How about a photo contest?

[osprey4]

Anyone up for a digital photo contest? Winners by category and an overall winner.

Moderators who've recently returned from fancy European ski vacations would not be eligible.

[SoloCamo]

I'm up for it, athlough i'm using quite an old digital camera, so the quality would definately not be on par with some of the other entrees... But hey, it's all for fun anyways

[EXreaction]

Ya, sounds pretty cool...actually, I do have a good one...it is kind of a random pic(learning how to use our new camera at the time), but this picture turned out really cool!

(it is an ash tray...and no, the ash try isn't blue, and there was no blue light around when I took the pic...I was playing with the white balence. )

...but where to go to get a good pic?

[rrcn]

Anyone up for a digital photo contest? Winners by category and an overall winner.

Sure, I'm up for it. Any idea what the categories could be?

[MadMan2k]

Sweet, sounds good to me.

[osprey4]

I was thinking of the same categories used in the gallery, toys, member pics, where we live, travel, etc.

It could either be for only newly submitted pictures or set a date range (anything uploaded in 2005). Do a face-off pair by pair.

[butch81385]

im in

[EXreaction]

Anyone else think that pic I took looks pretty cool? Yes, it is really random...but there is just something about it... :s

[bombledmonk]

Heck yeah. But I think some rules and catigories would be nice. A simple contest would probably be best at first, something with easy catigories like: Macro, Wildlife, Flowers, Sunset, Pets, Digitally Enhanced(in camera and post process), People, etc. Someone could come up with some unique ones too.

[hatehotmail]

I will bust your asses in macro :P

[The Real Bingo]

I'm up for it. We should also have camera categories: < 3 MP, 3-5 MP, 5.1-7 MP, etc. Then you have the professional camera section. It just wouldn't be fair to have some little, pocket-sized Canon go up against some $1000 Rebel.

[rabidaardvark]

I'm up for it. We should also have camera categories: < 3 MP, 3-5 MP, 5.1-7 MP, etc. Then you have the professional camera section. It just wouldn't be fair to have some little, pocket-sized Canon go up against some $1000 Rebel.

I disagree completely. Many of the most famous photographs ever taken were taken on cameras not much better than a modern disposable. If you can take a picture you can take a picture. It would just bring about situations where better photos get shoved into a lesser catagory.

As for resolution, this is the internet, you won't see any difference between a 700 x 500 pixel image that was taken with a 3 MP camera over an 8 MP camera, unless the person has no idea how to use either in the first place.

To the original post,
I have a roll of slide film that needs developed, then I'm in.

[bombledmonk]

I disagree completely. Many of the most famous photographs ever taken were taken on cameras not much better than a modern disposable. If you can take a picture you can take a picture.

I completely agree with rabid.

[RedFury]

Yup, photography is all in the mind of the photographer, not the equipment he is using necessarily....I've got some great shots I took in black and white with my 35mm Minolta.

I'm moments literally away from getting my digital camera on layaway....then watch out!

[Martoch]

Great idea!
I'm a big fan of B/W pics...be sure to share those with us, Red.

Hmm...how will we know if OuT's pics are legit or not.

[phenious]

Moderators who've recently returned from fancy European ski vacations would not be eligible.

You my friend, suck....

[Warthog]

There should be a people category....my best pics are of people (including pets).

[Martoch]

Agreed...separate categories are a necessity.

[osprey4]

You my friend, suck....

[doddsy]

There should be a people category....my best pics are of people (including pets).

you keep people as pets?

waddabout a snackage category........."focus on food"........