WELCOME TO PICTURE PERFECT ~ we are an amateur photography site which has a weekly theme challenge, and is open to all ~ RULES OF THE GAME:
Oct 26, 2007
TWICE A YEAR WE HOLD A COMPETITION, DURING THAT TIME THE VOTING IS OPEN TO CONTACTS ONLY.
*EACH WEEK A NEW THEME WILL BE POSTED HERE ON FRIDAY MORNING. YOU ARE INVITED TO PUT UP YOUR BEST PICTURE ON YOUR OWN BLOG WITH THAT THEME IN MIND, AND YOU DO HAVE THE WHOLE WEEKEND TO POST YOUR PICTURE. CUT OFF TIME IS SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT!
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BY ALL MEANS MENTION YOUR CAMERA AND LENS USED AND IF THE PICTURE HAS BEEN ALTERED OR ENHANCED IN ANY WAY, SO WE CAN ALL LEARN AND IMPROVE OUR TECHNIQUES.
TRY AND POST A DECENT SIZE PICTURE ON YOUR BLOG PAGE, EACH PICTURE SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN PAGE FOR EASY ACCESS AND FOR AN INCREASED WOW FACTOR. OFTEN SO MUCH IS LOST OR DISTORTED IF THE SIZE IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL. **WE DO NOT CLICK TO ENLARGE.**
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ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE AND HAVE FUN, AND DON’T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR CAMERA WHEREVER YOU GO!!
A new Challenge starting at midnight May 15th
Photograph your daily life!
An event for everyone, everywhere!!
We are looking for perspectives on daily life of everyone who enjoys and values photography! Professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media fans, astronauts, office workers and you.
Picture today, inspire tomorrow
All images will be displayed online for you and everyone to explore. Some of them will be selected for a book, others for exhibitions. Every single one will be saved for future research and education. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come. http://www.aday.org/
Creativity comes from within. It really doesn't matter about the lens or the camera. The only thing that counts is vision ~ Ansel Adams
Like me you likely have many many photographs from your holidays, weekends away or precious days spent with friends and family. Most of them are just tucked away in some folder on your computer waiting for an opportunity to be shared.
This week I want you to think of creative and wonderful ways to use and display your photographs, and then next week ...put your plan in to action take a picture to show us what youve done.
There are so many wonderful tools available online to change your photos into works of art, from paintings to decoupage, simple frames and calendars, to more complex etchings silk and fabric transfers which can then be sewn into countless fun objects.
Resolve to actually do something neat, unique, fun, or productive with your photographs this week...let your imaginations run wild.
My Christmas present to my family members are Jigsaw Puzzles. Each year their favourite picture is turned into a puzzle..a piece of art which they can enjoy (and recreate)..as often as they want to...
Good day everyone, this week you have the gator as your host. Our theme for the week is "Reflecting" and looks like I came up with a bit of reflecting over kill lol. I chose the intransitive verb definition of the word "To think quietly and calmly" So with a bit of Photoshop magic I present to you a reflecting gator'
"Reflecting"
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jgh/gator 4/26/12 "Keep on shooting" ^--^
Sometimes I find myself standing at the portal of my mind Reflecting on my mountain home so far away Painted in hues of red and gold and green Memories enshrined in my heart and soul I extend my hand to touch them If only for a precious moment
I thought we'd do something a little outside of the box this week. We all love to take great macro shots - often of nature, since it lends itself well to our close inspection. But there are many macro subjects we don't consider. For this week, I challenge you to take a shot that isn't easily recognizable. Rather than titling it or telling us what it is in the blog post, let us see if we can guess. Post the answer in your own comments section, as the first comment, so we can scroll down once we've given up trying to guess and find out what you've presented. Like I've done here:
Today Tommy was enfolded into the arms of angels, at peace and without pain.
On behalf of all the admins here on Picture Perfect I would like to offer Lisa and her family our warmest love and comforting thoughts during this sad time, and every day to follow...
Tommy could not have had a kinder sweeter more loving soul at his side these long and painful months...God bless you both xxx
One of my favourite things..enjoying her favourite thing.... Hot Chocolate
Heather is your host this week..all the way from sunny South Africa, have fun with this..and here's wishing you a warm wonderful weekend where ever you are!
Good morning everyone, first I want to wish a very Happy Passover/Easter to all those that observe those holidays, and a blessed day to all. Things are hectic as ever around the Swamp with the holidays being upon us and so many here on vacation.However I did manage to sneak a little time in to go out and shoot for this weeks theme, which started out in a totally different direction. I wasnt happy with where that one went but while on the same location I decide to grab a few night shots of the Savannah Theater that is at Chippewa Square.
Savannah Theater dates back to 1818 and was a Play House in those days. Through the years and few different owners and restorations it has had many different looks.Not only has its face changed but so has the faces that have appeared here. From the likes of Edwin Booth of the mid 1800s to W.C. Fields and Lillian Russell of the 30's and forward.
