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Title: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on February 21, 2010, 08:12:47 AM
Entries here http://cameracraniums.com/forum/index.php?topic=1213.0

The subject for the coming weeks competition is .....

Ugly

Whatever is ugly in YOUR opinion. A building, face, plant, something in nature ..... whatever

Rules:

Pictures to be taken between 00.01am Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th February.
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 1st March.
Poll will be up Tuesday 2nd March until 23.59pm Friday 5th March.
Winner to be announced Saturday 6th March (winner should post the new topic no later than 23.59 Sunday 7th March).

The Rules for the weekly competition are...

By entering you agree to take responsibility to
post a topic on the Sunday following your declared win
create an entries thread
create a chat thread
create a poll for that weeks comp and declare the winner on the Saturday
(if for any reason there is a problem and no subject is posted by the winner by Monday night admin will advise second place winner to post the topic asap, do the poll etc)

In case of a tie, the first entry posted wins.

photos to be taken during the specified dates, ie sunday xx to Monday xx

pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59 Monday night

Poll to be created Tuesday to run till Friday, winner declared Saturday

Editing limits to be specified by the person choosing the competition subject, if nothing is mentioned then there is no limit to editing allowed.

Montage images should only contain images taken within specified dates

Please don't vote for your own entry

Everyone is welcome and comments and critique on the entries are also welcome

Posting your entries, and setting up the poll.  Instructions are here: http://cameracraniums.com/forum/index.php?topic=382.0
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Oldboy on February 21, 2010, 08:29:19 AM
Now that subject could cause a punch up?  ::)
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on February 23, 2010, 10:49:33 AM
No other comments ?
Bad subject ?  :(
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: bones615 on February 23, 2010, 05:07:27 PM
The wife is a little upset now she knows why I asked to take her picture.
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Oldboy on February 23, 2010, 10:50:36 PM
Quote from: Sarasocke on February 23, 2010, 10:49:33 AM
No other comments ?
Bad subject ?  :(

Not a bad subject at all, just need to think outside the box.  :tup:
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on February 23, 2010, 11:42:11 PM
Thanks Oldboy - that's what I was intending.

We do tend to photograph things normally which are pleasing to the eye.
Even if something's not so pretty, it can still be interesting  :)

The lack of comments made me worry for a bit ...... I've not had much experience you know  ::)
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: jinky on February 24, 2010, 07:57:32 AM
Don`t worry Carol - I`m sure there will be interest and entries. I`m determined to enter this week and am perfecting my self portrait technique right now  ;)
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Oldboy on February 24, 2010, 10:31:34 AM
Quote from: jinky on February 24, 2010, 07:57:32 AM
I`m determined to enter this week and am perfecting my self portrait technique right now  ;)

Yes, but is the world ready for such horrors!!!!  :2funny: :legit:
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Delamanda on February 24, 2010, 06:48:48 PM
Carol - I think it's a great topic and since you announced it, I have a card full of ugly pictures.  The trouble is they were all taken at a particular event and I don't want a law suit on my hands!  However, I am working on it and will submit a self-portrait (heavily uglicised of course) if I don't get anything else!   
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Terri on February 26, 2010, 03:04:39 AM
this was a trickey one carol! i decided to go with an alternate view of a plant portrait. we usually see the pretty flowers and leaves. not seed pods....

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_ugly.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/ugly.jpg)

by way of explaining context: this is some of the tree - it's hanging down and reaches the ground. the background in the close up photo is the red/organge of the rocks in front of the tree.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4388798728_d8d83e7330.jpg)

and... because i'm feeling all clever due to my new ability to place flickr images in the messages  ::)

this is a close up of a leaf 
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3819537357_765a156cbb.jpg)
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: picsfor on February 28, 2010, 08:40:35 AM
Do you think i could find some Ugli fruit any where? Not a chance. It's almost like the UK has stopped stocking it!

Even the village of Ugly in Cambridgeshire is off limits due to the weather. It's actually a stunning chocolate box village in appearance - just called Ugly! You just need some blue skies to make the picture work!

Oh well, back to plan C - this god awful ugly weather that has again blighted my plans for the day...
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on February 28, 2010, 06:50:03 PM
Actually the weather could have been a bit darker for my entry this week. I suppose I could have changed the sky a bit in PS ....

I have no idea what this building is, but it's one of the many derelict buildings in the area. Like a lot of industry, the Offenbach docks are long past their heyday. The figure down by the river is either Neptune or Poseidon, I'm afraid I don't know which one, I suppose I should really ....
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on March 01, 2010, 05:31:32 PM
Only four entries  ? :o
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: jinky on March 01, 2010, 06:43:25 PM
Aaah - forgot about this one  :(
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: irv_b on March 01, 2010, 06:49:12 PM
Quote from: Sarasocke on March 01, 2010, 05:31:32 PM
Only four entries  ? :o
Make that FIVE
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_window.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/window.jpg)
This is the view from my friends 4th floor kitchen window- the perils of divorce :(
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on March 01, 2010, 09:45:54 PM
Not a pretty sight, Irv.

Weell we do have a few more entries now - wouldn't want me to be out of work in the morning with no poll to set up :)

Paul - how could you !  :'(
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: skellum on March 02, 2010, 12:34:20 AM
There is allways a late surge of entries but a good theme none the less... any problems setting up the poll give me a shout..... :legit:
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on March 02, 2010, 09:30:20 AM
So, poll is up and running (I hope  ::) ), although I didn't realise that the time limit comes up automatically...
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: alan1572 on March 02, 2010, 09:34:10 AM
i thought terri's picture was far from ugly, ahh well.
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Sarasocke on March 06, 2010, 10:23:23 PM
Well done on your ugly win, Dave !

Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: skellum on March 07, 2010, 12:22:12 PM
Thankyou Carol...... I will post the next theme ASAP.. :tup:
Title: Re: Chat - weekly comp 22-28. Feb - Ugly
Post by: Terri on March 07, 2010, 12:49:38 PM
Quote from: alan1572 on March 02, 2010, 09:34:10 AM
i thought terri's picture was far from ugly, ahh well.

apparently you weren't the only one :) ah well, a week with no votes means i just gotta work harder. on to the next one!