Photo challenge No.1

Robert Holloway · Oct 14, 2001

Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures, learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Jay Jervey · Oct 14, 2001

Rob --

1. Can we submit a photo and then change our mind and submit a different one before the contest ends?

2. All Sony camera owners are invited to participate, correct? We don't want to make this an exclusive thing just for F707 people.

Robert Holloway said:
Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Robert Holloway · Oct 14, 2001

Jay

I don't feel that I own this but heck, someone needs to make the call as we get it going.

1) Absolutely, please resubmit.

2) What's a 707? Just kidding. All Sony cameras and all users of this forum.

Rob

Jay Jervey said:
1. Can we submit a photo and then change our mind and submit a
different one before the contest ends?

2. All Sony camera owners are invited to participate, correct? We
don't want to make this an exclusive thing just for F707 people.

Robert Holloway said:

Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Click to expand...

ZipperZ63395 · Oct 14, 2001

simple question,

how will you know which pic is gonna be submitted to the contest?

since lots of members post various pics here during different times, whats stopping someone from posting a pic to get reactions and critiques and once a pic becomes favorable that thats ends up being the pic that the person submits.

i could easily post 20 pics from now to the 24th and the one people like the most will be the one i submit. What can prevent this and who are the judges???

is this question valid??

Robert Holloway said:
Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Robert Holloway · Oct 14, 2001

Hmmm
Maybe i missed something
I'd have thought it obvious that entries would be posted in this thread?
If it's confusing.
please post entries and links to this thread
Rob

ZipperZ said:
how will you know which pic is gonna be submitted to the contest?

since lots of members post various pics here during different
times, whats stopping someone from posting a pic to get reactions
and critiques and once a pic becomes favorable that thats ends up
being the pic that the person submits.

i could easily post 20 pics from now to the 24th and the one people
like the most will be the one i submit. What can prevent this and
who are the judges???

is this question valid??

Robert Holloway said:

Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Click to expand...

Robert Holloway · Oct 17, 2001

After 59 interested posts on the set up the pictures are going down a storm

no takers?

;-(

Rob

Robert Holloway said:
ZipperZ said:

how will you know which pic is gonna be submitted to the contest?

since lots of members post various pics here during different
times, whats stopping someone from posting a pic to get reactions
and critiques and once a pic becomes favorable that thats ends up
being the pic that the person submits.

i could easily post 20 pics from now to the 24th and the one people
like the most will be the one i submit. What can prevent this and
who are the judges???

is this question valid??

Robert Holloway said:

Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Click to expand...

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Dilbert · Oct 17, 2001

I am still awaiting my camera, plus with only one picture, most will probably wait til the end to choose their best.

Rich_1 · Oct 17, 2001

Will 707 users get a handicap for blue over cast?

Rich

HelenPB · Oct 17, 2001

Robert,

I understood we had until Oct. 24 to post pictures? Maybe everyone is waiting until the last moment. I haven't even started thinking about it yet, although I should,

Helen

Robert Holloway said:
After 59 interested posts on the set up the pictures are going down
a storm

no takers?

;-(

Rob

Stoodman · Oct 18, 2001

Robert,

I hope to enter as soon as I get the right shot, but I just had one suggestion: Can we make it that only pictures get posted until the very end, otherwise the thread will get out of control and it will be hard to know where to find the actual entries amongst the replies/comments?

I guess this will be tough as it will be hard for people not to post follow-ups if there's a particular comment or question they have on the image. Maybe there needs to be 2 threads, one with pictures the other with replies? I don't know, what do you think?

AndyM59248 · Oct 18, 2001

Helen Betts said:
Robert,

I understood we had until Oct. 24 to post pictures? Maybe everyone
is waiting until the last moment. I haven't even started thinking
about it yet, although I should,

That's definitely what I am doing Helen, but I have been taking some pics already.

However as I have never posted any of my pictures for critical review, I am biding my time and waiting to see some from other folk first ;-)

However if the submission deadline is local time, then us folks in Asia will have to post half a day ahead of those over in the US...

Anyway Robert I am looking forward to this innaugural STF Challenge, and I am sure that it will be useful to all, even if we do encounter a few teething problems with its operation.
Andy

Greg Biggs63409 · Oct 18, 2001

Here is mine to get this deal started. I welcome comments as well. I hope I do not need to post the settings as I do not recall them.
Greg

Andy M said:
Helen Betts said:

Robert,

I understood we had until Oct. 24 to post pictures? Maybe everyone
is waiting until the last moment. I haven't even started thinking
about it yet, although I should,

Click to expand...

That's definitely what I am doing Helen, but I have been taking
some pics already.
However as I have never posted any of my pictures for critical
review, I am biding my time and waiting to see some from other folk
first ;-)

However if the submission deadline is local time, then us folks in
Asia will have to post half a day ahead of those over in the US...

