Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic A Contest of Humanity, Deux Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]MR UNKNOWN[/m] at 12:14 pm on Dec. 15, 2008[quote]Quote: from [m]broke[/m] at 3:46 pm on Dec. 11, 2008[quote]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3036086607_954f13d030_o.png Taken by film camera. The picture is essentially representing a relaxed vibe of a couple of teenagers despite stress from school and other activities.[/quote]the shot had potential but I don't like the pose of the kid with his shades..[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Porcelina Posted at 4:57 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Two years ago I hosted the original Contest of Humanity. It's time to bring it back. These rules and guidelines are based off the original contest, which can be found here, with all the changes I feel to be necessary to the times/what I please. Intent:   The contest is to capture some sort of humanity. Obviously this means it would be best if some physical human element is in the photo. If you don't have part of a human in there, you should probably explain a bit as to what you were going for. I don't care what emotion you're trying to show, as long as you get one. Albeit, I don't want to see 500 pictures of smiling faces. That's not what I'm looking for.     Rules:     Obviously, if there's no human element of some sort your piece is not acceptable. Any visualmedium is accepted. I have nothing against poetry, but sorting through the tons of horrible poems that may be entered is not worth the few good ones.   I VERY MUCH DISLIKE PHOTOSHOP AND IT SHOULD BE USED SPARINGLY (As in one or two photoshop entries per person, if that's your medium). If you must use photoshop it has to be explicitly stated that you did so, and you must post the image before and after photoshop.   There are 4 exceptions to the photoshop rule where photoshop may be used without explicitly stating so: 1) To turn the picture into black and white. 2) To change the OVERALL contrast of a picture. 3) To change the OVERALL saturation of color. 4) You may also crop pictures if necessary.     Entrance:   There is no entrance fee.   You may enter as many times as you like, but please alter the emotions. I don't want to see 3 entries of your kissy-faced boyfriend.   When entering a piece, be sure to add which medium you used.     Judging:   Each piece will be judged on two qualities; the difficulty of making the piece, and most importantly, the strength of the emotion shown.   I often like to judge myself, but I will accept 1-3 others who would like to help judge this contest.     Prizes:   There will be 3 places, and possibly honorable mentions.   I plan on throwing at least 1,700 points into the pot. I will not contribute all of those to the contest page (in fact I likely will only contribute 200 or so) because I dislike the way it distributes points and it leaves no room for honorable mentions. As always, others may donate points to the contest page.   THE END OF THIS CONTEST IS YET TO BE SET It will end when I feel it is appropriate, likely within two-three months to allow adequate time for those making difficulte entries. PM me if you are working on something and feel that you cannot make it within that time frame. Most importantly, THE PIECE MUST BE YOUR OWN WORK.   The following would constitute as your own work:   For Photos-   1) You have taken the photo.   2) You are the subject of a photo that was your concept.   For All Other Mediums-   You are the one who has produced the piece. You may reproduce a famous artwork, or use a photograph taken by somebody else.     If you reproduce a work or use another's photograph, you must cite it using the same format as one of the following:   Original (painting) done by (Andrew Wyeth.)   Original (photo) by (Andy Warhol.)   Original photo by (my friend.)   Anything in parenthesis would be changed to fit the piece.   iBritt and Orange Joy will be judging with me. No more extra judges will be accepted. UPDATES: There is no longer a rule about uploading pictures of people under 13, so feel free to post all your photos directly to this topic. The contest will end on the date as dictated on the contest page. I think that is February 1st? However, feel free to continue to add photos past that date until I announce a winner. Anything after February 1st isn't guarenteed to be considered, but it won't hurt.

Replies Porcelina Posted at 1:02 pm on Feb. 3, 2009 Winners have been announced and can be found on the contest page. Please keep in mind that these photos weren't necessarily the best photos, but were the ones that best presented what I was looking for. K r e s c e n d o Posted at 7:29 am on Feb. 1, 2009 Some of these are so amazing. Seriously. Yo Quiero un Burrito Posted at 5:19 am on Feb. 1, 2009 I'm not entirely sure how to embed from DeviantArt, but I've got the links. It's my account (GypsyUnit, look at my AIM if you don't believe me). http://gypsyunit.deviantart.com/art/Beach-and-Ocean-82472110 http://gypsyunit.deviantart.com/art/Puerto-Rico-Snorkeling-82139484 Fun Sized Babe Posted at 12:40 am on Jan. 27, 2009 These are all soo good HERES MINE breakapart Posted at 4:56 pm on Jan. 24, 2009 Quote: from jon davis rocks at 2:31 pm on Dec. 2, 2008 I messed around with the contrast in Photoshop. I'm still not sure if I like it. I love this one.  It looks like a film still. neonPEG Posted at 3:05 pm on Jan. 24, 2009 Curiosity/youth Happiness/contentment dreamweaver Posted at 1:14 am on Jan. 24, 2009 I just took a couple hundred pics from going to DC... not going to post them but I do plan on posting a couple of them. :) Here they are: And then one of my niece. She's always very enthusiastic and this pic shows it so well; Enjoy! :) blackbandaid Posted at 12:32 am on Jan. 22, 2009 I can show it now. I thought the look of desperation on her face, with all these people whizzing by, looked really poignant. Hard to explain but it's kind of like life. That's what it reminded me of. Everything going by so fast and we are just one person stuck in the middle of it, desperate to hold onto anything that means something. msnikkijean Posted at 9:26 pm on Jan. 19, 2009 The Innocence of Childhood I entered this because she had fallen asleep at church. She just looked so innocent, and naive. I would have really liked to have taken a picture of children palying or something, but since it's winter, it's not the easiest time. This photo represents the innocence that all of us are missing in our lives. That's why this photo is my entry. sdkarr Posted at 1:20 pm on Jan. 15, 2009 i took this picture of my sister in the back seat of my car. she just looked so calm and innocent. i always wonder what she is thinking about and this showed so much.... oh idk. HuffleHaire Posted at 9:11 pm on Jan. 7, 2009 Sorry about the timestamps Last one represents progress of mankind. You can see our past in us ironicdreams Posted at 9:07 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Quote: from Skandybar at 11:11 pm on Dec. 31, 2008 I love this picture. Whoever took it did an amazing job. The focus and lack thereof contrast between the main point of the picture (the people) and the background (the trees) makes this picture awesome. Kudos to your friend. EnticingMind Posted at 4:30 pm on Jan. 4, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34015255@N04/3168071689/ Its of my best friend and her boyfriend. person well maybe Posted at 1:03 pm on Jan. 2, 2009 joy childhood imagination freedom Lewdness Posted at 2:34 pm on Jan. 1, 2009 New Year's. Most recent 15 of 117 previous replies displayed.