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My Best Photo of the Week

Challenge #109 in the Capture The Moment series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Did you capture a wonderful photo this week, but there's no current and appropriate challenge to display it? Here is your opportunity to show it to us. Please remember that this is a family-friendly site, and enter photos appropriate for everyone to view. Make sure your entry is 1,600px MAXIMUM on its longer side. DPR does NOT resize your photos for you. You need to do this yourself BEFORE you enter a challenge. Entrants with oversize photos will not be invited to re-submit them. Get the size right the first time!

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Announced:

Wednesday, 2nd March, 2016 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 9th March, 2016 – Tuesday, 15th March, 2016 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 16th March, 2016 – Tuesday, 22nd March, 2016 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600 pixels.
No glaringly obvious HDR or excessive post-processing.
TITLE: Give your entry a title or name, not just a file number.
NO personal watermarks, forms of identification, or personal website reference.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

Pictures must contain full EXIF data to verify the correct date of capture. Some software will strip EXIF data during the export stage, or if you 'save for the web' so check the relevant settings in your processing software.
Photos accepted in last week's challenge cannot be entered again this week.
Please participate in voting in the challenge, to counteract the negative, sandbag votes.
ENTRIES BY MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE NOT TO VOTE IN CHALLENGES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Entrants who cheat by altering the capture date will be banned from 'My Photo of the Week' challenges.
Entrants who cheat by sandbagging, vote manipulation, vote solicitation, or with multiple DPR accounts will be banned from my challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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67 entries

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2098 votes

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Challenge comments

Total comments: 7

Would four+ hours after GMT of the "announcement date" which is 3/2/16 be OK or does it have to be a full day later? Thanks-

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Yes, anytime on or after the announced date is fine. The entry page will alert you in bright red if it isn't okay.
Ruth :-)

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Thank you RuthC. ;-)

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Can someone please tell me how we check the sizes eg: 1,600px MAXIMUM
I'm completely lost and completely new to this site and everything?
Is there a program?

Thanks in Advance.

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Hi Chayart,
1. If you look at an entry in full screen mode, the size of the picture is in the top bar, usually on the left. This is how I check the size of entries.  2. Resizing isn't too difficult, but it will depend on the photo program(s) you have. I happen to use iPhoto, Preview or Photoshop for Macintosh, but many people use Picasa or other Windows programmes for their PCs. Check your current photo program, and there should be a Help Menu somewhere, and this should have instructions on resizing.
3. When you have resized your photo within your photo program, DON'T use the 'Save for the web' button, as this will strip all the EXIF data from your photo, and this is needed in some challenges, such as 'My Best Photo of the Week.'
I understand that Picasa has a similar program, and I've been given a web site which has helped some folks having difficulty. It is: http://picasageeks.com/2012/02/picasa-tip-resizing-a-pictures-height-and-width/
I hope this helps.
Ruth

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Thank you very much Ruth in taking the time to explain.

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Thanks for asking this question - I was just trying to work it out as well. :) And like you I am new to all of this.

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Total comments: 7

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