Non-Urban Photo Contest

touraccuracy · June 3rd, 2005, 02:37 AM

Who is up for it? Should we do it ourselves or get Jan to organize it? Maybe it could become a weekly feature? Discuss....

Nick in Atlanta · June 3rd, 2005, 05:44 AM

I think it's a great idea. We might not want to have it so expansive as the title "Non-Urban Photo Contest" suggests. We could do rotations. One week it could be Nature Photos. The next week it could be Portraits. The next week Macro Photos. Etc, etc...

noli · June 3rd, 2005, 07:11 AM

OH YEA! Im all for that! Ive tons of pics ready

Lets get Jan to get this started.

We need Jan to give this a structure likt eh UPC. You are gonna have about 40-70 photos entered per week, maybe more. You wanna be counting up the averages for all those pic manually?

I dont know why ths idea hasnt been brought up before.

doady · June 3rd, 2005, 07:26 AM

These are good ideas. It would be great to have non-urban photo contests with particular themes as Nick in Alatalta suggests.

***i_am_hydrogen*** · June 3rd, 2005, 07:40 AM

I like the idea.

noli · June 3rd, 2005, 07:42 AM

Themes are good but having no themes would be good too. If we choose themes they would have to be very broad themes.

Perth4life14 · June 3rd, 2005, 08:34 AM

im way up for it, i have tons of photos i could enter.

hyacinthus · June 3rd, 2005, 09:02 AM

sounds good... maybe something like this www.digitalphotocontest.com

hyacinthus · June 3rd, 2005, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Koreanczyk

Most of my photos arent really the kind that UPC is about. Ive got tons of traditional temple stuff that people bitch about not being urban enough. Really this NUPC is a fantastic idea.

well, this is a skyscrapercity forum after all...

noli · June 3rd, 2005, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by hyacinthus

sounds good... maybe something like this www.digitalphotocontest.com

Most of my photos arent really the kind that UPC is about. Ive got tons of traditional temple stuff that people bitch about not being urban enough. Really this NUPC is a fantastic idea.

noli · June 3rd, 2005, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hyacinthus

well, this is a skyscrapercity forum after all...

Yeah, but we have a general photography forum which isnt called the URBAN photography forum. Anyway, I want a contest where my photos will fit the theme

Though thanks to the UPC Ive started to take more urban type of stuff. Though I still WAY prefer raditional oriental architecture. Tjough try explaining that a palace is more urban than a scraper since palaces and temples were part of cities for centuries and scrapers are new. But people dont follow that logic.

Perth4life14 · June 3rd, 2005, 10:29 AM

lol yer i always enter trains or like tracks in because i hardly ever take photos in the city or in Fremantle because when i go there i dont go for photography perpouses.

***Jan*** · June 3rd, 2005, 12:07 PM

Good idea, we'll have a non urban spin in this section next week.

th0m · June 3rd, 2005, 12:24 PM

Sweet

The themes concept is nice too. Then you get something of an assignment, that has to be made in that week or something. Check out www.fredmiranda.com and then go to the forums and check the weekly assignment sub-forum. That would be awesome.

Monkey · June 3rd, 2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by touraccuracy

Non-Urban Photo Contest

Who is up for it? Should we do it ourselves or get Jan to organize it? Maybe it could become a weekly feature? Discuss....

Sounds like a great idea. I've brought this subject up many, many times in the regular UPC, since there are so many people who submit non-urban scenes.

I'm against the idea of specific "themes" each week though - I think you'd rapidly run out of categories, and it would become a bit too restricting. Best to keep it opened as a "general" photo contest I think, then people are free to submit any photo on any theme they like.

noli · June 3rd, 2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jan

Good idea, we'll have a non urban spin in this section next week.

Jan, yer the man! Good response, very quick and positive

Any theme? Im gonna have to start thinking about which photos I wanna submit so I want to be ready. I propose that the first week have no theme and we enter any 2 pics we wish.

touraccuracy · June 4th, 2005, 02:34 AM

I don't want to take credit for this idea! wjfox says he has mentioned it and I am sure many people have and there is a general photo contest at skyscraperpage.com. Thanks for the quick action Jan!

Nick in Atlanta · June 4th, 2005, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wjfox2002

Sounds like a great idea. I've brought this subject up many, many times in the regular UPC, since there are so many people who submit non-urban scenes.

I'm against the idea of specific "themes" each week though - I think you'd rapidly run out of categories, and it would become a bit too restricting. Best to keep it opened as a "general" photo contest I think, then people are free to submit any photo on any theme they like.

@wjfox2002: If we chose four of the most popular type of different photographs, like Macro, Portrait, Nature and Black & White, and then rotated them on a four week cycle I think we'd get good results.

noli · June 5th, 2005, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick in Atlanta

@wjfox2002: If we chose four of the most popular type of different photographs, like Macro, Portrait, Nature and Black & White, and then rotated them on a four week cycle I think we'd get good results.

I disagree. My photos dont fit those themes. How would you categorize photos of traditional architecture or things like lanterns? Too restricting. This should be a chance to enter all photos that dont fit the UPC. Why create another contest that excludes photos? If thats what you want, why bother?

No themes is the best idea.

Urban Dave · June 6th, 2005, 09:46 PM

Great! The constest just started!

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June 3rd, 2005, 05:44 AM	#2
Nick in Atlanta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,161 Likes (Received): 1	I think it's a great idea. We might not want to have it so expansive as the title "Non-Urban Photo Contest" suggests. We could do rotations. One week it could be Nature Photos. The next week it could be Portraits. The next week Macro Photos. Etc, etc...

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noli Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 0	OH YEA! Im all for that! Ive tons of pics ready Lets get Jan to get this started. We need Jan to give this a structure likt eh UPC. You are gonna have about 40-70 photos entered per week, maybe more. You wanna be counting up the averages for all those pic manually? I dont know why ths idea hasnt been brought up before.

June 3rd, 2005, 07:26 AM	#4
doady Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,792 Likes (Received): 0	These are good ideas. It would be great to have non-urban photo contests with particular themes as Nick in Alatalta suggests.

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noli Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 0	Themes are good but having no themes would be good too. If we choose themes they would have to be very broad themes.

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Perth4life14 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Perth Posts: 314 Likes (Received): 0	im way up for it, i have tons of photos i could enter.

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hyacinthus Success and Happiness Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,765 Likes (Received): 0	sounds good... maybe something like this www.digitalphotocontest.com

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Perth4life14 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Perth Posts: 314 Likes (Received): 0	lol yer i always enter trains or like tracks in because i hardly ever take photos in the city or in Fremantle because when i go there i dont go for photography perpouses.

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*Jan* High there, what's up! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 14,442 Likes (Received): 503	Good idea, we'll have a non urban spin in this section next week.

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touraccuracy expo Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 454 Likes (Received): 0	I don't want to take credit for this idea! wjfox says he has mentioned it and I am sure many people have and there is a general photo contest at skyscraperpage.com. Thanks for the quick action Jan!