still time to get those antiques/nostalgia entries in
(just finished setting up & shooting a few... now to post them... mmm... right... on with it.. :)

& Thank You to all that entered so far- AUGUST's Challenge Page

Time again to pick a new challenge topic for next month!

Here are the TOPICS to choose from:

1. Working (wo)man/industrial

2. Monochromatic (one color + b&w)

3. Self-Portraiture

4. Natural Fractals

5. Exploring Textures

6. Pick a "Style" (of a known photographer, either from here or google & try something similar)

7. Alphabet Soup (find objects that are shaped or represent a letter in the English alphabet without using signs or text)

8. Fictional Album/CD Cover (The fictitious band "ABC" needs a photograph for their first album cover and three words to go along with their acronym. First, come up with a 3 word name for the band to explain what "ABC" stands for, and second, photograph something appropriate for their debut album cover in square format (for example: "Awesome Bob Companion" or whatever :)

9. Timed Exposure (requested repeat)

10. Extreme & Unique POV (point of view)

also taking suggestions for new ones

please! read the challenge guidelines:
Challenge Guidelines Link

(100X80 exact thumb! -100 wide, 80 tall :)

PREVIOUS THEMES:
antiques/nostalgia - August 2005
song titles - July 2005
exploring the 5/6 senses - June 2005
reflection/refractions - May 2005
night - April 2005
social issues - March 2005
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: 08/29/2005 15:50

Hmmmmmmmmm
my suggestion is: Water, Silhoutte, or Solitude.

Message edited on: 08/29/2005 17:18

I vote for 8, 10, and 1. ( Fictional Album CD cover, Extreme Unique POV, and Working people. Bsteph

I guess they didn't get please choose 1*** Your job must be so hard. I admire your tenacity. I would like to suggest a new challege... 1st or 2nd curtain flash. I will make the assuption this choice will leave some people out of participating, but I want to work on this, so I'll suggest it at least to see if it will fly. If not I vote for 2. Monochromatic. Thanks for all your hard work:}

CD cover!!! Yes!! That sounds like so much fun!!!

hehe... Yes Jim, it does get hard sometimes. Subject line...Please Choose 1. Just a reminder to all...it makes it real simple if only one is chosen.Then we can tally up easier. Any new ideas will be added to next time round. My Choice. 1. Working (wo)man/industrial

My choice No.1. Yes I'm back, great hols Mmmmmmmmmm Steve

oh i just don't know. been here 15 minutes now trying to decide. fudgesickles! my suggestion...collage.

ABC challenge sounds interesting... I'm not sure to be able to make a picture but it's a challenge, isn't it ?

Ill vote for "Exploring Textures" :o)

Something tells me this is gonna be a tough one! We all chose something different so far!! O_o sigh

Mono

Attached Link: ABC

I like the CD cover idea, but wish for different initials. Anything which says something when sounded (like NVS) or stands for something (like learning one's ABCs) is probably used. It would be more interesting with something completely random.

LOL... when i mentioned the CD cover last month those initials were also a real group... so i changed it this month... if the cover gets picked we need to decide on the letters used! :]

How about make it 3 letters, artist's choice? It would still be the most structured of the categories.

I vote for Exploring Textures.

sounds fine to me Kort! (if it gets chosen :)

Oooh I've wanted to do the CD cover all along!Why did you have to throw in,'Pick a style'?!It could be so much fun to try to recreate the style of someone here at RR.I have a few of my favorite 'famous' photogs that it would also be great to imitate.Sorry I have to go with that one!But don't worry folks,whatever I choose never gets selected!LOL!

"that one"...which one? :]

Ooops!Sorry Cindy!I thought it was clear.I'm choosing 'Pick a style'.Sounds like a difficult but fun challenge.My painting technique really developed alot when I copied the work of some of the masters,so I imagine copying Man ray,Weston,Ansel Adams,etc. could be an incredible learning experience as well.I'd love to do a Cindy Sherman.Do you like her work? -M :)

ok, just making sure, ty.. & yes, luv the retro look :]

I vote for: 1. textures 2. working man or woman..in that order. I feel textures leave a wide, wide door of everyone. Whether a stairway "lit just right" or the coat of a coyote..textures has a lot to offer. that 'tis it. Thanks. TomDart.

I just noticed that 7 is written in French! O_o

7? looks like English to me... :/ an example of 7 would be taking a picture of a snake that just happened to be shaped like the letter S or a railroad track crossing that makes a X

In the thread title silly!! LOL!! "SEPT challenges"! ;)

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!! LMAO!!! I just got it!!! SEPT as in teh abbreviation of September!!! Now who's the silly one huh!! Looks like it's myself! :( Oh well!!

LOL!Hi Pascalouche.Glad to see you're cracking yourself up at 5 in the morning!!!!! :D

ROFL@Marlene!!! Yea well...ya know! ;) and SEPT DOES mean seven in French btw!! I didn't make that up! :D LOL!!

Ok lets see now....Im looking for the votes on this thread.

OT as in On Topic....

right that's what I meant, ..let's stay "on topic" lol.. sleep for me too... sorry for all the ebots :/ we still have all day today if anyone else wants to narrow their picks down to the ones offered & we'll be sure to add the new suggestions to next month :]

Message edited on: 08/31/2005 02:39

1. CD Cover I didn't think you wanted us to choose more then one, but have noticed the people that said choose only one have made two choices? So confusing! I still need to submit my entries for August.... both of em! Hopefully I will get the second one done! :-S Brenda

i don't know what is confusing... i only asked for 1 choice from the ones presented & new challenge ideas will be accepted thanks nilla :]

Am I too late? Textures for me (thats one choice lol) Oh my "Self-Portraiture" hope that one gets dumped soon just incase it gets chosen and I scare all the nice people here LOL And a suggestion: Stained glass. Oh btw ABC were a real band in the UK back in the 80s and I have vinyl records (remember them) to prove it.

with 4 hrs left in the voting, so far we have: 6- CD cover (using 3 letters of YOUR choosing) 4- textures 2- monochromatic 2- working/industrial 1- pick a style suggested for next month- water silhouette solitude 1/2 curtain flash collage stained glass

I know this month is going to be numero 8 cd-cover the rest next month.

cindy if cd-cover will come to the TOP of the list the letter should be set standard for anybody and every body other wise woud not be much fun just think about it..... unfathful dtp

other wise is cool to discart doubles and triplets and count just the ones...

2nd option create sort of button per each categorie then any body cango there and vote so u moderator and coordinator do not have to worry about a thing and the hits will do the rest wath ever comes to the top will be the winner and the subjet for the month aloha aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh unfaithful

I guess we could think about making the choices a vote type thing. Same as a contest.

Attached Link: September Challenge page

guess you guessed it... the new challenge will be...

Fictional Album/CD Cover

The fictitious band "SGM" needs a photograph for their first album cover and three words to go along with their acronym. First, come up with a 3 word name for the band to explain what "SGM" stands for, and second, photograph something appropriate for their debut album cover in square format (for example: "Super Geek Machine" or whatever :)

Doug will make it official & show an example in a new thread

Message edited on: 09/01/2005 00:55

WOOHOO!!! Wicked!! Gonna love this one!! :D