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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Sharp Corners," where participants share their photographs that best represent the theme. The conversation includes submissions, inquiries about locations, and comments on the quality and characteristics of the photos.

Discussion Character

  • Contest-related
  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Participants discuss the contest rules, including photo submission guidelines and restrictions on editing.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about what constitutes "sharp corners" in their submissions.
  • One participant shares a photo of a fluorite crystal, explaining the technical aspects of the shot.
  • Another participant comments on a photo that resembles a drawing, prompting questions about its subject.
  • There are discussions about the locations of submitted photos, with one participant identifying a location in Norway.
  • Participants share light-hearted banter about their chances of winning based on others' submissions.
  • One participant mentions a local transportation issue related to road safety, connecting it to the theme of sharp corners.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in sharing and discussing their photos, but there is no consensus on what specifically qualifies as a "sharp corner." The discussion remains open-ended with various interpretations of the theme.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty regarding the theme's interpretation and the suitability of their photos, indicating a lack of clarity in the contest's thematic boundaries.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, contest participants, and those interested in thematic photo challenges may find this discussion relevant.

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Sharp Corners[/color][/size]

Our theme this week is titled "Sharp Corners". Your photo must have, as its main subject something that represents our theme as clearly as possible.

Good luck!

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 650 x 490 or 490 x 650 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[/QUOTE]

Zz.
 
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Hum... no sharp corners?

Zz.
 
marzena_Sharp_Corners1.jpg


First sharp corner :smile:
 
Sharp corners aren't so sharp at 16x... I'm working on it.
 
I have some better examples than this.. but I'll save em for a rainy day.
100_0844.jpg


Beautiful shot marzena. Where is the location?
 
redpenguin said:
Where is the location?

It is Porsangerfjord in Norway.
 
Another difficult decision- I picked this one because it looks more like a drawing than a photo.

[PLAIN]http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5526/dsc4227t.jpg
 
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Andy Resnick said:
Another difficult decision- I picked this one because it looks more like a drawing than a photo.

What is it?
 
[PLAIN]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8877/p10201077.jpg

Just ignore the sun. :biggrin:
 
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KrisOhn said:
What is it?

(part of) a fluorite crystal. I was waving the light around and happened to get a specular reflection off the front face. The lens is a 25mm Luminar.
 
  • #11
marcin_sharp_corner.jpg
 
  • #12
You have a sharp mind Borek... :biggrin:
 
  • #13
The county department of transportion put the curb on one side because people were running down over the hill. Now drivers stay well away from the curb and go around the blind corner in the middle of the road.

They finally put a warning sign up but only from one direction:bugeye:

ru8x13.jpg
 
  • #14
Last day to submit a photo for this contest! Look sharp!

Zz.
 
  • #15
2yyrvjn.jpg
 
  • #16
Cool Andre, now I have no chance of wining this contest! :biggrin:What kind of upside down looking flower is this? Nice.
 
  • #17
drizzle said:
Cool Andre, now I have no chance of wining this contest! :biggrin:


What kind of upside down looking flower is this? Nice.

Hi drizzle, it's a Solanum dulcamara and a bit of dew. Careful, very poisonous.
 
  • #18
Thanks Andre. Bittersweet, sounds good.
 

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