Next months challenge!

Well I said that I would keep this challenge going so I am going to give it a try. I will only promise another 3 months after that I am not sure that I can do it any longer. I am leaving for Africa in January tentatively on the 29th and will be gone for 6 months God willing. So I may not be able to finish out the month of Jan. as I will be very busy with finalizing all of the details of the trip. I am not sure what I will do but I think I am going to find someone to run the challenge for me while I am gone. Who knows maybe I will have time to enter it while I am gone. I have decided that the challenge needs more competitors to make the challenge more interesting. So I am opening the challenge to those who shoot with any digital camera. I would like to keep the point and shoot images separate from the DSLR images. So those of you who use a DSLR will need to title your images as follows for each month November_DSLR_Wildlife if you are a point and shoot then you will need to title your images November_P&S_ Wildlife. November is the month of the Challenge, DSLR and P&S are the type of camera you use and Wildlife would be that months category. So for the month of November the challenge is Round. There you have it let me see your best rendition of Round. No stipulations other than it has to be shot between the 1st and the 20th of November.

Aplogies and Promises

I promise I will keep the challenge going if the person who commented anonymously will promise to continue to follow the blog and comment about the images. After reading my first response to their comments I realize that I came across a bit condescending and did not intend to. One thing I hate about the written word is that it often comes across harsh. It is often taken the wrong way, a voice fluctuates when a person speaks and adds life to the word said that a pen and paper often steal leaving the message cold and hard. I apologize for not reading my post before posting or maybe I could have tried to make myself not sound so cold.

Photoman

Anonymous

I appreciate that you take the time to follow the challenge and that you are close to two of the challenge participants. I did not mean to imply that I want you to stop commenting on the challenge, please do not. It is encouraging to see that people are following the challenge who are not participants. So feel free to comment in the future if the challenge continues to exist. I will make a decision soon as to the future of the challenge.

Photoman

Anonymous Response to last post

So I had 2 quick responses from the 2 photographers who are here each month submitting images for the challenge and I have added their responses to the end of the post for all to read. I have also received an anonymous response from someone who is very familiar to the workings of the challenge who feels it is imperative that the challenge continue. I am wondering why this is so important to them if they are not ones who participate on a regular basis. Please no anonymous responses to my last post. If the blog is important to you I would like you to share your identity otherwise your comment does not hold much sway in my decision to concerning the future of the challenge. If you would like make yourself known I will post your response along with the others.

Photoman

Decision Time

I started this blog (A Photographic Challenge) hoping to be able to have many people take part in the monthly photography challenge. It has been 9 months now and I have 13 different photographers who have agreed to participate in the challenge each month. So far, I have had only 2 photographers take part in the challenge on a regular basis (I have to admit that even I don't take part every month). I am a little disappointed that the challenge is not doing better and I need to make a decision regarding the future of the challenge. I would like to hear from the followers and participants of this blog as to why you think I should continue the challenge. So, if you have any interest in the challenge please respond to this message. I would like to have more participants each month to make the challenge seem worthwhile and credible.

Sincerely,

Photoman

Pitland says:

I must admit I to am a little bit disappointed in the lack of participation. I enjoy and like it because it keeps me focused and I learn so much from the challenges. I have learned a lot of new skills. I hope we can keep it going.

Mr. Bryce says:

I agree with Earl, it is disappointing. I think there was more participation when we had judges. I also have learned a great deal about my camera, and has forced me to think "outside the box" with photography.Would there be any way to have judges again?

SelfPortrait

Music

Self Portrait

Music

Music

Check Out the Links

I just added some links to some interesting sights. Check them out when you get a chance, a lot of good info about photography.

Photoman

August winner?

Well it looks like I am not going to be able to call a winner for August until some of you vote. I voted and Joe voted but I think that is it so far. There is no way to declare a winner as so far there are no images with more than 1 vote each. Therefor I am going to go ahead and decide a topic for this months theme. The winner will get to choose the next months competition. So if you have not voted get to it you slackers you. Sorry I guess I am a slacker as well, I did vote but I didn't make the time to go out and shoot in August so I am a slacker also. I Hope to not be a slacker in the coming months. O.K. the theme for the month of September is Music. Let your imagination bring music to your eyes and capture it with your camera. Wow that was hokey but I don't care.

Since we didn't have a lot of entries for last months artistic challenge I am going to once again post a 2nd challenge. I am going to do a different theme for the artistic challenge this month. September's artistic challenge theme is Self Portrait. So get out there and get a shot of yourself fix it up in Photoshop or whatever program you like and submit it to the challenge.

Remember above all else just have fun while learning about photography, that is the reason I started this challenge.

Photoman

Fast Lane

Original:



Artistic:

Joe's Secondary Challenge

I had lots of fun with this! Glad I could enter this challenge. Thanks!

Artistic Endeavor

Life in the Fast Lane

Chicago

And the winner is.....

Earl Pitman congratulations Earl.

Earl chose the theme for August and I think he chose well, this will be a challenging and fun theme. So get off the sofa and go out and shoot "Life in the Fast Lane". Yep the theme is
Life in the Fast Lane.

Also for the month of August I am giving another challenge for this new challenge the rules are simple. Using the theme Life in the Fast Lane create a photographic piece of art. Here are the simple rules: 1. The piece must start out as one or more photographs that you took with your camera between the 1st and the 20th of August 2. You can use photoshop or any other program you may own to create your piece 3. You must create the piece yourself. There are the simple rules this challenge is designed to allow you to show your artistic talents not just your ability to take great images. (Yes Joe, you can enter this challenge)

So 2 challenges this month both with the same theme Life in the Fast Lane. So all you slackers who have been neglecting the challenge get out of the slow lane and show us your rendition of
Life in the Fast Lane.

Joe's Photo

I know we are really supposed to email photoman our pics and then he will post them but I cant seem to remember or find that email address. I'm probably looking at it right now or something but any way here is my post. Not my favorite to say the least but its something I guess.

Uploading Images

I didn't receive any images from others to be uploaded this month. If you are trying to upload and are having trouble you can still email them to me, if they are a day or so late I will allow them. I am also available if you have questions about uploading.

Photoman