TPF Photo Challenge - July '11: "The Sky Above Me"

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Hi everyone,

I would say thanks to all those who took part in the June '11 challenge, but as there was only one person who did so, I'll say thanks to him instead - you know who you are

For this month, I have decided to set the challenge topic as "The Sky Above Me". Can I also suggest the following guidelines be followed:

  • You all have a sky over your head and month to shoot it in. Let's find out who has an interesting looking sky and can shoot it to its best advantage. Don't forget, that you can include some foreground to incorporate additional points of interest, but the main event is the sky itself.
  • Shoot specifically for the Photo Challenge - don't go raiding the archives, that is not a challenge!
  • The Challenge is about making you think and helping you improve the way you take pictures and the end results you get, so make an effort, get out there, try something different, but most of all, have fun!
  • Good luck :D
The prize for the winner of the vote, as always, will be a $25.00 Amazon voucher courtesy of the TPF owners.

For all those who wish to participate in this challenge please take a moment to read through the following:
  1. The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2011
  2. The image can be no larger then 150KB*
  3. Include your forum username when submitting
  4. The attached photo must be in the form of a .jpg
  5. Please keep your photo anonymous (no distinguishing watermarks, and no photos that have been posted previously on the forum)
  6. Submit no more than one photo
  7. If you wish you may include a title when submitting your photo (please ensure that the attached photo is renamed as the chosen title)
  8. The form must also be included when submitting the photo
  9. Despite what the FAQs indicate, confirmation emails will not be issued.
  10. The forum Admins and Moderators reserve the right to exclude or remove any photo solely at their discretion
  11. The forum Admins and Moderators reserve the right to decide the winner of the photo challenge
  12. All submitted photos will be posted, along with a poll, in a new thread within the first week of the following month
  13. Once created, the voting poll will last for 14 days before it closes automatically

>>>>>>>>>> Copy and Paste this form into your submission email <<<<<<<<<<

ThePhotoForum.com Username:

* Photo Title (optional):

Is the attached photo 150KB or less? Y/N

Is the attached photo a jpeg? Y/N

Has this photo been posted before on The Photo Forum? Y/N

>>>>>>>>>> End of form <<<<<<<<<<

Please submit only one photo per challenge.

Please enter your email subject as "July '11 Photo Challenge Submission"

* Please ensure that the attached photo is named the title you wish it to have otherwise the title will not be used.
.................................................. .................................................. ...

Please email your photo to [email protected] and remember to enter the subject as indicated.

All photos must include the form when submitted. Just copy and paste it into your email. This will ensure that no mistakes are made when photos are submitted and therefore, hopefully, no photos are excluded. If the form is not included in the submission email the photo will not be included in the challenge gallery and voting process.

There is more important information regarding rules and procedures located in the FAQ section. We highly recommend that you take the time to read these FAQs.

Good luck to everyone and have fun with this challenge!

*150KB will be taken as the “size on disk” and not the actual file size. Also some email programs consider 1KB=1000Bytes as opposed to 1KB=1024Bytes. When these programs calculate attachment size they will often read larger than they actually are. To be safe we recommend a target size of about 140KB so that once sent it does not go over 150KB.
 
  • >>>>>>>>>> Paste this form into your submission email <<<<<<<<<<












Cant open the this form link
 
That's because it's not a link, just an underscore. It is referring to the text below the line; username, title etc.
 
Hi. I'm new and I want to enter a photo. How do I do that?

Edit:
Sorry. I just found the email I am supposed to send the image to.
 
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Does my image have to be under 150KB? With such a low resolution, the image looks too blurry.
 
Are you kidding? The photo itself is the incentive. The $25 is a fantastic bonus. If you don't want to take part, you don't have to. I for one, plan to have fun with this!

Re last month's lack of entrants: If I had anything 'green' other than my recycling bin to shoot, I would have entered. I love these challenges but last month's just wasn't possible for me.
 
It's sad to see people don't enjoy participating and hopefully we can get a few to return. As for me, I can't stand the photo album and the way the photos are displayed and submitted. I haven't submitted any recent photos because of it.

**Edited to add** I like the recent photo contest where the pics are in the actual topic. It makes things much easier and is the way we view them in the Fight Club. I don't like flipping through TPF's photo gallery but I know it is difficult when you have a ton of photos.
 
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It's sad to see people don't enjoy participating and hopefully we can get a few to return. As for me, I can't stand the photo album and the way the photos are displayed and submitted. I haven't submitted any recent photos because of it.

**Edited to add** I like the recent photo contest where the pics are in the actual topic. It makes things much easier and is the way we view them in the Fight Club. I don't like flipping through TPF's photo gallery but I know it is difficult when you have a ton of photos.

I replied to you on the other thread
 
Hi, well I really enjoyed reading about "sky above me". But I think that the incentive for the hard work
is not enough. just $25...!!
Think again about it. :)

:er:

Hard work is its own reward.
 
Submitted. I plan on being apart of this every month, I love having an excuse to play with my new camera!
 
I'm in as well (already submitted). I'm new, but I love the enjoy. Good excuse to get me to shoot things I normally never even think about shooting too. I'm sure to some of the seasoned pros $25 isn't worth it, and neither is the time - but if you hobbyists, this is a great chance to get pushed to try new things.
 
Yay!! I finally figured out how to reply to threads on my phone...I missed the email where I had to confirm my registration!! I'm new to forum and can't wait to participate on the TPF photo challenge contests!! I think this is a really fun idea and I can definitely find something to do with $25 amazon voucher!!!
 

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