CLOSED: Embarassingly Late RED Entry

[JohnB]

I really wanted to post an entry to the RED contest, but I didn't want to take advantage of my moderator status and unlock the thread.... I might suggest that we keep them open so people can comment on the photos and, if they have entries they want to show off, it will be possible. Perhaps the thread could be locked during the period of time the photos are being judged to make it less confusing.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3499268332_7bc250115b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3499268332_7bedbe56c5_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3499267968_a85125aa64.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3499267968_22812af7e4_o.jpg)

I'll be honest... Red is a difficult theme for me. I don't think I have many photos that I have taken in the past with any red in them. I had to settle for a T-Shirt or a newspaper (read), but I don't have any newspapers. :)

Lighting Setup:
I had a bare flash on set on full or half power pointed at the small tree behind my daughter. When I took the first shot, I liked the overexposed look of the background, so I kept it that way. The light on my daughter is from a shoot-through umbrella. I think the power setting was around 1/4, but I'm not entirely positive. It might have been helpful to have used a reflector to bounce some light back onto her face in the shadow regions.

[Steve Paxton]

I have said this before, but she is a cutie John! You are going to have to stay on your toes when she gets a bit older.

Great entry!

[Chris-T-Photography]

Thanks for the entry John it's a very great shot. That's a good point John about leaving the threads unlocked. Actually now that you mention that I was thinking that why would I lock them anyway. I was only doing it really because all the other contest threads had been locked. Please leave your comments but I was thinking that the 'Challenges' could remain open forever while the 'Contests' could run for a set about of time that closes on a fixed date and time to be judged. Since there are no prizes for challenges this could be an ongoing theme that members could add to as they have time.

[JohnB]

Thanks for the comments, guys! I appreciate them.

As for the challenges remaining open, my hopes is that you would close them after a certain time, not necessarily locking the thread though. I like the idea of picking a "winner" out of the group of submitted photos. Having the chance of at least being declared winner is nice. I'd also include the start and end dates clearly in the text of each challenge.... that way, people browsing know exactly how much time they have. Looking back, I see that it was there, but on the Rule #8 line.

I apologise to you guys, Steve & Chris for not submitting an entry earlier... I imagine it's pretty frustrating trying to get something going and not even being able to get the core group of members to contribute! I'll try harder next time.