In 1940's It saw another change, that one to the "Art Deco" style that was prevelant during those times. Then in 2002 it went through a major restoration which restored it back to that same style. Today she once again acts as a Play House primarily and always seems to have a nice draw for their performances. So without rattling on much further I will cut to the chase and present to you,
"Blast From The Past"
jgh/gator 4/6/12 "Keep on Shooting" ^--^
Due to my work routine changing it will be this evening
Greetings, everyone ~ it's Gayle this week, acting as guest host, to give Heather time to pack and get into her vacation groove. Last week's theme brought out a lot of varied entries and I'm hoping for the same diversity this week. This week's theme is ~
UNDERNEATH
'Cubert', the Giant Pacific Octopus at
the Seattle Aquarium
I worked at the Seattle Aquarium for almost 5 years, so last night's party there was a time to visit old friends - including some people! I communed with the ratfish; "my" puffins, rhinoceros auklets, murres, guillemots, black oystercatchers; the sea otters, river otters and the anemones. Cubert is a new addition. Every couple of years, the resident octopus outgrows his tank and is replaced with a smaller, younger octopus. Soon, Cubert will be put back into Puget Sound and a new one will be collected from the north end of the Olympic Peninsula. He was in fine form last night, acting like the teenager he is - showing off his curling arms and tentacles and swooping around his tank. I was happy to get a good shot of the underneath of him.
Good morning it's Cherie hosting this week's party. Getting to know my new camera is fun but I still have a long ways to go. (Have I mentioned I got a new camera as a very unexpected and wonderful gift.......a Kodak Easyshare Max Z990..... I love it!!!)
My shot this week was taken this morning. (I thought of the theme then took my new camera for a walk to try and find a fitting subject just like we encourage all of you to do)
The theme this week is.....
"What's the Point"
Something (or someone) that is pointing or comes to a point or is pointy
There comes a point when we have to decide where we are going if we're ever going to get there.
Good day everyone, we are back this week with our first theme after the Winter Comp. As you can see from the title of the blog you know what the theme is. Here north of the equator we are rapidly approaching spring. The time when our foliage wakes up and continues their cycle of life. We start to see green showing up from our lawns to our trees,(also gators are green). South of the equator you are about to see your greens leaving perhaps as it rushes headlong into burst of color that signals fall.
Here in Savannah, spring and green takes on a different feel as well. We have a large heritage of people from Ireland here.Saturday is the celebration of St Patrick, and Savannah blows out all the stops.For many years we have had the 2nd/3rd largest St Pats gathering in the world, this year we are looking at a possible 1 million people being here for the festivities.
For my image I chose a Savannah tradititon as my inspiration. The week before the festival starts they "Green" the fountains (add food color). So I present to you Forsythe Fountain in..
Well it seems the heavy set lady has sung, and looks like we have our winner of round six, our final theme for winter 2012.The last six have flown by at a snails pace, strange contradiction perhaps but thats how these comps strike me. We will be returning to our more sedate pace but I hope each of you still strive to present the same standard of images you have through this competition.
Sue, come down and claim your token and you know the routine now. Its yours to have and to hold and to stroke and you can call it george if you like. I knew soon as I saw yours that it would do well. To each and everyone that played this season, thank you and a big well done to each.I see much grace and sportsman/woman like conduct in these as could be hoped for. So now its time for me to return to my medications and shock therapy and try to become as normal as i get. But before I go once more I will thank those that sat in with us on the judging. You are very valuable to us in many ways, and we thank you for that. To Heather and Cherie, thank you as well...you both have been doing this much longer than I, (which explains part of the mental problems) thank you for all that you have and continue to do.
Till next time May your lives be blessed and your Pictures..Perfect
Please take a moment and revisit each of these as I feel this will be a particularlly hard one to pick
Majestic Mountain Reflected 19 Fishing With Dad 2 Row Me To Eternity 3 Liquid Sunset 3 Signs of Life 10 Dreams Come True 4 Water,The Source of Life 2 Fishermans Utopia 2 Children and Puppies World 8 Colors of Fall 3
First off I want to thank Mitch for sitting in with us on this visual smorgasbord of Utopia.. As we sat and dropped our choices..changed and dropped another one it soon becomes apparent how hard you make this for us. This theme produced much more than a Top Ten, and I always walk away at the end of it wondering did I make the right choices for my part of the selections...When we divide up the images and choices between four of us we each only get to make four or so apiece.
So as we wind down this final theme for winter of 2012 I want to thank everyone that played along in this crazy production called Picture Perfect.I also thank each of our winners and the ladies from the three way tie for laboring with us as we try and make the best calls we can for each weeks entrants. Heather and Cherie my co-hosts for allowing and tolerating me in this expression of art we have all come to love. I want to thank my manager and ASCAP records...oooops sorry thats a different speech I plan to make one day.
Now before the madness totally sets in I give to you in no particular order and their take on Utopia.
