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08/26/2002 03:38:23 AM · #1 |
| It´s fun to see how many took a Swing and used it in there photo. I have to say some of them are not so good and just 2-4 are very great photo´s. It´s gonna be intresting to see how it goes |
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08/26/2002 06:11:01 AM · #2 |
| Yes, we are seeing multi (swings, toys / cuddly toys). However, there are a few photos which stand out of the pack by exploring other childhood memories (not neccessarily happy ones). Unfortunately, I feel that 'happy' photos are most likely to score highly. |
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08/26/2002 06:56:13 PM · #3 |
On the mood: I'm all for exploring other venues, and trying to take another tack on a theme. The sheer number of really maudlin entries this time, however, was hugely depressing. Childhood, to me, is full of any number of possibilities. That so many replies were 'unhappy'... that so many trod the road less travelled... was difficult to get through, but an interesting portrait in and of itself, if only of the contributors as a group.
What I liked about the pencil challenge was to see very narrowly how different people will interpret a common thing. Leaving things wide open certainly allows for elaborate interpretation, but also dilutes the challenge too much. "New" covered birth, death, sunrises, toys, flowers, insects, buildings, etc. As far as learning technically what makes one photo better than another, I learn more from a series of like items than from the further artistic interpretations.
Greatly enjoy the various swings. It's the best part of the challenge so far. Some work very well. Some not so much. I think I'll re-calculate my 'Swing Votes' tonight.
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/26/2002 6:55:25 PM. |
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08/26/2002 07:23:23 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by GlasMenagerie:
What I liked about the pencil challenge was to see very narrowly how different people will interpret a common thing. As far as learning technically what makes one photo better than another, I learn more from a series of like items than from the further artistic interpretations.
Wow. This is the best analysis of what I felt about the pencil challenge.
Although, really, I love the artistic interpretations. Can't help it. But thanks for putting words to my thoughts on the pencils. |
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08/26/2002 08:17:25 PM · #5 |
As I was looking through the entries, I began to wonder if maybe some people interpreted the challenge differently from the way I did. The challenge was entitled "Childhood without children". I wonder if some people thought that that meant "what would childhood be like without children?" Maybe that's where some of the photos came from that are more on the sad side. I noticed a variety of ways that people remember their childhood--some with playground equipment, others with belts. As a kindergarten teacher, this makes perfect sense to me, especially because we have a very diverse group of people at this site. Kudos to everyone for having the creativity (and guts) to represent "childhood" in the most accurate way they could. I myself did not enter this week, because after ten years of teaching kindergarten, I couldn't seem to nail down just one photo that represented "childhood" (and school starts in a week, so I'm setting up the classroom and I can't afford to obsess about DPC this week). I'll just have to enjoy all the photos that you all entered! Have a good week.
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08/26/2002 08:41:39 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Yellowpeep:
I myself did not enter this week, because after ten years of teaching kindergarten, I couldn't seem to nail down just one photo that represented "childhood"
This amazes me, because I kept wishing I had access to a classroom of some kind. I'd have loved to be in your position for this challenge.
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