New POTM 2011 Themes

[admin]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions for the 2011 POTM. The following themes have been chosen.

The POTM Themes for 2011 are:


1. January (open from Jan 1 - Jan 23)
- Ice

2. February (open from Feb 1 - Feb 23)
- Too Much

3. March (open from Mar 1 - Mar 23)
- Lonely tree

4. April (open from Apr 1 - Apr 23)
- Cars

5. May (open from May 1 - May 23)
- Unique Angles

6. June (open from June 1 - June 23)
- Vintage Photography

7. July (open from July 1 - July 23)
- Speed

8. August (open from Aug 1 - Aug 23)
- Heat

9. September (open from Sep 1 - Sep 23)
- Grandmother/Grandfather Portraits

10. October (open from Oct 1 - Oct 23)
- Veggiescapes

11. November (open from Nov 1 - Nov 23)
- Graffiti

12. December (open from Dec 1 - Dec 23)
- Abstract

[Kaye]

Nice list Admin. Some of these will make us put our thinking caps on to capture something out of the ordinary.
Thanks.

[johnbiondo]

I agree. Some nice subjects to work on. I will especially have difficulty with January as we do not get any ice here in my area of Florida. Maybe a shot of an ice cube tray in the freezer.... ? :D

[RCGillespie]

What about ice on crops when they are spayed down to protect them from freezing?

[psrstudio]

8931Hello, I am new to this site and I am wondering where to find the upload tool to submit images for the POTM.

[Kaye]

Hi psrstudio,
Firstly, welcome to the site. When you find your way around a little, you may wish to introduce yourself in the "Welcome New Members" Thread. You will meet lots of us, and we can get to know you. All threads can be accessed from the Home page.

In the meantime, here is the link for this month's competition, with the theme... "Ice", so feel free to enter your shot.
http://www.proudphotography.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/828
Just click on "Upload Photos" in the right top corner of the screen.

I look forward to hearing more from you and seeing some of your shots. We have a nice friendly bunch of members here.

[pipedesign]

Question for Admin ....
April topic is Cars - are trucks allowed?

[admin]

Question for Admin ....
April topic is Cars - are trucks allowed?

Yes John, trucks are allowed. No problems there.

[guitaruben]

hello this is guitaruben, I would like to know if I started this month for my POTM do I have to start with January for my first Photo?, do I have to wait until I get to my first assigment?

[Kaye]

hello this is guitaruben, I would like to know if I started this month for my POTM do I have to start with January for my first Photo?, do I have to wait until I get to my first assigment?

Hi Ruben,

POTM is one of the fun parts of the site/forums. It has nothing to do with the course, and no, you do not need to start with January, and you do not have to enter if you do not want.

If you wish, you can enter next month's POTM for July. As you can see in Admin's thread above, there is a theme for each month and the theme for July is "Speed", so you can enter any photo of your own that in your opinion has anything to do with Speed.The entries in POTM will not show the name of the Member.

I hope I have helped you here Ruben.

[guitaruben]

Thank you a lots I got it I tought this was part of the course, Ok I am going to have lost of fun I like to be creative, thank you, thank you,:o

[rosiesphotography]

Does anyone have any ideas about how to take abstact photo's? I have never taken those types! Also, is there a site or a blog that shows some? I googled abstact photo's and how does that work?

[jimboudreaux]

hey Rosie, there are a few links posted here and there around in the forums. Here's one Greg gave me a while back. http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGall2.asp?catID=19&pageID=1&rows=10&contestCatID=&camID= It's a start. Are you on your final assignment too? Check out the Arts threads in the critique corner area as well. A lot of us are struggling to understand abstract.

[admin]

A lot of us are struggling to understand abstract.

You're right about that! We'll be adding a section on abstract in the course pretty soon.

[Kaye]

Thanks Admin, this is great news. I am sure many will appreciate it!