We only had a few entries this challenge, but those who did participate really did a nice job~ Check out their entries by clicking on their links in the comment section.
Friday, May 30, 2008
AOL Community Challenge-The Animal Within FUN ONLY!
We only had a few entries this challenge, but those who did participate really did a nice job~ Check out their entries by clicking on their links in the comment section.
Friday, May 23, 2008
AOL Community Challenge-The Animal Within FUN ONLY!
The Animal Within~FUN Category only
This is not just an animal image, it can be a bird, fish or insects.....Post a photo of a living thing(no plants) that represents you, a self portrait, but using a photo of an animal or living thing. Be creative...Ü
This is only for the Fun category. You have a week to enter & try to post between May 23rd through May 30th. (no old entries) Read guidelines & add your permalink, in the comments area.
AOL Community Photo Challenge-The Magic Hour FUN!
FUN Category
The Magic hour, or Golden hour is the first & last hour of sunlight.
It's the 1/2 hour before the sun rises, & 1/2 after the sun rises. It's also the 1/2 hour before sunset & 1/2 hour after.
So with this challenge you will need a tripod & a timer or a remote.
You will also have a month to work on this. You can use a file photo, but I think it would be good if we can all try to get out & do this challenge with new photos.
I plan on taking a number of photos during the magic hour to see how the colors change. This is a personal challenge for me & I welcome all to this challenge.
This challenge starts Today May 23 & will end June 26(updated). It will be our last JUDGED category until the fall.
More info, go here ....Magic Hour Times Two
AOL Community Challenge-The Magic Hour-JUDGED
JUDGED Category
The Magic hour, or Golden hour is the first & last hour of sunlight.
It's the 1/2 hour before the sun rises, & 1/2 after the sun rises. It's also the 1/2 hour before sunset & 1/2 hour after.
So with this challenge you will need a tripod & a timer or a remote.
You will also have a month to work on this. You can use a file photo, but I think it would be good if we can all try to get out & do this challenge with new photos.
I plan on taking a number of photos during the magic hour to see how the colors change. This is a personal challenge for me & I welcome all to this challenge.
This challenge starts Today May 23 & will end June 26(Updated). It will be our last JUDGED category until the fall.
More info, go here ....Magic Hour Times Two
Saturday, May 17, 2008
AOL Community Challenge-Landscapes in COLOR! JUDGED
We had a tie in the JUDGED category & many second place winners.....so I am only going to show the 1st place winners.
Congratulations to Gina & Betty~
Gina from Gina's Space
Betty from Creativity Bits and Pieces
Congratulations to Gina & Betty~
Gina from Gina's Space
Betty from Creativity Bits and Pieces
AOL Community Challenge-Landscapes in COLOR! FUN!!
These are all the entries up till yesterday. I had done this last night. For the rest of the entries, check out the "FUN"comment section, below.
Thank you all for playing~
Thank you all for playing~
Friday, May 9, 2008
AOL Community Challenge-Landscapes in COLOR! For FUN!
For FUN Category~
Spring is here & so is the color!!! So Our Challenge this week is easy.....
LANDSCAPES in COLOR! FOLLOW GUIDELINES which can be found on the sidebar, must leave permalinks, also found on sidebar. Post your NEW entry now till Friday May 16th for Judging. If you have any questions email me or Vicki.
What is a Landscape.????......
From AOL dictionary;
1 a : a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery b : the art of depicting such scenery
From Vicki's Dictionary;
- An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view: a desert landscape.
- A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.
- The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.
- The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: a bleak New England winter landscape.
From
http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/nature/landscape.phpDefining landscape photographyLandscape photography is difficult to define. The more landscape photography I do, the broader my definition becomes. For me, landscape photography is not so much about what is contained in the image, but what it portrays about a place. While a landscape photograph might be a wide-angle image of a pristine lake or an ocean sunset, it might just as well be a dormant plant in a winter pond. If the lake, the sunset and the dormant plant image each reveal something significant about a place, its inhabitants, or its conditions and evoke an emotional response in the viewer, they qualify as landscape photographs in my book. Grand or tiny, a landscape is not so much about the subject itself, but rather about the place in which the subject exists and the feeling the subject and place evokes.
11 Surefire Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography
AOL Community Challenge-Landscapes in COLOR! JUDGING
For JUDGING Category~
Spring is here & so is the color!!! So Our Challenge this week is easy.....
LANDSCAPES in COLOR! FOLLOW GUIDELINES which can be found on the sidebar, must leave permalinks, also found on sidebar. Post your NEW entry now till Friday May 16th for Judging. If you have any questions email me or Vicki.
