I feel that a tasteful frame like this should be permitted in contests

[Celebration]

Don't you agree? This one needed a little something extra to highlight the photo.

[alfredo]

1. Unobtrusive,

[Celebration]

11. See, that's what I mean n/t

[alfredo]

21. glad we are on the same page

[Mz Pip]

2. Definitely compelling.

It's very hypnotizing. :rofl:

[Celebration]

12. You got that right!

I tried looking at it for a few seconds and I could hear the birds trying to influence my actions. :)

[HarveyDarkey]

3. Too subtle

does your software have a "neon" plugin?

[Celebration]

13. Neon?

I love that. Where do I get it?

[Mira]

4. Awesome. But do the four corner patterns have to repeat?

Once would be enough and then there's spaces for three more designs.

I think we would be great Co-Czarinas.

[Celebration]

14. I actually thought of that

I thought that would be a bit much for some people here. I didn't want to push the limits. Also, I was considering the picture itself. I didn't want to compete with the great angles in the rafters in the boat dock. Still, it was a close call for me, I admit.

[Schema Thing]

5. oh hellz yeah

[Celebration]

15. Great

I can tell I am building up a consensus on this.

[JeffR]

6. Not sure

but I think the photo sort of overpowers the frame.

[Celebration]

16. Oops

I wasn't going for that effect. Maybe Mira was right.

[Adsos Letter]

7. Interesting! Is that a bug in that left fly-catcher's beak?...

...and is this located on The Strip in Vegas? :D

[Celebration]

17. It's nest building material

Likely to build a nest right over where our boat slip is............

And, if this is Las Vegas, then this is the bar at Harrah's

[Tindalos]

8. Purikura themed contest!

:rofl:

For those who aren't familiar with purikura, click here http://www.puricute.com/ and be amazed at Japanese photobooth technology.

[Celebration]

18. LOL

My daughter told me that photobooths were a big deal in Japan. Funny.

[HappyCynic]

9. I don't like the outer frame...

I find the space between the blinking black border and the photo gets lost in the white outside the border. I think you should add a bright colour (maybe a nice tasteful fire-engine red) in that space. Maybe blinking and with small white or silver bird icons stamped all around. I think that might help.

:evilgrin:

[Celebration]

19. Wow

I appreciate the feedback. I'm going to try to take in all the constructive advice I have gotten in this thread.

[ConsAreLiars]

10. It's unfortunate that DU doesn't allow

embedded audio. Without it, it seems the potential for frames is severely limited. No sirens, drum riffs, cymbals, wolf howls, . Just silence. Almost impossible to really bring adequate attention without adding sound with the borders. Or maybe coupons.

(+5 for creative commentary)

[Celebration]

20. Okay, that does it!!

I might even stop trying the tasteful frame idea until I figure out how to marry them with coupons!

Ordinarily I would say the sounds were a good idea, but once a photo contest thread was downloaded, if EVERYONE had bird chirps or train blasts going at the same time, it could be a bit noisy........But for a single picture, heck yeah!

[Tindalos]

22. Scratch and sniff

We shouldn't ignore the olfactory components. A photo should convey the full sensory experience.

[Mira]

23. Holograms. Very important variable.

Because they illustrate that what you see is not always what you get.

[Sheepshank]

24. I'm assuming

it will come with 3d glasses?