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SO Photography Contest Discussion!!

ocean said:
What is HDR?

We've had rounds where we allowed edits.....
We can always discuss having more with edits allowed :)
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I'm inclined to agree with this, rather than allowing them every round... reason being that it gives those people who have mad processing skills an unfair advantage of those who love taking photos, and take good photos, however don't have the same knowledge (or software).
 
cletus said:
Subjects still to be covered:

2 Legs - cletus
70's, 80's, 90's - NinjaDan
7 Heavenly Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice, Fortitude, Charity, Hope, and Faith - fizzle
A turning point - panic in paradise
Abandoned Buildings - _Keaton (last done July 2010)
Abstract - fizzle
Absurdity - dtta
Action - SA
Ambiguity - ryanlaughlin
Anachronism - n3ophy7e
Architechture - n3ophy7e
Attraction - IAMTHOUGHTS
Balance - cletus
Beauty and the Beast - Bearlove
Belligerent - L2R
Bicycles (for Bicycle Day ;)) - skyHiGuy
Bizzare - Bearlove
Branding (not as in body modification) - Bearlove
Butterflies - numbtar
Carousels - fizzle
Cash/Coins - numbtar
Castles - felix
Chaos- Simply Live
City - n3ophy7e
Clashing colours - n3ophy7e
Color - fizzle
Colorfulness - mindtools
Communications - dtta
Computer - L2R
Concrete - felix
Confusion - dtta
Contentment - ocean
Cooking - Bearlove
Craft - cletus
Crime Scene Creation (fake obviously!!) - tribal girl
Cute - Bearlove
Cycles [as in recurring] - dtta
Death - Pillthrill
Death and/or Decay - Bearlove
Desire - skillz~4~thrillz
Doubles - Thizzerfershizzer
Earth Connection - mr p
Emergency! (vehicles, fires, lifeboats, people etc.) - felix
Emptiness - ocean
Failure - dtta
Family - n3ophy7e
Fantasy - pennywise
Fauna - Bearlove
Feast/festival- Jamshyd
Flash photography - cletus
Flora - Bearlove
Fragility - Samadhi
Funfairs - Bearlove
Fungi - Bearlove
Futility = Samadhi
Glory - Jamshyd
Grandeur - ryanlaughlin
Gravity - IAMTHOUGHTS
Green (ecologically friendly) - spork
Green (colour/color) - Bearlove
Gross - Bearlove
Growth - ocean
Hair - Bearlove
History - L2R
Hope - ocean
Iconography - pennywise
Imagination - IAMTHOUGHTS
Indecisiveness - panic in paradise
Innocent - L2R
Inspired By A Painting or Painter - cletus
Inspired By A Song Title - cletus
Intellect - spork
Isolation - n3ophy7e
Kitchen - n3ophy7e
Laughter - katmeow
Law - IAMTHOUGHTS
Letters C to Z (22 more rounds here!!) - L2R
Lifecycle - ocean
Lifestyles - panic in paradise
Lights - _Keaton
Longing - ocean
Luck - L2R
Macro - Inspired by 8ft-Sativa 's thread!
Magic - L2R
Magnificence - IAMTHOUGHTS
Marketplace - Thizzerfershizzer
Medication - silentangst
Metal - cletus
Motion blur - mindtools
Mundane - Bearlove
Noise - Jamshyd
Nouns - IAMTHOUGHTS
Neophyte - dtta
Nurture - n3ophy7e
Odd - cletus
Old age - mindtools
Outrageous - Jamshyd
Out of Place - _Keaton
Over-edited - mindtools
Panorama - mindtools
Paparazzi - ryanlaughlin
Paranoid - Bearlove
Pets - n3ophy7e
Pinup - _Keaton
Pizza (?) - L2R
Playground - _Keaton
Popular Culture - pennywise
Pray - L2R
Pressure - spork
Public transportation - _Keaton
Real magic - panic in paradise
Relaxation - n3ophy7e
Religion/Spirituality - Simply_Live
Revival - Jamshyd
Road kill - dtta
Salience - Jamshyd
Sea/Ocean - felix
Self-Portrait - _Keaton Current Theme!
Shells- ocean
Silence- ocean
Signs (street signs/billboards/sign posts etc.) - old theme brought back
Skin - NinjaDan
Sports - ryanlaughlin
Sterile - Jamshyd
Strangers - n3ophy7e
Symbols - ocean
That which I am (Tat Tvam Assi) - Jamshyd
Transcend - L2R
Trails- ocean
Treasure - n3ophy7e
Trees - scubagirl200
Turntables - PinkStrawberries
Twisted metal - panic in paradise
Unrequited Love - skillz~4~thrillz
Vertigo - L2R
Wastefulness - Felix
Wealth - Sweet P
Weather - ocean
Wheels - SA
Widescreen - Felix
Wisdom - n3ophy7e
Wish - L2R
Yearning - Jamshyd


