Re: July Photo Challenge - Blue
Wow!! I didn't expect quite so many responses already.
Glad to see that there is a lot of people interested, I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with, I have a few ideas floating around my head but still undecided as to what to take.
Oh, and you picked a great subject; for my first one I would've suggested purple. Looks like I'll have to think of a different one when it's my turn sometime. (Assuming we each get to pick a theme every month.)
Really Leish? Purple? I would never have guessed that.
Winner picks theme? But if they win consecutively, they nominate someone else to pick the theme, that way the same person doesn't pick the theme every month.
As for who gets to pick the theme each month, I definately think we should have someone new each month come up with it. I was thinking only those people who participated in the previous month's challenge should be considered (that way we can be sure they are interested and will actually post a new theme). I do like Lenny's idea of the winner getting to pick the next month's challenge, or if they have already picked nominating someone else. Or the person who came up with the current month's challenge could make a list of those eligible for the next month's theme and roll a dice or some other means of picking randomly.
Before we get started, can it be old pictures? (I think I have one I took last year that would fit the theme)
I think what Leisha said would be the best. As long as it has not been posted before (so its new to everyone here at Chrons) then that would be fine. But I'd also like to say that the idea behind this challenge is to get people out and shooting new pictures. So I would encourage everyone to take new pictures as well. Of course, if you haven't posted the pic before, there really is no way for us to know if it was a new shot or not.
What if we say at least 1 of your 2 submitted photos has to be a new shot?
Perhaps it'd be an idea to leave this thread specifically for the photos - so that we don't have to trawl through dozens of posts between entries - and have a seperate thread, 'Photo Challenge - Discussion Thread', for, well, discussion. I'll leave it to Lady's judgement, but if you want it so, Lady, let me know and I'll set it up - I'll even merge of all the above responses.
I think after this first challenge there probably won't be as many posts. We're still kinda working out the kinks.
I think it's fine to leave it the way it is for now, otherwise we'll have 3 different threads about the challenge (challenge, challenge discussion, and Photos of the Day). Of course, if everyone would prefer a separate thread, then we can go with that but I think it will be ok this way. I was thinking whoever came up with that month's theme can at the end of the month make 1 or 2 posts containing all the submittals so they can be easy to see for the voting.
Can we be in the photo and someone else taken it because if so I can think of a great one for me.
I am going to say that I think you should have to take the shot. Like Highlander said most camera's do have a self timer. If not, then your friend can take it, and you can always post it in the photo's of the day thread so we can see it.
Now I'm curious to see it!