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Monday, September 17, 2012

30 Days of Photographs III

It’s on, people! 30 Days of Photographs III will start October 1st. Michael and I have spent literally minutes brainstorming and finally deciding on the best list ever. You’ll love it, I promise.

Now, the rules. Last time we did this I was astounded by the sheer number of grown people who couldn’t follow simple instructions, so Michael and I decided to be a little more lenient this time. One of the biggest issues was the linking to other blogs, so I will shamelessly rip off Nicky’s 30 Days of Writing system with the linky thing. You post your photo (preferably as early in the day as possible, mine will go up at 6 am Mountain Standard Time,) and once it’s up, you visit my blog, add the link to your photo on the linky thing, and you’re done. If you choose not to post one day, e.g. on day 27, you just don’t add any link, and you’re off the hook. I will still come after you with the whip though, as added incentive.

We won’t restrict the number of words in your post, but if it’s more than 250 Michael won’t read it. If, on the other hand, Michael’s post were to exceed 250 words one day, say on day 27, I will personally force him to read every single post every single participant has ever posted. You can use any photo you’ve taken since September 1st, and you can use whatever trickery or witchcraft you want to make it suck less. Be advised though, we will mercilessly mock you if your trickery includes sepia tones.

Now, without further ado, I give you greatest thing since LOLcats, The List:

1. Shiny
2. Fast
3. Above my head
4. Sour
5. Lotion
6. Vibration
7. Craftsman
8. Hair
9. Rules
10. Stalker
11. Heavy
12. Five
13. Calm
14. Secret
15. My favorite food
16. Bullshit
17. Coins
18. Qwerty
19. Steel
20. Nails
21. Broken
22. Neutral
23. Underwater
24. M&M’s
25. Video
26. Heart
27. Kafkaesque
28. Autumn
29. The city
30. Blackout

Who’s in? *
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51 comments:

  1. I'm in. The 13 day lead up time will help with the preparation. I think though, that I will collaborate with my girlfriend, who is the real photographer.

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  2. Oh, already planning on how you'll cheat? That's the spirit! ;) The lead up is critical. Twice now I've told myself I'd get all the photos or almost all done before it starts, and twice now I've failed miserably. Not this time, though! I will get started right away. Or maybe tomorrow. Glad to have you join!

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  3. Oh yes, the whip is back. Only for those participating, though. ;) You will participate, right?

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  4. I'm in, but like I do with Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day, in which I have been participating for the last few months, I will post when I want to post it, not at 6 a.m. or 8 a.m. You can whip me if you want to. ;) However, I agree with Shawn that the 13 day lead up time will help with the preparation. I will be posting on my secondary blog, Still Unfinished http://www.stillunfinished.com, and on Flickr as I did last time.

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    1. You realize that you can schedule a post, right? ;-)

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  5. Guess who's going shopping for a camera?

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  6.  Oh, good! Let me know which one you end up getting. :)

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  7. Hey wait a second. I know that it's called 30 days of photos, but for some reason it feels wrong to stop at day 30 when October has 31 days.


    Therefore, I propose one more day. Don't hate me.

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  8. I was thinking day 31 would be a day of outtakes for those of us who always take a million photos for every theme and then bitch and moan about having to narrow it down to just the one.

    Did you get a camera yet?

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  9. Ok, I can live with that. Outtakes on the scariest day of the year. How apropos.

    No, but I'm going browsing this week :)

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  10. I just left a comment on MikeWJ's blog that I'm going to take 30 pictures of myself slitting my wrists. But after reading this post, I've decided I''m going to use the sepia tone option for 29 of them. For day 27, however, I'm going to use the rainbow filter.

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  11. You know, if you get a Nikon it'll really put a strain on our friendship. ;)

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  12. What? What's the deal with Nikon?

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  13. Canon and Nikon are like oil and water, like Montague and Capulet, like cheese and anything edible.

    That said, if you go for a Nikon, I guess I would just have to accept it. ;)

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  14. I am TOTALLY all in! Yippppppeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  15. I just spent waaayyyy too much time over on MWJ's post reading his crazy post & the crazy thread. You, dear Ziva, have done an elegant job of presenting the 30 Days challenge with grace. I promise not to use sepia but I may toss in some daguerreotype on Day 27.

