Photo Contest - Salute Pluto (7/18-7/24)

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This thread discusses a photo contest themed "Salute Pluto," in honor of the New Horizons mission's encounter with Pluto. The scope includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and participant engagement regarding photo submissions related to the sky.

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Main Points Raised

  • The contest invites any digital photo of the sky, including clouds, sun, moon, and planets, with specific rules for submission.
  • Photos must be resized to dimensions of 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 pixels, and only minimal adjustments to brightness and contrast are allowed.
  • Participants are instructed to upload their photos to external servers and link them in the contest thread.
  • Only one photo submission per member is permitted, and once submitted, it cannot be changed unless withdrawn.
  • At the end of the contest, a poll will be conducted for members to vote on their favorite photo.
  • Photos must be original works taken by the submitting member, and previously submitted photos cannot be reused in future contests.
  • Non-submission photos should not be posted in the contest thread to avoid disqualification.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and submission guidelines, with no evident disagreement or competing views expressed in the thread.

Contextual Notes

The discussion is limited to the rules and procedures of the photo contest, with no exploration of the theme's significance or related astrophysical concepts.

Who May Find This Useful

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

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Salute Pluto!

In honor of New Horizons' encounter with Pluto, we will look up for this week's contest. The sky is the limit, so any photo of our wide-open sky will do. This includes clouds, sun, moon, planets, etc...

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. 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.

Zz.
 
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Final day to submit your photo for this contest.

Zz.