DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
Challenge Details
Breaking the Rules
An Open Challenge using the Standard Editing rules.

Description
There are many implied "rules" for "good" photography: "use the rule of thirds", "don't shoot into the sun" and "keep the subject sharp" are just three of them. But rules are made to be broken! Break a photography rule and make it work. Your title should tell us the rule you are breaking with your entry.

Extra Rules
PLEASE NOTE: This challenge is NOT about breaking the editing rules.

Submission Dates:
  May 17 2017 - May 30 2017

Voting Dates:
  May 31 2017 - Jun 6 2017

Submissions: 66
Disqualifications: 0
Votes: 3,992
Comments: 184

Average Score: 5.5486
Highest Score: 6.6667
Median Score: 5.5
Lowest Score: 4.3934
Results for Breaking the Rules:
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Challenge Results for Breaking the Rules
"Avoid centering your subject"
by Bear_Music

1st place with an
average vote of 6.6667

Views: 1826 (108 during voting)
Votes: 60
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.471
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.923
Avoid Distracting Elements
by hahn23

2nd place with an
average vote of 6.6066

Views: 1863 (127 during voting)
Votes: 61
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.265
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 7.037
Don't overexpose the highlights
by Yo_Spiff

3rd place with an
average vote of 6.5079

Views: 1502 (123 during voting)
Votes: 63
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.528
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.482
Use the rule of thirds
by Neat

4th place with an
average vote of 6.4262

Views: 1584 (123 during voting)
Votes: 61
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.371
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.500
Always check your background for intrusions into the frame.
by SaraR

5th place with an
average vote of 6.2131

Views: 1198 (103 during voting)
Votes: 61
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.118
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.333
Avoid Schmaltz
by skewsme

6th place with an
average vote of 6.1311

Views: 818 (102 during voting)
Votes: 61
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 6.056
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.240
Out of Focus
by Cyrilda

7th place with an
average vote of 6.0833

Views: 1027 (109 during voting)
Votes: 60
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.794
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.462
Center lines
by Ammie

8th place with an
average vote of 6.0508

Views: 620 (107 during voting)
Votes: 59
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.824
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.360
Impending Storm ~ Centered Horizon, Taking Your Gear Into The Elements
by Ja-9

9th place with an
average vote of 6.0333

Views: 724 (104 during voting)
Votes: 60
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.853
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.269
Nowhere to rest my weary eye as I search for a point of focus.
by RKT

10th place with an
average vote of 6.0167

Views: 570 (112 during voting)
Votes: 60
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Your Comment: N/A

Average Vote (Participants): 5.914
Average Vote (Non-Participants): 6.160
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