Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve and Alastair, I agree of course. Brian already has a comments mechanism in place. We just have to get in the habit of using it. For Brian, is it possible to auto post a link from each entry to the LUG as it arrives? Maybe this could grow into a thread each time? Would someone tell me what FOM2 is/was? Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Friday, 3 November 2006 11:08 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG contest themes On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:37 PM, Alastair Firkin wrote: > Steve, > I agree, we should have more discussion about the photos as they > arrive > during the month: the problem is that the submission is un-named, > so the > author cannot announce the posting etc. I always felt that was the > weakness with FOM2, but once we had started, it was not easy to > alter the > flow. > > How would you suggest getting this started? encourage comment and discussion during the month... of all sorts, by all...plus/minus... (just because it's a contest should not discourage comments...) then have the judges comment re the selections.... Steve > > Cheers > >> On Nov 2, 2006, at 2:58 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote: >> >>> The few posts about that subject were all in favor of having a >>> monthly theme. Maybe the last word is not spoken and Brian will >>> come back on that for the next month?... Or mabye we should make a >>> theme contest first?... >>> >>> Didier >>> ps. Of course my "Cloudy Northamptonshire Landscapes" proposal >>> wasn't serious... we're glad GeeBee did not contribute so far to >>> let us a chance... >> >> >> my impression Didier, is that offered PAW images often generate much >> more discussion that the contest images...which have been discussed >> little if at all. >> >> I would like to see the contest images in particular, be discussed >> openly and critically... to make this contest a learning experience >> for all of us. >> >> If this is not done, the contest is of little help or interest to >> me... >> >> Steve >> >> >>>> My thought was that I find it impossible to make any meaningful >>>> comparison between widely differing styles. I have no idea at all >>>> how our esteemed judges can do so. Not a complaint, mind, I just >>>> look at it as a gallery to see some inspiring images and where >>>> more people might take a peek than otherwise. I thought that the >>>> Age theme was sufficiently broad to give entrants lots of options, >>>> for example. >>>> Cheers >>>> Hoppy >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information