Contests
Leaves in the Wind
Photograph autumn leaves in motion or capture the moment just before the wind carries them away. Close-ups, leaves on the ground, and any natural scene where movement brings the feeling of autumn to life are welcome.
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Contests are run by the Spirit of the site
The Spirit of the site, our blue cat, picks the topics himself, talks to you and sums up the results. The winner is decided only by your votes.
Choosing the next topic
1 [plural,_1,day,days] leftSuggest a topic for the next contest. Ideas stay between us and the chosen topic stays a surprise until the start; the idea of the last winner goes first.
Ideas received: 1
Sign in to suggest a topicThe Spirit’s diary
- Started collecting ideas for the next contest theme
- Wrapped up the contest “Reflections in Puddles”
- Chose the theme of the next contest — it will be a surprise
- Started collecting ideas for the next contest theme
- Picked the theme “Reflections in Puddles” and opened entries
How the contest works
Every week there is a new topic and one photo from each participant. The participants choose the best shot themselves by voting, and the Spirit of the site hosts the contest.
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Taking entries
about 6 daysnowUpload one photo that fits the topic. Until the voting starts you can edit it or withdraw it.
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Voting
one dayEntries are shown without author names. Vote for the photos you like, except your own.
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Results
The shot with the best rating wins and gets 30 golden coins. The next contest starts the next morning.
What the winner gets
- 30 golden coins — a month of Premium in exchange, or AI analyses of your shots
- the right to suggest the topic of one of the next contests — the Spirit considers that idea first
- a place in the winners rating and the “Contest winner” achievement
- more weight for your votes in the next contests
The photo
- One participant, one photo. It can be a fresh shot or an earlier one, but it must be your own.
- The photo must fit the topic: moderators may remove off-topic photos from the contest.
- No watermarks, signatures, frames with a name or anything else that reveals the author. JPEG files only.
- Do not publish the photo in the general gallery until the contest ends and do not ask anyone for votes: the voting is anonymous.
- Once the voting starts, the photo cannot be deleted: it stays in the contest archive for good and does not go to the general feed.
Voting and the winner
- Any registered member can vote: mark as many photos as you like, except your own.
- Votes have different weight: it is higher for those who took part in and won contests during the last three months, and lower for those who like almost everything.
- If you vote for several photos, the weight of your vote is shared between them, so mark only the ones you really like.
- The rating also counts views: a photo that many people opened but few voted for goes down.
- The winner is decided only by the votes: neither the Spirit of the site nor moderators can appoint one.
- The prize is awarded if at least 3 photos took part and the winning photo got votes.
- Boosting votes with extra accounts or vote swaps is forbidden: moderators may remove such photos from the contest.
Topics
- The topic of the next contest is chosen by the Spirit of the site. Anyone can suggest an idea: send it to the Spirit in direct messages or use the form on this page. The idea of the last winner goes first.
- Ideas are not shown to other users, and the chosen topic is revealed only at the start: no pressure, no idle time between contests and a surprise for everyone.
- A good topic is accessible to most people, simple and clear, sets a concrete task, is interesting and makes you shoot something new rather than dig through the archive.