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  16. Pay no attention to Ziva. I'm been using a NIkon for years & Canon sucks.

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  17. I don't know if my dumb phone can handle the challenge. It can barely handle texting. Love your list.

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  18. Wait, Ziva says Nikon sucks and you say Canon sucks. I'm so confused...maybe I'll go with Minolta.

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  19. I certainly didn't say Nikon sucks. They both make amazing cameras, close enough in performance that you can't really say which is better. I don't know where Cheryl gets all her hostility, must be a Nikon thing. ;) But one thing is certain, once you choose, you can't go back. ;)

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  20. Yay!!! We're going to have so much fun! Again!!

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  21. Thank you, Cheryl! On day 27, anything goes. ;) Even birds.

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  22. Of course it can handle it! Just give it a shot, okay? ;)

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  23. Testing the limits of my dumb phone. I'll give it a shot. Maybe it's not as dumb as I think.

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  24. I think Day 27 BEGS to have a whole flock of birds drifting nowhere in a daguerreotype sky.

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  25. I feel no hostility towards Canons. Why I think they suck is embarrassing. It's the damn icons. I couldn't retain the memory of what they meant so every time I'd grab my camera I'd look down and be dismayed. :(

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  26. Ziva is right. Once you choose, you can't go back. Canons are great cameras but I couldn't keep the icons straight EVER. It was a nightmare every time I wanted to snap a quick photo. For some reason, Nikon's icons are more intuitive for me.


    As a side note, my boss has a Minolta and he loves it. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the big names. It's all a matter of preference, price, and functionality.

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  27. So, married life has rendered you at least temporarily insane I see...

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  28. I'm in - and making sure I add those sepia tones ....


    thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com

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  29. I am SO IN!

    Oh... and


    Kafkaesque In the manner of something written by Franz
    Kafka.
    Yea, I had to look it up. NOW it makes PERFECT sense! ;)

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  30. Yay, I'm so happy you're in! And if you have an idea for Kafkaesque, let me know, okay? ;)

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  31. Hah, sepia away, I can handle anything! ;) Welcome to 30 Days, we're so glad to have you join. :)

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  32. Hehe, yup! To tell you the truth, though, I don't think I was ever completely sane.. You're in, right?

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  33. I wanna play too! I'll totally suck at posting every day, let alone at 6am Mountain time, but I got way too jealous about your guys' thing last time. :)

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  34. Oh, that's awesome! The more the merrier! Welcome, have fun, don't hurt yourself. ;) And don't worry about posting that early, I doubt anyone will be awake to do any linking at that time, but my post will go up early nonetheless, so it's there when people wake up and want to play. :)

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  35. Oh! A whip is involved? I am so in!!! I'm off to start writing long essays, perfecting instagram and filling up my sepia trough.

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  36. okay hello i am in, thanks to meleah. my name is V

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  37. Question- are these supposed to be pictures we take ourselves or can they be pictures we find on the net? Or a combo of the two?

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  38. Hi Barb, you have to take all photos yourself, and they can't be too old either. But any photo you've taken since September 1st is okay. I hope you'll join us! :)

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  39. Welcome to the madness, V, I'm glad you've decided to join! :)

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  40. Ohh my, I can tell I'm going to have to use the whip a LOT with you. ;) Welcome to the dark side, you'll love it here, I promise.

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  41. Oh, yeah, I'm in. All in. Like a poker hand with 6 aces in. Did you say something about rules?

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  42. A poker hand with 6 aces? Something doesn't seem quite right here... Oh well, welcome to the crazy, you're going to fit right in! ;)

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  43. I'm in. I think. At least for the first day, or maybe even two. Then you can come after me with the whip.

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  44. Perfect! You'll love the first few days so much, you won't be able to stop. ;)

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  45. I am in!!!!!! Meleah convinced me I could do it :)

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  46. That's awesome, Monique! Welcome to the madness. Grab a camera, shoot away and link up in the individual posts. And try to have fun! ;)

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