The theme for this contest is "Spring". Whatever signifies spring to you is possible material for this contest.

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. Previous photos 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.


Important dates and poll info:
Entries must be submitted to this thread no later than Friday, April 14th @ 4:59pm EST. The poll will start on Friday, April 14th @ 5pm EST and will allow again for multiple votes. The poll will close at 5pm on Monday April 17th. In the event of a tie, we will have a lightning round of voting from 5:01 to 12:00pm EST where people get one vote.

These changes should give everyone more time to work on their entries and will also let voters give kudos to a few of their favorites instead of only picking one winner.

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.

Good luck everyone!

 

Sweet...and I just happen to be going hiking later today...with camera in tow

 

Let me ask for a clarification to the rules.

I've had an Idea for a picture for the last few days, from my last hike.

Must entries be a single frame? What are thoughts on seamless panoramics?

 

if your pan measures 800x600 go nuts. heh

 

dude you are teh suck :annnoyed:

I will figure out a way around this

 

 

LOL...

and this an "Architect's Perspective"

My Major was Architecture, but it was a little too "art-sy" for me.

 

I wish there was more time to get a better shot. Oh well.

"Full Bloom"

 

The grass isn't even green here yet. Well, this is going to be a tricky one...

 

Heh, the grass here is only green if we water it (against the city's wishes) Mabee a cactus will bloom early.

 

Spring Colors

Width is 807.......bite me.

 

From a couple of years ago. This year it isn't at this point yet (Friends Wife's garden, I would kill all the flowers)

 

Spring is rain. Humidity. Bugs.

Oh wait, I live in Houston. YMMV

 

Just taken today while hiking.

"Spring Showers Over the City"


Yes...I had to shrink the fuck out of this to 800px

So...here is the full size to enjoy

EDIT: Resizing....will have to make a new post.

Its HUGE

 

Here is the smaller, full size version...much easier to see.

http://homepage.mac.com/davidspeck/....%20Angeles.jpg

 

[in napoleon dynamite voice] i like your seams, they're real big [/napoleon]

Actually I really only notice a couple, LOL, great picture, i need a spot in NYC with a view like that!

 

Funny thing is some of the darker rainy areas look like they might be seams...but they arent...its really just the bad weather from far away.

 

just for the record, I'm gonna be postin' one of those 2...

oh yea.. looks nice.

 

luv that smog....

oh yea... nice pic, style pts for including the Hollywood sign...

 

thats cool

 

In all seriousness, can you extend the deadline until May 1st? Im going to Dublin the week before and I hear it's sorta green there.

 

Thanks.

I've been going back and looking again...and apparently the Canon photostitch software i was using really kills image resolution/clarity....gonna have to play around.

 

Prickly Flower

Coudn't find any blooming cacti yet. This one is from a year ago or so.

 

my vote is for this right now, i still haven't posted my own entry, i'm more of a cityscape kinda guy, but i'm gonna try

 

The Watchman

 

"The Desert of Green"

 

 

^ No fair

Colorado Mountians have the most beautiful skies in the Nation.

 

Hmmm I thought the theme had to be something acurazine represents?

 

"Spring Colors" = Black & White photo?

 

You seriously don't read do you?

Are you ESL or something?

 

How would your picture of a seagull on a street light fulfill that criteria?

 

notice the TL on the bottom right. lol

but yeah this is not an acura themed thread

 

Orange Flowers

 

 

Arizona Fire



(click for larger version)

 

Okay for one thing I didn't notice the top part lol where it said "Spring" I totally skipped that for some reason and just went to this:

Any interpretation of the theme that falls within AcuraZine rules is welcome.
- That's the Rule I am referring to, basically I am just wondering if the photographers should put a caption to clarify their interpretation.

mrsteve
How would your picture of a seagull on a street light fulfill that criteria?
- This is the reason why I was asking about the rule. Notice my title is called "The Watchman," In essence all of us AZiner's are watchmen for the automotive industry, parts, others cars, etc. Sure it is a stretch, but everyone has different interpretations. I'd like to see or know what the artist is thinking. For example the guy who made "spring colors" I see why its black and white basically to create an ironic effect (but hey the artist could have different intentions). Yes there is a TL on the bottom right, the initials of my name...

The Sarlacc
You seriously don't read do you?
Are you ESL or something?
- Okay, My mistake for not clarifying my question and missing a provision of the rules, but before jumping the gun or making any assumptions I fail to see any reason to imply that I am in ESL or somebody who doesn't read. For one thing, maybe I am making an assumption that you meant that comment to be derogatory. My intentions aren't to start up any flames here in any thread, I just want to clarify to prevent misunderstandings.

 

That's a really nice photo, did you meter it yourself or use a camera's spot metering? What exposure setting was it on when you took it?

 

Great panorama shot, did you use a stitching program or have a wide angle lens?

 

Thank you aznt1217. The shot was done as follows:

Canon 20D
Hand held
1/400 sec
F 5.6
Evaluative metering (internal camera metering)
ISO 100
Lens 17-85MM @ 59mm (with Hoya HMC pro UV filter)
RAW capture
A little bit of luck.

That is the uncropped version (just resized) with a small bit of sharpness added and the white balance set to "shade" from within DPP. I took 12 exposures of the sunset at all different levels because I wasn't sure how to capture it correctly. That was the best one of the bunch.