We have 6 fun themes lined up for you, but before we start a quick reminder on the most important points to keep in mind during this competition time, esp important for any newcomers:
**General Rules of the game are HEREon the homepage**
*Sizing of your picture is vital, not too big or too small. We do not want to 'click' on pictures to make them bigger
*Open your post to everyone, and then leave a link here so we may visit your page.
*Anyone can join, but only contacts may vote on the poll..so add us to your contact list, even if its just for the competition.
*To be a valid entry for the competition, the picture must be one taken by you.
** The theme will be posted early Wednesday morning, you have until Friday midnight PST to post up your entries, the admins deliberate on Sat and the Top Ten will be posted later in the day, and you will get 24hrs to vote for the weeks winner. * Lets try and keep the drama stuff to a minimum. If anyone has any queries, suggestions or just needs a vent, please do it to the admins in a pm and not on the open page as this just encourages a generalized melee, and solves nothing at all.
With all that being said, here is to a happy fun filled six weeks and a special warm welcome to our newbies, we look forward to sharing in your creativity!
Greetings one and all and welcome to week six, the final week for this season. Before I go much further I want take a moment and pat all of you on the back. This competition has offered up some challenging themes, but not once did you falter. The week before last gave us a first, a three way tie. We have had a few two ways through the years, but never a triple tie. I want to thank each of the winners that have sat in with us on the selection process over the course of this running. WELL DONE TO YOU ALL...
Now.. On with the show. I suck at choosing themes, I struggle every week to try and come up with something, this week was no exception. However this one came up and after thinking about it, I felt it would be a challenge and would yield up some excellent possibilites. The word is "Utopia" and means:
noun
1.
animaginaryislanddescribedinSirThomasMore'sUtopia(1516)asenjoyingperfectioninlaw,politics, etc.
Utopia.. a place searched for, but as ellusive as holding thoughts in your hand. There are many ways and forms this word can be used and conveyed. I chose one a little out of the box. I may only get two or three days off work a month, so when I do I try and find my own little bit of Utopia. And for those of you that know me well you will understand this one right off. So with no more hesitation I give to you my own version of..
"Gators Utopia"
jgh/gator
02/28/12
"Keep on Shooting"
So on those rare days off, a
nice leisurely breakfast, a
good book, and no rush
to be anywhere
that is Utopia for me
Now remember to stretch your minds and wings
be bold and dazzle us all with your art and share your bit of Utopia
Congratulations Mitch, the people have spoken... and they have chosen yours...:))
It truly is a wonderful shot, a perfect fit for the theme. Please accept your badge and wear it on your page for all eternity! Join us in the judges box next week for week #6...
Thanks to everyone for playing this week, your enthusiasm week after week is awesome...see you all on Wednesday..and Gary will be our host!
Castle 15 Mussels 7 Into the Woods 5 Chapel 9 Lakeside Farm 8 Cornfield 2 Hasidic Jew 2 Wall 5 Cell 5 Milkweed 11
From the first entry to the last there was nothing less than awe and amazement this week when viewing every single photo... entry after entry. It made it incredibly difficult for the judges to make up their minds. When it came time to choose this is how the conversation went..."yeah that's a top ten for sure did you see this one too...oh yeah that's a top ten too"....pretty soon we had nearly 40 top ten choices on the list to whittle down and just when we thought it was done...it would change again. How do you choose between perfect shots? We visited the entries over and over. It involved gallons of coffee this morning and I'm pretty sure there were other beverages involved this afternoon. but finally we did it. Now it's your turn to pour yourself a favorite drink and browse through this weeks choices for Top Ten.....
We have 6 fun themes lined up for you, but before we start a quick reminder on the most important points to keep in mind during this competition time, esp important for any newcomers:
**General Rules of the game are HEREon the homepage**
*Sizing of your picture is vital, not too big or too small. We do not want to 'click' on pictures to make them bigger
*Open your post to everyone, and then leave a link here so we may visit your page.
*Anyone can join, but only contacts may vote on the poll..so add us to your contact list, even if its just for the competition.
*To be a valid entry for the competition, the picture must be one taken by you.
** The theme will be posted early Wednesday morning, you have until Friday midnight PST to post up your entries, the admins deliberate on Sat and the Top Ten will be posted later in the day, and you will get 24hrs to vote for the weeks winner. * Lets try and keep the drama stuff to a minimum. If anyone has any queries, suggestions or just needs a vent, please do it to the admins in a pm and not on the open page as this just encourages a generalized melee, and solves nothing at all.
With all that being said, here is to a happy fun filled six weeks and a special warm welcome to our newbies, we look forward to sharing in your creativity!
The theme this week
Austere
Your host for this week's competition is
Cherie
Shot this past weekend at sunset and unedited in any way. I used my Finepix f20 P&S.
"A camera is an extension of ourselves, an appendage to bring us closer to the universe. Photography is now doing what words have failed to do, which is why it had to be. . . . A camera alone can't tell us this. It is only an eye. It doesn't have a heart."
- Robert Leverant - Zen in the Art of Photography
Welcome to Picture Perfect. This site is dedicated to The Loving Memory of our friend JohnO aka Pengy.
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