Autumn Contest
Nov 5, 2015 10:15:06 #
It occurs to me that the requirement of submitting photos taken between October 29 and November 4, 2015, ignores the fact that the colors of autumn in most parts of the U.S. and many other countries have dissipated well before this arbitrary and very restrictive date range. While I understand the intent to restrict submissions to current photos, I would respectfully suggest that in future some thought be given to the reality of seasonal changes as they progress across this and other countries.
Nov 6, 2015 07:24:15 #
windshoppe wrote:
It occurs to me that the requirement of submitting... (show quote)
Couldn't agree with you more!! 👏
Nov 6, 2015 08:29:32 #
Nov 6, 2015 08:32:26 #
Nov 6, 2015 08:53:59 #
windshoppe wrote:
It occurs to me that the requirement of submitting... (show quote)
Then considering a global forum we can never have any seasonal contest. favorite winter scene in Jan and you live in Florida. No matter where you draw the line in the sand someone section gets left out. Pretty hard to please all the people all the time. :)
Nov 6, 2015 08:58:53 #
pithydoug wrote:
Then considering a global forum we can never have any seasonal contest. favorite winter scene in Jan and you live in Florida. No matter where you draw the line in the sand someone section gets left out. Pretty hard to please all the people all the time. :)
Not really, if the date limit is removed. Fully understand why UHH wants folks to get out and shoot in the time frame, but I personally believe there was more interest and participation when there was no such constraint. Perhaps those two elements intentionally are not part of the rationale...😳
Nov 6, 2015 09:09:37 #
Nov 6, 2015 09:29:31 #
mrjcall wrote:
Not really, if the date limit is removed. Fully understand why UHH wants folks to get out and shoot in the time frame, but I personally believe there was more interest and participation when there was no such constraint. Perhaps those two elements intentionally are not part of the rationale...😳
Went through this discussion many times and even took a survey which decided to keep it as is. Once you remove the date constraint, it them becomes what one can drag out of their history bucket. The intent for is, now!
As said before to this notion, feel free to start your own without regard to a date. It's a lot easier but more of a history lessen.
Nov 6, 2015 09:56:28 #
pithydoug wrote:
Went through this discussion many times and even took a survey which decided to keep it as is. Once you remove the date constraint, it them becomes what one can drag out of their history bucket. The intent for is, now!
As said before to this notion, feel free to start your own without regard to a date. It's a lot easier but more of a history lessen.
As said before to this notion, feel free to start your own without regard to a date. It's a lot easier but more of a history lessen.
As an example: I recently returned from a 4-day photo shoot in the Smoky Mountains - October 24 thru 27. It's the end of the season there, but still great color at the lower altitudes. I missed the narrow 7-day requirement by 2 days. Given the average length of the fall season in various parts of the world, it would seem that a 7-day window is more than a little restrictive. I don't view the photos that I took that week as belonging in my "history bucket."
Nov 6, 2015 10:02:10 #
Where I live, it's snow on the pumpkin. I once lived in Australia. Plants are budding in late October.
Nov 6, 2015 13:51:37 #
I see the contest as a request for your timely made photos representing the topic at the time that would be optimum, but rather the time of the contest. I view it as a challenge. Your ability to describe your image lets you sell the image as the best one for the topic at the time.
Nov 6, 2015 20:42:15 #
Living in Ontario where the best Fall colors were to be seen three weeks ago, I agree, I feel that one week is too short a time frame. Recently I submitted a photo in the Exotic theme taken in California two weeks previous, Steve took it down because it wasn't in the stated time frame. Which was disappointing for me as I couldn't find anything remotely exotic in my location. It would be interesting to see if extending the time frame to one month would work? Or does that defeat the concept of this particular "competition". If it isn't fun though, and at times it isn't, perhaps I shouldn't be bothering!
Nov 6, 2015 20:59:39 #
ThinK creatively. It isn't named autumn tree colors. Think of something that indicates fall but not trees. School beginning, cooler temps, Halloween, the harvest, thanksgiving, etc. there is something you can find that fits the theme but doesn't involve leaves.
Walt
Walt
Nov 7, 2015 00:36:19 #
windshoppe wrote:
It occurs to me that the requirement of submitting... (show quote)
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YUP!
Nov 8, 2015 19:04:28 #
pithydoug wrote:
... Pretty hard to please all the people all the time. :)
Amen! S-
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