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Re: [OM] Photo 'Contest'

Subject: Re: [OM] Photo 'Contest'
From: "John Petrush" <petrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 21:07:38 -0400
George M. Anderson <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> kept moss from forming on the
rolling stone with:
>
>Thanks, I just visited the Contax photo contest.  Pretty interesting.
>
>I think it would be great for us to do something similar.  Contax
>apparently has one every month and each contest is themed.  May's theme
>was 'faces'.
>
>I'd like to keep the ball rolling on this thread and ask for opinions on
>how we might do this?
>
>My opinions?
>* One per month may be too much to handle at first, logistically.
>Someone said once a quarter, I would even go for every other month.

I agree monthly is too much for openers.  Somewhere between 2 and 6 times a
year works for me.  If we get really rolling, and solve all the logistics,
then monthly may be doable.

>* I do lean in favor of 'themes' as I think it makes it easier to 'vote'
>for an entry in the context of a theme.

Yes, most definitely.  Themes general enough to include all.  So "Fall
colors" may not work but "Nature" would.

>* All entries should identify camera and lens used. Film, aperture and
>shutter if possible.

Agreed.

>* Someone mentioned about using non-Zuikos. I have mixed emotions on
>this one.  I suppose if the offending 3rd party lens has not yet fallen
>apart :>) and was mounted on an Olympus camera we could allow it.  Maybe
>take some points away though? :>)

Only if mounted to a single digit OM <g>.  This was my comment, but I'll
readily agree to such a constraint if this were the group's choice.

>* The Contax folk apparently have their own **website** as well as
>mailing list. Shawn has been pretty much out of touch lately and
>apparently is real busy.  I don't have much free time myself, but I do
>have a website with plenty of free space.  I may be able to setup a
>quickie subpage for this purpose and run this thing for a while if there
>are no other takers.

I can do html and scanning of negs or slides.  FTP works to anywhere :)

>* How about prizes?  I think Gary Schloss should send each winner
>something from his collection of Olympus goodies. :>) (Just kidding
>about prizes)


Aww shucks.  Maybe a table dance in his tutu????


John P
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