Get Pushed Week 163 - Monday September 7 to Sunday September 13

September 5th, 2015
Happy Saturday!

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PLEASE BE SURE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PARTNER BY MONDAY AT THE LATEST...

if you do not get a challenge by end of day Monday, please let me know and i will do my best to get things sorted...

If you do not get in touch with your partner by Monday, I will take your name off the list until you let me know that you are back and WILL be playing... this is not meant to be punitive - it is just intended to minimize disappointment for those who are playing consistently :)

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A COUPLE OTHER THINGS

-- if i left your name ON by mistake, left your name OFF by mistake, or made a MISTAKE in spelling your name, please let me know by responding to this thread and i'll fix things up...

-- if you are interested in joining this challenge, respond in this thread and i will add you to the list... if it's not too late in the week, you'll likely be able to play this week...

-- if you find you must bow out of the game after i've posted the list, please let me know ASAP in this thread, and please tag your partner... i will do my best to find a them a new partner...

-- if you don't get a challenge by late afternoon Monday, let me know in this thread... PLEASE do not suffer in silence! even if you're ok with not playing this week, the person paired with your partner next week may be very disappointed... letting me know about inactive players is the only way i can keep the list up-to-date...

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!!!!!!

One of the key aspects of "get pushed" is that we get "pushed" out of our photographic comfort zones... this means that you need to find something that is a CHALLENGE for your partner...

Look thru the recent months of their project and come up with something they don't seem to have done, or have indicated struggling with... it could be a type of subject, a compositional technique, a particular camera setting, use of light, anything... as long as it is something they don't seem to have done, or done much of...

If you're paired with someone who appears very experienced and accomplished, give them a concept challenge - eg.: interpret a word (something a bit intangible like "silence", or "ambiguous"... not a thing like "animal" or "toy")...

Looking thru your partner's albums needn't take a lot of time... but it is very much appreciated when this effort is invested...

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ALSO IMPORTANT!!!

Explain what your challenge was when posting your shot. This helps the previous week's winner when they are choosing the week's finalists. And if someone is cruising the photos with a "get pushed" tag, they like to see what the challenge was when looking at your photo.

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Week 163 Dates

-- Saturday / Sunday September 5 and 6 - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday September 7 thru Sunday September 13 - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-163, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, September 14 - the winner of week 162 will pick 5 finalists for a vote

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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.

6. Make sure to tag your shot for the challenge.... Get-Pushed-163

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.

Happy trails!!!!

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@northy with @tstb
@stephomy with @shesnapped
@sitiodown with @alinz
@jothan with @vera365
@kathyboyles with @salza
@brigette with @ounooi
@mcsiegle with @francoise
@thistle with @mumswaby
@dixon with @dibzgreasley
@lynbonn with @la_photographic
@jocasta with @zosimasy
@joansmor with @jackies365
@meemakelley with @stephanies
@summerfield with @sdutoit
@homeschoolmom with @snippet
@overalvandaan with @hjbenson
@deborah63 with @psychegrrrl
@myhrhelper with @julieco
@adi314 with @dmcoile
@aecasey with @froggie0628
September 5th, 2015
@northy My partner for last week @maaayke did make a late appearance on Tuesday night after I'd messaged you a MIA. Thought I'd better let you know as I just noticed that you left her off this week.
September 5th, 2015
@northy Looks like my partner has not played for a couple weeks. If someone else pops up, pair me up!!! :-)
September 5th, 2015
@shesnapped hi Ashley... You could check in with @maaayke
September 5th, 2015
Hi Northy - am I meant to have the same partner as last week or another one?
September 5th, 2015
@alinz it's the luck of the draw... I do the pairings randomly and so sometimes you end up with the same partner...
September 6th, 2015
I've haven't been coming to this site often enough to respond to this challenge. Can you take my name off the list?
September 7th, 2015
Hi Monday evening and I have not heard anything from @sitiodown
September 7th, 2015
Hi, could I join in the challenge?
September 7th, 2015
@alinz hmmm... you're in New Zealand, @sitiodown is in the US... where it's still mid afternoon on Monday... If you don't hear from her within the next 12 hours, maybe check to see if @nitrogene wants to play...

@nitrogene - i am adding you to the list for getting paired up for next week... you'll see that i suggested Ali get in touch with you to play this week if her assigned partner does not show up...
September 7th, 2015
Tue morning now so I think @sitiodown must be delayed so I will pair up with @nitrogene
September 7th, 2015
@northy @alinz Thank you, I will be very happy to pair up with Ali in case that your original partner finally doesn't show up at all today :)
September 7th, 2015
@alinz @nitrogene ~ yeah, sorry 'bout that ~ that's fine that you hooked up ~ I was thinking of opting out this week anyway ~~ I've just not been taking pictures like I used to. :)
September 7th, 2015
@northy ~ hi northy ~ go ahead and take me off the list for awhile ~ I've been busy with domestic activities and not really feeling inspired with my camera. I'll get back with you later if I recover ~ thanks for the experience, it's been fun :)
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