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Well we also know that off-theme entries tend to do poorly in voting, but if you can come up with a way to make “Desolation” or “Parking Lots” or “This Old Car” funny, why discourage that?

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Yes, I won’t need an OBO after all fluffybunny we’ll be staying in tonight. Thanks though!

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fluffybunny I may end up not needing that OBO. I think husband-unit forgot we’re supposed to be going to a holiday party tonight and I’m not sure he’ll be up for it. He gets home between 5:30-6 EST.

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You just post your entries, then you post mine. I have the text all written out for you and tested via scratchpad. Just copy paste. I’ll PM you the code.

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Phil Armishaw just posted a great guide to shooting birds in flight on G+. Check it out if you haven’t already.

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I’m going to need an OBO tonight. orionid probably will need one too. Let me know and I’ll PM you the codes (once I decide what I’m submitting heh heh)

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/golfclap

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If we don’t combine the vote totals, it’s possible that we’ll go the other way, and skew against current participants because the general populace votes with the Funny button.

In pro sports they acknowledge previous records came with 14, 15, 90, 125 game seasons, but breaking a record is still breaking a record. The previous record holder aren’t around to complain about losing their spot and if they were, they could start participating again and reclaim it.

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Re: mining park – maybe you could volunteer there. That’s also a possible way to get a paid position there or a similar place.

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I think we need to count both.

Display TOTAL votes as “the winner”. Amend our personal voting practices to be: check both boxes for the ones you want. Or, if you kinda want to vote for an entry, only check one box. Put the fact that the highest TOTAL votes is the winner in the boobies, call out TOTAL, BEST and FUNNY top photos in the congratulations.

We do contests where being funny is the objective vice skilled/artsy/technical achievement, so it can pertain to us too.

Re: separate templates – when we create a Farktography thread, we have to select it to go into the “contests” category, and then voting enable it. They would have to change that whole system for us and it’s not fair to ask that for a 1 per week thread.

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Not sure what your specific question is but if you want general information about white balance in the 5000, that’s also what I use.

White balance is generally fine in bright sunlight. In clouds and shade it tends to shift into the blue/green axis. Flourescent lighting shifts into the red/yellow axis. There are presets for these, and for the flash and anti-redeye in the 5000.

I honestly leave WB on auto and correct in post-processing. The only time I’ve ever changed it was at parties, to the anti-redeye. Some photogs are purists about trying to create the perfect shot in camera; personally I don’t care. Ansel Adams did all sorts of shit in the dark room to adjust his images and no one thinks less of them for that.

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Merry Christmas everybody. Happy New Year!

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I would love to work with period attire! And vintage cameras.

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Haven’t done it before, but I am planning on doing a 366 project this year, starting Jan. 1! At least, until the world ends on Dec. 21.

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One B: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kestrana/6551698941/

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