πŸ“· Photochain Photography Contest πŸ“· Week #6 Winners of FLOWER POWER + Monthly Superstar Announcement + New weekly theme

in #photography β€’ 6 years ago

Hey #photochaincommunity! Big thanks to everyone who participated in the fifth Photochain Photography Contest and welcome to the sixth week. Thank you all for taking the time to go out to capture some amazing moments, especially those who put in extra effort to find the perfect picture according to the weekly theme. Those I enjoyed the most as they showed me your unique perspective and creative power.

Congratulations to all the winners and honorable mentions. You made it really hard to decide who should win. If you see your entry in the post I hope you have a ERC20 compatible wallet, if not, set it up (watch the tutorial under how to enter) and contact me on discord with your wallet address.

  • Don't forget to vote for the winner (see how in Voting Process at the end of the post)
  • Some of you still didn't add a watermark to your images or forgot to add a tag and those culdn't be taken in consideration as they were not following all the rules. So please, read carefully how to enter and rules before posting an entry.

What's Photochain?

In short, it's a marketplace for stock photography that will, by using the power of blockchain technology allow photographers to earn 95% of the revenue generated by their work while still offering a cheaper price for the buyers. Its current counterparts take up to 75% of the profits and tackle its users with entry barriers and inequality. Like many others in the blockchain space, Photochain aims to change that by shifting the power from the greedy corporations and giving it back to the driving force behind their success; their users. Sounds too good to be true? It's not. That's the beauty of cutting down costs through decentralization and a community based governance.

Find out more about the DApp in the article I wrote about it but if you really want to go in detail I suggest you read the whitepaper.

Have any questions?

Join the official Discord channel: https://discord.gg/prwPd2F
For Photochain related questions contact Warrior-Sage#1056
If you have any contest related questions you can always talk to me runicar#1726 or join #photography under Steemit-Contest

Photochain Photography Contest


Is on a talent hunt, searching for Steemit's best photographers while giving everyone a chance to earn. You don't need to be a professional photographer but some level of quality must be visible in your work as each and every contribution will be rewarded with Photochain's tokens: Photons (1PHT = 0.12 USD). That's what @photochainreward is doing. The bot comments on every post with the #photochaincommunity tag, gives you 10 XP per contribution, keeps track of your level and the amount of Photons you earned with your posts. After the ICO is finished and the coins are minted they will be distributed to your ERC20 compatible wallets like MetaMask.

Each week you will have a theme that should be present in your pictures. This is optional as I know that some of you might not have the resources/inspiration/opportunity to follow the given theme for the week. Why would I follow it then? Because first place is reserved for entries that follow the weekly theme. Second, third and honorable mentions don't need to go along the theme to win but it's an advantage if they do.

Monthly Superstar
@nolasco

With such a big competition of talented photographers it was very hard to chose one winner. Because of that I actually I postponed the announcement for a week. After thinking about it for many hours, the decision fell and I want to congratulate @nolasco on this great accomplishment.

FLOWER POWER

First place

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by @arun5866 - Photochain Photography Contest - FLOWER POWER - 2nd Entry


Second place


by @jpphotography - World Ocean Tuesday: Wharariki Beach, New Zealand


Third place


by @nolasco - Red is the color! :))! #flowers contest by @petals, @photochain Flower Power and Colorchallenge Monday red!


Honorable mentions

Click on the image to view the full post

How to enter

  • Either with a dedicated post titled Photochain Photography Contest or with any other post containing your images that you are proud of

  • Add #ppc and #photochaincommunity tags

  • Include the Photochain logo or watermark somewhere in your images.

How To Add Watermarks in Lightroom

NOTE: As Photons are ERC20 tokens, you will need an ERC20 compatible wallet to collect the rewards. My suggestion is Metamask as it's simple and easy to use. If you have any troubles setting it up watch this short tutorial.

Weekly theme

STREET SHOTS

#photochaincommunity I hope you are ready to hit the streets and capture some special moments. Street photography is a very special part of photography that I feel many of you take part in, so let's see what you got. As always, you have the freedom to present this theme in whatever way you think is the best. Now go out, and be creative!

Cya in a week :)

Rules

  • Only use your own images
  • Take in consideration that the pictures must be of certain quality. Not just by resolution, as composition, color palette, style and overall feel of the image will be taken in consideration
  • Add #photochaincommunity tag if you want to be targeted by the bot and receive Photons for each entry and #ppc so that I can find your posts
  • All entries must contain the Photochain logo or watermark somewhere in the images
  • Unlimited number of entries (except when you reach lvl 10 in the bot leveling system that yields 100 Photons per entry, then there is a cap at 3 entries per day)
  • Members of the #photochaincommunity should strive to engage and interact with each other as much as possible (this will help build the community aspect of the contest and will allow you to unlock the multiplier to earn more Photons per each entry)

To get a feel of the quality I'm hoping you can achieve check out some of the images featured in the demo.photochain.io

Prizes

#1st place - 500$
#2nd place- 250$
#3rd place - 100$
4x honorable mention - 20$
Monthly superstar - 2500$


All prizes will be paid out in Photochain's tokens Photons that can later on be used to buy art within the DApp or sell for cash when the token is made exchangable. Tokens will be sent after the tokens are minted at the end of the ICO.

