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Jul 26, 2012 22:00:37   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
> Please Post Your Submissions Here: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=16 <

Hey Hedgehogs, it’s time for another Weekly Photo Challenge.

The challenges are simple. You start you off with a theme, but where you take it is up to you! The twist is that everyone needs to submit a short statement along with their photo that explains the ‘who, what, where, why, when or how’ they went through to get it. This helps us ‘feel’ the moment as they did, but can also help with voting. You might also find some great tips to make you better. These are more about challenging yourself than worrying that your photo isn’t good enough so everyone is invited especially those who want to improve.

Now for the legal stuff: (Please Note The Changes)
- Contests start Friday mornings and end Wednesday evenings
- Voting starts Thursday morning and ends Thursday evening
- One entry per user, but if you need an update send a Private Message
- All entries must include a photo and MUST include quick statement as noted above. Untitled will be rejected.
- Post processing is fine, but please keep it to the absolute minimum
- Archived photos are not encouraged - please shoot your photo during the challenge
- Everyone gets one vote - if you vote more than once see below *
- Once voting starts there can be no additional entries
- To keep it fair, I will hide the user names and vote counts until voting is over and winners are announced. All votes are anonymous
- And of course, the rules are subject to change as the challenges require

If you need me for any reason, send a Private Message or leave a Reply.

Above all remember this is about challenging yourself – pushing beyond the limits you think you have – so have fun with it and try anything and everything whether you are good at it or not. Make it fun and thank you all! This wouldn’t be possible without you. St3v3M

> Please Post Your Submissions Here: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=16 <


* Update on voting from ADMIN *

You can vote as many times as you like, but only have one voting point.
If you vote for multiple photos, your voting point gets divided across them all.

For example:

You see a photo you like and you vote for it. That photo now has a score of +1 point from you.
Later on, you see another photo you like and you decide to vote for it too. At this time, each of the two photos gets a score of +0.5 from you.
If you vote for yet another photo, then the three of them will get +0.33 points each from you.
And so on. The number of votes is only limited by the number of photos in the contest.

The rating of a photo is calculated as a sum of all points received from all users.

You can also revoke your vote for any photo at any time. Doing so recalculates your vote share.

So if we continue with the example above (you voted for three photos) and you decide to revoke your vote for one of the photos, then the two remaining photos would get +0.5 points from you added to their scores.

Such system allows you to "change your mind" in case some new photos get uploaded for the contest and you decide not to spread your voting power too thin. If the contest's settings allow it you can begin voting right away while keeping track of new photos added to the contest.

On the ratings page, each photo's rating is shown as two numbers like "4.5 (7)" -- which means the photo in question has a total of 4.5 points based on votes of 7 users.

To sum it up, you can vote for any many photos as you like. But your voting power gets spread across all photos for which you vote. So each photo gets a smaller bump in the score. On the other hand, more of the photos you like get a chance to be at the top of the contest.

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Jul 27, 2012 04:49:46   #
mafadecay Loc: Wales UK
 
You are having a laugh! Not your fault but I am actually seriously allergic to cocoa. Chocolate has been the bane of my life and even the smell makes me sick. Not being funny I would rather touch dog mess than chocolate. Looks like im gonna have to bring out the gloves and masks for this one.

I do want to enter as I missed the last one.

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Jul 27, 2012 07:53:14   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
mafadecay wrote:
You are having a laugh! Not your fault but I am actually seriously allergic to cocoa. Chocolate has been the bane of my life and even the smell makes me sick. Not being funny I would rather touch dog mess than chocolate. Looks like im gonna have to bring out the gloves and masks for this one.

I do want to enter as I missed the last one.


It's not like you have to shoot chocolate... Keep safe of course!

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Jul 27, 2012 21:05:31   #
Victoria1233 Loc: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
 
mafadecay wrote:
You are having a laugh! Not your fault but I am actually seriously allergic to cocoa. Chocolate has been the bane of my life and even the smell makes me sick. Not being funny I would rather touch dog mess than chocolate. Looks like im gonna have to bring out the gloves and masks for this one.

I do want to enter as I missed the last one.


You could shoot something that is the colour of chocolate or turn a shot into a 'chocolate' coloured monochrome - just a thought.

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Jul 28, 2012 01:58:41   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
Victoria1233 wrote:
mafadecay wrote:
You are having a laugh! Not your fault but I am actually seriously allergic to cocoa. Chocolate has been the bane of my life and even the smell makes me sick. Not being funny I would rather touch dog mess than chocolate. Looks like im gonna have to bring out the gloves and masks for this one.

I do want to enter as I missed the last one.


You could shoot something that is the colour of chocolate or turn a shot into a 'chocolate' coloured monochrome - just a thought.
quote=mafadecay You are having a laugh! Not your ... (show quote)


Way to think outside the Box Of Chocolates!

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Jul 28, 2012 05:55:38   #
mafadecay Loc: Wales UK
 
I am off on my hols Monday so will try to fit something in. This is one theme I would not beat myself up about if I didn't enter but I do have a few ideas and would be using chocolate without touching it. I will see if things go to plan.

Thanks for the ideas and concern though.

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Jul 29, 2012 11:57:54   #
photomom Loc: Southern CA
 
there's already some really sweet ones .... mafadecay, i think i want tell you sorry for your allergies .... you can find plenty of chocolate with touching it .... go for it!!!

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Jul 29, 2012 16:46:03   #
mafadecay Loc: Wales UK
 
Got mine in before we go away. I was not harmed too much in the making of my photo. I'm loving the puppy in the trolley CUTE CITY!

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Jul 31, 2012 16:18:31   #
EJK Loc: OK
 
Hi sorry to have to ask for help but I can not upload my picture for the chocolate contest.

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Aug 1, 2012 05:43:10   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
EJK wrote:
Hi sorry to have to ask for help but I can not upload my picture for the chocolate contest.


For whatever reason there seems to be a hiccup every now and then when trying to upload photos. Wait a little then try again and see if it works.

Start here http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=16
Scroll down past the Contest Information
In the blank white box enter a statement about your photo or at the least choose a title
Click the button Choose File to the right
Locate your photo and click Open

That should be it, but if you still need help please feel free to let me know.

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Aug 1, 2012 14:41:31   #
EJK Loc: OK
 
Still working on it. I tried to download Foxfire and still could not get it to upload my picture. I am going to try downloading Foxfire again. thank EJK

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Aug 2, 2012 02:10:52   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
EJK wrote:
Still working on it. I tried to download Foxfire and still could not get it to upload my picture. I am going to try downloading Foxfire again. thank EJK


If it helps I have used Chrome for years, either way though if you have problems after you download a new browser send a Private Message with your photo and statetment attached and I'll add it for you with your name in the title. Cheers!

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Aug 3, 2012 10:34:42   #
photomom Loc: Southern CA
 
cant believe i missed it .... i have to post it as ....it's so sweet!!!



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Aug 3, 2012 19:34:17   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
photomom wrote:
cant believe i missed it .... i have to post it as ....it's so sweet!!!


Nice!

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Aug 4, 2012 23:54:10   #
rebeler
 
yummy I can almost tase it

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