Islands Challenge #9 in the Subjects from A-Z series. Hosted by Oren Sarid. Challenge has finished A dictionary will probably say an island is "a patch of land surrounded by water" or something similar. So that's obvious. But let your imagination go wild here and show us your interpretation of an island in a similar manner ("regular" islands are welcome, of course). Show full rules Announced: Tuesday, 15th December, 2009 (GMT) Submissions: Tuesday, 22nd December, 2009 – Monday, 28th December, 2009 (GMT) Voting: Tuesday, 29th December, 2009 – Monday, 4th January, 2010 (GMT) Processing rules: Keep the pictures real, or close to it. Contrast/levels/sharpen type of editing only, please. Capture date rules: Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge. Additional rules: Complaints about pictures will only be reviewed in the submission phase. I will not (or try not) to disqualify a picture during voting phase Photography only please (digital or film scan) Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 150

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