EOTB20 starts Monday 10/28!

October 27th, 2013
Thanks to all of those of you who took part in and voted on EOTB19.I am honored that of all of the beautiful entries,"The Secret Life of a Rake"was voted the winner.


This is a wonderful challenge and I am thrilled to host it.I encourage everyone who is reading this to participate!

In the words of the challenge's founder, Jeff Walker, this is how it works:

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

For those of you that don't want to commit to a specific set of words for a month, are intimidated by the thought of being pushed by another 365'er, don't want to be constrained to a specific mundane object, aren't feeling the week's theme, feel you don't have the creativity, time or tools for album and wwyd challenges but still want to face down and conquer a challenge, I have just the challenge for YOU!

(Also, if you enjoy facing all the above challenges and can't get enough of challenges and want to add another challenge to your arsenal, this is for YOU as well!)

Here's the lowdown (and its fairly simple):

Your challenge is to find something most people would not consider to be beautiful, and find a way to capture it that IS beautiful, You can achieve it any way you desire. This challenge will help you with your composition and lighting skills. The way you compose the shot or the way you use light will usually be the way you bring out the beauty. It will also help you look at your surroundings differently. Everything is potentially a beautiful photograph. Its not a matter of finding something to photograph, its a matter of finding a way to photograph something that makes photographing it worthwhile.

There is not specific item you have to photograph for this challenge. And the only rule is that the subject you photograph has to be something that, if people were watching you photograph it, would be wondering what has possessed you to photograph something so plain, bland, boring, ugly etc. Beauty is where you find it, and it is all around you. Train your eye to see things differently.

Challenge time frame:

Challenge starts Monday October 28 and ends Monday November 4 at midnight (EST).

The five finalists will be announced on Tuesday 5th November.

Voting will be from Tuesday 5th November until Friday 8 November (EST)The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Tag your entries EOTB20 You can see current entries at http://365project.org/tags/eotb20

Multiple entries are accepted but remember all images must be taken and submitted within the specified time frame.

You are also welcome to copy your entries to this thread, where I am sure they will be admired and will also inspire others.

I'm really looking forward to seeing your EOTB images. Charge those camera batteries, remember to insert your memory card (the voice of bitter experience!), and enjoy the challenge!
October 27th, 2013
Congratulations. What a gorgeous shot to win with.
October 27th, 2013
@gailmmeek thank you so much,Gail!
October 28th, 2013
What a beautiful depiction -- and clearly a fabulous choice for the winning entry!
October 28th, 2013
@jyokota thank you Junko!
October 28th, 2013
Congratulations. It's a great shot.
October 28th, 2013
@paulie thank you Paul!
October 28th, 2013
Congratulations Hope!
October 28th, 2013
@nadaa thank you Nada!
October 28th, 2013
Congratulations Hope.
October 28th, 2013
@bill_fe thank you Bill!
October 28th, 2013
I'm new to 365, but this challenge sounds fun and well, challenging!
October 30th, 2013
Love the idea of this challenge--will be working on this! :) Love your photo above.
November 1st, 2013
November 2nd, 2013
Beauty really is in the EOTB! It is funny how I have always tried to hide this rusty old wheelbarrow. I often want to put it out for garbage pick up because it is such an eye sore, but then I think of how functional it is and I wheel it back into the yard (and hide it somewhere). It wasn't until I looked at it this evening with the sun reflecting off the pine needles that I saw its inner beauty.

November 2nd, 2013
Hidden secret
November 2nd, 2013
Raindrops and Bokeh

November 2nd, 2013
Binders Full of Orange

November 2nd, 2013
Wine Bottle on Light Box

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