Thread: Facebook - snapper

Originally Posted by ciapek

I think personally that this might be the winning formula, a monthly pool, set out to a theme, and only one/two photos per person submitted, 12 pics chosen per year and presto a calendar format is born......12 themes modestly based around OZ/Land Rover....how does this roll with the other members?????

NO thank you! but no, we are not doing this for the calendar......the calendar is for the whole forum to get in on, and I dont believe people will do that when it is in this small section.

the idea of this comp is to get people inspired to take pics of a BROADER subject to take on something and interpate it in your own way...you make it harder saying that it has to do with landrovers! which is what your doign saying to put it in the calendar

i'm not producing a calendar that has flowers and shooting stars and pebbles in macro.......
the calendar will be for forum members 4wd's...... if you want to take photo's for this and submit them for the calendar when it comes around thats fine ......

lets make this fun not over complicated

Lou,

I could see no reason why we couldn't steal the rules that they use on Overlander and then modify them slightly (or completely ).

Overlander 4WD :: View topic - Forum Foto Fest rules

I'm not sure of the workload that it would entail but seems to be a fairly successful part of their forum (possibly the best part)

Personally I would love to see a comp on AuLro


Martyn

ok so was thinking could run the photo thread for the comp photo's to go into from say sun to sun......then i will lock that thread and we start another thread to which people will post the name of the person they wish to vote for (not being able to vote for your self) i will post a link to the photo's in the thread for people that have no idea what the thread is voting for....this can then go from say sun to thurs. announcing the winner on thurs/fri this gives a couple of days for the winner to choose a new subject and aply any rules they wish to apply to the comp...for example they may say no post processing or other things such as no filters what ever

then at the end I can just delete the thread with the votes....

the idea of this is so everyone can post pics......if we do it so we have to narrow down a selection for a poll then there has to be a few people that cant upload pics, and i want everyone to join in....

we could do the thanks button like i have suggested but then we may get people thanking for the pics not realising that they are voting

what do people think about this? what do you think about the time frame?

Originally Posted by dullbird

ok so was thinking could run the photo thread for the comp photo's to go into from say sun to sun......then i will lock that thread and we start another thread to which people will post the name of the person they wish to vote for (not being able to vote for your self) i will post a link to the photo's in the thread for people that have no idea what the thread is voting for....this can then go from say sun to thurs. announcing the winner on thurs/fri this gives a couple of days for the winner to choose a new subject and aply any rules they wish to apply to the comp...for example they may say no post processing or other things such as no filters what ever

then at the end I can just delete the thread with the votes....

the idea of this is so everyone can post pics......if we do it so we have to narrow down a selection for a poll then there has to be a few people that cant upload pics, and i want everyone to join in....

we could do the thanks button like i have suggested but then we may get people thanking for the pics not realising that they are voting

what do people think about this? what do you think about the time frame?

Sounds like a really good idea to me.

Sounds OK to me as well, but I wonder if the Sun - Sun timeframe may make it a bit tight for some to go out and get a pic.

However I have noticed on other forums there tends to be an initial couple of postings after the topic is announced then a hiatus and a flurry of postings just prior to the closure time.

I suggest we give it a go, fine tune over a couple of months and see what happens - if I can assist with any of the admin just let me know.



Martyn

Sounds good Lou.

Only question is why choose Sun - Sun and not Mon - Sun

Or is that just me wishing this week was over already

Originally Posted by Bushie

Sounds OK to me as well, but I wonder if the Sun - Sun timeframe may make it a bit tight for some to go out and get a pic.

However I have noticed on other forums there tends to be an initial couple of postings after the topic is announced then a hiatus and a flurry of postings just prior to the closure time.

I suggest we give it a go, fine tune over a couple of months and see what happens - if I can assist with any of the admin just let me know.



Martyn

it can be made into a 3 week thing...so the photo's up for 2 weeks and a week to vote and get the next subject out from the winner!

derek you asked why sun-sun......why not?
easier to remember i think the reason i wasn't going to start on a monday is for a few reasons most people watch top gear etc
the weekend on the forum is very quiet

was there any particular reason for mon-sun?

No reason and I hadn't thought about the Top Gear issue