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Big_B
29th of May 2006 (Mon), 12:49
Water is full of amsaing photo opportunities - lets see what you can do with them! :D Thanks to JimmyG for the idea.


Please make sure you have read and understood all the rules before submitting your photos.


Remember, everyone is welcome to join in. You don't need to be an expert or to have a fancy camera, this is all just about having fun and, through that, getting better at photography.

Just please make sure you've read all the rules before sending in your pictures.

As per usual, you may submit up to two photos for this competition.

Good luck everyone! :grin:




RULES


1) The contest will run for approximately two weeks and will end on 14th June, 2006 at 8:00AM GMT.


2) You can submit up to two pictures, and change these if you wish up to the time that the competition ends.


3) Post processing - nothing that substantially changes the original composition of the image. Click here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=96180)for clarification.


4) Photos must be no larger than 800 pixels at the longest dimension and a maximum of 200k. Click here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=663519&postcount=26) for help on this.


5) No framing of pictures, text or copyright notices. This is to ensure anonymity but please remember that copyright continues to remain within the photographer.

6) This competition is a learning experience so we ask you, where possible, to take photos espeically for the contest.

7) At the end of the competition, a separate thread will be started to seek the votes of forum members over the period of 1 week. The person with the most votes will be declared the winner.

:cool: The winner will be recorded in the Hall of Fame (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=84118)

Please be patient with me if it takes one or two days for me to get submissions posted.


Finally, please ensure that you have read this post fully and understand the rules prior to sending


Submitting your photo
SEND PHOTOS TO: POTNContest at gmail dot com
Note: Please allow up to 48 hours for your photo to post. If it is not posted within this time frame please send me a note via this forum.
TITLE All e-mails "Water." If the e-mail subject is not titled as such, I will not open the attachment and you will not be entered into the contest!
Please submit photos in the format "username_0x.jpg", where x is the number of the submission (i.e. 1 or 2).
Please submit a TITLE with your picture along with the DATE it was taken.
Additionally a brief explanation if needed to emphasise how this photo meets the theme. VIEW PHOTOS AT: http://canondigitalphotographycontests.fotopic.net/ (http://canondigitalphotographycontests.fotopic.net/)

Note: The POTN Photographer of the Year contests are entirely separate from this one, so different rules apply.
Carzee
29th of May 2006 (Mon), 17:58
Water does sound good.

I have an unfair advantage: my May club competion was 'Water' as well and the variety of interpretation by the judges/voters was 'interesting' to say the least.

The judge in that comp stipulated that the subject was 'Water' - he pointed out some entries where the photo had some water either in fgrd or bgrd but the focal point, the story of the photo was not 'Water'.

Photos of water skiers and surfers were a problematic because the photo would have to be captured a moment depicting the drama, "the awesome power of the wave" or whatever, rather than just how neat a feeeling it is to ride the water.. Also landscapes and seascapes in particular skate a fine line in his opinion. Eg; an Alaskan touristy photo of icebergs and glaciers is technically meeting the subject right on target; but is it gonna impress and/or take out the contest when its compared/judged against another entry that has an imaginative photo depicting a macro of a splash or something.

Anyway -this should generate a wide and surprising range of photos and be a good 'un!
Big_B
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 02:15
Did they manage to come up with a neat definition of 'water'?
Carzee
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 02:33
Well he pointed to the world famous -now cliche- dramatic photo of the base of a lighthouse being pounded by foaming sea from all sides.

http://www.alphapix.com/Images/lajument022p.jpg

He said if there was action, it was to be action by the water, of the water, for the water. Flooding water, falling water, water fountains, boiling water, erosive water, tidal waves, blah blah are all fine.

But are we gonna worry about it?
BillsBayou
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 09:11
Given the open nature of the voting, the winning photo may not even be one that meets the strictest sense of the competition's theme. Perhaps a parched riverbed with a well placed cow skull would meet the criteria in that the scene was caused by the absence of water? If it's a striking enough photo, it could be a contender.
B-Brother
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 17:28
Sounds nice contest, water is everywhere, even as tears ?? :p
Tundrasport
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 17:39
This should be right up my alley as I'm a hydrogeologist, unfortunatly all the water I deal with is underground! You have me keeping my eyes open again! Any plans to follow up with Air, Fire and Earth? Thanks again for putting this together!
mbze430
30th of May 2006 (Tue), 22:31
Given the open nature of the voting, the winning photo may not even be one that meets the strictest sense of the competition's theme. Perhaps a parched riverbed with a well placed cow skull would meet the criteria in that the scene was caused by the absence of water? If it's a striking enough photo, it could be a contender.

