What Makes a Photo Sharp?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Sharp," where participants are invited to submit digital photos that fit the theme. The conversation includes contest rules, submission guidelines, and various interpretations of the theme through submitted photos.

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  • Contest-related
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Main Points Raised

  • The contest allows any digital or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme, with specific size and editing restrictions outlined by the contest organizer.
  • One participant shares a photo taken from an airplane window, describing the view and mentioning the airline logo as part of the "sharp" theme.
  • Several participants express confusion or curiosity about the lack of a pinned post for the contest thread.
  • Other contributions include humorous or abstract interpretations of "sharp," such as references to a microwave and broken glass.
  • A reminder is issued about the final day for photo submissions, encouraging participants to act quickly.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the contest rules and theme but express differing interpretations of what constitutes a "sharp" photo. There is no consensus on the necessity of pinning the thread, as some participants question it while others assert it is pinned.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes various interpretations of the theme, which may lead to differing opinions on what qualifies as a suitable submission. Additionally, the humor and light-heartedness in some posts may reflect a broader understanding of the theme beyond strict photographic criteria.

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Our theme this week is titled "Sharp". I'll leave it at that.

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.

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Sorry for a little reflection, the best I could do through an airplane window. I think this was a flight from Qatar to Switzerland. Airline map said this was somewhere above Kyrgyzstan and the mountain ranges around that area. You can actually see the Oryx logo of Qatar Airways on the "sharp" wing.
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BTW, why isn't this pinned?
 
lekh2003 said:
BTW, why isn't this pinned?

Sure it is :wink:
 
Borek said:
Sure it is :wink:
Damn mentors...
 
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a SHARP Microwave
(chicken bones may explode into sharp splinters)
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Broken glass (flaked obsidian):

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Final day to submit your photo for this contest. Look sharp!

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