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--- rules_current_basic [2009/07/15 16:40] – muckpond
+++ rules_current_basic [2026/01/10 14:10] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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     * taken with a digital camera that records EXIF data.
     * a JPEG (.jpg) file.
-    * no larger than 150 KB (153,600 bytes).
+    * no larger than 700 KB (716,800 bytes) (300 KB for challenges prior to October 22nd, 2014).
-    * at least 160 pixels, and no more than 640 pixels on each side.
+    * at least 160 pixels, and no more than 1200 pixels on each side (no more than 800 pixels for challenges prior to October 22nd, 2014).
     * taken after the challenge is announced and before the deadline, based on the Current Server Time (US Eastern Standard/Daylight Time) displayed at the bottom of every page on this site.
     * taken and post-processed by you. Someone else may press the shutter button if you set up the shot and the camera settings. No one else may post-process your entry for you. Exceptions must be approved by the Site Council in advance.
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 === You may: ===
-    * use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry, **with the exception of combining multiple captures in-camera**.
+    * use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry, with the exception of combining multiple captures in-camera.
     * crop, rotate and resize your entry.
     * use filters or stand-alone utilities designed to preserve image integrity (such as Neat Image, Unsharp Mask, Dust & Scratches, and color correction tools). These filters must be applied uniformly to the entire image, and must not be used in such a way that their use becomes a feature. No "effects" filters may be applied to your image, with the exception of Noise and Gaussian Blur.
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     * use RAW conversion software as long as the changes are made globally to a single file on one layer and do not create new features or effects in the process.
     * request removal of your own entry during the voting period IF none of your last 25 entries were disqualified or removed, and no rules were violated.
-    * include existing images or artwork as part of your composition as long as the entry does not appear to consist entirely of a pre-existing photograph in order to circumvent date or editing rules or fool the voters into thinking you actually captured the original photograph.
+    * __You may include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification.__
 === You may not: ===
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     * submit a photograph depicting male or female genitalia, or acts of sex deemed inappropriate by a majority of the Site Council.
-===== Adminstrative Notes =====
+===== Administrative Notes =====
     * Third party software including raw converters, filters and actions are subject to the same restrictions as Photoshop: spot editing, selections (including "control points"), brushes and layers containing data are forbidden.
-    * Topaz Adjust is considered an "effects filter" and not allowed in Basic Editing.
 ===== Penalties =====