[Kestrana]

I agree with Yugoboy if we’re going away from “parts of the whole”. Maybe make the wording “three different compositions of the same subject”. IDK YMMV I just shot for two of my triptychs and I’ll probably use the tightest definition anyway so just make it fun for people cuz if it’s not fun then what the hell’s the point?

[Kestrana]

If we loosen the “parts of a subject” to “same subject” I’m okay with that but I will be slightly miffed because I lost an opportunity to shoot something that would have fit under the looser definition of the theme and is now dead.

Which is why it is better to not alter the theme too much when it’s a week before the contest… 🙂

But whatever you decide, I still have to shoot and I have other ideas.

[Kestrana]

They just played the London game a few weeks ago.

When I was in 6th grade I was in London during Thanksgiving and my family and I actually forgot it was Thanksgiving – until a Beefeater at the Tower of London wished us Happy Thanksgiving “To you American types”. “Oh..yeah…thanks.”

We had McDonald’s.

[Kestrana]

Keep rubbing it in Plamadude 😀

[Kestrana]

Since FPII it’s been years. We’ve done other flower related themes such as Tiptoe Through the Tulips and we did Plants a little over a year ago.

I can’t guarantee when it would get scheduled but more likely to be spring so people actually can go take new pictures for it.

[Kestrana]

I like the suggestions but it’s hard to show up drunk to my own house…note I say hard, not impossible. Plus no one in the family shares love of football like I do (I can watch any pro team and enjoy it) but it’s also that I don’t like to cook…

[Kestrana]

I have been told that I am learning the family cooking traditions this year :/ I would rather be watching football.

[Kestrana]

I don’t always have time to shoot specifically for themes (this week was one of those) but whenever I have time to take my camera out and just shoot, I do, so I have a big archive to pull from. Something like next week’s Triptychs I will have to shoot for though.

But the reasons you like Farktography are the reasons I think we all like Farktography, and we’re happy to have you here 🙂

[Kestrana]

I can’t think of any situations where we’ve had to delete entries because we made late changes or had anyone complain that we’ve made last minute changes that stopped them from entering photos.

There’s been at least 2 themes where I planned to use a photo that we altered the theme enough to where I wasn’t feeling comfortable using it anymore. Purely Film is one where we decided SOOC was the intent, so I dropped a photo I had done some color cast and curves work on. It wasn’t worth complaining about, but it has happened.

[Kestrana]

Yugoboy already conceded to let the voters sort it out but I agree with both people who say it is too late to change the theme description as written. Once we LGT Next Week’s Theme we’ve made that next week’s theme and it’s not fair to change it on people last minute. I want to caution all theme suggesters about narrowing their themes once it’s scheduled. This isn’t an isolated incident. We voted for the theme description you originally provided; that’s what voters expected to shoot for.

However, that also means people with questions about a theme need to be proactive and ask them when themes get scheduled and not wait until the last minute. When it’s your suggested theme, you need to check in the thread often to resolve those issues or the moderators will come to a consensus without you. For his part, Yugoboy was very attentive to questions in this theme, and we did derail it a bit with our “photography is not terrorism” discussion. My apologies on that.

Then, if you’re stuck deciding between photos, please keep the spirit Yugoboy intended with the theme in mind and lean towards the three branches of government rather than their subsidiaries.

[Kestrana]

Those aren’t half bad ideas although the highway I take is heavily patrolled and Virginia cops aren’t known for being cool. So Ken, you’re getting me one for Christmas then, right? 😉

[Kestrana]

Yeah. Every day I drive home past the Blue Ridge Mountains. A day like today where the thick fog was rolling out of the valleys as a backdrop to old style barns and foothill farmland in the foreground makes me sick because I really don’t want to take the risk of bringing my camera to work plus there’s not really anywhere to stop and shoot except for physically pulling onto the narrow shoulder with questionable legality. Took some pics with my phone while driving, haven’t checked them out yet.

It’s all about the time and the place. And *having* the time to go to the place is a big challenge right now. We live 2 hours from the National Mall and will be archive digging for this week’s theme because we just don’t have the time to go into the city and shoot right now.

[Kestrana]

Aaaand ravnostic is today’s winner

[Kestrana]

That #2 picture just can’t be a real photograph. No freaking way.

[Kestrana]

We’ll be here when you get back!

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