Get Pushed 175 - Monday November 30 to Sunday December 6

November 29th, 2015
Getting waaaaaaay too close to Christmas...

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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 175 Dates

-- Saturday / Sunday November 28 & 29 - find your partner and issue a challenge
-- Monday November 30 thru Sunday December 6 - take a picture (or pictures) in response to the challenge issued to you, and post it with the tag: Get-Pushed-175, and comment on the photos taken in response to your challenge
-- Monday, December 7 - the winner of week 174 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-175

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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@tstb with @emrob
@joansmor with @kategoring
@aecasey with @mcsiegle
@dmcoile with @zosimasy
@salza with @kathyboyles
@summerfield with @jothan
@la_photographic with @francoise
@julieco with @stephanies
@maaayke with @deborah63
@shesnapped with @majmanczak
@nitrogene with @homeschoolmom
@vera365 with @psychegrrrl
@alinz with @sdutoit
@lynbonn with @thistle
@hjbenson with @jackies365
November 29th, 2015
@northy Really sorry but have just realised that it would be unfair to take on a challenge this week. Due to medical problems I may not be able to complete it. I hope to be around again next week if I am not going to be I will let you know. I also failed to notify you that my last weeks partner didn't issue me with a challenge. Sorry about the lateness in contacting you my head is not where it's meant to be at the moment! I will contact @lynbonn
November 29th, 2015
@thistle so sorry to hear that Joyce... Hope things are ok and you get your medical issues addressed quickly! Perhaps @lynbonn and @emrob could pair up... If @tstb shows up I can sort things out and make sure she gets a challenge this week...
November 30th, 2015
@northy @vera365 Hi, sorry about the short notice but I'm unable to complete this weeks challenge.
November 30th, 2015
@northy I am okay with the change to @emrob. I do hope all is with @thistle.
November 30th, 2015
@lynbonn @northy Yes, that sounds great!
November 30th, 2015
@psychegrrrl Thanks for letting me know, Michelle. Not a problem. I can just take a short break from the challenge this week then if no one shows up in search of a partner.
December 1st, 2015
@psychegrrrl tx for letting me know... do you want to stay on the list for next week? or come off the list for now?
December 1st, 2015
@northy Come off the list for now thanks :)
December 1st, 2015
@northy please take me off the list for the challenge starting next week. thanks!
December 4th, 2015
@northy please take me off the list for the challenge starting next week. thanks!
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