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This is a collaborative effort by a few AOL photographers who want to help others share their visions. It's more about sharing than about winning, so get out and SHOOT!
 
All are welcome to participate--either through Journals or websites. Contact one of us if you have questions.
 
Welcome!
 


Mariebm56@aol.com

CmishVICKI@aol.com

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
1:37:38 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge•FIREWORKS•FUN only

Thanks to Donna, Clyde, & Connie for participating in this challenge.  Donna had  lovely graphic display, & Clyde, posted many images on all his journals.  Connie also had quite a few on her entry. 
I also posted a few on my journal.......So check out all entries~



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Friday, June 27, 2008
3:08:38 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge-The Magic Hour- JUDGED





The winner is GINA!



Thank you all, for participating.  The judging category is officially over.(at least for now)  I may post some ideas on our future challenges so we all can work on them through out the summer.
I will still post once or twice a month a challenge for that month's challenge.  It will only be for FUN.
Thank you ROB, VICKI & BETTY for helping out.






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Thursday, June 26, 2008
8:27:54 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge•FIREWORKS•FUN only




FUN ONLY..Ü

The Challenge for  the month of July is FIREWORKS.  There is only one category-FUN.  So everyone try to capture some fireworks & head back here & leave your link.  You can start posting now till July 22nd.  Read guidelines if you are posting for the first time.


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8:20:07 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge-The Magic Hour- FUN

We had a few different  entries on The Magic Hour FUN category, so this week I am only highlighting one entry.

This one is by Betty.



Clyde sent me After the Sun
Check it out~


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Monday, June 23, 2008
9:58:01 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge-The American Flag


Our Flag

"I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL."

Thank you everyone who contributed, including Clyde, who was unable to post his entry.  AOL has not been cooperating lately..  ; (





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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
10:17:35 AM EDT

Critiques vs. Opinions...

I posted this in my journal (Visions by Vicki) and Marie suggested that I repost it here for all our photographers to see...so, here goes:

I've been a member of the Monmouth Camera Club, in NJ, for 2 years and have been involved in a number of "competitions." I'm still no expert, but have observed that some judges seem to follow what they believe are iron-clad rules of photography (Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, etc.) in some cases, but don't apply these rules consistently. This angered and confused me a bit because they were being inconsistent and that didn't seem fair. Also, as far as I knew from all that I've read, these "Rules" are actually guidelines and NOT written in stone. I just read an article by one of the premier landscape photographers in the US--Alain Briot, Arts and Facts, The difference between judgments and opinions--and something clicked. It's definitely worth a read, so I suggest you go to his website and check it out. While you're there, browse through all his writings and photographs--he's really amazing! And...let me know what you think. :)

P.S. The original article referred to in this one was written for a different website, which I also highly recommend. The original article is titled Being an Artist.



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Saturday, June 14, 2008
1:54:34 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge-The American Flag*FUN*




Our June Photo challenge for FUN only, is The American Flag.  Find a flag anywhere, on a flag post, a building, painted on something....or just the red, white & blue colors.  You can even use a child's drawing as long as it has the red, white & blue colors.  I want to decorate our Challenge Journal for July 4th, so I am planning to make a quilt of all entries.  So the entry date will be different, it will start today & end on Monday the 23th of June.  This will give you an extra weekend.
Try to make your image into a square, if you can.UPDATE: don't worry about the size, just post whatever image you have for this challenge.  I see it's hard to crop/edit certain images into squares.
Post here in the comment section,  all new entries.  Try to follow guidelines...thanks~


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1:01:01 PM EDT

Reminder & Small change

This is a reminder & a change in the due date for "The Magic Hour" entries.  They were due on the 27th of this month.  I am  making a small change &  the new due date is on the Thursday 26th. 


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Sunday, June 1, 2008
11:19:21 AM EDT

Found Cameras & Orphan Pictures

Found a website through PostSecrets called Found Cameras & Orphan Pictures
http://ifoundyourcamera.blogspot.com/
It's worth checking out if you loose your camera or your memory cards~



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Friday, May 30, 2008
8:05:33 PM EDT

AOL Community Challenge-The Animal Within FUN ONLY!



We only had a few entries this challenge, but those who did participate really did a nice job~  Check out their entries by clicking on their links in the comment section.


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