EOTB17 (18th - 26th Sept.)

September 16th, 2013
Thanks to all of those of you who took part in and voted on EOTB16. Jackie greenfield (@jacjacs68) and I were voted joint winners, meaning we get the honour of hosting EOTB17.

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 Wednesday 18th September and ends Wednesday 25th September at midnight (GMT).

The five finalists will be announced on Thursday 26th September.

Voting will be from Thursday 26th September until Sunday 29th September (GMT). The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Tag your entries EOTB17. You can see current entries at http://365project.org/tags/eotb17

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!
September 17th, 2013
Just laughed out loud about the memory card!!!!! Count me in. I love this challenge. Congrats to you and Jackie. Your images were amazing.
September 18th, 2013
Wanted: laundry help!
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