Photography contest - geology gymnastics

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geology gymnastics
Contest Goal:
The variety of rocks seem never ending. Take a shot of a rock or mineral in a way that creates a pattern or abstract. There should be no background or setting. The rock should fill 100% of the frame. Macros are welcome but not necessary.

Suggested by: kyricom

Contest comments:

outbackjack: the problem with this comp is that I have a whole cupboard of fascinating minerals and I am only allowed two entries (1 year and 72 days ago)
kyricom: I hear ya... that's my problem too (1 year and 72 days ago)
Lefa: Can you have many different rocks in one picture, or just one rock ?? Showing variety that is... (1 year and 68 days ago)
kyricom: Hi Lefa, ideally, it should be one rock. The theme says to take a picture of "a" rock. (1 year and 68 days ago)
Lefa: Ok, I changed the pic to one rock (1 year and 68 days ago)


required skill level:
all

submit days:
June 25, 2009 - July 03, 2009
voting days:
July 03, 2009 - July 05, 2009
current contest status:
finished


geology gymnastics contest participants :

earned a vote medal in this contest:

30 entries submitted in this contest:



Captured to remember. - created by mellanieb

Captured to remember. photo
final rank: 6 out of 30 (final score: 50.5 %)

This is Orthoceras, Devonian from Morocco. It is over 350 million years old ... Orthoceras was an ancient mollusk that lived more than 400 million years ago. The name means straight horn, referring to the characteristic long, straight, conical shell. The preserved shell is all that remains of this ancestor of our modern-day squid.

Fossilised in rock ...



this entry has 3 comment(s)
final score: 50.5 %
votes placed: 164
submitted: 1 year and 71 days ago

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abstract - created by Perathor

abstract photo
final rank: 7 out of 30 (final score: 50.1 %)


this entry has 3 comment(s)
final score: 50.1 %
votes placed: 167
submitted: 1 year and 68 days ago

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"crystal Crocoite on limonite - created by outbackjack

"crystal Crocoite on limonite photo
final rank: 8 out of 30 (final score: 49.8 %)

or otherwise know as "Lead chromate hydrate on iron oxide"
Found in tasmania



this entry has 5 comment(s)
final score: 49.8 %
votes placed: 155
submitted: 1 year and 72 days ago

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Jabba the Hutt - created by carousel

Jabba the Hutt photo
final rank: 9 out of 30 (final score: 49.8 %)


this entry has 2 comment(s)
final score: 49.8 %
votes placed: 156
submitted: 1 year and 69 days ago

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beach rock - created by roon

beach rock photo
final rank: 10 out of 30 (final score: 49.7 %)


this entry has 2 comment(s)
marked as favorite 1 time(s)
final score: 49.7 %
votes placed: 165
submitted: 1 year and 72 days ago

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