Anyway Robert I am looking forward to this innaugural STF
Challenge, and I am sure that it will be useful to all, even if we
do encounter a few teething problems with its operation.
Andy

Robert Holloway · Oct 18, 2001

team

team

team

please take a moment to sense the frustration

this - i hope is not about trashing each others work

more about

CONSTRUCTIVE advice

I could welome some of that...

like how do i embed a piccie in a post

then you'll get some happiness!!!!

Rob
xxx

Greg Biggs said:
Andy M said:

Helen Betts said:

Robert,

I understood we had until Oct. 24 to post pictures? Maybe everyone
is waiting until the last moment. I haven't even started thinking
about it yet, although I should,

Click to expand...

That's definitely what I am doing Helen, but I have been taking
some pics already.
However as I have never posted any of my pictures for critical
review, I am biding my time and waiting to see some from other folk
first ;-)

However if the submission deadline is local time, then us folks in
Asia will have to post half a day ahead of those over in the US...

Anyway Robert I am looking forward to this innaugural STF
Challenge, and I am sure that it will be useful to all, even if we
do encounter a few teething problems with its operation.
Andy

Click to expand...

Robert Holloway · Oct 18, 2001

Greg

Can you tell us the camera and settings
I'm curious
the 85 on this shot provides me with a a glorious study of

leaves

grrrrrrrr

Rob

Greg Biggs said:
Andy M said:

Helen Betts said:

Robert,

I understood we had until Oct. 24 to post pictures? Maybe everyone
is waiting until the last moment. I haven't even started thinking
about it yet, although I should,

Click to expand...

That's definitely what I am doing Helen, but I have been taking
some pics already.
However as I have never posted any of my pictures for critical
review, I am biding my time and waiting to see some from other folk
first ;-)

However if the submission deadline is local time, then us folks in
Asia will have to post half a day ahead of those over in the US...

Anyway Robert I am looking forward to this innaugural STF
Challenge, and I am sure that it will be useful to all, even if we
do encounter a few teething problems with its operation.
Andy

Click to expand...

Mike Fitzgerald · Oct 18, 2001

Hi Robert --

Watching with interest (I won't have my camera for a while), and it's a most entertaining concept.

WRT embedding, it varies considerably, depending where you have your photos hosted. Have you teed up a storage site with your own gallery, or will you be putting them loose on a web server somewhere? Also, if you haven't been there yet, first click either "Sony Talk" or "^ Forum" above this message and then look in "Rules/Help". Note that the basic instructions here apply to a loose image -- the galleries usually have their own ways of embedding.

Mike

Robert Holloway said:
CONSTRUCTIVE advice

I could welome some of that...

like how do i embed a piccie in a post

Mike Fitzgerald · Oct 18, 2001

Mike Fitzgerald said:
...............first click either
"Sony Talk" or "^ Forum" above this message

Strike that -- Rules/Help shoud be visible anyway.

(I was thinking of something else -- in IE the legend at the foot of the page isn't visible while you're inside a message...)

M

Frank C. · Oct 23, 2001

Happiness is ........beanie babies of course!

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292335905&idx=1

Cm'on ppl, out with ya pictures! Tomorrow's the
deadline and sooooooo very little little time is left....

good luck to you all
Frank C.

( .......hope this gets the ball rolling... =)

RC · Oct 23, 2001

Happiness is ... beeing able to drive one of these babies at 200 mph on the Autobahn.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=372210&a=2754035&p=55578243&f=0

This picture has been taken with the F707, it has not be altered in any way (no sharpening, etc.). If you want to see the full pic (warning: over 2 megs), click on the picture. I also took several videos and I really love the quality of this camera.

Before I get any marriage offers: yes, this is me and I'm already married.

))

Robert Holloway said:
Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

Eptisam · Oct 23, 2001

I think I will let Jefferson answer that one for me

http://www.pbase.com/image/452484

Eptisam

Robert Holloway said:
Hi there,

Over the past few days many have expressed an interest in a fun
challenge to get us talking about pictures taken with our Sony
cameras.

No prizes, just the pleasure of seeing lots of great pictures,
learning more about how to improve and generally having fun.

Here are the guidelines:

The thread will be open for nearly 2 weeks with a cutoff

Wednesday 24th October.

Look at the challenge and then go and take pictures - lots of

them . Select your favorite and post it.

The owner of the 'best' picture by consensus will be given the

honor of choosing the topic of the next challenge.

Please only post one picture!

Please only post pictures you took since the challenge began. No

digging up old favorites.

So here's the first challenge:

Happiness is...........

Have fun
Robert

PS - Thanks to Tracey, Ed and Jay for the help.

noopd · Oct 23, 2001

Here is my entry

Sony F707, untouched, no flash

original at: http://www.pbase.com/image/452751

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