photo project poll

[back alley]

bump

 

[Nikon Bob]

I like the idea of having a number of updatable yearly themes but would want to avoid competitions . Competition can do many good things , the downside is that it could cause ill feelings and ruin the joy of taking photos . Positive comments on a photo should be good enough and declaring a winner implies that there are losers and should be avoided in the interest of friendliness.

Bob

 

[FrankS]

I agree, Bob. Once you get to a certain point in photography, you think more about pleasing yourself (no jokes please) and trusting your own eye, rather than hoping for affirmation from others.

"It's time for you to go, grasshopper. (Kung Fu)

 

[taffer]

May be that I'm a bit out of the real world, but don't really love the competition point of view.

We've worked pretty well for a year with the existing policy, and I think it's a good one, based on providing reasonable feedback and useful information about how to improve your pictures instead of giving a number which by itself means nothing.

As for repeating themes, I'd like that but another idea may be to use the most popular ones as a backup just in case we can't think of enough different subjects for 2005.

oh, and bump bump.

PS: oh, and I also realize that sometimes 'yearly' opened projects would be useful, but in some way that would steal some of the force from the original idea, that is a bunch of people from all around the world wandering at the same time about where the h*ll find a decent backlit shot in December 🙂 After all, the gallery is always opened for those shots even if they are not on the main monthly project folder.

 

[denishr]

I don't like the idea of competition. It can't make this a better place to hang around, and can only cause bad feelings... Let's keep things as they are.
Those insecure about their work can always submit photos elsewhere for grading, prizes, etc...
I know most of my photos suck, I don't need anyone else telling me that 😀

Denis

 

[DougK]

Ditto on the "no competition" idea.

 

[Doug]

NIkon Bob said it well, I think, about competitions & themes. 🙂

 

[SolaresLarrave]

I'll vote for repeating a topic I enjoyed doing: "Home." I also liked another that in fact it was challenging, but instead of giving up I kept at it when I saw the great shots some people posted in the gallery. I'm talking about "Shadows."

Never did I perceive any of the monthly projects as a competition. In fact, the idea would never spring and last here. It's not that one winner would render losers, it simply happens that, instead of "beating" my pals, I'd rather learn from them. That's how I've seen the projects. Competition in the RFF? That's just not in our collective DNA.

But then, we're not afraid of it either. Then, it wouldn't be competition though... I've learned so much here that "competing" would be just another reason to hang out here. Granted, not everyone reacts to it the same, so it'll be healthier to stay away from the notion of competing, but not from shooting Shadows in February, or Home in October (for instance).

So, I've voted with my heart, based on the things I like, which are, of course, those I shoot.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

This poll is from 2004, looking at 2005.

Before we learned to put time limits on them.