Monthly Archives: April 2013

Weekly Challenge 53: Baby Animals

This week’s challenge is all about baby animals. Cute and fluffy,feathers and scales, every animal is welcome, (except dogs and cats as they are in a different category.) Dig out your best images of baby animals and submit them to this week’s challenge.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Baby Animals”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, May 4th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 8th

To enter:

  1. Take a photo of a Baby Animal.
  2. Submit it under: Animals
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCbabyanimals

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

  • Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
  • Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
  • A blog post will highlight the winners
  • The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

  • The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Baby Animals” and fit into the Animals category (dogs and cats will be disqualified.)
  • The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
  • Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
  • Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
  • Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
  • Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
  • Images must be tagged “PWCbabyanimals”
  • You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
  • Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.
Disqualifications:
  • Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we not review qualification requirements for image images with an ImageScore of less than 500
  • Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
  • Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCbabyanimals-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #51 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Candid Celebrations

#1: Felix Hug – Basel, BS, CH

#2: Ariel Salupan – Cebu City, Central Visayas, PH

#3: Rahat Amin – Dhaka, Dhaka Division, BD

#4: Ivelina Angelova – Haskovo, Haskovo, BG

#5: Vishal Gulati – New delhi, DL, IN

#6: Diane Dunn – Brierley Hill, , GB

#7: Kausik Das – Siliguri, West Bengal, IN

#8: Crispin Lee – Singapore, , SG

#9: Sinha Debasis – , ,

#10: Mino Taurus – Timisoara, TM, RO

Weekly Challenge #52: Mother’s Day

In this week’s challenge we honor motherhood with the introduction of a new category (captioned photos).  Share a photo with a caption that you feel illustrates Mothers or Motherhood. We’ve never allowed text on photos before on Pixoto – so we’re taking a chance on this.  Please help us make it a success.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Mother’s Day”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, April 27th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 1st

To enter:

  1. Take a photo and add some text / caption to it to that illuminates some element of motherhood
  2. Submit it under: Captioned Photos / Mother’s Day
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCmothers

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

  • Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14 Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
  • Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
  • A blog post will highlight the winners
  • The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

  • The photo must have a caption that illustrates the motherhood theme
  • The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
  • Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
  • Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
  • Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
  • Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
  • Images must be tagged “PWCmothers”
  • You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
  • Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.
Disqualifications:
  • Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we not review qualification requirements for image images with an ImageScore of less than 500
  • Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
  • Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCmothers-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #50 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Landscape Reflections

#1: TEDDY ZUSMA – Bandung, West Java, ID

#2: Páll Jökull Pétursson – Selfoss, South, IS

#3: Chad Weisser – New York, NY, US

#4: Sandra Cockayne – Bradford, Eng, GB

#5: Peter Luxem – Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest, BE

#6: Sengkiu Pasaribu – Jayapura, Papua, ID

#7: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#8: Leon Neal – Timaru, Canterbury, NZ

#9: Daniel Widjaja – Jakarta, Jakarta, ID

#10: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

Weekly Challenge 51: Candid Celebrations

This week we are looking for your best photos of candid shots of people enjoying festivals, celebrations, carnivals,fairs or any kind of public celebration. Share your photographs that clearly depict people enjoying a celebration.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Candid Celebrations”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, April 20th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, April 24th

To enter:

  1. Take a photo of a Landscape reflected in water.
  2. Submit it under: People – Street & Candids
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCCandidCelebrations

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

  • Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14 Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
  • Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
  • A blog post will highlight the winners
  • The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

  • The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Candid Celebrations” and fit into the People – Street & Candids category
  • The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
  • Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
  • Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
  • Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
  • Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
  • Images must be tagged “PWCCandidCelebrations”
  • You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
  • Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.
Disqualifications:
  • Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we not review qualification requirements for image images with an ImageScore of less than 500
  • Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
  • Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCCandidCelebrations-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #48 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Animals On the Move

#1: John Larson – Stamford, CT, US

#2: Projit Roy Chowdhury – Kolkata, WB, IN

#3: ZW Young – 內湖區, , TW

#4: Ivan Lee – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#5: Charliemagne Unggay – Hat Yai, Songkhla, TH

#6: Irwansyah St – Batam, Riau, ID

#7: Geary LeBell – Quinte West, ON, CA

#8: Cristobal Garciaferro Rubio – Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, PUE, MX

#9: Jane Bjerkli – Eidsvoll, Akershus, NO

#10: Dody Kusuma – Jakarta, Jakarta, ID

Weekly Challenge 50: Landscape Reflections

The beauty of the landscape reflected in a river, lake, pond or any still water can be breathtaking. Share your best landscape reflections with us this week.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Landscape Reflections”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, April 13th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, April 17th

To enter:

  1. Take a photo of a Landscape reflected in water.
  2. Submit it under: Landscapes
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCReflections

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

  • Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14 Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
  • Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
  • A blog post will highlight the winners
  • The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

  • The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Landscape Reflection” and fit into the Landscape category
  • The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
  • Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
  • Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
  • Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
  • Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
  • Images must be tagged “PWCReflections”
  • You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
  • Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.
Disqualifications:
  • Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we not review qualification requirements for image images with an ImageScore of less than 500
  • Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
  • Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCReflections-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #48 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Architectural Details

#1: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#2: Photographyof Jack Jack – Sukajadi, Riau, ID

#3: David Lawrence – Indianapolis, IN, US

#4: Daliana Pacuraru – Bucharest, B, RO

#5: Arthakker HDR – London, , GB

#6: Miguel Silva – Viseu, 18, PT

#7: Senthil Damodaran – Singapore, , SG

#8: Marco Caciolli – Florence, FI, IT

#9: Davis L. Antonio – Rome, Lazio, IT

#10: Dzul Keple – Johor Bahru, Johor, MY