Photo Contest - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (4/28-5/4)

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This thread centers around a photo contest themed "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," focusing on the submission of photographs of real flowers. Participants are encouraged to share their floral photography, adhering to specific contest rules regarding photo submission and editing.

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Main Points Raised

  • The contest requires real flowers, either cut or still attached to plants, and prohibits fake flowers.
  • Participants must submit only one photo each, which cannot be changed once posted, except for compliance with rules.
  • Photos must meet specific size requirements and can only be edited for brightness and contrast without altering the image significantly.
  • Several participants share their entries, including photos from various locations like the Acharya Jagadis Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden and the San Jose Rose Garden.
  • One participant humorously notes their submission of a humble flower from their chives, contrasting it with more traditionally beautiful flowers.
  • There are expressions of appreciation for the photography skills of other participants, indicating a supportive atmosphere.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme, but there is a variety of interpretations regarding what constitutes a suitable flower photo, as evidenced by the diverse submissions. No significant disagreements are noted regarding the rules themselves.

Contextual Notes

Participants are reminded to check with the contest organizer if they are uncertain about the suitability of their photo submissions, indicating potential gray areas in the rules.

Who May Find This Useful

Photography enthusiasts, particularly those interested in floral photography, and members of the community looking to engage in friendly competition may find this thread useful.

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You Don't Bring Me Flowers

This topic is one of my favorites, and usually brings out some of the most amazing photos for this contest. And since it is the middle of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is time to bring back our theme on Flowers.

Please remember that this must be real flowers, not fake (we don't deal with fake anything in this forum, don't you know?). They can be cut flowers, or flowers still attached to the plant/tree.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.

Zz.
 
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At Acharya Jagadis Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata:

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(Photo edited to meet size requirements.)

Read the full trip report here. Look at posts by "Mousourik". (A link at the bottom of the linked page takes you to the next set of posts.)
 

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Blue bonnet field, Ennis, TX, where Nature imitates French Impressionism.

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The Woodlands, TX
 

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From the San Jose Rose Garden a couple years ago... https://www.sanjoseca.gov/facilities/facility/details/74

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These were the first flowers of the year in my yard.

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Zz.
 

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ZapperZ said:
These were the first flowers of the year in my yard.
Finally, I've waited all the time for a picture of a flower which isn't a show-off!
 
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Final day to show your flowery photos for this contest.

Zz.
 
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Not that I consider them as pretty in the classical Greek sense, but after all those beauties, I simply had to add a humble small flower from my chives - a statement on the common people, oops, flowers.

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Andre said:
You have a beautiful set of photos on your portfolio on Google+. Amazing.
 
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lekh2003 said:
I need to give more than one like..really you are talented in photography...Great job!
 

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