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10/01/2003 08:50:35 AM · #1 |
I was checking dictionary.com what the word urban means
1. Of, relating to, or located in a city.
2. Characteristic of the city or city life.
Ok it means city something
And in the challenge description it says
Shoot anything with buildings - from cities to villages.
So urban is buildings or ? |
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10/01/2003 09:01:22 AM · #2 |
I agree, there seems to be a conflict of description here. I wouldn't expect anything in a village to look urban. My guess is that allowing village buildings is to enable people who don't live in a city to compete. To me, urban is a mood. Film noir gets close to this mood, as do these cliches:
Gritty, grey, neon, wet, skyscrapers, desolation, alone, homeless, graffiti, trains/ tubes/ underground/ metro, hip, cool, commuters, etc. I'm sure that many of these qualities can be created in a village. |
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10/01/2003 09:07:12 AM · #3 |
You know a beautiful city scape at night .. This sort of thing ...
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10/01/2003 09:30:54 AM · #4 |
| yeah I think I get it Thanks :) |
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10/01/2003 09:35:52 AM · #5 |
| The challenge description states anything with buildings in a city or village...now it seems that the popular concensus is that it needs to be in a city, my questions is that even though it states village in the challenge description, will people who submit photos of such automatically receive lower votes because it does not mean "urban" to some people. |
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10/01/2003 09:37:06 AM · #6 |
how about just rolling with it ? :-D
Originally posted by Shannon:
The challenge description states anything with buildings in a city or village...now it seems that the popular concensus is that it needs to be in a city, my questions is that even though it states village in the challenge description, will people who submit photos of such automatically receive lower votes because it does not mean "urban" to some people. |
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10/01/2003 09:52:02 AM · #7 |
| I expect an urban look can be achieved in a village Heida - as magnetic says, it's the mood that counts |
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10/01/2003 09:52:39 AM · #8 |
Oops - I guess Bobster acutally said that
sorry folks
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10/01/2003 09:56:29 AM · #9 |
heida,
Your "Top Speed" looks urban to me. that would've worked for me.
Edit: Well, I guess it wouldn't, the challenge says with buildings.
Message edited by author 2003-10-01 09:57:37.
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10/01/2003 10:08:17 AM · #10 |
| A village to some is a huge city to others!! |
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10/01/2003 10:14:39 AM · #11 |
Urban is shorter than "locale of permanent human habitation."
The challenge should be a starting point for people's inspiration, not a tightly circumscribed target where nothing counts except a bulls-eye.
Message edited by author 2003-10-01 10:25:25. |
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10/01/2003 10:23:06 AM · #12 |
| yeh ReykjavÃk is a big city to me But to most of you I guess it is village. We dont have any undergrounds or skyscrabers so I guess if I take a picture for this challenge it will be village looking to some of you ;) |
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10/01/2003 10:27:33 AM · #13 |
just wait and see me ribbon this one easy:p mvúahahahaha
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10/01/2003 10:34:42 AM · #14 |
sometimes the challenge isnt optimum for ALL PEOPLE.
For example, we had a 'Country Life' challenge a while ago.
But look where I am:
No cows or tractors here :) ..
But hey sometimes it's like that .. However, there's at least 2 challenges a week, so no big deal, ya know? :)
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10/01/2003 10:36:57 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
sometimes the challenge isnt optimum for ALL PEOPLE.
For example, we had a 'Country Life' challenge a while ago.
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Quite some country you live in! |
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10/01/2003 11:15:50 AM · #16 |
| this challenge couldn't come at a better time |
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10/01/2003 01:11:38 PM · #17 |
Creativity can often supersede location as demonstrated by one of my favorite artists:
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10/01/2003 02:13:45 PM · #18 |
| I think including villages is fair. Villages don't have to mean mud huts (we're all owners of digital cameras / computers around here). "Villages" often mean, they only have a general store & a gas station. That's urban =) |
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10/01/2003 02:17:34 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Shannon:
The challenge description states anything with buildings in a city or village...now it seems that the popular concensus is that it needs to be in a city, my questions is that even though it states village in the challenge description, will people who submit photos of such automatically receive lower votes because it does not mean "urban" to some people. |
I think you answered your own question...
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10/01/2003 08:56:22 PM · #20 |
well heres what I have to deal with--
//www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/ci/101885/
not alot of buildings in my town-- Guess I'll have to get real creative or drive to a bigger city--
Road-Trip for a photo-challenge-- that could be fun |
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10/01/2003 09:09:30 PM · #21 |
take nice photos - be inspired to take one along the lines of the theme
if you can't, don't enter that particular challenge
soup |
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10/02/2003 12:20:32 AM · #22 |
The challenge says "villages to cities" because "urban" means something different to everyone... To an eskimo the word "urban" probably means the local hardware store and gas station, so there's nothing wrong with that...
But: I think pics that are more urban then others will do better. It's just a fact of life that not everyone lives in the exact same environment and will be able to meet the challenge as "well" as others. If we go back to our Eskimo example, I'm sure they would be at an advantage if we ever have a "Artic Tundra" challenge. :)
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10/07/2003 02:43:43 AM · #23 |
| these description defining threads never ends, do they? I'm back to haunt the forums. Pls warn the moderators |
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10/07/2003 08:01:24 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by Trinch:
Creativity can often supersede location as demonstrated by one of my favorite artists:
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Who is the artist ?
Lionel |
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10/07/2003 10:58:46 PM · #25 |
| Geez! 273 entries... what's the record so far for number of entries in a challenge? |
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