12/21)

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "O' Christmas Tree," where participants share their favorite photos of Christmas trees. The conversation includes contest rules, submissions, and humorous exchanges about the nature of the photos being submitted.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Humorous exchanges
  • Technical clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Participants are reminded of the contest rules, including photo submission guidelines and restrictions on editing.
  • Some participants joke about the creative interpretations of the contest, such as using "Radioactive material" warning signs in decorations.
  • There are humorous critiques of submitted photos, including comments on the aesthetics of a particular tree described as sad and asymmetric.
  • One participant mentions using a mask in front of the lens, referencing optics in a playful manner.
  • Another participant expresses appreciation for the simplicity and message of a submitted tree, calling it a "Charlie Brown Christmas tree."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in light-hearted banter and humor regarding the photo submissions, but there is no consensus on the aesthetic value of the trees or the appropriateness of certain decorations. The discussion remains playful and informal.

Contextual Notes

Some comments reflect subjective opinions about the aesthetics of the trees, and there are references to humor that may not be universally understood.

Who May Find This Useful

Members interested in photography contests, holiday themes, or humorous discussions about Christmas traditions may find this thread engaging.

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O' Christmas Tree

This is one of our yearly theme. It's the time of the year, so show us your favorite photo of a Christmas tree, all decorated for the season.

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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Andy Resnick said:
C'mon, Andy. You know the rules...
ZapperZ said:
But other than those, any form of picture editing or modification is not allowed.
Your tree-stacking software is pushing the rules envelope a bit... :smile:
 
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Andy Resnick said:
A Christmas tree trimmed with "Radioactive material" warning signs? :))
 
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berkeman said:
C'mon, Andy. You know the rules...

Your tree-stacking software is pushing the rules envelope a bit... :smile:

I don't understand?
 
  • #12
kuruman said:
A Christmas tree trimmed with "Radioactive material" warning signs? :))

Heh.. nope. I put a mask in front of the lens. Optics!
 
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jtbell said:
I am liking this because I feel sorry for you. That has to be one of the saddest most asymmetric unaesthetic little Xmas trees I have ever seen. Virtually no upper branches the base looks completely uneven the central branch bends inexplicably to the right but the crown and glory? It's the dead miniature polar bear, I say dead because it would only plant itself there like that if it was dying or dead. On that tree I am guessing it went there to die.
 
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Andy Resnick said:
Heh.. nope. I put a mask in front of the lens. Optics!
OK, so it's the Fourier transform of "Radioactive material" warning signs. :smile:
 
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Andy Resnick said:
Andy Resnick said:
Heh.. nope. I put a mask in front of the lens. Optics!
Love it, thought I'd clicked on 'our beautiful universe' for a second!
 
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jtbell said:
That was just a subjective observation btw. No offense intended, hopefully some of my Manchester humour came through. We are a dark lot but with good hearts. Merry Xmas.
 
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jtbell said:
pinball1970 said:
I am liking this because I feel sorry for you.
I liked it for its purity. All essentials are there in a somewhat minimalized way. One can even say it carries an important message this way.
 
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We call it our "Charlie Brown Christmas tree." :oldsmile:

Of course, it's artificial. The rest of the year, we keep it in a box along with our other Christmas decorations. The tree is a bit too tall for the box, so the top got bent over. We're simply too lazy to straighten it out!
 
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jtbell said:
We call it our "Charlie Brown Christmas tree."
How about "Woodstock's nest"?
 
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Final few hours to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.
 
  • #22
a dwarf tree means low prices:smile:
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