Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anyone interested in organizing this monthly competition idea? Unfortunately, I don't have the web skills to build a competition site. Eric - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Gerard" <geeman1066@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] spice up PAW with friendly PAM competition? > Andrew, > Very clever idea--I like the reference back to the Impressionists > exhibitions. I'd be interested in participating, though I must admit that I was > very excited about the Where We Live project, and then failed to get a picture I > was interested in sharing, mainly because I lacked the time to really think > through what I wanted to show of my hometown. Hopefully I'd do better with a > different theme... > Regards, > Michael Gerard > geeman1066@earthlink.net > > Andrew Amundsen wrote: > > > >From: "faneuil" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>wrote(snip): > > > I am greatly enjoying the PAW experience, but I was wondering, has this user > > > group every tried a monthly competition? > > > > > > The contax group competitions were loosely themed and had small prizes > > > (usually a coffee mug with the previous month winners photo on it). The > > > spirit of competition seemed to bring out your best work and - well - was a > > > lot of fun. > > > > > > It was quite simple- the previous month's winner set the theme and judged > > > the month's competition. Then that winner did the same for the next month. > > > > I like the sound of this. On the 'StreetPhoto' list they call this 'Salon'. > > It's a great why to show each other the way we each approach a common theme! > > The prize is nothing more than the honor of choosing the next theme and it's > > subsequent winner. Anyone else up for it? -Andrew > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html