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Fire and Ice

Challenge #5 in the The Art of Contradiction series. Hosted by sagebrushfire.

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This is a common theme but a good one. Give me something Hot that looks cold or Cold that looks Hot. Explore the theme of fire and ice, cool colors vs. warm colors. Specifically I want to see things that normally appear cool or hot but look the opposite in your picture.

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Announced:

Monday, 6th August, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 13th August, 2012 – Sunday, 19th August, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 20th August, 2012 – Sunday, 26th August, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Anything goes - no illustrations/paintings.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Images MUST have a title or detailed description (either is fine).
Images must reasonably fit the theme; complaints won't be taken lightly.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

111

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