The theme for this week:
Welcome to a another round of the #POBPhotocontest
This week the subject is: PLASTIC
I made a walk on the beach today. There was a lot of wind which resulted in a lot of garbage had washed up on the beach. A large part of it is plastic. Despite all the campaigns of throwing your garbage in a garbage bin and initiatives to recycle plastic, put deposit on plastic bottles and plastic packages being replaced by other materials, I still see a lot of plastic lying around.
There are also positive points to mention. I often see volunteers collect garbage. At the beach you can get a free bag to collect garbage and in a nearby city there is a team of volunteers that week canoes through the canals to collect garbage.
The subject is plastic, but it doesn't need to be plastic that is lying around. You may also submit a photo of something as long as it is made of plastic.
[Image from Pixabay (not my own)]
About the POBPhotocontest
The #POBphotocontest is a weekly photography contest with a different subject every week. It runs from Sunday until next Sunday (8:00 PM CEST).
My intension is to make this contest accessible for everyone; from experienced photographers with professional cameras to beginners shooting with their phone camera. Everyone can join!
Every week you can create a blog post for this contest with at least one photo that that meets the subject of that week. That photo needs to be the first photo in the post.
Although it is allowed to use a photo from your archive it is more fun to go out and shoot new photographs.
Your photo should tell a story by itself, but also write something about your photo or photo's in your post. Share some background information about the subject, location or techniques you used and why you submitted this photo for the contest.
Don't forget to set #pobphotocontest as one of the tags] of your posts since that is the way I can find all the submitted photos.
You can also put your photo with a link to your post in the comments of this post.
The contest ends next Sunday 8:00 PM CEST.
I will personally judge the photos and select 3 winners based on both the quality and originality of the photo and the additional information in the blog post itself.
The winners will receive POB tokens and Ecency points.
Mentions
The #POBPhotocontest has a lot of followers and frequent participants. Let me know when you also would like to get a mention when a new round of the #pobphotocontest starts so I can add you to the list.
Rules
- Create a blog post with a photo that meets this weeks subject.
- Pictures from your archive are allowed, but I recommend posting a recent photo.
- Add some information about your photo. What do we see? Where did you take it? Why did you take it? What techniques and/or equipment did you use?
- Add the #pobphotocontest tag to that post (this is how I can find the post of the contestants).
- You can add more photos to that post, but only the first one in your post will be your submission for the contest.
- Optional: Place a link to the post you created in the comment on this announcement post. You can add your image to the comment too.
Prizes
The top 3 will receive both POB tokens and Ecency points.
The Ecency points are generously donated by 
| Place | POB Tokens | Ecency Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | 20 | 25 |
What is POB?
POB stands for Proof of Brain. Proof of Brain is a community on Hive where you can actually post anything you want. The community has it's own POB token. When you post in the proofofbrain community or use the #POB or #ProofOfBrain tags on your post you can receive POB tokens.
When you stake your POB tokens you will earn curation rewards for voting on POB posts.
Just check out https://hive-engine.com/ how many POB tokens you have.
Not using your POB tokens? Please consider delegating them to my POB account friendmoose.pob which I'm using to curate POB photography posts.
What is Ecency?
Ecency is a social network on Hive that rewards content creators with Hive and points. Ecency points can be used to promote or boost your content, and can even be transferred or gifted to another user.
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Every week I create a post with an overview of all the photography contests on Hive. You can find the weekly overview post by checking the #photocontests tag.
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Check out the posts with the #pobphotocontest tag.
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