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Wet! The theme this week is "Wet!". That's it. Let's see you run with it. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me...

Seeing Red This week's contest is easy. Your photo must have, as its main subject, something with the color red. The color red is our theme. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray...

It Costs An Arm And A Leg This week, we dive into luxury. Your photo must have, as its main subject, something that is very expensive for its type. For example, a house is significantly more expensive than a pencil, but it doesn't mean that a photo of any house is sufficient. The house must be...

Back To School For many parts of the world, this is the time where children and teens go back to school, and young men and women go back to college. So our theme this week involves schools and universities. Your photo must clearly show something that can be easily identified as a scene at a...

Liquid-Solid Interface No, this contest is not on phase transition. Rather, it focuses on the boundary where a liquid meets a solid, water meets land. So a photo of a seaside beach, or a lakeshore, will qualify. There must be a very clear depiction of this boundary between the "liquid" and the...

SFX For this contest only, we will be suspending Rule #2 on editing and special effects. Go all out in modifying your photo. Add in the special effects that you wish you can do on it. However, your submission must only be of one photo. It must not be a combination or collage of more than one...

Fruits Of Your Labor Your photo must show something that you worked on. This may be something that you grew, something that you cooked, something that you built/assembled, etc. Your off-springs do not count. Neither is a photo of a long solution that you worked on from Jackson. Contest Rules...

Falling Water Exactly what the title says. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first. 2. Please resize your...

Dark Matter Inspired by DennisN's suggestion, this week, our theme is on Dark Matter! The subject will be on inanimate objects that are darker in color, all the way to being black in color. Those objects must be the main subject of your photo. Extra points for those who actually captured...

Christmas In July Yup! Believe it or not, but there are people doing Christmassy stuff in July! Happy Yulefest and Yuletide to our Aussie friends! So this means that for this contest, it will be all Christmas theme! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to...

You Don't Bring Me Flowers We have this theme almost every year, usually in Spring or Summer. So here it is again. The theme is on flowers, real flowers. They may still be attached to the plant/tree, or they may be fresh, cut flowers. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned...

Night Fever Photos for this week's contest must show a night scene. There must be a clear depiction that it is at night. A photo taken indoors with the lights on at night, is not sufficient. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted...

Almost Famous This week, the intention is not for us to be anywhere near a tabloid journal. The topic of this week's contest is photos that has a famous person or celebrity. Certainly, the term famous is subjective, and a person can be famous and well-known only within the local community and...

Murray Gell-Mann The Physics Nobel Laureate and a giant in the field of physics passed away this past May. This contest is a tribute to him. This photo contest is similar to our "Alphabets" photo contest, but this time, using Gell-Mann's name. Your photo must have its main subject with a...

Out On A Limb Our focus this week is on... tree limbs and branches. Seriously! We often had contests where we focused on the whole tree. Often, the limbs and branches are covered by the leaves. This time, we do not want the leave to get in the way. The tree limbs and branches take center...

Train of Thought The theme this week is on TRAINS, the "choo-choo!" kind. This can be a commuter train, a vintage train, a freight train, etc. It cannot be a toy train, a model train, etc... In other words, it must be a real-life train that is either in working condition, or at one point was...

Sci-Fi Our theme this week is on Sci-Fi, i.e. Science Fiction. This can be related to a sci-fi movie (obviously), TV shows, or books. Your photo must have a clear connection to a known sci-fi entity (i.e. it can't be too obscure that you only and one other person in the world who know about...

Wallpaper Submit a photo that is suitable to be used as a Wallpaper for your computers, tablets, and other mobile devices. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're...

Blowing In The Wind The answer is always blowing in the wind. So your photo this week must clearly show your main subject blowing in the wind. Please note that there must be a very clear depiction of something blowing in the wind. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned...

Urban Wildlife Our theme this week is on wildlife that lives among human civilization. Your photo must clearly show, as its main subject, a wildlife in an urban or human civilization. The wildlife must be truly wild, i.e. it is not a captive animal such as in zoos or aquarium. The photo must...

Place Of Worship Based on DrClaude's suggestion, this week's contest is a salute to the iconic Notre Dame cathedral. Your photo must show, as its main subject, a place of worship. This can be a church, a synagogue, a mosque, a temple, etc.. However, it must clearly be an official place of...

Rolling In The Deep Things that roll and in the act of rolling. That's the theme. A picture of a bicycle wheel while the bicycle is being ridden down the street qualifies. A picture of a marble rolling downhill qualifies, etc.. It must be a picture of something that rolls AND in the act of...

The Fog The fog rolls in. Is this a scene from a terrifying movie, or a scene from The Exorcist? Any way you put it, our theme this week is on fogs and foggy day. Let's see whether you were lucky enough to have had snapped photos of a foggy day, or have a chance to encounter such days during...

Fireworks! We haven't had this theme in quite a while, so it is time we revive it once more. Show us your spectacular fireworks photos! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area...

Meat and Potatoes This theme is biased towards western diets of meat and potatoes. Your photo must clearly show BOTH meat and potatoes, either cooked or uncooked. A photo of a cow standing next to some spuds will also qualify. A photo of a cow EATING some potatoes will gain extra love and...

On A Clear Day, You Can See Forever... Couldn't fit the entire phrase for this week's theme in the title, but there it is. Let's see what you can come up with with a theme like that! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within...

