These will be the picks for the new challenge.Please have a look at them, then we will pick the most popular by threads posted here.

1. Antiuques
2. Powerlines
3. Wheels
4. Bridges
5. Self-Portraiture
6. Water forms
7. Clouds
8. Night Shots
9. Pets
   10.Sport Action

Challenge Series Rules

• All entries must be comprised of original photographic images created by the entrant.
• Post work in any photo editing and/or paint program is acceptable and encouraged... However, the use of royalty free images, or the addition of characters and/or objects created in a modeling program is not. This is a photography challenge :)
• All images should be uploaded in JPEG format following the size limits recommended by Renderosity gallery guidelines.
• It is encouraged that images for each challenge should be photographed after the entry start date and before the finish date.
• You may submit up to 5 images per person. No clone account entries will be accepted!
• Images that do not conform to the Renderosity TOS will be deemed ineligible and shall be deleted.

Entry Guidelines

You may post your images to the forum or a link to a gallery image here on Renderosity. No off-site links please. Also please post a thumbnail with the dimensions no bigger than 150 X 150, and under 15 KB. Remember to include Photo Challenge Entry and the month in the message title. (eg. Subject:Monthly Challenge Entry for April)

Remember this is supposed to be fun! There are no winners or losers, as we will not be voting on these entries, but we will be discussing them in the forum. This may include technical issues, theme compatibility, etc.

Other Stuff

Message edited on: 03/29/2005 22:54

Night shots i think, that sounds like a good challenge. Steve

Antiques sound interesting to me... ;) Akemi

we did night... June of 2003... well i guess not all of us... :] still undecided...

nightshots most definitely for me!!!!

I'd really like MORE choices!!!like: friends, wild life, mysterious events, still life, secret places, magic, black & white????? I'm not sure what the list is that we've done in the past few years but, let's get some fresh ideas!!! please??!!!! anyone have new ideas???? Akemi

new ideas are most welcome!!! :]

ummmmmmmmm... portraiture? (doesn't have to be self)
like the secret places idea akemi
just thinking out loud... can we brainstorm a bit?

here is the previous challenge list:

social issues - March2005
opposites - Feb 2005
dreams - Jan 2005
signs - Dec 2004
mornings - Nov 2004
Time Exposure - Oct 2004
Speed - Sept 2004
Glass - Aug. 2004
Food - July 2004
Soft Focus - June 2004
No Postwork - May 2004
Secrets Revealed - April 2004
Wet - March 2004
Light - Feb. 2004
Emotions - Jan 2004
Still Life - Dec 2003
Surrealism - Nov 2003
Blue - Oct 2003
Rust - Sept 2003
The Elements - Aug 2003
Abstraction - July 2003
Night - June 2003
Repetition - May 2003
Do You Hear What I See? - April 2003

Message edited on: 03/30/2005 01:30

Yes, I kind-a like secret places too, also mysterious events or something spontanious??? Or how about synchronicity????? That would be a great visual challenge!!

spontaneity, synchronicity, deja vu, cause & effect, exploring the 5 senses...

working man blues, taboos, reflections/refractions, nostagia, irony...

opps! we did secrets revealed... Apr 2004

Next month I will make a whole new list with all the suggestions above!!!!! Have to keep it down to 10 or it gets too confusing. I think even 10 is too many to select just one for the month IMHO. For me....even when I go to a restaurant I like only a few things on the menu.

Can't really peg one down from the TOP 10...hard to think...need coffee!!!! Saw this on another site...thought it might be a cool idea to add or for future reference.... Its called Alphabet SOUP...basically ya find OBJECTS that are shaped or represent a LETTER in the English alphabet! (No signs or TEXT can be used) For example...y'know how some barn doors have that "X" design on the front...(Like THAT) Another idea... might be "RANDOM" Where's my caffeine fix....YAWWWNNN

That's it...Caffeine should be the monthly challenge. Anything and everything realted to coffee and it's favorite active ingredient! :) Seriously, I know it has been done, but I'm for NIGHT SHOTS. I'd like to get better at this type of photography and would love to get some feedback about it and see what others do. Or we could do Knight shots.... =^P --Kort

Oooh ooh, i personally like that "secret places" idea. Hope to see it as an option the next time. But if i have to choose from the one in that list i think i would have to go with "nightshots"...however "antiques" sounds neat too...nah, NIGHTSHOTS for me.

ok, i'll go for ANTIQUES/nostagia/old fart stuff out of the current list :]

I would like Secrets Revealed - April 2004

I'd like bridges. Pure selfishness, of course. :-) Mid-April, I'm visiting Budapest again, and there are bridges up to wazoo there... Zagreb also has bridges galore. Otherwise, yeah, I wouldn't have nothing against antiques.

