The Official Contest Theme for August is****Texture*****

[bvar22]

Texture:
1) The visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of an object

2) "something that invokes a sense of feel, emphasizing how something would feel if you were touching it, smooth, rough, soft, prickly, ripply, whatever." (thanks, Blue)

Please use this thread to add definition, or discuss "Texture" as it relates to photography.


Timeline for August Contest:

August 16th - A photo submissions thread will be opened and all photos should be posted there. The submissions thread will remain open until August 21st or until there are 30 entries, which ever comes first.

August 21st - Three preliminary polls with all submissions will be posted in the Lounge until August 24th where they will be voted on. The top ten (10) vote getters from these three polls will be posted in a final poll.

August 25th - A Final poll will be posted in the lounge and will remain until August 29th to determine the WINNER!

BASIC CONTEST/CHALLENGE RULES:

Only one entry per person. You need to post your entry in the submission thread started by the Host of a contest/challenge. Please be sure to include a "Title" for your photograph in the Subject line of your post. The submission thread is for photo entries only, no comments. The Host will usually start a separate thread just for comments.

Please try to keep your photograph entry no larger than 800 pixels in its longest dimension and under 200K in file size. If you need help posting a photograph or with image sizing just ask.

The winner of the contest agrees to host the next month's contest (or recruit someone else to host the contest), and pick the next month's theme. Typically the winners have not been able to enter a photograph in the next contest. Be sure to read the following before you enter a photograph.

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.

Good Luck to All!
:hippie:

[F.Gordon]

1. You really have this thing really running smoothly

:yourock:

Now if I can just come up with a "French Texture" thing in honor of T-Nut.
:patriot:

[bvar22]

2. Thanks FG.

I'm just "Copy & Pasting" from the July contest (Immad2's). This is (I think) the 12th-13th "Contest" that we've had to my knowlege, and most of the problems and details have been prety much worked out.

I'm considering posting a "Fermé Août" Informal Exhibition (Challenge) Thread. This is just too good a topic to pass up, and it won't work next month.
What do you think?

[Blue_In_AK]

4. I think you should do that...

It is a good topic, and I'm sure we could all come up with something.

[F.Gordon]

7. Works for me

:thumbsup:

Count me in. Just don't make me "title" my pixie in french.
:dunce:

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Oh, dear...

That made me blush. :blush: I MUST get my mind out of the gutter.

[bvar22]

5. "Not that there is anything wrong with it...."

You have been very, very bad,..... and need to be punished. :smoke:

[F.Gordon]

8. Damn. I can't be serious even when **I AM** being serious

French Texture Thing
:wow:
I think I might have one of **those** things around the house somewhere. Maybe I should snap it and enter it. I'll just have to blow the dust off it....
:rofl:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. texture, texture, texture....

seems like a defacto macro assignment on first thought.

[bvar22]

9. My first impulse also.

My stupid cat won't let me pull his tongue out far enough to snap a pic, but the lacerations on my arms are scabbing over nicely, and may make a good texture photo.

[alfredo]

10. Would it work as a black and white?

[Ms. Toad]

11. I think so.

I have a couple of photos I took a couple of weeks ago in both black and white and color am thinking about using one of the black and white ones.

[alfredo]

13. The one I am entering is almost black and white, but there were some

subtle shades that work well, so I won't do what I usually do and change the mode to black and white.

[Maestro]

12. Hahahahaha!

Good one!

[alfredo]

14. Going to Kick this.