What is a Landscape.????......
From AOL dictionary;
1 a : a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery b : the art of depicting such scenery
From Vicki's Dictionary;
- An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view: a desert landscape.
- A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.
- The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.
- The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: a bleak New England winter landscape.
From
http://www.digicamhelp.com/learn/nature/landscape.phpDefining landscape photographyLandscape photography is difficult to define. The more landscape photography I do, the broader my definition becomes. For me, landscape photography is not so much about what is contained in the image, but what it portrays about a place. While a landscape photograph might be a wide-angle image of a pristine lake or an ocean sunset, it might just as well be a dormant plant in a winter pond. If the lake, the sunset and the dormant plant image each reveal something significant about a place, its inhabitants, or its conditions and evoke an emotional response in the viewer, they qualify as landscape photographs in my book. Grand or tiny, a landscape is not so much about the subject itself, but rather about the place in which the subject exists and the feeling the subject and place evokes.
11 Surefire Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Happy Mother's Day J-Land!
Thank you everyone who participated in our Tribute to Mother's Creative Challenge.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Photography & Your Legal Rights
Vicki sent these links to me & suggested we post them.
The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography
http://www.kantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf
Great idea Vicki! THANKS! Ü
The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography
http://www.kantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf
Great idea Vicki! THANKS! Ü
Sunday, May 4, 2008
EXTRA Creative Challenge-Tribute to Mothers
This Challenge is a "Tribute to Mothers" ALL mothers, one mother....any mother...Ü
Could be your sister, if she's a mother....could be your own mother, could be a portrait of yourself as a mother.
ANYTHING GOES, be creative, use whatever you want....quotes, poems.....things your mother always said..... Stories of your mother, childhood memories....
Only one category this week, "FUN"
You have now till THURSDAY, May 9th 7PM EST to post your tribute to your mom. Or any mom...... I will post them on Friday.
Come back here & leave your link.
PLEASE FOLLOW GUIDELINES Ü
USE PERMALINKS!
I want to apologize........
I want to apologize to those who started with us & have tried to follow the guidelines, I had posted one photo that was submitted after the deadline. I realized I should not have posted it, b/c it is not fair to those who follow the guidelines.
I wanted to include about 7-8 images in the FUN category, but had problems downloading the images.
We have had many new people enter in these challenges & don't read the guidelines. For those who are new, I suggest starting out in the FUN category, it has less restrictions.
If a photo is entered & it is not within the time frame, it will NOT be included in the Judging. I will not e-mail anyone on the rules, anymore. The JUDGED category has to follow the GUIDELINES, because it is not fair to others that do follow them.
Also, we allowed one entry per person per category(this is new). If you make a mistake in posting in the same category, JUST E-MAIL ME, & let me know, I will remove the one you want. If you don't e-mail me, I will remove the second one. I will not try to figure out which one to delete. I understand we all make mistakes, so a simple e-mail would help.
I know the rules have been changing all the time, We are still trying to work things out to make it easy for everyone. I am not sure how much longer the JUDGED category will continue. It's been a lot of work & with the nicer weather coming , I will be away from my computer. This week has been difficult for me to get this challenge together.
Guidelines:
--Challenges are bi-weekly on the following schedule:
--Topic will be announced on a Friday, end the following Friday and winners will be announced on or before the following Monday. Everyone then rests for a week before the next challenge is announced the following Friday.
***--You may still post an entry after the deadline, but it won't be eligible to win...we'd still love to see it, though!
**This goes for Judged category only. If I didn't post the winners in the FUN category, then they may be included. FUN entries can post anytime. BUT should be posted within the time frame so people will still see it. Otherwise last entries may get overlooked.
I hope that clears up any confusion....Ü
--The winning images will be posted on the challenge journal the Monday following the deadline--for all to enjoy.
--Self-portraits must be just that--a portrait of yourself taken by yourself. If yousubmit a photo taken by someone else, it's not yours. This challenge is for YOU to showcase your best work.
--Entries - to be eligible for the challenge the following must be followed:
--Entries in your journal must indicate in the subject that it IS an entry into the challenge. The title of your entry can read: AOL Community Photo Challenge - <challenge subject> and should contain a link to the Challenge itself.
--The link (PERMALINK to the entry NOT your entire journal) should then be posted to the comments section of the announcement for the level you're participating in (Advanced or Beginner). This will guide folks back to view your entry and give you exposure.
