I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas had a jolly one! this is the last Get Pushed Challenge for 2013 (and kind of the first for 2014 :D)... i will be putting out a housekeeping thread early in the week and i'll include a bit more info as to what "get pushed" is all about... so if you're wondering whether you might want to join up, but aren't sure yet, look out for that thread...
1. some folks don't post much on the weekends, post in clumps (ie: 3 or 4 days of shots in one go) or are at a point in their project when they only post a few times a week... soooo - if your partner doesn't get back to you right away, or appears to be a few days behind, please give it a day or so before asking for a new partner...
2. HOWEVER, if you're partner hasn't posted in weeks and hasn't responded to the last couple of challenges, please let me know... even if you are ok with taking the week off, letting me know helps me keep the list up to date and makes things easier for pairings the following week...
3. IF YOU NEED TO BOW OUT AFTER THE PAIRINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED please let me know in this thread AND please tag your partner... that way they know not to peruse your album, and if someone else pops up looking for a partner before i have a chance to check in, they will be able to sort things out themselves :)
4. i am not a techie and have no way to come up with a program that will prevent repeat pairings from occurring... sometimes it's easy enough to switch out, but not always... so if you end up with someone you've been partnered with before, consider it an opportunity to kick it up a notch now that you kinda know each other, or, y'know for revenge (did they make you do a high key selfie? spend hours trying to figure out how to get a water drop shot? shoot in colour?? ;p)... just sayin'
5. and, as always, if i left you off by mistake (or left you in by mistake!), misspelt your name or otherwise mucked things up, please let me know...
-- Saturday / Sunday, December 28th and 29th - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday December 30th thru Sunday January 5th - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-76, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, January 6th - the winner of week 75 will pick 5 finalists for a vote
*************************************************************************
How to play:
TO ISSUE A CHALLENGE
1. Find your partner from the list below and click on their name to get to their profile
2. Browse through the last couple of months of photos to get a feel for what they shoot and don't shoot etc.
3. Post an introduction on their last photo, and also issue the challenge you are setting.
RESPOND TO A CHALLENGE
4. You have until midnight next Sunday, to take and post your shot or shots.
5. When posting your shot write a short description about who challenged you, what the challenge was, what you found hard about it etc. You really should do this because if nothing else, it helps the previous week's winner when they have to choose this week's finalists... besides, if someone is cruising the photos with a "get pushed" tag, they like to see what the challenge was when looking at your photo :)
6. Make sure to tag your shot for the challenge.... Get-Pushed-76
7. Tag your challenger in a COMMENT (not just your write-up). You MUST tag your partner in a separate comment... tagging them in your write-up of your photo is not sufficient as it will not result in them getting a notification...
ALSO
8. it is nice to visit the photo that was made in response to your challenge and offer some comments and maybe even some constructive criticism...
9. On the Monday after the challenge is over, the winner of the previous week will pick 5 finalists for a vote, this can be based purely on their fav photos, who they felt best met the challenge etc, etc.
Hi northy, am dropping out of this challenge now and going to try something else, but thanks for including me so far. @lifepause Sorry Jae. We have been paired with each other twice already, so I hope your next partner will come up with something good and original for you!
@lifepause - Jae - just hold on for a few hours... this time of year there's lots of activity - people joining and people dropping out, so almost certainly someone else will be looking for a partner over the next day or two...
How do I join etc please? I have only signed up today and need all the help I can get navigating the site - which I want to say at the start is a brilliant project - but as I want to learn but am a bit of a techno bimbo all the help I can get is a bonus. Thanking you in advance
@lifepause how about you check in with @rellimdj as his partner has had to bow out this week...
@smurfmuffin hi Rachael... welcome to 365! if you want to join the get-pushed challenge, just let me know in this thread...
@taffy - inevitably there will be lots of comings and goings over the next few days so i am sure we can get you paired up... how's reality after Hawaii?
@northy Reality -- ugh!! Have a horrible cold, went through an entire box of kleenex on the plane alone. Everything hurts and I'm feeling like a total wimp. I still can't face putting away everything and doing laundry, though at least my suitcase is empty. Then Jim slipped and sprained his wrist while running errands yesterday. I think somewhere there are gods laughing their heads off! My revenge is to lie on a couch and view photos at my leisure instead of jumping into work related catchup.
