Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am not the one that suggested a prize in the first place. In fact, I am somewhat against the idea originally and probably still am.... :-) At 01:39 PM 8/7/2006, Ted Grant wrote: >>How about if the competition is open to all and there should be no image >>data available during voting. After the winner is picked, if the image is >>taken with a Leica body or Leica lens (Pana-designed acceptable), then >>the winner gets a "better" prize?<<<< > >For heaven sake what do we need a prize for ? Don't we do our magic >strictly for the love and enjoyment of it? In this case kicking ass with >wonderful photos? > >Damn the prizes!! Who needs them? Isn't their a self satisfaction of >having one's picture picked as best of the month self satisfying? Why >can't we just do this simply for the enjoyment of being picked above all >others in producing the best photograph from the submitted materials. > >After all this isn't some mickey mouse group of teen agers, well I suppose >some times we think and act like that. ;-) > >Making this into a big complicated mish mash of rules and regulations >takes the spontaneity and fun out of it. Hell lets see if it'll work first >by the number of photographs submitted for the first couple of months. Any >"old thing at all subject" and the best picture is picked regardless. > >Think of it as ...."Picture of the month." Subject be damned! If it works >and people are all gung ho, fine. > >Then a theme can be introduced. Which quite frankly adds a fair deal of >work for many members. However, it can be a wait and see if it works, then >decide if it's a go or not based on numbers of theme entries submitted. >And if it creates a lot of extra shooting time for the crew then it >reverts to "Picture of the Month". > >ted // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)