Thank you so much for your votes and kind comments, leading to my photo, Don't Drive, Take the El - http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2014-01-03 - being selected as winner of EOTB24 (Eye of the Beholder, 24th round, for those of you just joining). I'm honored! For those newbies, when our photo is selected by our peers as winner of a theme, it is then the winner's responsibility to host the new round of the challenge, usually the day after the announcement.
EOTB was created by Jeff Walker. In the words of the challenge's founder, 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 Friday January 17 and ends Friday January 24 at midnight (CST – Midwest, USA). Five finalists will be selected and voting will be open from Saturday January 25th - 27th (midnight CST). The finalist will be announced on Tuesday January 28th.
Tag your entries EOTB25 (For newbies, tags are entered below the description box and above the date and album menus on your photo page).
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, keep your eyes open to everyday items, and enjoy the challenge!
@mechel84 First, just post in your album as you normally would. Then, to post in this thread, go to the right hand column and scroll toward the bottom. Look for the word "Share" and underneath that, you'll see a url. Then, copy that URL and come back to this thread and past the url onto this page in the open box where you would write comments. When you save, your photo should be there.
I enjoyed this challenge last time - it really does make you look at things differently! I shall endeavour to come up with something a little better this time ;)
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