The Songs Of Life: Does Your Mother Know?

Challenge #5 in the The Songs Of Life series. Hosted by The Bacon Wagoneer.

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READ THE RULES! This challenge is all about interpretation: I named it with the title of a popular song (by ABBA), and it will be up to the entrants to determine what the song means to them - and how they can express that with a photo.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 17th May, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 24th May, 2011 – Monday, 30th May, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 31st May, 2011 – Monday, 6th June, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Photos **MUST** contain a thematic element of motherhood
- Must explain your interpretation in photo description
- HDR is allowed in this challenge
- No scanned images
- No digital composites
- Do not frame photos or watermark them
- Only photos that you, yourself, have taken

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

VOTING GUIDE:
Please adhere to the following guide for voting in this challenge.
0.5 star: Does not meet challenge topic/rules
1 star: Poor quality
2 star: Adequate
3 star: Good
4 star: Excellent
5 star: Spectacular/Epic/Awesome
The 0.5 star rule is the most important! If you do not like the photo, please rate it with a single star as it is much better for expressing constructive criticism.
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You are asked to only submit photos that are honest to the subject matter and are more spur of the moment if you can - pre-planned photographs add an artificial quality.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

222

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Flirt a little maybe....

by Hylton Herd

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Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
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Submitted:	Monday, 30th May, 2011 22:36 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 5th April, 2011
Focal length:	400 mm
Shutter speed:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	320
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Galleries:	View this photo in Hylton Herd's gallery

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