Great shot....you must have a really good camera
Great shot....you must have a really good camera
very funny Joel. Well of course I have a good camera, it's a Canon! happy shooting this weekend if you have the chance, Erno
I think it might not be such a good idea for 1 person to decide which photos are voted on. Every entry should be voted on by everyone and the poll should be loaded as a popup when users login so they have an immediate chance to see the entries and vote. It would be sort of nice if they could be put in a simple grid gallery as well. It's not that difficult.
I hope to get some time this week to catch up to this thread, before the next assignment starts. Anyway thanks to all who replied!
Sorry mate, the poll only allows 10 people max and we had more entries than that. It would have been a lot easier for me. Also it's not 1 person picking a winner, it's one person picking his/her favorites. A Privilege you get when you win the previous assignment(something that is standard for years now). Normally I only host the assignments, this time I also had the honor to do the picking.Originally Posted by UmiKaibutsu
We tried to do the picking with a larger jury multiple times, however trough the international nature of this forum it was almost impossible to get a smooth running assignment schedule. Thanks for your input.
The next challenge should be a video clip. Shake things up a bit. "The Lord God Canon Almighty" gave us cameras with video capabilities for a reason.
Time lapse would be interesting. I've tried it a couple of times but haven't really loved anything yet.
So it's been a while seen I've been active here and things have changed quite a bit. To explain, me and my girlfriend have gotten our own place and it needs quite some work. Since I have a normal dayjob(as does my girlfriend) it all has to be done in the little sparetime that we have. Therefor I haven't gotten any time to take photos or even have time for watching TDP let alone doing a good job with hosting the assignment.
In the meantime I noticed Steve has started with the photo of the week-topics. Good job on that!
I haven't checked them out properly, but by looking at the statistics it begs the big question if the assignments are still interesting enough to continue next to the photo of the week-topics?
Anyway the biggest changes made to the current assignments are:
- Longer entry-period(1 month)
- Announcing the next assignment simultaneously so the entry-period basically doubles (perhaps 1 month is too long to double?)
- Multiple entries per person (no more restricted to 1 photo)
Let me know what you think about the big question and the changes. I try to respond as soon as I can, but I can't promise a 24/7 service at the moment
Last edited by Sheiky; 07-10-2013 at 10:52 AM.
Jan...now you've done it. House projects. Twice as expensive and 4x as long as you'd think. I've been sidelined a lot the past year working on my backyard. Ripped out a deck and added a patio, several walkways and a fire pit. It is "almost" done.
In short, I see the photo of the week and the assignments as two very different things. I hope both continue. Assignments should challenge us whereas the photo of the weeks is more to represent the best of what we are currently shooting.
I like the longer periods for the assignment.
+1 I like both. The weekly ones also fill the waiting time between the monthly assignments. I'm not saying that the latter should be shorter, it is actually good to have a month to shoot something new for the assignments.
Good to see you back Jan, and congrats on the place!
Arnt
Hey Jan congrats to you and your girlfriend on the your recent developments at home.
Mate, what you have done with the Assignment thread over the years has been fantastic. Your commitment and dedication faultless. The small updates you have made to the rules are well thought out and a definite improvement. Thank you.
I think there is a space for both type of assignments. I like the set formula and agree with Brant that the challenge to meet a subject criteria and deadline is good for us.
Image of the week is just a fun thread that hopefully boosts traffic and participation on this site. Only two criteria, Landscape or Portrait. A place to exhibit old and new or even reprocessed and re-cropped. Just post and post and use that camera that you spent a lot of time researching and learning about on this site. And I think it will be very cool at the end of this year to have a Landscape and a Portrait "TDP Image of the Year".
But I do think we need both Assignment threads..... or even more, "user" based challenges...hmmmm
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