VOTE Photo Contest Group 2 - Bad Picture 3

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest where participants are asked to vote for the picture that best embodies the theme of a "bad picture." The conversation includes reflections on the submitted images, personal voting choices, and humorous commentary on the nature of the contest.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express amusement at the concept of winning for a "bad" picture, with one noting their preference for Evo's photo featuring "weird magical squirrels and bunny."
  • One participant humorously admits to voting for themselves, acknowledging the absence of a photo in their submission.
  • Another participant reflects on the unexpected qualities of Evo's photo, describing it as "magical" and noting that it reveals more upon closer inspection.
  • A participant shares a personal anecdote about a museum visit, drawing parallels between the experience of viewing abstract art and the qualities of Evo's photo, suggesting that it requires contemplation to appreciate fully.
  • There is a mention of a specific artist, J.M.W. Turner, in relation to the discussion of abstract art and perception.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a lighthearted agreement on the theme of the contest and express enjoyment in the submissions, but there is no consensus on which picture is the best representation of the theme.

Contextual Notes

Some comments reflect personal biases and subjective experiences, which may influence participants' voting choices. The discussion includes references to specific images and personal anecdotes that may not be universally understood without access to the images themselves.

VOTE PF Photo Contest Group 2 - Bad Picture 3

  • [blank]

    Votes: 2 9.1%

  • Zenparticle

    Votes: 2 9.1%

  • ~christina~

    Votes: 2 9.1%

  • Evo

    Votes: 10 45.5%

  • ZapperZ

    Votes: 4 18.2%

  • Borek

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Alex:)

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • Andre

    Votes: 1 4.5%
  • Total voters
    22
  • Poll closed .
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This is the second polling group for this contest. Please vote for the picture that best represents the intent of the theme, which is a bad picture.

1. rewebster
[no picture ]

2. Zenparticle
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/9756/picture082pk0.jpg

3. ~christina~
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/7330/e314152e1445dd4502db9a4kd5.jpg

4. Evo
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/417/camerapictures295ae1.jpg

5. ZapperZ
IMG_9141.jpg


6. Borek
Photo34.jpg


7. Alex:)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3827/policeqs6.jpg

8. Andre
foutefuut.jpg


https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=248137"

Zz.
 
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hehe, the first picture (rewebster) turns out to be mine - the one I canceled. Probably it sneaked in his message as a quote... please update.
 
Ooops!

Zz.
 
Landslide going on here.
 
please forgive me, everyone, I voted for myself [blank]---I just had to
 
rewebster said:
please forgive me, everyone, I voted for myself [blank]---I just had to

Yeah, that's pretty bad to not even have a photo. :biggrin: Though, I think I have to go with Evo's weird magical squirrels and bunny photo.
 
Moonbear said:
Yeah, that's pretty bad to not even have a photo. :biggrin: Though, I think I have to go with Evo's weird magical squirrels and bunny photo.

(that was really my favorite, too)


It's a wonderful thing that you (someone) can 'win' for being 'bad'
 
rewebster said:
(that was really my favorite, too)


It's a wonderful thing that you (someone) can 'win' for being 'bad'
Thank you to everyone that has voted for my evil bunny and squirrels so far. It's so nice that Zz finally had a category that I could have a fair chance at. <sniff> Even if I don't win, at least it's nice to know that some people cared enough to vote. (your GOOBF cards are in the mail)

I almost deleted that picture because at first all I saw was the blur. The squirrel caught mid air was really a surprise.
 
Evo said:
I almost deleted that picture because at first all I saw was the blur. The squirrel caught mid air was really a surprise.

Good heavens. The longer I stare at that photo, the more I see. It is magical.
 
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GeorginaS said:
Good heavens. The longer I stare at that photo, the more I see. It is magical.

the 'poster' episode from Seinfeld
 
  • #11
Less than 2 days left to vote in the first round of this contest.

Zz.
 
  • #12
GeorginaS said:
Good heavens. The longer I stare at that photo, the more I see. It is magical.

There were some paintings like that in the museum when I visited the other day. It's a special exhibit...I'll have to look up the name of the artist, because it wasn't one I was familiar with before and now don't remember it. Something starting with a T, I think. A lot of the paintings didn't really interest me at all in spite of the gallery being amazingly crowded with people who must have found something interesting in them. They were pretty ordinary looking landscapes and seascapes. But, near the end of the collection, there was a wall of paintings that at first glance looked something like Evo's photo, just blurs of paint. I almost just walked right on past thinking there was nothing of interest to me in blurs of paint (I was also hungry by then, and they keep moving walls in the museum, so I was once again lost trying to find the cafeteria when I stumbled upon this exhibit, so was kind of rushing through). Then, I just happened to stare at one a bit longer in my slightly unfocused daze of hunger and annoyance at the crowds and maze of galleries, and I started to notice more in the painting, a building, a person. It was all very cool once I realized they were done in a way that you had to stare at it a while to see what was really the subject of the painting, just like Evo's magical photo here. :biggrin: Evo could be a famous artist! (Or maybe I was just so hungry I was starting to hallucinate. :rolleyes:)

Edit: The artist was J.M.W. Turner.