Photo Contest - Bad Photo (7/29-8/4)

In summary, the purpose of the photo contest is to challenge participants to turn a bad photo into something interesting or unique, while also having fun and showcasing their photography skills. Participants can submit multiple photos, but only one will be chosen as a winner by a panel of judges based on creativity, uniqueness, and impact. There will be a prize for the winner, which may vary depending on the organizer. Editing software and filters are allowed, but the photo should still be recognizable as a bad photo and not heavily edited or altered.
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This is another one of our popular theme. You get to show off your spectacular blunders when snapping a photo. The more out-of-focus, overexposed, insufficient-lighting, something-blocking-your-shot, and blurry it is, the better it fits into this theme.

Please note that these must be done accidentally/unintentionally and not on purpose.

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 digital photo to no more than 800 x 600 or 600 x 800 pixels. You may also crop your picture if you wish. You are also allowed to adjust the brightness and contrast of your picture but these should not dramatically alter the look of the picture. But other than those, any form of picture editing or modification is not allowed. This is a photo contest, not a picture editing/special effect contest. You may add a watermark or your name/nickname to the photo for identification purposes.

3. Upload your photos to any of the photo servers such as imageshack or photobucket. Then post it the relevant contest thread and link your picture using the img command. PM me if you do not know how. Alternatively, you may simply upload your image file to PF, and then have the full image displayed in your post.

4. Only ONE picture per member per contest. Once a picture is posted, it cannot be changed other than a total withdrawl by that member from that week's photo contest. Exceptions will be made for modification to comply with the rules, such as resizing.

5. At the end of the contest period, I will open a poll and every PF member can vote for the picture they like best.

6. Note that in case we have a large number of entries, I will do the polling in more than one thread. If that's the case, you can vote in each of the polling threads. The photos will be assigned in the polling threads in the order they were submitted.

7. The photo of the subject must be something that you took directly, not via in intermediary medium, and not taken by someone else. Unless otherwise noted, a photo of another photo, painting, print, etc. does not qualify.

8. You can use a picture only once. Once it is used in a contest, it cannot be reused in another contest.

9. Please post only pictures meant for submission in this thread. Photos not meant for submission must not be posted in the contest thread. Posting of more than one photos by a member may result in an automatic disqualification from the week's contest.

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I usually delete all those hahaha
will have to purposely take one :wink:
 
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ZapperZ said:
accidentally/unintentionally
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maybe I still have one or two hanging around
 
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It's the loveliest trash box I ever photographed - but alas such a distracting background...

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I have no idea how or why this one turned out this way. Taken in December, 2014.

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ZapperZ said:
I have no idea how or why this one turned out this way. Taken in December, 2014.
Maybe it had something to do with the supernova at the top of the picture?
 
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telephoto + autofocus = sure problems

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Borek said:
telephoto + autofocus = sure problems
I told you not to measure the momentum!
 
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A bad picture of ghosts, but then you never see a good picture of ghosts.
 
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My cat on my lap, resting his head in my hand, while my other hand took this photo...
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Final day to submit your bad photos.

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FAQ: Photo Contest - Bad Photo (7/29-8/4)

What is the purpose of the photo contest?

The purpose of the photo contest is to challenge participants to take a bad photo and use their creativity to make it interesting or unique. It also allows participants to have fun and test their photography skills.

Can I submit more than one photo for the contest?

Yes, you can submit multiple photos for the contest. However, only one photo per participant will be selected as a winner.

How will the winner be chosen?

The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges based on creativity, uniqueness, and overall impact of the bad photo.

Is there a prize for the winner?

Yes, there will be a prize for the winner of the photo contest. The prize may vary depending on the organizer of the contest.

Can I use editing software or filters on my photo?

Yes, you can use editing software or filters on your photo. However, the photo should still be recognizable as a bad photo and not heavily edited or altered.

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