--All entries must be new ones and be posted during the challenge timeframe. Please do not post a link to an old entry--it will be removed from the comment section.
--Presentation counts. If your image needs a border, add one. If it doesn't, don't. Just be sure any frame or border you add enhances your image and doesn't overpower the image. The presentation can win or lose a challenge, sometimes KISS works (Keep It Simple...).
--IMPORTANT--PLEASE READ!!!!! All entrants into the challenge grant permission to the Challenge owners to post their images in the event they win. No further permissions will be requested and the ONLY use of the images will be to display them in the "winner's circle."
NEW UPDATE:
If you post people on your blog, you must have permission to POST on your blog, not just have permission to take a photo. I have photos of my nieces that I have permission to take their photos but I don't have permission to post on my public journal. So be careful who & what you post.
I wanted to include about 7-8 images in the FUN category, but had problems downloading the images.
We have had many new people enter in these challenges & don't read the guidelines. For those who are new, I suggest starting out in the FUN category, it has less restrictions.
If a photo is entered & it is not within the time frame, it will NOT be included in the Judging. I will not e-mail anyone on the rules, anymore. The JUDGED category has to follow the GUIDELINES, because it is not fair to others that do follow them.
Also, we allowed one entry per person per category(this is new). If you make a mistake in posting in the same category, JUST E-MAIL ME, & let me know, I will remove the one you want. If you don't e-mail me, I will remove the second one. I will not try to figure out which one to delete. I understand we all make mistakes, so a simple e-mail would help.
I know the rules have been changing all the time, We are still trying to work things out to make it easy for everyone. I am not sure how much longer the JUDGED category will continue. It's been a lot of work & with the nicer weather coming , I will be away from my computer. This week has been difficult for me to get this challenge together.
Guidelines:
--Challenges are bi-weekly on the following schedule:
--Topic will be announced on a Friday, end the following Friday and winners will be announced on or before the following Monday. Everyone then rests for a week before the next challenge is announced the following Friday.
***--You may still post an entry after the deadline, but it won't be eligible to win...we'd still love to see it, though!
**This goes for Judged category only. If I didn't post the winners in the FUN category, then they may be included. FUN entries can post anytime. BUT should be posted within the time frame so people will still see it. Otherwise last entries may get overlooked.
I hope that clears up any confusion....Ü
--The winning images will be posted on the challenge journal the Monday following the deadline--for all to enjoy.
--Self-portraits must be just that--a portrait of yourself taken by yourself. If yousubmit a photo taken by someone else, it's not yours. This challenge is for YOU to showcase your best work.
--Entries - to be eligible for the challenge the following must be followed:
--Entries in your journal must indicate in the subject that it IS an entry into the challenge. The title of your entry can read: AOL Community Photo Challenge - <challenge subject> and should contain a link to the Challenge itself.
--The link (PERMALINK to the entry NOT your entire journal) should then be posted to the comments section of the announcement for the level you're participating in (Advanced or Beginner). This will guide folks back to view your entry and give you exposure.
--All entries must be new ones and be posted during the challenge timeframe. Please do not post a link to an old entry--it will be removed from the comment section.
--Presentation counts. If your image needs a border, add one. If it doesn't, don't. Just be sure any frame or border you add enhances your image and doesn't overpower the image. The presentation can win or lose a challenge, sometimes KISS works (Keep It Simple...).
--IMPORTANT--PLEASE READ!!!!! All entrants into the challenge grant permission to the Challenge owners to post their images in the event they win. No further permissions will be requested and the ONLY use of the images will be to display them in the "winner's circle."
NEW UPDATE:
If you post people on your blog, you must have permission to POST on your blog, not just have permission to take a photo. I have photos of my nieces that I have permission to take their photos but I don't have permission to post on my public journal. So be careful who & what you post.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
B&W Landscape Just for fun!
We had so many entries in the Challenge & it was hard to select a few. I had more that I wanted to post, but I was having problems with them loading.
So I am only posting these few. Thank you all for joining in, we have our regulars but we also had quite a few newbies!!!
Watch for our new challenge on Friday!
Here are some samples of our FUN category, to see more check out the comment area in both categories, you will see why I say it was hard choosing just a few.
MONICA
rRose Greg
So I am only posting these few. Thank you all for joining in, we have our regulars but we also had quite a few newbies!!!
Watch for our new challenge on Friday!
Here are some samples of our FUN category, to see more check out the comment area in both categories, you will see why I say it was hard choosing just a few.
MONICA
rRose Greg
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