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08-24-2014, 11:27 PM   #1
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Single in September 2014

Welcome everyone to this month’s Single Challenge.

Aim of the Game:To use the same lens each day for a month, posting one picture captured each day with that lens. The picture must be captured with a Pentax lens coupled to a camera body of your choice (including Pentax/Ricoh), or a non-Pentax lens provided it is coupled only to a Pentax or Ricoh body. (Taking other pictures with other cameras/lenses is fine, but these won’t be eligible for this Challenge).

Commenting: Posting your pictures allows other participants to comment on them. Conversely, it’s hoped that you will comment on those of other members. Please don’t be shy if you don’t have much photographic experience or are a Forum newbie - your personal reactions to photographs are as valid as anyone else’s. It’s a very friendly group and with regular commenting, you’ll soon be enjoying the camaraderie.

The rewards:It’s great fun. You’ll learn heaps about how your chosen lens can perform and you’ll see what other members achieve with their selected lenses - sometimes the same one you’ve chosen. In the comment banter you’ll pick up many tips on photographic technique generally, including post processing. As the month progresses it often becomes quite demanding (it’s a challenge, remember) but you’ll always be encouraged by other participants. Worried about LBA? - this game doesn’t help you fight it!

How to participate:

1. First you need to join the Group to be able to post pictures; you only have to do this once. The group’s name is “Monthly Photo Challenges”. You’ll find a clickable link on that forum page to join.

2. You’ll need to have your pictures stored in an on-line album. This could be the Pentax Forum, or others such as Flickr, Picassa etc. You actually post a link to the picture in your album into the daily picture thread.

** If you are linking to a Pentax Forum album, you’ll find advice on how to post elsewhere in the Forum and in the FAQs below. One of the Challenge’s stalwarts, patjp, has also prepared a short video on how to do this - it’s on YouTube (
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** If you are posting a link to Flickr, just click on the sharing icon near your selected picture and a window will open displaying the BB code. Copy it and paste into the Single in (month) Challenge thread in the Pentax Forum.

Each day, you’ll see a new thread of pictures grow and by clicking on each you should be redirected to the photographer’s parent album where you will be able to add a comment and read those of others. When you post each day’s picture to the Pentax Forum, please specify the camera/lens combination underneath your picture eg K5 & DA15 Ltd - this makes it easy for others to note what combo you’re using.

The thread you’re painstakingly reading now is the Discussion Thread for Game > Single in (month).
This is separate to the picture posting thread referred to above and you’ll probably want to subscribe to the Discussion one to keep up with activities and develop a rapport with Challenge members. It’s the place where you can ask questions, offer advice, share concerns, suggest improvements, and often just participate in general banter related to this month’s challenge.

So there it is. It is easier than it might seem at first. If you miss a day, don’t worry. If you have any problems, please ask. We’re a very friendly, forgiving, international bunch. Come and try!

FAQs: Finally, Zorglub has kindly posted a FAQ collection here …. https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/groups/102-monthly-photo-challenges/711-faq.html

08-25-2014, 12:57 AM   #2
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Oh man, I'd love to join again, but ...
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Well think I'm in again, now to decide what lens to go with
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I'm in, I'll be using my K20D with lens not known yet.

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QuoteOriginally posted by wolvesrule Quote
I'm in, I'll be using my K20D with lens not known yet.
Good on you! Welcome and Enjoy!
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I'm in! Deciding between the M28/2.8 and M35/2.8...
08-25-2014, 05:43 AM   #7
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Taking a hiatus in September ...my band is in a benefit concert at the end of the month and I need lots of practice and rehearsal time!

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I'll also set out in September. Just now starting to get my head on straight and I think the extra month will help me to move more further in my recovery. I'm having problems with depression, and yesterday I decided it has been too long going on. I'm normally a strong person but this bout with this stuff is wearing me down and I'm tired of it. So I hope to see you all in October.
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@photolady95 - best of luck getting your head straight and recovery! I'm still out, again. Starting to shoot more but September looks like it's going to be too hectic to consider a return to this challenge. I'll be watching though as usual.
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I think I'm in again. Don't know witch lens yet though. I'm thinking maybe the new to me 70-300.
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I will participate, sporadically as usual, with my new (to me) Sigma 70/2.8.
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I'm in, first time for one of these... I think I will be using my new Sigma 70-200 f2.8 HSM II for this challenge, it arrives tomorrow
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Wolvesrule and nkull, welcome; photolady95, take care.

I'll be in. Probably jumping to the other end of my few focal lengths, back to my Tak 135/3.5. There is method, as I'm hoping that at some point this year mrs tsuken will be bestowing upon me the DA 18-135, so I'll have to be used to both ends of what I have now (and more) and going between them. Won't be doing much lens buying after that though, so I don't know what that means for Single participation: I fear I might bore everyone if I go month to month to month to... with the same lens.
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Hi guys, I'm a newbie but I'm in with my K-3 but I don't know with which lens! Greetings
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QuoteOriginally posted by Tsuken Quote
I'll be in. Probably jumping to the other end of my few focal lengths, back to my Tak 135/3.5. There is method, as I'm hoping that at some point this year mrs tsuken will be bestowing upon me the DA 18-135, so I'll have to be used to both ends of what I have now (and more) and going between them. Won't be doing much lens buying after that though, so I don't know what that means for Single participation: I fear I might bore everyone if I go month to month to month to... with the same lens.

That will be a fun one. I know I had a ball with my Tak 135/2.5 this month. I even managed to get a couple of really good ones out of it.
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