>>> *The* Challenge 74 Information thread <<<

[simon bennett]

http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/challenge_74_metal

Unbridled creativity welcome, and anticipated.

 

[TassieD]

Is it OK to remove entries entered into the challenge? As I would like to remove one of mine and replace it with another. But if this is not acceptable I will leave it as it stands.

--
'Why shoot tomorrow, what can be shot today!' (Photographically Speaking)
Cheers!
David Clifford
Island Digital Imaging
Tasmania, Australia

 

[Mike Fitzgerald]

No problem according to the rules, David, and it's always been this way in general. Here's the relevant bit:

• Please don't move images around in the galleries...respect first-come-first-serve. If you alter an image in any way, please indicate that a change was made to the original when reposting it. You can repost an image into its original spot if it's the same image (that's just been altered). Any new images should be placed at the end of the gallery. This should avoid any confusion...and everyone will be treated equally.

I.e. if it's a completely different image then leave it where it uploads, which will be last, and just delete the old one. FYI if you do want to substitute (in the same spot) a modified version of an existing one, note that this is done as a single operation from the foot of the individual image's "edit image" screen -- not the normal gallery upload screen.

Mike

Is it OK to remove entries entered into the challenge? As I would
like to remove one of mine and replace it with another. But if this
is not acceptable I will leave it as it stands.

 

[simon bennett]

... on the ball as usual.

David - what Mike said is correct and about as fast a reply as you're likely to get.



'Dentist, n.: A Prestidigitator who, putting metal in one's mouth, pulls coins out of one's pockets.'

• Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary

 

[TassieD]

Thanks also to Simon.

• Please don't move images around in the galleries...respect

first-come-first-serve. If you alter an image in any way, please
indicate that a change was made to the original when reposting it.
You can repost an image into its original spot if it's the same
image (that's just been altered). Any new images should be placed
at the end of the gallery. This should avoid any confusion...and
everyone will be treated equally.

I.e. if it's a completely different image then leave it where it
uploads, which will be last, and just delete the old one. FYI if
you do want to substitute (in the same spot) a modified version of
an existing one, note that this is done as a single operation from
the foot of the individual image's "edit image" screen -- not the
normal gallery upload screen.

Mike

Is it OK to remove entries entered into the challenge? As I would
like to remove one of mine and replace it with another. But if this
is not acceptable I will leave it as it stands.

--
'Why shoot tomorrow, what can be shot today!' (Photographically Speaking)
Cheers!
David Clifford
Island Digital Imaging
Tasmania, Australia

 

[Arn]

Mike Fitzgerald wrote:
in the real world:

• You can't win.
• You can't break even.
• You can't even quit the game...

Arn wrote:
Those who never quit are winners;
and those who never win are quitters.
But those who never win nor quit,
are idiots.

--

 

[Mike Fitzgerald]

Practice makes perfect! ;-)

simon bennett made:

 

[Andy Williams]

i've tried, mike ... can't figger it out i give up!

Serves you right! ;-)

since Simon's a jolly good fellow...

[clue!]

btttyg

I've still to see yours confirmed (and congratulations -- it beat
Google), but was I safe in assuming it's "back to the top you go"?

M

--
-- andy

 

[simon bennett]

...with a gift in its mouth…Tame the dragon and the gift is yours'.

• Noela Evans

http://www.chaosproject.com/MetalDragon/

 

[Andy Williams]

 

[simon bennett]

... here's one of my favourite New York photos:



http://www.vincentlaforet.com/exhibit/aerials/source/4.htm

 

[Penelope]

This is terrifying!
They should be wearing space-suits

... here's one of my favourite New York photos:



http://www.vincentlaforet.com/exhibit/aerials/source/4.htm

--
.....Penelope

 

[Andy Williams]

... here's one of my favourite New York photos:



http://www.vincentlaforet.com/exhibit/aerials/source/4.htm

--
-- andy

 

[simon bennett]

This has done the rounds but it still makes me smile...

A First Grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Here's what they came up with:

Better to be safe than......punch a 5th grader.
Strike while the.....bug is close.
It's always darkest before......Daylight Saving Time.
Never underestimate the power of......termites.
You can lead a horse to water but......how?
Don't bite the hand that......looks dirty.
No news is......impossible.
A miss is as good as a......Mr.
You can't teach an old dog new......math.
If you lie down with dogs, you'll......stink in the morning.
Love all, trust......me.
The pen is mightier than the......pigs.
An idle mind is......the best way to relax.
Where there's smoke there's......pollution.
Happy the bride who......gets all the presents.
A penny saved is......not much.
Two's company, three's......the Musketeers.
Don't put off till tomorrow what......you put on to go to bed.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and...you have to blow your nose.
There are none so blind as......Stevie Wonder.
Children should be seen and not......spanked or grounded.
If at first you don't succeed......get new batteries.
You get out of something only what you.....see in the picture on the box.
When the blind leadeth the blind......get out of the way.
Better late than......pregnant.

