On another forum they have a picture of the month contest, catagory for the topic is chosen by the previous month's winner. At the end of the month, submitted photo's are shorlisted then a poll is held to determine the winner. Would this be of interest to the forum members?
Cruising Granny said
02:23 PM Dec 5, 2009
It's one of the better features of that "other" site.
They get so personal and critical, and there seems to be another competition - who knows the most?
I think such a comp would work well here.
dave06 said
02:59 PM Dec 5, 2009
cant see why it wouldnt work, what sort of photo's would be appropriate, I have one of me in a pair of budgie smugglers, very impressive I must say!!
Gary and Kerry said
05:29 PM Dec 5, 2009
dave06 wrote:
cant see why it wouldnt work, what sort of photo's would be appropriate, I have one of me in a pair of budgie smugglers, very impressive I must say!!
Dave, seeing the picture of Tony Abbott in budgie smuggleres was more than enough for the week thank you!!
dave06 said
06:11 PM Dec 5, 2009
yeah nearly threw up my lunch over that one, hey waaaaaaiiiiiiiiit a minute no comparison between my romanesque elite athletic type body and his, oh well perhaps a little but opposite
where his gut goes in well mine kinda goes out (almost a built in table) room for four grandkids, plus a few on my knees
where he's got a pirates delight chest (sunken) mine is shall we say "pronounced"
oh well I'll accept defeat (they are after all attached) and not post my 1985 penthouse centrefold entry (it was summarily dismissed but thats not the point it was submitted)
your loss, I'll just go and do something else, sniff!!!!!!!!!!!!
dave06 said
10:53 AM Dec 6, 2009
good idea but a poor response, I would have thought a lot of folks would be interested in this
-- Edited by dave06 on Sunday 6th of December 2009 09:55:47 AM
Ma said
11:32 AM Dec 6, 2009
think maybe categories would be good, eg: 1. flora 2. fauna 3. people etc. would be too hard to judge on a generality me thinks
dave06 said
11:38 AM Dec 6, 2009
so my budgie smuggler outfit would go where Ma
it fits under "flora" (there are flowers on my bathers)
it would fit under "fauna" (I swear there are things living in there
"people" is self explanatory (the boys would be most upset if I excluded them)
"etc" is a hard one (I guess that would explain the "crusty bits")
but yes you are quite right there would have to be categories otherwise it will get very unwieldy,
are you going to run it past our webmistress Gary,
he who asks "shall recieve"
Ma said
11:41 AM Dec 6, 2009
the options are limitless Dave..........OMG, can you just imagine the possibilities..... will be interesting to see what people come up with. Should be good for a laugh if nothing else.
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 6th of December 2009 10:42:29 AM
dave06 said
11:46 AM Dec 6, 2009
hmmmm!! yes there would have to be restrictions or Basil will constantly win with his piccys of nude doggys drinking margeritas, smoking and playing cards at Maslins
Ma said
11:53 AM Dec 6, 2009
It's the little "puppy dogs" next door that I would be worried about Dave......lol
Cruising Granny said
01:14 PM Dec 6, 2009
I like the idea of the photos, and categorising is even better.
The members could then lodge their votes, and the one with the most votes is the winner.
If the webmistress deems fit, we may even get a prize for each category, or for the ultimate monthly photo through all categories.
There are some among us who may be professional or semi-pro with big cameras, but maybe that's the challenge for the novices.
A new topic would have to be set up. Let's get it happening.
dave06 said
01:37 PM Dec 6, 2009
a big camera does not a winner make
Gary and Kerry said
05:40 PM Dec 6, 2009
Ma wrote:
think maybe categories would be good, eg: 1. flora 2. fauna 3. people etc. would be too hard to judge on a generality me thinks
sunsets, sunrises, wild life, old buildings, road side signs, etc Ma you pick first month topic the subsequent winners pick the next months. No prizes required we just get to see some great pictures. Cindy may need to set up a poll functionality.
Ma said
05:48 PM Dec 6, 2009
OK then for December let's say coastal scenes. Of course I would pick this, it's where I live. If that's not OK with the majority let me know and I'll pick something else.
One stipulation if that's acceptable.........IT MUST BE YOUR OWN PHOTO. Not something you have scavenged off the net.
Now all we need is the possie in which to lodge our photos. I'll leave that up to the powers that be or anyone else that is computer savvy.
