Theme: Contest #17, January, 2008

[Adam]

The theme for the PentaxForums.com January Photo Contest is:

Snow and Sand

As usual, plase do not post your submissions as replies to this thread! Make a new thread in the submission sub-forum instead!

If this is your first contest, you may be interested in reading the following articles:

Contest Procedure | Contest Rules

Good luck to all participants!

[and]

hehe err thats a bit of an excluding theme but ok

[LeoTaylor]

There are many advantages to living in Snow country when the right subject comes along. But then, I had to sit out the Mountain contest.

I'm enjoying the contests! A few times I even got a few votes. Like the Food contest when I submitted a Dairy Cow titled, "Ice Cream, Early Stages of Production." My photos lack any artistic flair, but when I submitted a joke it captured some attention. I had hopes for the Wildlife contest until I saw the excellent competition.

[LaRee]

Originally Posted by and

hehe err thats a bit of an excluding theme but ok

Well I'll have fun seeing what folks come up with. I'll have to pass on this one too. There isn't any snow around me for hundreds of miles. Maybe that is why I love snow photos so much?

[mtnbearhug]

Ok.. no more whining about the topic... yeah yeah I know some of you dont have Real snow... but .... you do have some of the following:

1. Ice that can be shaved or chunked... What do you think a snowcone is???????

2. You can buy or get fake snow....

3. You can buy or get that snow in a can.. I think it is called Flocking...???

4. Cottom works well for a fluffy snow.....

see now you have atleast 4 reasons why you do have snow even if it is not freezing at your house....

Sometimes the sillies ideas turn out to be GREAT things!!!!

[ricardobeat]

Originally Posted by mtnbearhug

Ok.. no more whining about the topic... yeah yeah I know some of you dont have Real snow... but .... you do have some of the following:

1. Ice that can be shaved or chunked... What do you think a snowcone is???????

2. You can buy or get fake snow....

3. You can buy or get that snow in a can.. I think it is called Flocking...???

4. Cottom works well for a fluffy snow.....

see now you have atleast 4 reasons why you do have snow even if it is not freezing at your house....

Sometimes the sillies ideas turn out to be GREAT things!!!!

or you could take pictures of your freezer...

[ve2vfd]

There is also snow at indoor ice rinks, when they clean the ice the Zamboni (ice resurfacing machine) dumps snow when it's done.

Pat

[mtnbearhug]

Originally Posted by ve2vfd

There is also snow at indoor ice rinks, when they clean the ice the Zamboni (ice resurfacing machine) dumps snow when it's done.

Pat

Great Idea Pat.. See now those creative juices are flowin!!!!

[Rickster]

Originally Posted by LaRee

Well I'll have fun seeing what folks come up with. I'll have to pass on this one too. There isn't any snow around me for hundreds of miles. Maybe that is why I love snow photos so much?

LaRee,

Looks like we'll have an 'embarrassment of riches' here. We're under a severe winter storm warning with predictions of 2 to 3 feet of snow and winds to 60 mph. Maybe I can stick the camera out the front door during lulls in the action.

This is what it can look like if you get caught outside around here during these storms - not a good idea ...

http://www.rickster.org/images/snowhut.jpg

[mtnbearhug]

Originally Posted by Rickster

Looks like we'll have an 'embarrassment of riches' here. We're under a severe winter storm warning with predictions of 2 to 3 feet of snow and winds to 60 mph. Maybe I can stick the camera out the front door during lulls in the action.

Dang Rick.. How bout sharin some of that snow with the West Central part of the state?? All my snow in Emmett in totally gone.. and the wind has literlaly been howling all day... .. What a mess.. trees down, power surges.. UGH!!!

I am hoping the moutians will be getting thier share!!

Take care... Don't open the door to long between lulls.. it might freeze open!!! LOL

Kim

[Bramela]

Well, for us living in the 30deg celsius, we can take a holiday, I reckon, but best of luck to all you guys over there who are knee deep in it.
I will look forward to seeing all entries should be a very interesting collection.

[Tom M]

Tune your TV to a channel that doesn't come in

Maybe the word 'snow' as well..

[rormeister]

It's really much easier than all that. Just take a 5sec shot at 1600 with the lens cap on and pp to b&w!

[Fl_Gulfer]

We don't allow anything cold here. so I'll see you next month.

[JCSullivan]

May I suggest Sand or Snow. Exposure-wise, sand will provide the same exposure difficulties as snow and, it is available to those who don't have snow.

Just a thought.