Re get pushed -- use me as needed this week or next. I'm not in a rush to get back but glad to help if needed.
@taffy no worries - i've been there! the last day of our trip thru canyon country last summer i came down with a vicious cold... we had a long van ride to get to the las vegas airport and then a 9 or 10 hour wait at the airport and there was nowhere i could lie down to get comfortable.... then the red-eye flight home with a head full of cotton wool and bursting eardrums... there - now we're even!!!
hope Jim's wrist heals quickly and you get over the cold soon! meanwhile, enjoy your revenge!
@northy will pair up no problem, I'm real flexible and have had unresponsive partners in past...figured life got in their way. Thanks for this challenge, overall it has been very fun! Great people on 365!
@northy Hi there. I'm back from my holiday and almost ready to face the new year. Please include me in next week's challenge. Thank you again for spending so much time and effort organising this challenge each week, I (and I am sure there are many more) really appreciate it!
It keeps the thinker working and the creative juices flowing!
@northy@mcsiegle Hi - I have issued my challenge but had no response - no posting since 23rd December either. How long do I wait until I ask for a new partner.
@northy@iwatts Hi Ian -- sure, glad to participate! Today is going to be a bit crazy, but I can have a challenge for you by tomorrow if you are up for it. And maybe today (just not sure how much time I'll have with getting ready for tonite's company).
@becksphotography hi Beck... i'll add you in to be paired up this coming weekend... for what's left of this week, you could always check in with @joansmor to see if she's up for playing :)
@northy@iwatts@taffy Ian, I just posted a reply to your challenge to me, with apology for not replying until now. I see that you have a new partner. Thanks @taffy for stepping in. Especially when you've been sick and just back from travels. @northy don't give up on me. I do want to keep going with the get pushed challenges. Now that we are back in our house and getting things back out of boxes -- and, most importantly, our phone/internet was re-installed late Monday (no more going to the library for internet access an hour at a time!!) -- I hope to get caught up and back on track. Again, Ian, sincere apologies for making your first get pushed so frustrating. I do intend to do the challenge you gave me.
@becksphotography@joansmor hi guys... you're paired up for this week... so you need to give each other a challenge asap so you can take a photo (or photos) and post it by end of Sunday... on Saturday, i'll announce a new set of pairings for playing next week... if you have any questions about how to play, please let me know... i think most of it is covered off above... i'll try and put up some general info about this challenge a little later...
@joansmor I think we pick a challenge for each other and we just post and tag by a certain date.... Not sure look in the description or maybe @northy can guide us on how to do it. I already looked through your album and commented on your photo with your challenge. I think that is how it's done
@rachelwithey tx for the heads up Rachel... i'll do up a housekeeping thread later tonight i think and see if i can weed out all the MIAs before running the pairings over the weekend...
@kipper1272 hi Krissy... welcome to 365! most challenges you can just jump in and play, but for get pushed, you have to get on the list and get paired up... getting on the list is easy - just ask me and i'll put you on the list :) later tonight i will post some more detailed info about the get-pushed challenges for all the newbies and then you can let me know if you want to play, 'k?
@rachelwithey Rachel I'm so sorry about letting you down on the get pushed. I am in Scotland for the festive season until the 6th Jan and have had so much going on with family and friends up here. Also, the weather has been terrible and not conducive to taking photographs, apart from indoor family shots.
@northy Hi there, sorry I have been out of touch with challenges over the festive season but please keep me on the list for the next get pushed as I will be back home on the 6th January. A big thanks to you for organising one of the best challenges on 365.
Tweets ahoy!
Join the Group
Pin With Me
@lifepause - Jae - just hold on for a few hours... this time of year there's lots of activity - people joining and people dropping out, so almost certainly someone else will be looking for a partner over the next day or two...
Zam
@smurfmuffin hi Rachael... welcome to 365! if you want to join the get-pushed challenge, just let me know in this thread...
@taffy - inevitably there will be lots of comings and goings over the next few days so i am sure we can get you paired up... how's reality after Hawaii?
Re get pushed -- use me as needed this week or next. I'm not in a rush to get back but glad to help if needed.
hope Jim's wrist heals quickly and you get over the cold soon! meanwhile, enjoy your revenge!
It keeps the thinker working and the creative juices flowing!
Im new can u tell??