Textures Challenge #3 in the Back to the Basics! series. Hosted by odyk. Challenge has finished Textures. Coarse or fine, hard or soft, firm or loose, harsh or smooth,tangible or elusive anything goes as long as it is texture. Show full rules Announced: Tuesday, 4th January, 2011 (GMT) Submissions: Tuesday, 11th January, 2011 – Monday, 17th January, 2011 (GMT) Voting: Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 – Monday, 24th January, 2011 (GMT) Processing rules: Basic post-processing allowed. Cropping allowed. No HDR. No Borders. No watermarks. No Tints. Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: No People , Animals, Insects or Logos unless they are not recognizable as such For your second submission do not post similar photo as your first Shots entered in other DP challenges not allowed Avoid easily recognizable objects. Keep your submissions as minimal and subtractive as possible, think big or think small, use the Framing rules or even better brake them Hint: Use falling light to emphasize texture Hint: Look for texture in both man-made and natural objects,(clouds looks like cotton after all...) Voters keep in mind that this challenge is about Composition and Framing. I encourage everyone who submits a photo to also vote on all the submissions as we don't want the fate of the photos to be chosen by just a few Please avoid negative votes If you are disqualified please check your mail. This is an densely connected series your image might fit another theme. Maximum number of entries per user: 2 Maximum number of entries in challenge: Not restricted

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