Standing On My Own Two Feet The subject of your photo for this week's contest must be on its own two feet. The subject, or subjects, may have only two feet and standing on them (such as a person, a fowl, etc.) or they have more than 2 feet, but the photo shows them standing on only two of them...

Magnetism Hey, after all, this IS the Physics Forums! :-p This week, the main subject of your photo must show something that has a magnetic field, or with the designed purpose of producing a magnetic field. So a permanent magnet or a solenoid will qualify. A clear depiction of a MRI facility...

Memory Sticks This week, we focus on scenes or locations that bring lots of memories back to you, whether it was good or bad. The main subject of your photo must not be a picture, an article, a printout, a written page, a sketch/painting/print, etc. even though those may also bring back...

Captain Hook How much more innocuous can a topic be to focus on something so mundane as a hook? But that is the theme of our contest this week. The hook can be of any size. It can be a grappling hook of a crane, all the way down to a hook on a fishing line. It must be clearly and prominently...

Annoyance Take a photo of something that annoys or bugs (not in the literal sense) you. Is there something that irritates you often? Take a photo of it and post it here. Advice: Don't submit a photo of your spouse. It is not a good idea! :wideeyed::biggrin: Contest Rules: 1. Any digital...

Feather Duster Your subject this week is on "Feathers". The main subject of your photo must be either on feathers, or something with feathers. This might be a bird, or a hat, or a feather duster. It must show a clear indication that the subject has feathers. And it must be real feathers, not...

Balloons For a change, this week's theme is pretty straightforward. It is on balloons, a rather familiar object. The main subject of your photo must be on a balloon, or balloons. This includes hot-air balloons and blimps. What is not included are medical/experimental equipment such as the...

Sticks Out Like A Sore Thumb This week, your photo must show something that sticks out of its surrounding, like a "sore thumb". The photo must include the surroundings, and must clearly show the subject in question being very distinctive from its surrounding. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital...

Health Benefits Admittedly, the topic this week is a bit broad. It is on anything related to health and well-being. It could be anything from photos of medical facilities to photos of people exercising, all the way to photos of healthy fruits and vegetables (this means that photo of a...

Parallel Lines Besides being the title of Blondie's classic album from the 70's, this is also a concept that we deal with in mathematics, engineering, physics, and architecture. Your photo must show, as its main subject, these parallel lines. While optical/visual perspective may be a...

Woodwork Wood is our topic this week. Your photo must have, as its main subject, something made of wood. This can be something living, such as a tree, or a furniture, or a tool. If you show a tree, you should not show it from a distance. It has to be close enough that the wood from the tree is...

My Favorite Photo 2018 As we approach the end of another year, it is time to look back at all the photos that we have snapped this year. For this contest, choose one of the photos that you have taken in 2018 that is your favorite, and submit it to this contest. Obviously, I will not be able to...

O' Christmas Tree This is one of our yearly theme. It's the time of the year, so show us your favorite photo of a Christmas tree, all decorated for the season. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In...

Blue For this contest, the theme is the color blue. Your photo must have, as its dominant color, the color blue. While there are variations to this color, and the possibility that different screens may display color slightly differently, please ensure that there is no ambiguity in the color...

{Note: I will be out of town on vacation during the contest, so I will not be checking in and verifying your photo entries as often as I normally would.} Holiday Decorations The end of the year, for many of us, is a time for holidays and holiday decorations. This is the central theme of this...

P-H-Y-S-I-C-S F-O-R-U-M-S This contest is similar to the Alphabets and Reverse Alphabets contest, except that the letters that will be used in sequence are the letters that make up the name of our forum. Your photo must have, have its main subject something that starts with the letter that...

Total Reflection We are back with our regular contest rules. This week, our theme is on reflection. The subject of your photo must appear only in reflection. It can be reflected off a mirror, water surface, glass, etc... However, the focus must be on the reflected subject, not on the...

Photographic Art Here is your chance to show us your photographic talent. Your photo can be of any subject, but it must show your artistic skill as a photographer. Show us a photo that someone will be proud of to hang on a wall next to a fine-art painting. IMPORTANT: For this contest ONLY, you...

What Is It? The subject of our theme this week is on something that is not familiar to most people. This may be a tool, a gadget, a decorative piece, etc. You must include the entire object within the photo, i.e. it cannot be a snapshot of a small part of it. You may include an explanation of...

Born Wild The subject of our theme this week are on animals that are considered to be wild. These animals may be in captivity, such as in zoos, but they must be what we all consider to be wild, i.e. no domestic cats or dogs or hamsters, etc. In cases where animals that are often considered to...

Make A Point This week, our theme as at least one point to make. The main subject of your photo must have at least one pointed sharp end or tip. How sharp it comes to is certainly relative, but it must look as if it comes to a point. Examples are pencils, top of pyramids, end of branches, the...

Autumn Autumn is in full swing in the northern hemisphere. So this week, our theme is on this season of the year. Your photo must clearly show the flora and fauna of the season. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the...

Slooooooowww This week, we need to take it very slow. Your photo must show, as its main subject, something that everyone considers to be very slow in motion. Certainly, this is a subjective description. A turtle moves very slowly, but it certainly moves faster than molasses. Yet, a moving...

Push My Buttons The theme this week is all about "buttons". This word obviously has many different meanings. It can be buttons on shirts, or buttons you push such as those in elevators, or buttons that you pin to your shirt. All of those qualify. You just have to make sure that your photo has...