Welcome to Mini challenge #174 - Tourist Postcards
Alans Grin
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For this challenge I am looking for images which could be used as a postcard for a well known place, city, county or country. The image should express a feature, characteristic, view or feel of the place and not just a shot that happened to be taken there. The content can be buildings, monuments, landscapes, sunsets, beaches etc but might also be of people, objects food etc that reflect the local culture. Creative photoshop is acceptable if you want to do or have a montage or simply add text.
Please include a title which indicates the location it represents.
The bottom line for guidance - could it be a tourist postcard on a sales stand to represent the place? As ever, if in doubt, I would rather see images than none at all
This challenge starts now and will close at 09:00 am on Wednesday , OCT 16 2013 Auckland time NZ.
My apologies if I don't chip in too much as this goes as I'm currently on tour in Aus/NZ with a Wi-Fi only iPad so bear with me.
Alan
OUR UN-OFFICIAL GENERAL RULES
1. Have fun sharing and seeing what others share!
2. The host supplies a topic and YOU POST 1-3 IMAGES. The host judges the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) and is not eligible to enter. The 1st place winner becomes the next host, chooses the next topic and becomes the next judge.
3. Any photo you’ve taken is eligible, regardless of when taken or camera used.
4. Any amount of post-processing is allowed. However, it is helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo.
5. You may comment on other contestant's images. If you want someone to leave you some critique or criticism, just ask within your post.
6. The winner has up to three days (72 hours) to begin a new mini-challenge, or the honor goes to the #2 finisher and so forth.
Guidelines:
1. Enter 1-3 photos and put them in a single post.
2. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
3. Also try and resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)
4. Give each image you enter a title.
5. Enjoy discussion with members about their images, don't let this just be an entry thread!
6. When quoting a post, change the IMG urls to a 200x200 size picture so it is clear your post is feedback and not another entry. (See here for help).
7. Don't be hesitant; share 'em and enter!
Mini-Challenge pointers:
1. Upon winning a mini-challenge round, your first step is coming up with a new theme and starting a new thread using the same format as others have used.
2. Make sure to notify the admin of this thread to update the main thread links with your entry thread.
3. Feel free to watch the thread as it grows or wait to the end time and look at all the entries all at once.
4. After the time/date has passed, then officially close the thread with a single post notifying everyone of the fact.
5. After you're finished judging, start a new thread (again using the prior formats) and post your Winner and runners-up. It is important to have runners up in case the winner does not show within the 72-hour window.
6. PM the winner with this info above and let them know they have 72 hours to set up the next mini-challenge.
7. If the winner does not show/start the next mini-challenge after 72 hours, notify the next runner-up and post a message on the Winner thread of the fact.
8. Remember, if you're the Winner, you run the next mini challenge!
Some examples of mine ... Not best, but I've no access to my catalogue
Istanbul City Break
Welcome to Africa
Explore the English Countryside - Leeds Castle
Please include a title which indicates the location it represents.
The bottom line for guidance - could it be a tourist postcard on a sales stand to represent the place? As ever, if in doubt, I would rather see images than none at all
This challenge starts now and will close at 09:00 am on Wednesday , OCT 16 2013 Auckland time NZ.
My apologies if I don't chip in too much as this goes as I'm currently on tour in Aus/NZ with a Wi-Fi only iPad so bear with me.
Alan
OUR UN-OFFICIAL GENERAL RULES
1. Have fun sharing and seeing what others share!
2. The host supplies a topic and YOU POST 1-3 IMAGES. The host judges the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) and is not eligible to enter. The 1st place winner becomes the next host, chooses the next topic and becomes the next judge.
3. Any photo you’ve taken is eligible, regardless of when taken or camera used.
4. Any amount of post-processing is allowed. However, it is helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo.
5. You may comment on other contestant's images. If you want someone to leave you some critique or criticism, just ask within your post.
6. The winner has up to three days (72 hours) to begin a new mini-challenge, or the honor goes to the #2 finisher and so forth.
Guidelines:
1. Enter 1-3 photos and put them in a single post.
2. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
3. Also try and resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)
4. Give each image you enter a title.
5. Enjoy discussion with members about their images, don't let this just be an entry thread!
6. When quoting a post, change the IMG urls to a 200x200 size picture so it is clear your post is feedback and not another entry. (See here for help).
7. Don't be hesitant; share 'em and enter!
Mini-Challenge pointers:
1. Upon winning a mini-challenge round, your first step is coming up with a new theme and starting a new thread using the same format as others have used.