 

[simon bennett]

Stimulate your imagination with a tour of the Mandelbrot Set here:

http://www.boutell.com/fracster/show.cgi?x=-2.0&y=-2.0&d=4.0&i=200



http://www.few.vu.nl/~feenstra/mandel_gallery.html

 

[Penelope]

Hi Simon
How much post processing is allowed for this challenge

I have a photograph that I have worked over extensively in photoshop, is this allowed?
...........Penelope

 

[Adrian_K]

when I win the challenge (stop laughing) then there will be no cropping or post processing. Until then you're free to do want you want to do, or at least I don't remember any limits being set.

Hi Simon
How much post processing is allowed for this challenge
I have a photograph that I have worked over extensively in
photoshop, is this allowed?
...........Penelope

--
--
Adrian K
W12 Samples
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4286336121
Singapore & New Zealand
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4287174115

 

[simon bennett]

Penelope, you may post process as much or as little as you want with this Challenge. The boundries are wide to encourage creative participation.



http://ottophoto.com/kirlian/kirlian_1/album1.html

 

[TassieD]

( (( This is the official thread for Challenge 74 with a
corrected end date of 9am Wednesday EST (New York) 11th August
2004. )) )

(If you haven’t already, please visit the results thread for
Challenge 73 before reading further...
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=9715454 )

Thank you Mike for your consummate hosting of Challenge 73. Hands
and Feet was a great theme to work with. It was open enough to
allow everyone to participate and I’d like to keep that vibe going
with the theme for this next Challenge.

Challenge 74 Assignment: Metal

Challenge 74 is about Metal in all its multifarious guises. Metal
is all around us from the cutlery we eat with everyday to the
sculptures that adorn public parks. I’m assuming each of us will
have contact with metal at some stage of our day so everyone should
be able to participate. Creativity is highly encouraged so do
whatever it is you do to get those creative juices flowing and dive
in.

This Challenge should above all be an adventure with an emphasis on
enjoying the ride. If you learn something along the way then please
consider that a wonderful bonus. Join in and give it a go –
everyone is very welcome to participate.

Post processing can be used to get the most out of your shots. Like
always, voters will decide the best photos to represent the theme
at the end of the Challenge period.

Challenge 74 begins at 9am EST (New York time) on Friday, July
30th, 2004. I should have the galleries set up within the next 24
hours. You will have two full weekends to take pictures.

GUIDELINES

These guidelines are meant to help things run smoothly for all...
and to serve as a handy reference to answer common questions.
Thanks for reading all this stuff again:

• Up to three(3) images are allowed in each of the two galleries

(Eligible and Exhibition). Each photographer can choose whether to
enter one or more photos per gallery. This should generally
accommodate everyone's personal style and approach to the
challenges...whatever works best to make the challenge more fun for
you.

• You can enter photos anonymously if you want also. If you do,

please send me an email indicating your identity for any anonymous
entries. My address is in my forum profile.

• Those who prefer to have critiques of their photos be more

"critical", feel free to mark the image title with an asterisk ( ).

• Please put your name(identity choice) and a unique title on each

of your image thumbnails. It really helps to keep voting problem
issues to a minimum.

• Please resize your images to no larger than 800 pixels on the

longest side before uploading to pBase... can be larger if a
panoramic image. This cuts down on too much usage, and it helps to
preserve the quality of your image upload for best viewing.

• Please don't move images around in the galleries...respect

first-come-first-serve. If you alter an image in any way, please
indicate that a change was made to the original when reposting it.
You can repost an image into its original spot if it's the same
image (that's just been altered). Any new images should be placed
at the end of the gallery. This should avoid any confusion...and
everyone will be treated equally.

• Please keep your questions and concerns posted in this thread for

best response. One of us will address them as soon as possible.

• Challenge time period will run from 9am EST (New York time) on

Friday, July 30th, 2004 and will end at 9am EST on Wednesday,
August 11th, 2004.. Universal time tables will be posted in the
galleries...a big thanks to Mike Fitzgerald for always providing
these. A separate voting thread will be posted shortly after the
end of the Challenge period.

• Eligible images must be taken with a Sony digital camera...&

within the challenge time period. The winner of this gallery will
host the next Challenge. All entries should include a date
indicating when the photo was taken..."exif" data attached would be
ideal(if available). "Exif" data is a big help to a lot of viewers
for a variety of reasons. If the "exif" data is not preserved, try
writing it into your caption (by referring to the original photo's
"exif" data that should be available before doing any photo
processing). At the least, please include the date the photo was
taken on all the eligible photos. This is a popular request...so
I'm passing along your requests here. THANKS, everybody, for your
friendly cooperation.

• Exhibition images can be obtained with any camera at any time. If

you do not want to host the next Challenge, this is the gallery you
should post your images to.

• Those not familiar with uploading images to pbase can view this

link for instructions: http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/howto

• Remember, the login name to pbase is "stfchallenge"; and the

password is "stfpost".

• Here’s a link to the stfchallenge galleries page:

http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/root

I'm really looking forward to seeing what creative ideas you come
up with.

Simon.

--
'Why shoot tomorrow, what can be shot today!' (Photographically Speaking)
Cheers!
David Clifford
Island Digital Imaging
Tasmania, Australia

 

[ktny]

My legs got wobbly just looking at that picture!

fun challenge simon...

Regards...

Keith T.

... here's one of my favourite New York photos:



http://www.vincentlaforet.com/exhibit/aerials/source/4.htm

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http://www.kt.smugmug.com