Weekly Challenge #81 - The Holidays!

schmikey · 12-08-2008, 05:21 PM

Since we are fast approaching the holiday season I thought it might be fun to throw out this challenge: Capture 'the Holidays' - the more offbeat or unusual the better! I will be looking for photos that have an interesting 'twist' on the holidays!

Good Luck and have Fun!

As usual the Rules are as Follows :

1. Post ONE photo (max 1000x1000).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be color or B&W, your choice.
3. You can offer as much or as little additional information as you wish, but if you have to explain it, it probably doesn’t communicate what you are trying for.
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax camera will do or a Samsung DSLR.

***ALL ENTRIES TO BE POSTED BY 12 MIDNIGHT E.S.T MONDAY DECEMBER 15TH***

Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68–Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 Lonely

*daacon* · 12-08-2008, 07:11 PM

Somebody's gotta be first ! I think a first for me in this contest.

I have several traditional but thought I would start it off with this one. (This is only about half the people that were there)

Our annual gift grab , a lot of you have this where you get numbers pick a gift , next person can grap yours or a new one , etc ...great fun some classic gifts (we get a good combo of nice and gawdy!) In this one you wanna be last pick as you get a choice of them all

Tight quarters 12-24 comes in handy...

*Oldschool* · 12-09-2008, 07:47 AM

Here's the holiday display from Macy's in downtown Philly taken on Black Friday.

*NaClH2O* · 12-09-2008, 09:31 AM

What can be more "holiday" than electric trains? Every year the NY Botanical Gardens puts on a magnificent display of NYC landmark models with electric trains running past, around, over or through them. The models themselves are terrific examples of the model makers art, all the buildings, stadiums, bridges lighthouses etc are made almost entirely from plant material; bark pine cones, seed husks, dried fungi etc. Much fun! And even one of the electric train cars was 'christmas themed' though more of a 'scroogy' way.

If you want to see some more (many more!) photos check out my "Holiday" gallery on smugmug:
http://saltwater.smugmug.com/Holidays

NaCl(who said botanists didn't have a sense of humor?)H2O

atupdate · 12-09-2008, 05:37 PM

Here is my new entry; The Ghost of Christmas Present" from our 2007 Christmas Card

Here is a bonus from our 2006 Christmas Card. There are actually only two children in this image, the rest are clones.

Tim

fletcherkane · 12-10-2008, 04:18 AM

I hosted weekly contest #41 exactly one year ago...basically the same theme...so far two of the 4 entries are repeats.
Great photos...just an observation.
Did anyone take some great, new, holiday photos this year?...lol

*daacon* · 12-10-2008, 07:53 AM

Wow you made me look! It was actually Week #40 - here is the link in case others want to look http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/m...christmas.html

atupdate · 12-10-2008, 10:32 AM

OK, you guys shamed me into uploading our card from last year and editing my entry for the challenge.

Tim

*NaClH2O* · 12-10-2008, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by fletcherkane

I hosted weekly contest #41 exactly one year ago...basically the same theme...so far two of the 4 entries are repeats.
Great photos...just an observation.
Did anyone take some great, new, holiday photos this year?...lol

Well, I'm working about 55-60 hrs a week plus a 3-3.5 hour commute each day. Don't have much time for shooting. "Scrooge Colleries" is what you're gonna get.

NaCl(a good photo is a good photo is a good photo)H2O

*heliphoto* · 12-10-2008, 11:25 AM

Here's a shot from yesterday with the new *16-50mm...

fletcherkane · 12-10-2008, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by NaClH2O

Well, I'm working about 55-60 hrs a week plus a 3-3.5 hour commute each day. Don't have much time for shooting. "Scrooge Colleries" is what you're gonna get.

NaCl(a good photo is a good photo is a good photo)H2O

No complaints...just an observation.
I love electric trains...especially at Christmas.

*Bramela* · 12-11-2008, 12:56 PM

Just for interest, I will add a family photo of about 70 years ago. (circ 1930, we think but maybe around the War years)
Christmas holidays by the bay. Hope its Ok for this thread.

*dave kitson* · 12-11-2008, 02:37 PM

When we were young..........

This is me on holiday in 1965..

dave

eclipsed450 · 12-12-2008, 08:21 AM

Bah humbug, it's going to be a long season....

ll_coffee_lP · 12-13-2008, 08:43 PM

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