OK! Last one for 2005.. what shall it be?

We had some terrific entries for the silhouette November Challenge
check em out--> November Entries & get em entered if you haven't already

Now to pick one for December!
Here are the choices.. please pick ONE.. ;]

1. Collage

2. Working (wo)man/industrial

3. Monochromatic (one color + b&w)

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. Negative Prints & Solarization

9. Circles/spheres/curves

10. "My town" You are a photo-journalist assigned to capture the soul/essence of your town or city.

Always taking new suggestions, which will be added to next month's topics

remember- thumbs are to be 100 pixels wide X 80 tall exactly!

see challenge tutorial on how to upload-
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PREVIOUS THEMES:
silhouette - November 2005
extreme POV - October 2005
CD/album cover - September 2005
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: 11/28/2005 23:01

I vote for... 1. Collage

Mmmmm No. 10 - My Town/village Maybe I will get time to do this one!!!! Steve

I'll second that! # 1. Collage

I vote for "10". I grew up in the most beautiful little town in Northwest Province, SA. Please, please can it be "My Town"? Please, please? ;0))

LOL @ Zelda....i doubt begging will help ya know. #;O) Im gonna cast my vote on.....hmmmmm....sooooo hard.....hmmmm...ah what the heck....number 10. If anything else, it will be fun seeing where all you folks live. #:O)

Yay!!! jumps up and down with excitement See Andreas?!? See?!? See?!? Begging does help!! grin

Who can resist Zelda's begging,lol. Actually,I think number 10 is a great idea.I'd love to see everybody's town/city and the holiday's are a nice time of year to photo your 'town',as well. So #10 for me!!!

Thanx for the vote of confidence! grin

LOL youz guys... I figured we all show our town on every gallery upload almost. Most of us do. Does this mean collages now. Maybe part of this challenge could be a little journalistic write up too. I'm in for #10 too then.

Will a village do? Or does it have to be a town? #:o/

of course a village would do andreas.. actually the closest "town" near me is called Chapel & that's all that is there.. an abandoned chapel & cemetery

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 00:59

I think it's 'town' in the broadest sense.Basically where you live as I see it... LOL Cindy that sounds more like a ghost town!

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 01:02

how about within a 100 mile radius.. unless you just want to see some brush & cows.. ;]

shooting my immediate surroundings is not very challenging since i've shot it to death already but would prefer to go to any one of the small local towns so i'll vote for 7, Alphabet Soup.. lol ;]

pffft @ cyn. You have to be different, don't you? ;0)

sorry.. i'm townless :( sob ..jk, don't think it'll change anything zeldie, be fine with me

Awww... Now, now no need for sobbing :0)) You're privileged to live on a farm, me thinks! I'll give up my life in the city anyday for a life on the farm :0))

Alphabet Soup! :-)

My Town :D

Capturing the soul/essence of "a town" does not necessarily mean it has to be "NICE" or "beautiful" A photo-journalist is looking to get "news worthy" images and this could include the dark side of town...those sights that are RARELY seen or most people don't know about! But I guess, it would depend on the "assignment", as local events and historical type stuff would be considered "news" at time as well!

I think Doug made a GREAT point too...we do see ALOT of town type images already! If this does get chosen, it would be NEW images taken in December! Not pulling stuff out of your archives and doing a bit of postwork! (this actually goes for ANY challenge we do! - Just a friendly reminder!)

On that note...my pick for December is Alphabet Soup! (Its just been hangin there waiting to be picked for SO LONG!) I think this one will challenge us to see/look at things in a different way!

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 06:10

LOL!!! :) Havent got any town round "my corner" :) Just Cows, goats ducks, dogs, cats e.t.c.....well my atelje is in town..perhaps that will due...But I vote 4 collage anyway ;) By the way..whats alphabet Soup..my wicked brain boosted away :)

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 07:11

Looks like it's gonna be # 10 but I wanna vote for # 5 - prob coz I'll be half decent at it :/

@Modesty - Alphabet Soup - Visually capture an object or scene that resembles any one (1) of the "26" letters of the English alphabet. For example - GEESE flying in a "V" shape!

Alphabet soup for me too! I'd love to do #10 when we'll move from this shit hole we live in now. ;)

AHAAAAAAAAA :) LOL!!!!! I had created a real soup with letters :D :D :D capitals & small ones in a huge Gulash :) Thank U Joe ;)

So hard to stay on topic, heh heh.
I vote #10 as well. I'm sure you "townless" folk can come up with a creative substitute! =]

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 10:08

Why not take the two themes with the most popularity and combine them?

looks a lot like a "town" and "collage" merge into one. Once I realized it was not college I got my thoughts together. Whatever happens...I will try. This previous still current month, silhoutte has been quite a challenge. Would alphabet include greek or other alphabets? Sorry, thinking too much or not enough. LOL. TomDart.

let's keep it to the English alphabet & the categories separate.. thanks for the suggestions though :] edited for spelling :P

Message edited on: 11/29/2005 21:04

Will go for whatever...being my busy season may not have much time and pleads for mock sympathy will do my stuff as time allows. Do you have a tumbleweed or two? Actually, the desert is a bit westward...have a great evenikng and tomorrow. Tom.

Alphabet Soup!!!!!!! Gets my vote!!!

so far.. with 7 hrs left to go:

"A town" - 7 ..yep, i'm changing it to be fair so sue me :P

**"Alphabet Soup" -5

"collage" - 3

"exploring textures" - 1**

:o)))

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