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Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe: A Photography Contest
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*door jingles* I thought I told you kids.... Oh, sorry, I thought you were someone else. Welcome to Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe: "We have what you were looking for when you didn't need you were looking for it." Hm? What's that? You have something you think would interest me? Well, I am always looking for intriging new finds. I will warn you though, I have very specific tastes. Only the best will do for my clientele. However, if it really is a fine specimen, I'll make it worth your while... |
Do you have a talent for capturing the unusual? This is the place to share it then. I'm looking for photographs that would fit into two categories: Weird and Wild. For the Weird I want to see anything out-of-the ordinary or spooky that you managed to encounter and photograph. Does your grandmother have a tchotchke that gives you nightmares? Is there a rock formation in your town that looks like Elvis when viewed from a certain angle? Lay it on me. For Wild, I need you to supply me with a seasonal nature photograph - Fall is my favourite time of year and I can't get enough of it. Is there a pastoral landscape that captures the colors of the season perfectly on your way home? Or a farm nearby offering to the public all the charms of the autumn? Get snapping and send it my way. |
TIPS *Use your imagination and trust your gut. If you feel it fits into these categories, it probably does! Don't hold back. *While it's the content of these photographs that is the key here, I do consider photography an art form. A good composition will make deep impression on me every time. Take your time staging the photograph, if you can. Consider light and angles. Potentially of use: Philip Guo - Tips for Casual Digital Photography |
RULES Please follow the TOS and Site rules *I need you to submit 2 photos: Both the photograph that is your entry, and a photograph that proves the work is your own. This proof photograph should have the subject of your entry photograph and your username in it. The best way to do this is to hold a slip of paper with your username on it in front of the subject. To do this, please copy and paste the appropriate form from those in post #7. *you may use filters and do minor editing to your photos -such as adjusting the white balance or altering the focus- but it cannot be extreme. If you use a filter, please include the name of the filter with your entry form. *Make sure you have a reliable way of hosting your photo. If your image or link is broken at the time of the contest's end, it will not be counted. |
PRIZES First prize winner in each category will receive : http://www.menewsha.com/images/items...ac1b02622f.gif An Instant Memories CI and [gold] 5000g. The Runner-up in each category will receive: [gold] 5000g. |
ENTRY FORMS Weird: [SIZE="3"][COLOR="SandyBrown"][FONT="Impact"]That's Weird[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT="Impact"]Username:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Entry:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Proof:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Notes:[/FONT] Wild: [SIZE="3"][COLOR="SandyBrown"][FONT="Impact"]That's Wild[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT="Impact"]Username:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Entry:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Proof:[/FONT] [FONT="Impact"]Notes:[/FONT] |
ENTRIES WeirdWild |
FAQ Wait, I can't get back to the location. What can I do about a proof photo? Perhaps the best way to deal with this is to take a photo of your camera with the entry photo on display, and your username. Obviously you need two cameras for that, so it's not going to work for everyone. If you have an idea of a solution, let me know! |
PLAYLIST Let's have a little extra fun! How about we create a playlist together to reflect the season and our tastes? Share what songs you think should be included in a post and I'll queue them up here! Some of my picks, to get us started: Inspired By this classy youtube playlist Pretty comprehensive... but, I'd say that list is lacking in that it doesn't contain either Verdi's Dies Irae or O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Other possible contenders: U.N. Owen was her? remix (AKA Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz) and The Devil's Trill - both of which are *notoriously* difficult to play and have creepy names. |
SCRAPBOOK Inspiration for costume: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...thTheBride.png Thomas Cooper Gotch's Death the Bride inspiration for thread: https://www.cardcow.com/images/set312/card00634_fr.jpg Seattle's Ye Olde Curiosity Shop |
Well I was planning on entering but the restriction on proof of my photos is kind of dumb. I have one I would try and enter but I took it on an outing with my younger brother to check the place out.
Kind of hurts those of us who take spur of the moment photos and making it so we can't enter. |
These restrictions are not unusual. I've never seen one a photography contest without them, and I've never hosted one without them. It's all part of Mene's stance on plagiarism.
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I understand the plagiarism argument. Is there other possible alternatives we can use to prove we took the photos other than the listed method?
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Well, what do you have in mind? Do you have a photo of yourself at the location? If so you could submit that and a proof photo of you with your username along with the entry.
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No, I don't have a photo of myself at that location. The photo is up on a mountaintop and I did not take any single shot of myself as it was with a DSLR.
Is there any way I can actively prove it was my photo with my camera without having to drive out to the location again? |
I really don't know. Sometimes photos will have an ID number in theme that is unique to the camera - I sometimes see this as an an element of photo posts on tumblr. If you have a tumblr, you could try uploading it to there and see if has that embedded in it. It's usually accessible in the form of a little arrow that becomes visible if you run your cursor over the photo. Clicking on the arrow will get the info to display.
Or if you have two cameras, you could take a photo of the image on the display screen of the camera you took the entry photo with, with your username in that photo. |
Can I stick my face in it for proof? I don't generally carry papers with my username around...but I always have my face!
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Sure, if you also submit a photo of you with your username as well. So like, 3 photos.
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Well I already did the Tumblr thing. So...there's that but i'll do two forms of proof just so we can get this out of the way.
That's Wild Username:APBCole Entry: http://33.media.tumblr.com/1cff930a8...084o1_1280.jpg Proof:Tumblr Proofs Proof:http://i.imgur.com/brOJ99f.jpg Notes:Lightroom Filters: Aged Photo, Vignette 1 |
Thanks dude! I'm glad we were able to work something out :)
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Glad we could as well. Would hate to not be part of this.
And look. A photo of myself after not posting one for a long while and one of muh gaming collectibles(The Snow Chester from Don't Starve). |
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Woohoo! I am so going to do this one! :D
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Oh, I think I have the perfect place to take a picture! [ninja]
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