(Entries) DPC #274 "The Color White" - Event Date: 02 December 2018 - 02 January 2019

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   Dear Dyxumers,

This time we have a topic which depicts white color. Winter time is the time when naturally most of colors are "asleep". White color is naturally occurring color which is abundant (at least in northern hemisphere and traditionally it is the season of snow) at this time of a year.

According to Wikipedia:

"White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of fresh snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue and green light.

In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore a white toga as a symbol of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the Kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches, capitols and other government buildings, especially in the United States. It was also widely used in 20th century modern architecture as a symbol of modernity and simplicity.

According to surveys in Europe and the United States, white is the color most often associated with perfection, the good, honesty, cleanliness, the beginning, the new, neutrality, and exactitude. White is an important color for almost all world religions. The Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has worn white since 1566, as a symbol of purity and sacrifice. In Islam, and in the Shinto religion of Japan, it is worn by pilgrims. In Western cultures and in Japan, white is the most common color for wedding dresses, symbolizing purity and virginity. In many Asian cultures, white is also the color of mourning."

You can photograph white subjects, b&w images with lot of of white spaces, IR images, high key images, minimalist images... Imagination is your limit. 

An example:

@@On her wedding day

A580; DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM; f/2.8, 1/50; ISO 400; 50mm

Good luck,
Svjetlana

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This DPC closes on Jan 2nd, 2019 at around 21:00 Dyxum Time.

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Please let me remind that the winner will be awarded with the Golden Dyxum Patch

which will be sent to him for free. It should be noted that this award was only possible because of Confusedapollo's hard work and commitment.

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Edited by svjetlana - 02 December 2018 at 22:43