June 2008 Photo Contest - "At the Water's Edge"

**Junior** · 05-30-2008, 02:35 PM

Congratulations to Fondy, last month's winner!

This month's theme will be: At the Water's Edge
Submission Deadline: Monday, June 23rd.

Go take some photographs of your car near a water feature of any sort. It could be a river, a lake, a waterfall, a town fountain, or a busted fire hydrant. Garden hoses in your driveway are a stretch, but whatcha got?

Here's the rules, folks (they've changed slightly from last month):

1) One entry per member, per contest.
2) Member must take photo.
3) Member's LX must be in the photo.
4) Photograph must be taken for this contest - no previous shots allowed.
5) Photoshopping is not allowed except for modifying the license plate, brightness and contrast, and crop/resize.
6) Maximum size - 800 x 600. Oversize photos will not be allowed. Resizing available if needed.
7) The winner will be responsible for deciding upon the theme of the following month's contest, and is not eligible to participate in that contest.
8) ~~Due to the software limitations, the voting poll can be no larger than 20 entries; therefore only the first 20 submissions will be able to be included.~~ EDIT: This limitation has been removed.

Submissions should be posted to THIS thread, any time through Monday, June 23rd. Submissions posted elsewhere will not be counted.

Voting will last until Thursday, June 26th, and will begin on a separate thread as soon as the submission deadline passes.

So get out your camera, and go find some water! Let's see what you can come up with.

EDIT: Since the 20 entry limit has been removed, we'll do two voting threads - a quick one to narrow it down to four or five entries, then a final runoff for the winner.

**rwalshphoto** · 05-30-2008, 02:47 PM

Water, seriously...water?? You know its summer time in Arizona right? lol this is gonna be a stretch for the AZ people. I think Krusty has this one in the bag already.

**Junior** · 05-30-2008, 02:48 PM

^^^ Go bust a fire hydrant. Jeeze.

Anyway, you took some gorgeous shots at the lake last month - they didn't quite work for that theme, but they would here! If they were taken this month, that is

**rwalshphoto** · 05-30-2008, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

^^^ Go bust a fire hydrant. Jeeze.

Anyway, you took some gorgeous shots at the lake last month - they didn't quite work for that theme, but they would here! If they were taken this month, that is

Thanks, but I was actually thinking more along the line of shoot at a water tower and take some photos of it taking a leak on my car... shhhh, no one steal my idea. lol

I'm getting tired of Arizona scenery, we need an urban theme so we can shoot more photos with the homeless again

**Green_Manalishi** · 05-30-2008, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by rwalshphoto

Thanks, but I was actually thinking more along the line of shoot at a water tower and take some photos of it taking a leak on my car... shhhh, no one steal my idea. lol

I'm getting tired of Arizona scenery, we need an urban theme so we can shoot more photos with the homeless again

You're not thinking of having them leak on your car, are you? Yuck! (Hey, whatever it takes!)

**spenosk8er** · 05-30-2008, 07:23 PM

I was saving this shoot for later... but heres me in the LA river... yes, thats the one in Greece and Gone in 60 seconds...

**FreeBird** · 05-30-2008, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by rwalshphoto

Water, seriously...water?? You know its summer time in Arizona right? lol this is gonna be a stretch for the AZ people. I think Krusty has this one in the bag already.

I second that--water? In the DESERT? In the middle of a 7 year DROUGHT? Can you say "DOOMED TO LOSE, AGAIN"?
OMG, Krusty: This is SO your contest this month....!

**rwalshphoto** · 05-30-2008, 07:41 PM

Here, I have an idea that will give US the edge....Theme: Cactus, and uhhh DIRT!

**rwalshphoto** · 05-30-2008, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Green_Manalishi

You're not thinking of having them leak on your car, are you? Yuck! (Hey, whatever it takes!)

Nah I just couldnt think of anything dumber to do...so there ya go...

**Junior** · 05-30-2008, 08:42 PM

Questions were raised about whether spenosk8r's submission was Photoshopped - questions were answered. Nuff said.

**Schen** · 05-30-2008, 08:49 PM

Hiya boys!

Can't wait hehehe it's supposed to rain tomorrow!

--RS

**spenosk8er** · 05-31-2008, 03:11 AM

the contrast is up and its cropped... heres the non contrasted/cropped one... i took a whole shoot, this is the only one uploaded so far tho... its not fake, so dont worry...

**spenosk8er** · 05-31-2008, 03:14 AM

and heres one from out the window for more proof... ill get the other good shots up later...

**ZeGuru** · 05-31-2008, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by spenosk8er

the contrast is up and its cropped... heres the non contrasted/cropped one... i took a whole shoot, this is the only one uploaded so far tho... its not fake, so dont worry...

^^That's a bitchen photo, I've got my work cut out for me this month!