2. Make sure to notify the admin of this thread to update the main thread links with your entry thread.
3. Feel free to watch the thread as it grows or wait to the end time and look at all the entries all at once.
4. After the time/date has passed, then officially close the thread with a single post notifying everyone of the fact.
5. After you're finished judging, start a new thread (again using the prior formats) and post your Winner and runners-up. It is important to have runners up in case the winner does not show within the 72-hour window.
6. PM the winner with this info above and let them know they have 72 hours to set up the next mini-challenge.
7. If the winner does not show/start the next mini-challenge after 72 hours, notify the next runner-up and post a message on the Winner thread of the fact.
8. Remember, if you're the Winner, you run the next mini challenge!
Some examples of mine ... Not best, but I've no access to my catalogue
Istanbul City Break
Welcome to Africa
Explore the English Countryside - Leeds Castle
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Comments
Can the image be of something that no longer exists?
Hi grandaR,
Yes the image can be of something no longer there. In fact I quite like the aspect that a photo can keep a record of something that has been lost to time.
Alan
You mean like a shot of the United States of America ??
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I meant something like the fish market that in the 60s was in Lisbon. Or perhaps the Gulf coast of the US before Katrina. Or in Key West, the lighthouse when it was yellow instead of white like it is now.
hummmm... need a little bit of time to decide on which ones to post...
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2. Helen, Georgia
3. Springtime in Texas, Hwy 290 near Fredericksburg
This one could really represent almost anywhere in the state. LOTS of bluebonnet and wildflower postcards sold around these parts......
Sherry
cafe culture, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia D800, Nikkor f/2.8 24-70mm
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The Golden Hour, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia. D800, Nikkor f/2.8 24-70mm
Mt Yasur Erupting, Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Old Fuji Finepix point and shoot.
Thank you Eric!
Getting decent vacation photos is one of the reasons I got more serious about photography.
That and not having to be in any of the photos since no one else can operate my camera
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Light is everything in life and photography.
Lisbon Portugal - July 1964
Narrow boat, Worcester Birmingham Canal near Tibberton - July 2002
Key West Lighthouse - spring 1968
This lighthouse is now painted white with a black lantern room.
I started art lessons by painting this lighthouse. This was my first oil painting. When I went back to Key West later, I was surprised that the lighthouse wasn't yellow like in my painting. So when we visited the lighthouse I found an old postcard which is here with my painting.
Hi Paul,
A warm welcome to the grin challenges. There are always beautiful and interesting images posted in these challenges (yours included), that is the joy of taking part and it's great to see the work of other photographers from around the world.
Alan
Ps. I've just touched down in Melbourne and looking forward to some city shooting tomorrow.
Paul
The street art was one of the highlights for me. A day out of the city tomorrow and then fly north for few days before NZ.
Alan
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Thinking about postcards in general - some of them are just really not very good photos or not very good reproductions (or both). I've got over five shoe-boxes of old post cards - my mother and grandparents saved them, and my mother often bought cards that she didn't send of the places she visited. Some of the cards are good within the limits of the processing of the day, and some are just not. Almost all the photos here are better than almost all of them.
And in addition the things that they chose are sometimes really strange. When we went to Bimini for the first time, I looked for post cards. You know what I found? About the ugliest cards I've ever seen for a place with such spectacular scenery. By going to several shops, I found the following ones.
The Beach (OK)
The docks with fishing boats (good)
The Compleat Angler (good)
The bank (yes really)
The Baptist church (uninspiring)
Another church (ditto)
The cement ship that is disintegrating off the island (VERY ugly)
At some point I thought about submitting some photos for them to use.
1. Erg Chebbi, Morocco
2. Etosha National Park, Namibia
3. Wadi Rum, Jordan
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Welcome to the grin challenges. Nice photo and looking forward to seeing more in this or other challenges.
Alan.
Wow!
I agree with Eric. This is a great shot, Claire. Feel like we are right there with them.
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Santorini, Greece
Hallstatt, Austria
Paris
I did read someplace that the light show on the Eiffel Tower is copyrighted. I wondered about that.
Hi grandmaR,
I suspect it will only be a problem if used for commercial purposes. Same is true of images of people in the street, at least in the uk and excluding children images.
Alan.
Ps. I am impressed by the painting. It's something I certainly could not do.
Alan - currently cairns, aus.