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Old 12-12-2006, 04:04 PM
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** AcuraZine Photo Contest #10 **

Posting this well in advance just to increase awareness and give everyone ample opportunity to think about the project, develop/cultivate ideas, and come up with a product. Looking forward to seeing many entries on this one. Let's see what you can come up with! Let yourself go!

The theme of this contest is "Architectural Abstraction" - as chosen by srika.

The rules for this contest are as follows:

- Any interpretation of the theme that falls within AcuraZine rules is welcome.
- You must be the person that took the photo.
- Try your best to use a *NEW* photo (ideally, that you are taking FOR this contest).
- Previous photos, while discouraged, are acceptable (as long as you are the one that captured the image).
- One submission per contest.
- Images must be no larger than 800px in any direction. Links to larger images are allowed but you must have one that is under 800px for the poll.
- All contestants must host their own pictures.
- All pictures must have a title.
- While post processing in photoshop is allowed, adding or removing parts of the picture is not. In the event a photo is suspected to be "photochopped" the contestant will be asked to provide the original picture.


Timeline and poll info:

Entries must be submitted to this thread no later than Wednesday, January 31st 2007 @ 4:59pm CST.
The poll will start on Wednesday, February 1st 2007 @ 5pm CST and will allow again for multiple votes.
The poll will close on Wednesday, February 8th 2007 @ 5pm CST.
In the event of a tie, we will have a lightning round of voting from 5:01 to 12:00pm CST where people get one vote.

As always, the contest winner gets to choose the theme for the next contest and the honor of creating the thread for it. They will also be recorded in the official "AcuraZine Photo Contest Hall of Fame" thread.
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how very.......... abstract
Old 12-12-2006, 10:37 PM
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love it dawg. I had to sit and think for a minute about what I was looking at - I mean I figured it was the Arch, but even knowing that it still looked odd, because it looked like the corner of a building - my mind didn't register the sky in between because it looked like a reflection. BEAUTY.
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thanks! without the title i am not sure if people would know what it was, but that's why i love the pic.
Old 12-13-2006, 09:32 AM
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^^Very cool, and definitely abstract.
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey

I like the repetition and symmetry. Looks good J.


And I'm really diggin' the arch one. Great job on both!
Old 12-14-2006, 06:30 AM
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very artistic people.. looks good
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Nice pics CC and Virus.
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Off to a good start. These shots look good.

How about we post what camera we took it with, and if it's a SLR, what lens and what settings we used to take the photo?
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sure - ideally try to leave the EXIF info in - the 2nd pic above has the info

(save the pic to your computer, rightclick -> properties, Summary tab - click Advanced at the bottom if its not already selected.)
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I lost the EXIF info when I made this pic part of a .mac homepage. I have a EXIF version if anyone cares.

either way here is the EXIF info:
Sony V1
1/1000
f 2.8
7.00 mm
iso 100
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nice pic shiffy!, it gives me a headache...in a good way.
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Originally Posted by virus7
nice pic shiffy!, it gives me a headache...in a good way.
thanks I also did it in sepia.

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i like the b&w...it really brings out the contrast in the sky. actually combining the b&w sky on the sepia would be perfect.
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bump

come on guys only 3 pictures so far and this contest has only been open a month.
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Old 12-26-2006, 01:54 PM
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hey theres a reason this goes til Jan 31st :P
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[QUOTE=srika]hey theres a reason this goes til Jan 31st :P[/QUOTE
boo guess i will have to take another picture.
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only one entry per person, once you enter that's it.

I guess you can switch your entry.
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ill see if i have anything i took from hawaii to post
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Symbol of War, Victory, Arrogance and Peace

Taken with Cannon IXY Digital 500 (Compact Digital Camera) at Trafalgar Square. Didnt have a good camera at the moment..

You can see the pigeon (dove) - Symbol of peace - flying above Trafalgar Square which commemorates the victory on Battle of Trafalgar.


Also, see the larger version at
http://jinserv.no-ip.org/jin/pics/ji001.jpg
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Um, I dont know if a statue could qualify as an architecture....
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it could, if we drink enough booze.
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RevinV12s...not seeing a pic.
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RevinV12s...not seeing a pic.
Sorry guys couldnt sleep because of the noise of the server...
Turned it off for the night and now it's back up again.. (should find better place for my server other than beside my bed... )
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Haven't had a chance to shoot in the past couple of weeks so here is the pic taken not too long ago.


Untrue lines
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Here's a recent one

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All nice pics, but I'm definitely diggin the arch pic... very creative.
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Nice pic, but you need to resize it for the contest. max 800 pixels in any direction
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Oops, sorry 'bout that. Thanks BB
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if i took a new pic on vacation can my other one be deleted.
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we want to see your best effort - if you think you've taken a picture thats better, sure, swing it by. I think someone did that already in here anyhow.
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I plan on having a submission in the next couple of days. I took several shots in and around London with this contest in mind. Just need to shift through, make some tweaks and decide which to enter.
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Originally Posted by moeronn
I plan on having a submission in the next couple of days. I took several shots in and around London with this contest in mind. Just need to shift through, make some tweaks and decide which to enter.
I vote slide pic!!
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cool pic Crazy88, something about it hurts my head after staring at it for too long


.....you might try rotating it by like 1* CCW
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damn, I have a place in mind... but it's sooooooooo far away... It's the first time I'm actually considering entering one of these contests too...


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