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Any word on the next challenge?

Postby phillipb on Fri May 12, 2006 10:13 pm

Has the theme or date been picked yet?
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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri May 12, 2006 10:18 pm

Good question :)
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Postby TonyH on Fri May 12, 2006 11:11 pm

As a suggestion...... What about the ugliest thing you can photograph.

Now I reckon that would be an interesting judging as there are so many interpretations of ugly....
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri May 12, 2006 11:24 pm

TonyH wrote:Now I reckon that would be an interesting judging as there are so many interpretations of ugly....


How many self-portraits can I enter? :lol:
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Postby gstark on Fri May 12, 2006 11:30 pm

It's with the video ref ...
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Postby birddog114 on Sat May 13, 2006 6:40 am

The jurors, all are gone fishing. :lol:
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Postby Grev on Fri May 19, 2006 3:42 am

:lol:

How about abstractness?
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Postby cameraguy21773 on Fri May 19, 2006 4:08 am

Grev wrote::lol:

How about abstractness?


Great idea - something abstract but no macros.
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Postby birddog114 on Fri May 19, 2006 6:43 am

How is about " Nude Portraiture"? or " Breast"?
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Postby greencardigan on Fri May 19, 2006 10:17 am

birddog114 wrote:How is about " Nude Portraiture"? or " Breast"?

:? As long as there's no self portraits.


What about Illusion or Repetition.
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Postby Yi-P on Mon May 29, 2006 9:59 pm

Patterns and shapes?
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Postby gstark on Mon May 29, 2006 10:01 pm

I can tell you that it will have a theme that is somewhat sexually oriented, and quite explicit.

:)

Expect an announcement within the next day or two.
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Postby phillipb on Mon May 29, 2006 10:09 pm

Ok, I'm dusting the cobb webs off my macro lens for the birds and the bees.
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Postby Marty on Mon May 29, 2006 10:25 pm

How about 'shooting wide' as I dont have a macro lens and always use a wide angle.... :wink:
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Postby gstark on Mon May 29, 2006 10:26 pm

Philip,

I'd not be too concerned about the bees.

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Postby jethro on Mon May 29, 2006 10:41 pm

Birdy has the right idea!
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Postby owen on Mon May 29, 2006 10:58 pm

I better load the camera up with blanks so I can do some shooting...
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Postby MATT on Mon May 29, 2006 11:04 pm

birddog114 wrote:How is about " Nude Portraiture"? or " Breast"?


Do man boobs count??

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Postby Raskill on Mon May 29, 2006 11:08 pm

a vivid picture matt..... :shock:
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Postby Steffen on Tue May 30, 2006 1:00 am

MATT wrote:Do man boobs count??


Nah, it's been done:
http://images.google.com/images?q=man+boobs

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Postby ozonejunkie on Tue May 30, 2006 1:06 am

Steffen wrote:
MATT wrote:Do man boobs count??


Nah, it's been done:
http://images.google.com/images?q=man+boobs

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Really, Really REALLY didn't need to see that. :cry: :cry:
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue May 30, 2006 2:00 am

At least it wasn't tubgirl.
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue May 30, 2006 2:14 am

Or goatse....
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Postby ozonejunkie on Tue May 30, 2006 2:23 am

Now there are two images that I don't want to recall. :oops: :oops: :cry: :cry:
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Postby birddog114 on Tue May 30, 2006 6:36 am

MATT wrote:
birddog114 wrote:How is about " Nude Portraiture"? or " Breast"?


Do man boobs count??

MATT


Yes, and all :lol:
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