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11/01/2004 07:05:14 PM · #26 |
A New Type of Masters Challenge:
As mentioned many times before, the masters participants are defined by how many ribbons they have, which is one valid guage of excellence. We could have a masters challenge where our peers define the masters. There is already a guage in place to measure this as well.
Hold a masters challenge where the entry requirement is that you have some significant amount of 'favorite' marks on the photos that you have posted in your portfolio. It could be a requirement such as at least 25 favorites on one photo or possibly an overall favorite count of 300...
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11/01/2004 07:08:06 PM · #27 |
How about breaking out by camera type? or 2-3 MP, 4-5 MP, 6-8 MP, etc. That would serve some of the goals stated here, reducing the numbers in a challenge and it would be verifiable.
Just a thought.
J.B.
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11/01/2004 07:13:04 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
A New Type of Masters Challenge:
As mentioned many times before, the masters participants are defined by how many ribbons they have, which is one valid guage of excellence. We could have a masters challenge where our peers define the masters. There is already a guage in place to measure this as well.
Hold a masters challenge where the entry requirement is that you have some significant amount of 'favorite' marks on the photos that you have posted in your portfolio. It could be a requirement such as at least 25 favorites on one photo or possibly an overall favorite count of 300... |
300! GAH Ive only got 32 :(
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11/01/2004 07:14:38 PM · #29 |
In the controversy that surrounded the first Masters Challenge, I suggested a double elimination tournament style multi-week challenge.
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11/01/2004 07:22:21 PM · #30 |
| How about a Technical Challenge every week for those who have not made it to the top ten or top 20? (Not saying that they don't make it to the top 20 because they lack skills). The challenges could be repeated even, people would learn and come back and enter with what they have learned. The idea is to allow people to experiment with their cameras, learn about what's available in other camerasm, discuss about techniques and different ways to achieve results and get better. |
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11/01/2004 07:24:18 PM · #31 |
| I think age-bracketing is not effective in this case. We can clearly see that some in their teens are better than some in their 40's. Talent is not age-bracketed. Neither is experience. If you want to bracket, bracketing by years doing photography would likely result in more striation of quality. |
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11/01/2004 07:26:46 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
In the controversy that surrounded the first Masters Challenge, I suggested a double elimination tournament style multi-week challenge. |
Yes, but I suggested it first. :)
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11/01/2004 07:30:28 PM · #33 |
How about a lottery challenge? Everyone that wants to compete puts their name in a hat (electronically) and a limited number of people are drawn from the hat and allowed to enter. Everybody has an equal chance of being able to compete, yet the number of entrants is limited. As long as the selection process is truely random, then nobody would have a gripe about being left out.
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11/01/2004 07:32:09 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by micknewton:
How about a lottery challenge? Everyone that wants to compete puts their name in a hat (electronically) and a limited number of people are drawn from the hat and allowed to enter. Everybody has an equal chance of being able to compete, yet the number of entrants is limited. As long as the selection process is truely random, then nobody would have a gripe about being left out. |
That's a great way of limiting the entries.
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11/01/2004 07:35:05 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by MWitt:
How about a rotating regional challenge?
Topic could be open to anything or with a chosen subject.
Maybe the subject is related somehow to the specified region.
Something that happens on a weekly basis.
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California Challenge,
Colorado Challenge,
Iceland Challenge,
England Challenge,
Brazil Challenge,
Argentina Challenge.
Where the only people allowed to participate are those people who live in that area of the world. |
Dumb idea, huh?
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11/01/2004 07:39:56 PM · #36 |
Juried Challenge: A jury, as determined by ribbon count/favourite count/other criteria, votes and decides on the winner. A jury can be created by hierarchical proxy, which would take some time to determine. (Option: Entrants may engage the jury in discussion to explain their work/vision.)
Tens Challenge: The image with the most number of tens (in case of tie, use 9s, etc.) wins. Entrants may not vote. Every voter must vote on all entries or their votes are not counted.
Gallery Challenge: Entrants submit as many as N images (between 3 and 10 perhaps, fixed or variable) in which they decide the artistic theme/message/vision/whatever themselves. A description of the gallery is allowed, but not so for individual photos. Image titles are verboten. Votes are assigned to each gallery, though voting on individual images may be an option too (for other stats/awards/etc.). Entrants may not vote.
Body of Work Challenge: Similar to Galery Challenge but no limits on when the images were taken, nor is a theme required. (Option: make it judged by jury)
Ego Challenge: Submit the best (digital) image you've ever photographed, period. No time or editing restrictions. (Option: submissions may be larger than normal, perhaps up to 800px on a side.)
Jury options: The jury need not assign scores to images, though scoring may be involved (secret chamber stuff) and a winner (or winners) decided.