Voting process

  • Each community member that has made at least one entry that week can cast one vote for who he/she thinks should win. To vote just place a comment in this form: "My entry for this week's contest is link to your entry and I vote for link to the entry you vote for"

  • One winner will be chosen by the community and the rest by myself and the Photochain team. Winners and the new contest theme will be announced a day after this post pays out.

I'm really excited to build this community and to see how it grows. Wish everyone best of luck and happy snapping!

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Β 6 years agoΒ (edited)Β 

Cheers dude!!!

I was there in the same location... ;)

Cheers, you really got great shots.

This is my entries of this week's theme.
https://steemit.com/photochaincommunity/@arun5866/photochain-photography-contest-street-shots-graffiti-streets-of-atlanta

Graffiti Streets of Atlanta

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Art is anything you can get away with - Andy Warhol

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Location:
Krog St NE, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA

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Thank you so much @runicar
Congrats to the other winners and especially @nolasco !!!

Thanks so much, my friend! And congrats on the awesome photo! It's perfect!

Thanks so much, my friend!
And congrats on the awesome
Photo! It's perfect!

Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β - nolasco


I'm a bot. I detect haiku.

Well, I'm getting into it! Thanks, my friend bot!

Β 6 years agoΒ (edited)Β 

Hi @runicar

Below is my entry #2 for Street shots

https://steemit.com/photochaincommunity/@pradeepdee6/photochain-photography-contest-street-shots-graffiti-art

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This is an Inverted Image. Bottom one is the real and top one is the reflection on paint remover/thinner used to dilute the paint.

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ahahahahahh love the second one! Porn kills love! hahaha man, you gave me such a great laugh

lol Thanks that you enjoyed it, Imagine me taking 20 odd shots when ppl were staring at their own imaginations

Congratulations to @nolasco a well deserving Winner of the Monthly Superstar

And congratulations to the weekly winners

Strete Photography this week cool Motivates me to get out and get some new shots

Β 6 years agoΒ (edited)Β 

Thanks so much, my dear friend... from the very beginning! Thanks for your unconditional support during these 13 moons :))! Congrats on your mention! Big hug!

Β 6 years agoΒ (edited)Β 

Looking forward to seeing what you kind of snaps will you get :)

@runicar Thanks Mate I have got a couple one I have entered and more to come ;)

Wow, second place - that's awesome, thanks a lot! :) And congratulations to the other winners and honourable mentions!

Congrats, my friend, awesome shot! Cheers!

Man that snap left me speechless :) Congratz once again.

Congrats to the winners!

Thanks so much!

Oh my...! I'm speechless! Thanks so much for the honor! Wow!Monthly Superstar! I could get used to this ;)! Thanks so much, @runicar, I'm deeply grateful and touched for the recognition! And thanks to all the friends that have been supporting me! Thanks for choosing my photo as a winner!
Now to the new theme, I LOVE IT! Cheers :))))!

haha np @nolasco, I really enjoy every single pic you put out. Not only in the contest but in general on Steemit. Keep up the great work :)

Aw, thanks immensely, @runicar, your words of encouragement! I will try to do better day after day! Cheers, my friend!

Thanks @runicar, and congratulations @nolasco!

Congrats, @revo, and thanks so much for your support!

Np @revo, well deserved!

Thaks for hosting these contest to help user on here!

it also helps for the user retentions, because this way the have a extra motivation to do what they love !! photography!

i just sent the link of this contest to a couple of friends, they might be joining

Thanks for the help! Highly appreciate it :)

Β 6 years agoΒ (edited)Β 

Congratulations to all winner...really amazing photographs

Thanks so much!

Congratz to all winners! Really great shots.

I keep forgetting the shots don't have to match the theme. For 2 seconds I think, that is weird, there is no flower in this image. And then it hits me :)

Seems the bot woke up, I did find stats on my photochaincommunity posts. Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Glad to hear it was resoled!

Congratulations, Isabel!!! @nolasco! Such a well-deserved win!

Also, congratulations to the all of the weekly winners!

Thanks kindly for your words and all your support, always!, my dear Denise. Great Steemian, wonderful friend! Xoxo!

Congrats @nolasco and @arun5866 and all the winners. Enjoyed your pictures.

Thanks so much :))!

Keep working hard like thisπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

I think I shall participate this week..... Let's see what I can capture 😊

I have already participated in the ICO so it would be nice to get some more tokens to add to the 800+ I already have 😁

Let's see what you have :)

Hi, @runicar, this is the cover photo of my entry #1 (3 photos) to this week contest! Have a great week ahead!

https://steemit.com/photochaincommunity/@nolasco/photochain-photography-contest-street-shots-this-is-tokyo-japan-3-photos

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Nice click !

Thanks :))!

thanks so much πŸ’—πŸ’—

Hi, @runicar, this is the cover photo of my entry #2 (3 photos) to this week contest! Have a great Tuesday!

https://steemit.com/photochaincommunity/@nolasco/photochain-photography-contest-street-shots-this-is-kyoto-japan-3-photos

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Hey, all, here is my entry #4 (3 photos) and the photo cover to this week contest! have a wonderful day!

https://steemit.com/photochaincommunity/@nolasco/photochain-photography-contest-street-shots-this-is-cambodia-3-photos

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