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09/18/2007 11:59:55 AM · #176
I have a number of thoughts on this challenge:

First thought: simple but very effective. Liked doing it, liked seeing what others did.

Second thought: For the next one , don't change it too much. I think there were a number of people who missed this one and would like to have gotten into it. Keep it the same till it gets a little more established.

Third thought: Five miles is taking it out of the realm of a neighbor (IMO). I like the fact that it was a neighborhood challenge. I think you could go a whole year walking your neighborhood and still discover new a fascinating sights. Besides, I need the exercise! (Really. That was one of my main considerations in doing this challenge.) There was a lot of area I did not get to cover and there a number of images I did not get to submit. Five miles can be around the block and that would include a lot of acreage!!!

Fourth thought: Reduce the submissions to three or at most four.

Fifth thought: Keep the stories behind the image. It makes it more interesting. (That is not to say that you have to have stories. . . just don't eliminate them.)

Sixth thought: Revisit the 50 mm idea. I realize some won't have a fifty mm lens. The idea though is to keep the lens at a fixed depth, even if it is 35 mm or a point and shoot. Just don't play with the telephoto to crop your image. I feel it would force the photographer to move around to get the best features of the subject.

Seventh thought: Maybe a weekend would allow participants more liberty in getting the job done.

Eight thought: Thanks to EstimatedEyes for a job well done. Congrats!

And now. . . I'm thoughtless.

09/18/2007 02:49:54 PM · #177
I'm all for thoughts two and eight.

Keep new ideas on the back burner until the thing's more established?

There's also the thing about individual differences of circumstance.

I just happen to live in about the most culturally diverse part of the capital city of Norway. Five miles would take me through that city and out the other side, past the seat of government, royal palace, national theatre, city hall, fjord, ski jump, Bislett stadium and on and on - just about every picture I've entered in challenges has come from within a 5 mile radius of home - (it's sort of small and compact, as capitals go). Someone else might have one road and twenty five miles of hay fields, not there's any shortage of photo (and other) opportunities in hay fields, but you get my drift...

So I guess there's no need to fix it until it's at least looking to break, and it's nowhere near doing that right now :)

Don't have a car either :)
09/18/2007 08:40:21 PM · #178
1 day. 36 photographers. 168 images.


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What a great challenge this was, and so much fun not only to shoot but to read the stories and comment on the images as well. Some of my favorites above, but loved so many more than I could post. I think I finally made it through the thread, and left comments for everyone that participated. Thank you all, again.

And thanks, too, for your feedback and suggestions. Very much appreciated, and some wonderful ideas there. For next month, I think we’ll keep the basic format pretty much the same, but throw in a few optional rules that folks can follow, or not, as they choose ... more of a side challenge to the side challenge, if you will. But the focus will be the same – expanding our vision by searching for interesting photos in unexpected places.

Looking at the calendar, I’m thinking the weekend of Oct. 13-14, but probably giving people the option to shoot on either Saturday or Sunday to make it more accessible to all. I’ll post a sign up thread around the first of the month. Hope you all choose to participate again!
09/18/2007 08:58:25 PM · #179
Thanks for setting it up Dennis.

There will be a similar "slice of life" challenge for the month of October, patterned after the 50 day challenge. Anyone who participated here may enjoy that one also. A thread will be started soon - watch for it!
09/18/2007 10:27:01 PM · #180
I'd probably be up for doing this again (and again, and again) but I'll probably have to walk a little further than I did this time just to try to get away from all the barking dogs. ;-) It's been really nice looking through everyones photos but even more interesting to read the little stories behind them all. I've done some commenting but am hoping to do a bit more over the next couple of days.

As far as restrictions and rules, I'm fine either way. If it works for me, I'll participate. If not, I'll sit out until the next one rolls around and just check out everyone else's stuff.

It's all good. :)
09/18/2007 11:36:42 PM · #181
On my walk on Saturday morning, I took only 13 shots (though the last two weren't for this particualr challenge but as a reference for something else). This makes it easier for choosing what to post ;-).
09/19/2007 12:15:26 AM · #182
I would definitely love to be part of this next time - spent this whole weekend sick so didn't get out for it this time and was really disappointed!
09/19/2007 09:13:06 AM · #183
Great Idea Dennis EstimatedEyes for a side challenge!

I really enjoyed viewing everyone's walks and the photos - many different approaches to the walkabout - I just wish I had more than 10 minutes to get something useful myself.

Here are some images that I really liked from the challenge (in no particular order!).

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Message edited by author 2007-09-19 09:40:37.
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