FEBRUARY CONTEST - suggestions please.

[Mz Pip]

I think it would be good to coordinate the February contest so it doesn't coincide with the Winter seasonal contest. But there is no reason not to get started on picking a theme. If we pick something early it will just give people more time to shoot.

The last time I did this, we did "The World of Work." We could consider "The World of Play" or "Fun and Games" as a possibility.

So I'll take your suggestions and put up a poll as soon as I get 10 ideas and we can go from there figuring out the dates later.

Mz Pip

[HappyCynic]

1. Metal

My suggestion is "Metal".



For those interested, here's a list of the previous themes (thanks to regnaD kciN for the pre-2008 portion of the list):

2010
Jan - Your Favorite Shot of 2009

2009
Dec - A Shot in the Dark
Nov - Named After a Song
Oct - Wabi Sabi
Sep - Looking Up
Aug - Green
Jul - A Shot Taken in Your Yard (Or What Counts as Your Yard)
Jun - Portrait of a Stranger
May - Scene at a National Historic Register Site
Apr - The World of Work
Mar - Gates/Doors
Feb - Red
Jan - Street Scenes

2008
Dec/Nov - Celebrating
Oct - Need for Change
Sep - Let's Get Small! (closeups & macros)
Aug - Old dilapidated structures
Jul - Light and Darkness
Jun - Transportation
May - Wildlife
Apr - Making Connections
Mar - Main Street
Feb - Water's edge
Jan - Diagonals

2007
December - Surrealism
November - (postponed)
October - Spooky
September - Recurring Patterns in Black and White
August - Scenes of Zen
July - Barriers/Divides
June - Using Light Creatively
May - Cutloose (No theme)
April - Sky
March - Tranquility
February - Bridges
January - Motion

2006
December - Tis The Season
November - Silhouettes
October - Paths/Pathways
September - Trees
August - Texture
July - Portals
June - People Pictures
May - Something Old
April - Making Connections (Juxtaposition)
March - Architecture
February - Absence of Color
January - Close-Up

2005
December - Extreme Processing (unofficial)
November - Fall
October - Strength
September - Reflections
August - Hot Days of Summer (unofficial)
July - Water
June - Flowers
May - Light & Shadows
April - (No Theme)
March - Green
February - Cemeteries
January - Winter Cold

2004
December - (No Theme)

[JeffR]

2. Signs n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

3. Do this, don't do that, can't you read the signs?

[Mz Pip]

5. Slippery When Wet

I always like that one.

[Celebration]

8. I like signs

Not too much getting out in cold weather for signs, and there are a lot of different ways to go with this--serious, amusing, arty, etc. I think there would be a lot of variety.

[alfredo]

4. still life

[Elfin Yeti]

6. I posted a popular thread recently...

... visual alliteration.

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Stairs

since it was a runner-up in January.

[qnr]

9. Angles - shots of angles, or shots taken from unexpected angles - for example,

the one taken accidentally as you slipped on the ice :) - but really thinking of more deliberate decisions.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Water

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Spiritual/Divine/Mystical

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Wood

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Bridges

[Sheepshank]

14. Hair

or lack thereof.
Shiney, thick, shaved, pet, old, baby, colored, textured, stylized, flowing....back


Actually, I like signs :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Also to be included

Long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining
Gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted; Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dyl0j3WU6Y

[Sheepshank]

16. That should cover

many of the "hair" possibilities :)