Message edited by author 2004-11-01 19:42:31. |
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11/01/2004 07:42:36 PM · #37 |
I wouldn't mind seeing a 'state' challenge in certain states, or certain countries, or how about camera challenges canon, nikon etc and even the different models. I know that would make an incredible amount of challenges, and only a few entries per challenge, but would make it worth paying more money for, and that would also create more revenue for prizes (see the thread)
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11/01/2004 07:42:55 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
Juried Challenge: A jury, as determined by ribbon count/favourite count/other criteria, votes and decides on the winner. A jury can be created by hierarchical proxy, which would take some time to determine. (Option: Entrants may engage the jury in discussion to explain their work/vision.)
Tens Challenge: The image with the most number of tens (in case of tie, use 9s, etc.) wins. Entrants may not vote. Every voter must vote on all entries or their votes are not counted.
Gallery Challenge: Entrants submit as many as N images (between 3 and 10 perhaps, fixed or variable) in which they decide the artistic theme/message/vision/whatever themselves. A description of the gallery is allowed, but not so for individual photos. Image titles are verboten. Votes are assigned to each gallery, though voting on individual images may be an option too (for other stats/awards/etc.). Entrants may not vote.
Body of Work Challenge: Similar to Galery Challenge but no limits on when the images were taken, nor is a theme required. (Option: make it judged by jury)
Ego Challenge: Submit the best (digital) image you've ever photographed, period. No time or editing restrictions. (Option: submissions may be larger than normal, perhaps up to 800px on a side.) |
Some really great ideas here. I like the gallery idea a lot.
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11/01/2004 07:43:19 PM · #39 |
| Masters' Review Challenge- Non-master entries with voting by Masters only |
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11/01/2004 07:50:47 PM · #40 |
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11/01/2004 07:53:06 PM · #41 |
good idea, good for learning I think
Originally posted by faidoi:
Masters' Review Challenge- Non-master entries with voting by Masters only |
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11/01/2004 07:54:28 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by digitalpins:
a NON-Masters challenge |
And what would that be? A challenge for all non-ribbon winners?
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11/01/2004 08:00:27 PM · #43 |
how about a men/ women challenge?
I think the men should have to shoot topics like flowers and shoes and the women have to do cars and bugs... just kidding on this part, but a gender related topic could be fun.
Could also break up the number of entrants in a challenge by the year or months in which they became members.
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11/01/2004 08:05:04 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by ellamay:
how about a men/ women challenge?
I think the men should have to shoot topics like flowers and shoes and the women have to do cars and bugs... just kidding on this part |
No, no! I like that part. :-D :-D
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11/01/2004 08:45:37 PM · #45 |
Yes a challenge for all non-ribbon winners.
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Originally posted by digitalpins:
a NON-Masters challenge |
And what would that be? A challenge for all non-ribbon winners? |
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11/01/2004 08:48:25 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by digitalpins:
Yes a challenge for all non-ribbon winners.
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Yes.. this would be good. It would give more ribbons to people who don't have ribbons. I would carry this one step further and give ribbons down to.. say... 20th place?
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11/01/2004 08:56:00 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by micknewton:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
In the controversy that surrounded the first Masters Challenge, I suggested a double elimination tournament style multi-week challenge. |
Yes, but I suggested it first. :) |
Either way, I'd just like to see it implemented.... |
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11/01/2004 08:56:15 PM · #48 |
Team challenges. Combined scores, winning team with the highest average.
Challenges with the 'details' theme visible during voting for:
Story telling, poetry, photojournalistic, portrait with bio, etc. Not every picture deserves to stand alone and not every image is stronger without some discussion - text doesn't always mean the picture is being propped up.
Project theme : 3 pictures, on a theme, that work together - not a triptych.
Long term study: 4 images on a theme taken over a significant period of time. The classic 'winter, spring, summer, autumn' images would be a good example.
Critique 'meta'challenge : Allow voting on comments/ critiques, award prizes for the highest rated commentors each month. Give out little pictures of quills.
Pair challenges - each person thinks of a challenge theme, and swaps them. Then swaps them back - so they have to meet their challenge too. Or something to ensure you don't come up with ridiculous challenges.
Single word challenges.
Pot luck challenges: Have x themes, each member chooses to submit and is assigned a theme.
Combined challenge themes: Each person in a team has to shoot part of a storyboard, combined result is voted upon as an overall gallery.
Message edited by author 2004-11-01 20:59:31. |
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11/01/2004 09:01:44 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by digitalpins:
Yes a challenge for all non-ribbon winners.
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Originally posted by digitalpins:
a NON-Masters challenge |
And what would that be? A challenge for all non-ribbon winners? |
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OK, so if someone has 1 or 2 ribbons, they can't compete in the Masters challenge (not enough ribbons) nor can they compete in the losers challenge (too many ribbons). Then we need a special challenge for those who only have 1 or 2 ribbons as well. |
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11/01/2004 09:03:11 PM · #50 |
well, what about a free study challenge (or whatever) only open for users with usernames of 5 letters or less. Next week 6+ letters?
I like the gallery idea.
Also an challenge without any titles, just the image.
Or, as I've already mentioned in some other thread, give us some pics and we have to supply the titles, and then vote on the titles
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