Competition

[Mr Hako]

Maybe we should start a photography competition on these pages? How about monthly or quarterley? We could come up with a theme (say, "Weather" or "The Colour Red", "The Seasons" or "People in the Landscape" etc...). It's a good way to (try to) take some interesting photos, and get out and about improving our skills

As for rules, what about: 1 entry per person, posted here on this thread (or another new specific thread) before the agreed closing date.

After the closing date, a poll could be taken to decide a winner. No prizes other than the kudos of winning!

What do you think?

 

[PastorChase]

Go for it!

 

[Tangnefedd]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[Sonifo]

I love that idea. I am always up for a good challenge.

I can't post a shot yet because I am a newbie. I wonder if the mods. would let me?

 

[mathias1979]

I'm up for it...now that I can post pictures.

-Matt

 

[Mr Hako]

how many post do we need before we are allowed to post? I'm a new member too.

 

[mathias1979]

you need 100 posts before you can post images. perhaps you could still participate though...just provide a link to your pictures or something?

-Matt

 

[Heaven_Bound]

Lets give it a shot. I am in.

 

[AfricaWim]

So when do we start??????

 

[Mr Hako]

We need some agreement on the subject of the first competition.

 

[mathias1979]

I trust you to pick a good subject, since you came up with the idea. I'm a big fan of nature and scenic photography...so something like a season would be cool. But that's just my personal opinion.

-Matt

 

[ScribbledPaper]

I love photography! This is a grea idea!

 

[mathias1979]

btw...why not encourage everyone to send blessings to the winner of each month's competition as the "prize" for winning?

-Matt

 

[Mr Hako]

The "prize" is a good idea.

Okay, How about this for a title, "The Town Where I Live"

RULES:

It's quite a difficult subject, because we all look at our own town with jaded eyes. So let's try to look again at the places where we live, and try to appreciate the things, animals, buildings, locations and people we take for granted.

Shots can be in colour or black and white or infrared. (for those who don't know what infrared photos look like, check out my web site and type "infrared"). Subjects can be anything, but they MUST be from your town/city. Only one photograph per person. Pictures should be a maximum of 600 pixels wide. (that's fair for everybody, otherwise we might end with huge pictures clogging the thread up)




Personally, I don't mind computer manipulated shots (even though I don't use them); but some people do mind, so shall we decide beforehand if manipulated shots are allowed?

As for posting the shots on this forum: Is there anybody with the requisite number of posts already that we can email pictures to - for them to post them in the forum?

 

[Tangnefedd]

Mr Hako, it was your suggestion, so you should decide the subject that is only fair.

 

[mathias1979]

People could e-mail to me I suppose. I also have a some cheap image hosting space so I could post them so they show up as full pictures instead of just thumbnails.

Are we going to start a new post for every new month? Or are we just going to let this grow into one long topic?

And how do we do voting? Do we have like a deadline for submissions...then voting begins?

-Matt

 

[Tangnefedd]

I don't live in a town or city I live in a rural area!

 

[Mr Hako]

Even if you live in a rural area you can enter the competition. Maybe the competition should be called "The Place Where I Live"

I suppose if you live in a really isolated area (like the Australian Outback) then you should try to limit yourself to, say, within a 3 mile radius of your house.

I assume this Forum allow Polls? Once the deadline is passed, we set a poll, and everyone can vote for their favourite (please don't vote for yourself). I think the competition should be bi-monthly. So lets make the deadline for entries May 30th.

And if anyone can think of a good subject for the next competition that would be great (otherwise I'll just copy it from the same magazine - "On A Clear Day")

 

[mathias1979]

So are we just submitting to this thread?

-Matt

 

[Crofter]

Has it started yet...?


Can you start a special sticky thread for this...