Ma
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 6th of December 2009 04:49:34 PM
Cruising Granny said
05:50 PM Dec 6, 2009
dave06 wrote:
a big camera does not a winner make
You are quite right Dave. It just needed to be raised so that everyone feels comfortable sharing their lovely holiday snaps with all of us, no matter how big or small the camera is.
After all, if we all lodge our votes it's a really open field.
Gary and Kerry said
06:17 PM Dec 6, 2009
Cruising Granny wrote:
I like the idea of the photos, and categorising is even better. The members could then lodge their votes, and the one with the most votes is the winner. If the webmistress deems fit, we may even get a prize for each category, or for the ultimate monthly photo through all categories. There are some among us who may be professional or semi-pro with big cameras, but maybe that's the challenge for the novices. A new topic would have to be set up. Let's get it happening.
I have posted a message on Cindy's whiteboard to see if we can get this off the ground.
jandas fun said
06:33 PM Dec 6, 2009
geez.
One week away and i'm two weeks behind on the posts.
Great idea!! now i will have to learn how to post a piccy.
How many entries per member? and any limit on age of the photo? Aust. only?
Doesn't the other forum run it as a "where is it" comp. or is that a different one again?
Johnw
Ma said
06:50 PM Dec 6, 2009
well, seeing as how this forum is primarily about this great country of ours, how about we keep it to Australian pictures only. There is so much here in our own great land why bring in the foreign element.
Perhaps it might be a good idea to have the piccys no more than two years old maybe, what do the rest of you think?
Shouldn't think there would be a limit on how many piccs per member, but then again some of us are made keen when we get behind the lens of a camera, so how about three per member?
It's over to you people, what do you think?
Cruising Granny said
07:24 PM Dec 6, 2009
All great ideas Ma, and maybe limit to 2 per month per category to let everyone get a go.
There will be other months.
If we're on the road we'll be adding to our collection anyway.
Perhaps even in the past 12 months only. It will build momentum and support as it goes along.
Categories could be sunrises, sunsets, coast, inland, storms & cloud formations, aerial, animals, fishing, boating including reef, flowers wild and garden. Maybe a novelty section for parties, silly hats, fancy dress, and anything else you can submit.
Any more ideas?
Terro said
10:06 PM Dec 6, 2009
Count me in. Don't have many really good photos but love looking at all the others. Will have to keep this in mind next time we go away. Great idea.
Terro.
dave06 said
10:19 AM Dec 7, 2009
Dave Mutters as he puts his awesome new zealand highland piccys away!!!!, bloody local, indeed Hrrmphhh!!!
Pam said
10:21 PM Dec 8, 2009
coastal scenes
well you lot are all talk no action here are a couple for starters
do I need to say where they were taken or do you want to guess????
-- Edited by Pam on Tuesday 8th of December 2009 09:22:50 PM
At the end of the month, submitted photo's are shorlisted then a poll is held to determine the winner.
Would this be of interest to the forum members?
good idea but a poor response, I would have thought a lot of folks would be interested in this
-- Edited by dave06 on Sunday 6th of December 2009 09:55:47 AM
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 6th of December 2009 10:42:29 AM
Ma you pick first month topic the subsequent winners pick the next months.
No prizes required we just get to see some great pictures.
Cindy may need to set up a poll functionality.
One stipulation if that's acceptable.........IT MUST BE YOUR OWN PHOTO. Not something you have scavenged off the net.
Now all we need is the possie in which to lodge our photos. I'll leave that up to the powers that be or anyone else that is computer savvy.
Ma
-- Edited by Ma on Sunday 6th of December 2009 04:49:34 PM
You are quite right Dave. It just needed to be raised so that everyone feels comfortable sharing their lovely holiday snaps with all of us, no matter how big or small the camera is. After all, if we all lodge our votes it's a really open field.
Perhaps it might be a good idea to have the piccys no more than two years old maybe, what do the rest of you think?
Shouldn't think there would be a limit on how many piccs per member, but then again some of us are made keen when we get behind the lens of a camera, so how about three per member?
It's over to you people, what do you think?
Terro.
well you lot are all talk no action here are a couple for starters
do I need to say where they were taken or do you want to guess????
-- Edited by Pam on Tuesday 8th of December 2009 09:22:50 PM
Mine are my backyard, literally
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Wednesday 9th of December 2009 06:34:25 PM
Sunrise at Burrum Heads (our home awaits us there on retirement day).
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Thursday 10th of December 2009 08:34:42 PM