Photo Contest - Pencil Thin (3/7-3/13)

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The thread centers around a photo contest with the theme "Pencil Thin," where participants are invited to submit photographs of subjects that can be described as long and thin or tall and thin. The discussion includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and some interactions regarding the identification of a specific insect featured in a photo.

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Main Points Raised

  • The contest theme requires participants to submit photos of subjects that fit the "pencil thin" description.
  • Contest rules specify that only one photo per member is allowed, and it must be an original photograph taken by the member.
  • Participants are reminded to resize their photos and are allowed limited adjustments to brightness and contrast.
  • There is a discussion about a photo of an insect, where some participants identify it as a dragonfly, while others clarify it is a damselfly (Calopteryx virgo).
  • A participant asks for the difference between dragonflies and damselflies, leading to a suggestion to consult biology resources for details.
  • Another participant notes the possibility of the insect being Calopteryx splendens, highlighting differences in wing characteristics.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme. However, there is a disagreement regarding the identification of the insect, with multiple viewpoints on whether it is a dragonfly or a damselfly, and the discussion remains unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express a preference for consulting sources before asking questions, indicating a community norm regarding self-research.

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Pencil Thin

The subject of your photo this week must be something long and thin, or tall and thin. It can be anything that can be described as "pencil thin".

Good luck!

Zz.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.

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. These pictures must be something that you took, not something taken off someone else's photo albums or taken by someone else. I have no way of checking if you did this, so we'll go by the honor system.

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. C'mon, I'm sure you have snapped a photo of a supermodel some time before, haven't you?

:)

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Technically it is not a dragonfly, but a damselfly (Calopteryx virgo).
 
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Borek said:
Technically it is not a dragonfly, but a damselfly (Calopteryx virgo).
What is the difference?)
 
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For details you would need to consult biology books (or at least wikipedia). The most easy difference to spot is what they do with their wings at rest - dragonflies have them sticking to sides, damselflies keep them close to the body.

Policy rambling: show an effort. Instead of just asking, consult sources, ask once you can't find anything or you can't understand something. That's the approach we prefer at PF. Answer you are looking for is a google away.
 
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Borek said:
For details you would need to consult biology books (or at least wikipedia). The most easy difference to spot is what they do with their wings at rest - dragonflies have them sticking to sides, damselflies keep them close to the body.

Policy rambling: show an effort. Instead of just asking, consult sources, ask once you can't find anything or you can't understand something. That's the approach we prefer at PF. Answer you are looking for is a google away.
Ok, thank you. Thought that i can simply ask. Next time I'll google smth)
 
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Borek said:
damselfly (Calopteryx virgo).

Could also be the more common Calopteryx splendens (difference is the transparant wing root and wing tips)