Street & PJ 2009 Year in Review

bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
edited December 14, 2009 in Street and Documentary
...sort of. This isn't a challenge in the sense that you have to go shoot even a single image for it - although you certainly may if you wish. But what you do have to do, by January 7, 2010, is submit the three best images you shot between Jan 1., 2009, and mid-night, Dec. 31, 2009.

No, this is not a contest. There will not be "winners" and "losers." The challenge is to look through all the images you've made in the past year. The hundreds? Thousands? And winnow that down to your best three.

Then what? I'm going to ask Richard if there's some way to set up a special gallery for the images, with it set up in such a way that everyone can leave comments.

And, if I can work up the energy - or if we have some terrific volunteer - we might create a Blurb book of the images.

Everyone game?

:ivar :ivar
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"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed

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  • thoththoth Registered Users Posts: 1,085 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    Excellent idea, B.D. I'll get to searching right away! thumb.gif
    Travis
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
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    Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

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  • Nikonic1Nikonic1 Registered Users Posts: 684 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2009
    I really like this idea and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's top 3 offerings. Bring 'em on!!


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    Matt :thumb
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited December 10, 2009
    Sounds good to me. I'm not sure whether we can get a separate gallery, but I'll work on it. In the meantime, the hard part is picking your top three, so get going on that for now and I'll post instructions on what to do with them once I get it sorted out. deal.gif
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    I'm in!
    Liz A.
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    bdcolen wrote:
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    And, if I can work up the energy - or if we have some terrific volunteer - we might create a Blurb book of the images.

    I might be that terrific volunteer if I knew what a Blurb book was.
    If not now, when?
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
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    What he said! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif I'll be back from Newcastle in time to hopefully include something from that trip.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2009
    rutt wrote:
    I might be that terrific volunteer if I knew what a Blurb book was.

    ROFLaughing.gif! rolleyes1.gif (Give me a call.mwink.gif )
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • FlowermanFlowerman Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2009
    I'm in. - Will start looking.
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2009
    I researched Blurb Books.

    There seem to be some alternatives. For example, Shutterfly has one and of course you can make a SmugMug book. I'm not sure anyone else will market your book on their website for you like Blurb Books. Perhaps someone else knows the options here.

    If Richard can't come up with a SmugMug gallery for this, we can always come up with something that will work. At a minimum, just a submission thread...
    If not now, when?
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited December 12, 2009
    rutt wrote:
    If Richard can't come up with a SmugMug gallery for this, we can always come up with something that will work. At a minimum, just a submission thread...

    The gallery is in testing at the moment. I'm hoping it will be open for business tomorrow, Monday at the latest.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    The gallery is in testing at the moment. I'm hoping it will be open for business tomorrow, Monday at the latest.

    Yay! clap.gifclapclap.gif

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  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    I've got a 10 hour flight on Thursday that I'll use to go through 2009 and organise things in prep for 2010. I'll be sure to whittle down a selection for my top-3.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited December 14, 2009
    It's showtime. The gallery is open for business. clap.gifclapclap.gif

    Thanks to BD, Rutt, Flyinggina and Ivar for help along the way, and to SmugMug for hosting a bunch of street people. thumb.gif
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    It's showtime. The gallery is open for business. clap.gifclapclap.gif

    Thanks to BD, Rutt, Flyinggina and Ivar for help along the way, and to SmugMug for hosting a bunch of street people. thumb.gif

    You guys ROCK!
    Liz A.
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  • thoththoth Registered Users Posts: 1,085 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    Richard wrote:
    It's showtime. The gallery is open for business. clap.gifclapclap.gif

    Thanks to BD, Rutt, Flyinggina and Ivar for help along the way, and to SmugMug for hosting a bunch of street people. thumb.gif
    Yay! My photos are uploading as I type. Thanks very much to everyone involved in getting things set up. clap.gif
    Travis
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2009
    AWESOME. Not sure how many of my favorites will qualify as street/pj, but I'm going to start digging. BD, you are such a wonderful part of the dgrin community - thank you for your ideas, insights, advice, and wonderful dry sense of humour! clap.gif
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