Attached Link: "Holiday Greetings from the Past, Present & Future"

k guys!! TIME to SHINE!! 

some great prizes to be had..
(admin tried to get a cam & photo equip which i thought was pretty nice.. hey, we're getting there!! :)

Read it on the Front Page News!!

"PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY"

& please, please, please read ALL the rules & guidelines carefully ;]

Contest Rules - General Guidelines

Good Luck you Guys!!!
we'd love to see one of you win the grand prize!

(dang.. wish i could enter :P)Message edited on: 11/08/2005 14:09

Fun, fun, fun! :] Thanks for the head's-up Cyn!

NEEEAAAAAAT!!! Well im gonna have a go at it, thats for sure....and dont you worry Cindy. I SHALL read those guidelines...wouldnt wanna embarrass all of you. #;O)

Attached Link: [1] MJ-12

well...now this sounds great! thanks!!! :)

LOL Forgive me,I'm kinda thick... Is 'Most Humorous' a separate category under Photography?It seems like you enter under Photography/Most Humorous or Photography/Landscape,etc.I'm guessing you can enter specifically for one of those sub-categories,but not both.Or just one general submission in 'Past/Present/Future.Is that right?Help.I'm confusing myself,lol! Sigh...I'm always so baaaaad at reading instructions... :^/

it's ok... ;] "1 entry per person, per category" "1 prize per person maximum, across all Holiday Contest categories." the "categories" being: 2D, 3D, Animation, Photography & Short Stories in Photography there will be 12 winners.. the preselected judging panel will pick 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2 honorable mentions, 1 fave landscape, 1 most humorous & 5 runner ups "and the Grand Prize winner being selected from the highest scoring entry from each category" ...at least that is how i read & understand it, please correct me if i may be wrong :]

Thank you Cindy for clearing that up...and thank you Marlene for asking the question...i wanted to, but i didnt wanna look like the fool. LOL. Ooops...now i suppose i am the fool for being too honest...

Message edited on: 11/08/2005 17:47

no, no.. all questions are welcome!! :D.. don't want anyone entering under any misconceptions.. please ask away, i'll do my best to find the answer or ask someone who knows

Okay...so ive been wondering...what the hell is a "Blog"??? Or do you only mean questions related to the contest? Ooops..will ya look at the time. And here i am...trying to steer another thread over the cliff....sigh.

Attached Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Blog :P (try google or wikipedia.org next time wacko! :)

"i wanted to, but i didnt wanna look like the fool. LOL." Thanks alot Andreas!So I look like a fool,huh? ;^/ Okay thanx Cindy,I think I got it now. And a BLOG is kind of like a public journal entry...where you share your thoughts/opinions etc... Just for your non-foolish edification. ;^P

Why would i when i have my very own En-cynlee-copedia? I just uploaded my entry for the "RR Landscape Challenge" and will now move on to this little "thingie".....just needs some shut-eye first...zzzzzeee you all laterzzzzz.....

Looks like we crossed Marlene...thank you for explaining about the blogs. I thought it had something to do with that horrible horror movie "Blob"..sigh And ooops, i didnt mean to imply that you looked like a fool, lol. Or did i? Muahahahaha....zzzzzzzzzzzzz

HMMMPH!

Past/Preset/Future? Sounds like a challenging contest. I was just reading the rules and am a bit confused with this one: "Photomanipulations are allowed. But, NO 2D, stock or 3D elements will be allowed." I am a bit unclear regarding the difference between photomanipulations and 2D. At what point does one cross the line from a basic photo edit to a 2D creation? Also, what exactly is stock? If I am correct stock is a torture/corrections device popular back in the Dark Ages? Or was that a different time period? I think I'm clear about 3D. Please forgive my ignorance. -Jeff

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=983182

photomanips allowed- applying effects, collage, layering.. no 2D- using fractals, tubes & other 2D apps (or 3D apps) stock- stock photography, photos that are not yours but can be used in other images ps.. i did check on this... family photos in collages will be accepted.. since it adds a "past" to the image as an example of past & present, my photo, "i remember when.." at the link (2 of the photos used were from the family photo album) also an example of a photo manip past, present & future... what does it mean to you off the top of my head... 3 Christmas ornaments hanging from a tree, 3 generations- mother & pregnant daughter in a Christmas scene, or 2 at a gravesite in the snow, landscape- deadwood, live tree, bud.. just to name a few :]

Thanks Cynlee. I figured something like that but wasn't 100 % sure. I remember "I Remember When..". Nice to see it again :-)

Oh WOW - but how do you get something from the future into the present to photograph?

Can I have the back to the future car please!!! What would rental be on one of those?

that's where some creative thought comes in.. ummm future..
again.. the unborn baby, a new plant bud.. etc.

actually, my Christmas Nativity post last year is another example.. there's past, present being the wise men (member's head shots) of today, & the cup & saucer/aliens being the future.. problem with that one is it's already been "published" in my gallery & would be considered a "collaboration" & i can't enter :( lol

there was a request to have the "Holiday" contest definition more firmly defined the following "holidays" will be allowed for images that may pertain to any of the November & December holidays for the purpose of this contest: Ramadan -- October 4 to November 3 Eid al-Fitr -- November 4 Thanksgiving -- November 24 Hanukkah -- December 26 to January 2 Saint Nicholas Day -- December 6 Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- December 12 St. Lucia Day -- December 13 Yule (Winter Solstice) -- December 21 Christmas -- December 25 Boxing Day -- December 26 Kwanzaa -- December 26 to January 1 Omisoka -- December 31 New Year's Eve -- December 31

Not one single swedish holiday. #:o( I havent even heard of half of these...siiiigh.

I suppose i could pick X-mas...although we celebrate that on the 24th and not the 25th. #:oP ...dont worry Cindy...im going to bed now. I wont "ramble up" any more threads tonight...zzzzzzzzz P.S. Your montage was an excellent example by the way. Its a pity you cant enter it. #:O)

your entry must contain at least one of the suggested elements- past, present & future.. but it is recommented/suggested that all 3 should be incorporated into your image obviously this can be interpreted differently by the artist & judges.. just do your best & have fun with it :] @Andreas.. add whatever Swedish holiday ya'll have at this time of year.. you can imagine trying to do this internationally.. ;/ well, you get the gist of it

Zacko!!! You haven't heard of any of them?!! You been under a rock? C it's just my sense of homuor coming thru, nothing serious...