# There seem to be more and more people into Photography...how about a monthly contest? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 11, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239 "2008-05-11T08:40:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/1 "2008-05-11T08:40:21Z")
Monthly theme, then a poll with the pictures anonymously. Who would be in? Winner from the month gets to pick the next months theme. K, Theme is WATER here are the rules… - The deadline for submissions is May 31 - The photo must be taken between the start and end of the month’s contest(no previously taken pictures) - The image can be no larger then 200KB\* - Include your forum username when submitting - The submitted photo must be in the form of a .jpg - Please keep your photo anonymous (no distinguishing watermarks, and no photos that have been posted previously on the forum) - Submit no more than one photo - The form must also be included when submitting the photo - The forum Admins and Moderators reserve the right to exclude or remove any photo solely at their discretion …Copy and Paste this into your submission email… NYSpeed Username: \*Photo Title (optional): Is the photo 200KB or less? Y/N Is the photo a jpeg? Y/N Has this photo been posted before? Y/N Please submit only one photo per challenge. Please enter your email subject as “May '08 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 [nysphotos@gmail.com](mailto:nysphotos@gmail.com) and remember to enter the subject as indicated. I grabbed the general rules from [thephotoforum.com](http://thephotoforum.com), so props to those guys 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/2 "2008-05-11T08:48:38Z")
sure ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/3 "2008-05-11T09:32:29Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/4 "2008-05-11T10:15:45Z")
k, first theme will be water… I’ll write up some general rules. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/5 "2008-05-11T10:28:27Z")
done, go take some pictures, pick one and send it. Post something saying that it was sent too. ---
**Author:** ![skylinez07](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skylinez07/32/4993_2.png) [@skylinez07](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skylinez07)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/6 "2008-05-11T11:04:04Z")
do the pix have to be in state? or can i take them out of NY? ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/7 "2008-05-11T11:11:03Z")
why cant we just post our pictures here? why do we have to email them? i just think it would be easier to post them up. but whatever ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/8 "2008-05-11T11:50:21Z")
Annomyous voting. No one knows who took what picture. ---
**Author:** ![Bovice](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bovice/32/5084_2.png) [@Bovice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bovice)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/9 "2008-05-11T12:57:02Z")
[![http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7484/krogerwatertk9.jpg](http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7484/krogerwatertk9.jpg)](http://imageshack.us) [![http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7484/krogerwatertk9.28d3a47dcf.jpg](http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7484/krogerwatertk9.28d3a47dcf.jpg)](http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=399&i=krogerwatertk9.jpg) yay i win! sounds like a good idea tho, i know a few ppl on here that are really into photography…i lack the creativity to take decent pictures ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/10 "2008-05-11T13:18:28Z")
I just started something like this at my work. I’ll be down as soon as my new camera comes in. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/11 "2008-05-11T15:13:28Z")
> [@MikeRi24](#): > > why cant we just post our pictures here? why do we have to email them? i just think it would be easier to post them up. but whatever What / he said. > [@articzap](#): > > Annomyous voting. No one knows who took what picture. > [@skylinez07](#): > > do the pix have to be in state? > > or can i take them out of NY? They can be taken out of NY State. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/12 "2008-05-12T05:31:37Z")
Photoshop tweaks allowed I assume? ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/13 "2008-05-12T05:54:52Z")
Usually only contrast/brightness in the contest we use to run. No color alterations were allowed in what we ran. I don’t know how they want to do it here. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/14 "2008-05-12T07:23:36Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Photoshop tweaks allowed I assume? I say any PSing allowed. I’ve taken many shots which look better without PS, so I don’t feel that there is a great advantage. Chop away! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/15 "2008-05-12T07:47:26Z")
My suggestion is allow PS’ing just because I don’t want to see this turn into a “I can tell that’s not straight from the camera because of XYZ” bitch fest. And as was said, a truly great photo isn’t helped by post shot editing. I would suggest no borders, or standardize on a border. This is supposed to be about the actual picture. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/16 "2008-05-12T08:39:58Z")
u mean nyspeed name? …Copy and Paste this into your submission email… [ThePhotoForum.com](http://ThePhotoForum.com) Username: ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/17 "2008-05-12T08:56:07Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > u mean nyspeed name? > > …Copy and Paste this into your submission email… > [ThePhotoForum.com](http://ThePhotoForum.com) Username: HA! At least I gave them credit in the orig post lol!! edit: fixed… no go take a picture of water! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/18 "2008-05-12T09:02:07Z")
lol word ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/19 "2008-05-12T09:02:35Z")
No borders, no watermarks, etc. If you are concerned with people stealing your image, email the raw image to the contest moderator and post a watermarked image in the thread for voting. It is plenty easy to tell if an image is unadulterated. If the originator is worried about file size then someone else should collect the images, or another means be utilized. If people won’t pony up for that then why not an on your honor no photoshopping. If you have to cheat to win at an online photo contest with no prize then you are the epitome of failure. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239/20 "2008-05-12T09:38:06Z")
cool i’ll try my hand at this 🙂 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/there-seem-to-be-more-and-more-people-into-photography-how-about-a-monthly-contest/48239.md?page=2)