I agree.
Big_B
31st of May 2006 (Wed), 01:49
He said if there was action, it was to be action by the water, of the water, for the water. Flooding water, falling water, water fountains, boiling water, erosive water, tidal waves, blah blah are all fine.

But are we gonna worry about it?

No, we'll stick with an open definition and let the voters decide what qualifies.

The first two photos are now online :)
Neilyb
31st of May 2006 (Wed), 08:59
I will be entering....oh yes I will.....I love the theme!
SWPhotoImaging
31st of May 2006 (Wed), 13:59
. . . .Anyway -this should generate a wide and surprising range of photos and be a good 'un!

No doubt, Carzee.

The topic could be "A single can of Diet Coke on a white sheet of paper in a dark room, shot at ISO 200 in color with side lighting", and there would still be a "surprising range of photos" here. Sometimes I want to ask the photo poster just how their photo fits the topic, because it's that far from what I interpreted the topic to be that I can't see it.

I think some "very specific" competition topics would actually be fun, because although they initially sound fairly concise, there are so many ways to visualize it.

Like: "An Egg"

Not "a dozen eggs", or "some eggs", or "eggs", or even "a chicken egg", or "a raw egg", or "a whole egg".

Just: "An Egg"

I bet that would result in 50 different interpretations.
Tundrasport
31st of May 2006 (Wed), 15:33
No doubt, Carzee.

The topic could be "A single can of Diet Coke on a white sheet of paper in a dark room, shot at ISO 200 in color with side lighting",.

Hmmmm.......I think I'll use a can of caffine free diet coke in an orgami boat (white of course!) sitting in a pan of fixer, in a "darkroom" with lighting provided by 52 bulbs from an old sign off of the Vegas strip that used to be on the "side" of a building! :p
Citizensmith
1st of June 2006 (Thu), 00:39
Hmmmm.......I think I'll use a can of caffine free diet coke in an orgami boat (white of course!) sitting in a pan of fixer, in a "darkroom" with lighting provided by 52 bulbs from an old sign off of the Vegas strip that used to be on the "side" of a building! :p

Caffeine free, umm, eww. Thats just nasty. :)
Big_B
1st of June 2006 (Thu), 02:16
Two more photos online :D
Transportithere
2nd of June 2006 (Fri), 00:03
I say "BRING IT"!!!
Big_B
2nd of June 2006 (Fri), 01:49
:lol:
Big_B
5th of June 2006 (Mon), 00:55
More photos online :D
Big_B
7th of June 2006 (Wed), 02:33
10 more photos online :D
SWPhotoImaging
8th of June 2006 (Thu), 08:53
So far, I see one standout sure winner . . .

Wish I could find something that I liked for this theme. Hopefully by the closing date I can come up with something to enter anyway.
leaveit
10th of June 2006 (Sat), 00:44
So far, I see one standout sure winner . . .

Wish I could find something that I liked for this theme. Hopefully by the closing date I can come up with something to enter anyway.

Care to share which one that is...:lol:
SWPhotoImaging
10th of June 2006 (Sat), 20:43
Nope ;)
Big_B
11th of June 2006 (Sun), 04:07
10 new photos online :)
leaveit
11th of June 2006 (Sun), 10:55
Nope ;)

LOL didnt think soo...at least i tried. ;)
Carzee
13th of June 2006 (Tue), 20:04
Wow, some terrific shots are in this one.

(No pix from me -I'm off line ATM waiting on my pc to be fixed. Gonna get a UPS this time...)
Big_B
14th of June 2006 (Wed), 00:13
Everyone has been very busy submitting photos for the competition. I just uploaded another 25 :shock: :)
DreDaze
15th of June 2006 (Thu), 18:09
don't know if i made it in on time...i think i thought about the topic on this one too much...and ended up making it seem a lot harder than it really was...oh well...hopefully i can get a few votes
BillsBayou
16th of June 2006 (Fri), 06:43
don't know if i made it in on time...i think i thought about the topic on this one too much...and ended up making it seem a lot harder than it really was...oh well...hopefully i can get a few votes

Speaking of votes.....

Big_B must be too busy to start the voting. :D
Big_B
17th of June 2006 (Sat), 10:42
Sorry all it's been a manic week at work. All the photos are now online and I've started the voting.

DreDaze - I think you forgot to attach the photos to your email.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182001