For reference or interest, there is a thread with previous rounds & winners right here!
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Let us know if you see any that we have done and need to be removed!
I just went through and deleted a few we've done but I'm gonna have to take a look b/c I feel like we've done a few more!

Keep the suggestions coming!
 
Could we reconsider doing a round for "Drug of Choice" round?
I know there's NDTISO but there have been pictures of drugs submitted to certain rounds before and that was fine.
Maybe don't limit it to just a picture of the drugs and actually include shots that have to do with the drug using lifestyle.

Has the potential to be a great round imo.
 
^No......I'm sorry but I'm gonna shoot that one down.
If there are photos of drugs submitted, please report them.
I let a beer slide a round or two ago and regretted it b/c I feared it would bring up discussion like this.
We will follow the Guidelines, and there are no drugs in SO.

Come up with another one! You come up with great ideas! There has to be another you are excited about!
 
What about "Peace"? I had a look above and in the archive and couldn't find anything.
 
I'm still for a re-do on the BL handle round.
I thought that was fun :)
 
Man, totally came here to request we do a round of indecision, but I see pip was way ahead of me. :p
 
Can we do a revisit of Fire

Also:

  • Sculptures
  • Body parts (A possible *NSFW* round)
  • The elements
  • Double take (Things that made you do a double take8o)
  • Vice (what are yours?)
  • Hospitals
  • Movie titles
  • Frugality
  • Doors/Doorways
  • Bad habits
  • A day in the life of an addict (too much NDTISO?)

Can we do the Pinup round soon?:D
 
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^We did a pin up round once I think.......
We should do it again soon but you gotta gimme time to figure out how to take my own picture :D
 
So, I went ahead and Picked Pin-ups as the third in line for the photo-contest. We had been talking about it, or you guys were, and I thought it would be fitting for my first pick. haha.
 
What has happened? There used to be at least a half dozen entries per contest. Now the weekly contests are lucky to have two. Is it because people have gone off to school, or that they're not outside much because of the colder weather in the northern hemisphere? I'm really curious why people haven't been submitting. :-/

Any theories?
 
I can't speak for everyone else, but I just haven't been able to go out and get shots for any of the contests. :\
 
addictivepersona said:
What has happened? There used to be at least a half dozen entries per contest. Now the weekly contests are lucky to have two. Is it because people have gone off to school, or that they're not outside much because of the colder weather in the northern hemisphere? I'm really curious why people haven't been submitting. :-/

Any theories?
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NEEDS. MOAR. PROMOTION?

i dunno. but you just prompted me to enter one for this week, now i know i have a 33% chance of winning - thanks for the tip off! :D

done.

ALSO - maybe the fucked [insert img] button isn't helping...
 
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Activity in the photo comp threads has definitely decreased in the last few months, which is disappointing. I've been thinking about over the last little while. I know my life has been frenetic for the last few months, and to be honest, posting pics regularly (in any forum) hasn't been high on my list of priorities. I have also noted that a number of the thread's regulars haven't really been around either. Things have settled down now for the most part, and i think with more proactive promotion, the thread will definitely pick up. I do wish the
 
That's a bummer. I'll try and see if I can get around to posting once in a while. :)
 
Perhaps the competition thread could be bounced through a few forums to try to inspire some new posters?
 
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