June 2008 Monthly Photography Contest

alfa147x

Lifer
Jul 14, 2005
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Welcome to monthly contest #13!
I thought that the whole camera phone theme would work because who doesn't have one ?
New email address to keep things organized: alfa.photocontest (at) gmail.com

Good Clicking!
~Alfa147x

Winners!

Anything goes:
4 CurtOien

Alternative Perspectives:
1 randomlinh

Transportation:
2 cputeq




I tried my best doing a small description of the pictures, hope it helps


June Anything
June Alternative Perspectives
June Transportation




As always, feel free to use this thread to suggest themes for next month's contest.
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  • Congratulations to CurtOienfor winning the April 2008 "Anything" contest!
  • Congratulations to virtuamike for winning the May 2008 "Human" contest!

    Past Winners

    Password to galleries: atcontest



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    June Contest Dates:
    • Photo must be taken between June 1 - 30, 2008.
    • Photo must be submitted by end of day, June 30, 2008.
    • Voting begins the morning of July 1, 2008, and will run through the evening of July 6, 2008 .
    • Winner to be announced at the end of voting.
    Primary June 2008 Contest Theme:
    • "Transportation"
      • Planes , Trains and automobiles.. or just about anything that moves...
      • Lets see how creative you can be
    Secondary June 2008 Contest Theme:
    • "Alternative Perspectives"
      • Trying to be as vague as possible for this one
      • There are always more the one way to look at a scene
    Tertiary June 2008 Contest Theme:
    • "Anything Goes"
      • I liked the idea of people taking a picture and it being a awesome shot but it not fitting in any category
      • Please keep the pictures SAFE FOR WORK ;)
    The General Rules:
    • Submitted photos must easily pertain to the contest subject matter.
    • Contest eligible pictures MUST be taken within the dates stated for this month's contest.
    • Only one submitted photo per entrant per catagory
    • Full EXIF info is strongly suggested to be retained with any submitted picture. I am ceasing to make this a requirement, due to the fact that this is merely a fun and no-prize contest.
    • Submitted photos must abide by forum rules (which basically means no nudity)
    Post-Processing Rules:
    • We are now going to dispense with any PP rules. Anything is allowed, but I still want to discourage the following:
      • Try to refrain from turning your photo into "graphic art".
      • I would like to discourage major cloning and photo transplants.
    Submission Rules:
    • Each person is given until the time that I put up the voting to submit their picture. Polls are usually erected the morning of the start date of voting.
    • Smallest picture size available to submit will be limited to 1200 pixels on the smallest side. This gives everyone with atleast a 2MP camera a chance to enter. (Any arguements on this one?) - UPDATE: If anyone has any problems with this, we can dispense with this rule. Now that I think about it, any full-size originals you submit to me will be available for anyone here to grab.
    • Please submit JPG's only! (Highest quality setting for JPG is suggested to reduce compression artifacts.)
    • Your final entry can be made at any time between the start of the contest itself until the submission deadline stated above.
    • Each member will have only ONE chance to submit a final entry for the contest. Once you submit, that is it.
    Submitting Your Entry:
    • There will be two ways to get your photo to me:
      • Email your photo to alfa.photocontest (at) gmail.com, and BE SURE to include your username in the body of the email. Sometimes I've had to go back and references people's profiles on here with the email address. Luckily I've not had any problems yet with matching photos to users without having to send emails back and forth. Please send a PM indicating an email has been sent just incase it's put in the spam folder.
      • PM me with a link to your full-size photo on the web.
    Voting:
    • Voting will begin at the date stated at the start of this thread.
    • The gallery will be available to view at all times as pictures are added throughout the contest, however all final entries will be posted in this thread with links, along with a poll at the top of the thread.
    • Voting will stay open until the deadline.
    Prizes:
    • Due to the nature of the contest being ran by regular members, there are no prizes to be offered. You will only gain the satisfaction of being chosen by the members of Anandtech as the best in this month's theme.
    • If any prizes are able to be given away in any future contests, I will be sure to outline the details. If you do not see mention of a prize, then assume there isn't one.
    Errors/Omissions:
    • I try my best to keep everything organized on my end in regards to picture submissions and the names of users that submitted those. If you find any errors, PLEASE let me know so I may correct them. I've not been told that I've linked to wrong pictures, or labeled pictures with the wrong usernames yet, so I must be doing something right. But that's the last thing I want is giving credit for a photo to the wrong person.


    ~thanks Cienja for finding the error ;)
 

randomlinh

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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linh.wordpress.com
Originally posted by: punchkin
I won't be entering. The contests here are just too mickey-mouse, sorry.

a) too mickey mouse? why not add a suggestion of the direction you'd like to see it going.

b) at the heart of it, this is anandtech, very few folks are hardcore hobbyists.
 

Fardringle

Diamond Member
Oct 23, 2000
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I thought that the whole camera phone theme would work because who doesn't have one ?
I thought it was an interesting idea, but I just don't have a way to transfer pictures from my phone to a computer.

I'll try to have something to submit this month. :)
 

Krioni

Golden Member
Feb 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Fardringle
I thought it was an interesting idea, but I just don't have a way to transfer pictures from my phone to a computer.

Could you send the pic(s) as a picture message to your own email address?
 

Krioni

Golden Member
Feb 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Fardringle
Maybe, but I don't have (and don't want) a data plan on my phone. :)

Typically if you don't have a data plan, it will be charged as a Picture or Text message... usually about 5 or 10 cents each.

Just a thought.
 

jpeyton

Moderator in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones
Moderator
Aug 23, 2003
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Originally posted by: punchkin
I won't be entering. The contests here are just too mickey-mouse, sorry.
The monthly photo contest here is hardcore, cutthroat, baby-killing competition.

Originally posted by: randomlinh
b) at the heart of it, this is anandtech, very few folks are hardcore photography hobbyists.
Fixed. And word.
 

alfa147x

Lifer
Jul 14, 2005
29,307
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106
ok all galleries are updated if your picture or pictures are not there PM or email me you have 12 hours before polls go up
 

DrPizza

Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
Mar 5, 2001
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www.slatebrookfarm.com
I missed the opportunity for one of those photos that would circulate forever on the internet:

A horse-drawn Amish buggy... towing a motorboat
 

alfa147x

Lifer
Jul 14, 2005
29,307
106
106
Winners!

Anything goes:
4 CurtOien

Alternative Perspectives:
1 randomlinh

Transportation:
2 cputeq