I'd like to see "Secret places" as a choice in the future too. Mean time I'll plonk for No 7 "Clouds"

I'd go for water forms, antiques and night shots! And I know I'm not helping much here! Sorry! :P

dbgrafix I belive the genial Idea is to post " my worsth portrait" Above for the MC I ment Antique Instruments or Music Istruments

Night Shots would have the advantage of encourageing me to use the tripod I hope to get for my birthday - lol. Anything except cigarettes.

Night Shots! Definately!

I vote for antiques, but just to be fair I have a whole store full of them:} It would be a great opportunity for me to play at work, and get some decent photos posted of our gallery on our store's web site!

Out of the offered list...night shots is my choice. In the future a good offering might be mother with child. Either a pregnant woman or mother with any age progeny.

So far antiques is heading the list. Trust me I will make a COMPLETE new list with all your suggestions from this thread for next month. Night shots is runner up as of this post.

Erm..in my calculation Doug, night shots win with 8 to 7 over antiques! O_o

still have one more day renders time :]

Glad you all correct me...Thought I had it right..:)

I apparently can't count either!!! i counted only 4 votes for antiques...Nongo, Cynlee, dtp, and ryno. Erlik...not sure...bridges or antiques. i thought he voted for bridges. i know i have this huge problem with numbers, but i keep scratchin' my head trying to figure out how you guys are comin' up with so many for antiques!!!LOL...my problem with numbers has obviously become more severe!!! LOL!! :) as long as we don't have a challenge for numbers, anything is fine!!!! LOL! :) Either way...i'm ready to rumble!!!!!" :) i have a REALLY cool antique i never photographed....if it ends up winning i'll take a pic...ya'all will be soooo surprised!!!

night 6
antiques 4 (with 2 more putting it as their 2nd choice)
secret places 2
bridges 1
clouds 1
waterforms 1 any more??

Message edited on: 03/31/2005 10:45

Antiques!!!! Antiques!!!! Bsteph

I'm not sure u counted my antique AND night shots votes here!! It's 1 point each cos I want them both equally! ;) And yes I know it's a pain! Sorry! :D

pascale i counted your vote as waterforms since that's what you put down first, it's too difficult to vote for several imo but you can certainly change your vote :]

Mmmmh! Ok then, let's go for...night shots! or Antiques maybe?? Oh man!! Really, I have no preferences between these 2! ok, let's say night shots since it's gonna be much easier for me to shoot!

thanks pascale... that helps :] hope ya'll don't mind me keeping track for doug... night 7 antiques 5 (with 2 putting it as their 2nd choice) secret places 2 bridges 1 clouds 1

My pleasure dear! :D

oooooeerrrrrrrr am I too late .... well ......ummmmm ........ nightshots. Dunno where I would find any antiques :(

LOL! Yea I have the same problem Richard!! I guess to find an antique shop around is the solution! There's plenty in England! Or charity shops maybe!? They have some interesting stuff sometimes!

how bout grandpa... he's an antique :D

LMAO@Cyn! I don't have any grandpa nor grandma left unfortunately! :(

And how 'bout an antique something? Does it have to be an antique piece of furniture or antique jewellry? Remember, every car over 25 is an antique. Old steam train engines... a historical place can give you antiques. England is full of places listed as tourist attractions. :-)

Ok..how about ANTIQUES thrown off BRIDGES at NIGHT! Now THAT would be a CHALLENGE! (but no grandma or grandpa - that just wouldn't be right!) Ok OK seriously...Antiques gets my vote! ya think my parachute pants from the mid 80's would be considered an antique!??!?! (HEHEH) L8r! Joe

LMAO@Joe!!! U silly man!!

he even rhymes!! a poet, he must know it! i use to have a pair of those parachute pants! ack! :P

Haha!! Yes indeed! Didn't notice that!! A poet! Oh man!

ANTIQUES thrown off BRIDGES at NIGHT! Yes I like that, but someone is going to need to be ready with bail money:} Just in case it turns out to be night shots are strobes okay?

looks like NIGHTS it is!! :] happy shooting...

Hehe!! Cool! I'm happy with that and I know Sheila will be too for sure! ;)

Whatever you all decide is cool with me.