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Monthly Challenge: Hot

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Well, the last challenge sort of fizzled, so I thought we could try something different. This month's challenge is "Hot". Take a picture which feels, looks, resembles, or reminds you of "hot" or just plain sizzles. This one is totally open to your interpretation, so go as far afield as you want, and let it inspire you to try something different.

The "rules" are:
1. Try something new
2. Have fun with it
3. One submission per person
4. You've got a month and then if this takes off we'll jump right into the next, so don't dawdle. We'll start "voting" on September 10th.

Remember, there are no prizes for winning and no punishment for failure. If you win, you get some warm fuzzies, and everyone who submits will get a chance to learn and push themselves. Take advantage of it and try something new.

When you vote, remember that everyone has different levels of experience. When you give feedback, remember that constructive feedback can help more than faint praise, but play nice and have fun.

Hope you like this one!
 

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Would you believe that I've been too thick to figure out how to create a poll untill a few seconds ago? Yes, after the month expires, I'll open a thread for voting and if you're late, you don't get added as an option so more incentive for everyone to get their pics in on time. Thanks for the nudge, Deamiter.
 
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Does this challenge have rules against editing? I know obviously edited pictures will just become cheezy and not get votes, but subtle additions, or even well done cut and paste could add to a picture, though might be less desirable to some purists out there.
 
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Be as creative as you want. Darkroom post-processing, PhotoShop, whatever you want. I think the goal is to get people to experiment so I don't see why we would want to restrict the tools (though if this gets used a lot, then we may have a challenge to not use editing ).

How about this: if you alter the image beyond cropping, resizing and sharpening, mention it with your submission. That way others can ask about it (in another thread) and maybe learn more.
 
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do we have to take a picture now? or if we already have one, or one we can tweak, can we do that? i dont really know the protocol on this.... i have like 15 rolls of film to develope becuase i dont have the funds to right now, so if i have to take it "now", i wont beable to get it developed any time soon......
 
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I'm not sure how well this fits with the topic, but I guess I'll let you all be the judge(s). I did edit the color a little in Photoshop, but that's it. Maybe I should add heat waves too???
 

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I will find my "hot"pictures.

How about, on honor, anyone that submits a photo, promises to give ___blessings to the winner. So the winner does get something. Of coarse you could bless anyone but just as a prize for the winner.
Just a thought.
 
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can i maybe get an answer on this? like, can i use or tweak a picture i already have?
 
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