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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Birna Rørslett on June 08, 2025, 12:33:46
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The basic rules are all set out here:
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11232.0
Just let me stress that only NG members(incl. supporters) can participate.
If you want to try your luck, here is how:
1. Select a photo, taken with a camera in the period 10 June, 2015 until present
2. Pixel size should be maximum 2000 pix on the longest axis
3. File size should be 2MB or less.
4. Give the file a random name not including your name, camera, or similar information.
5. Send an email with the file attached to NG10Years@nikongear.net
6. Use your screen name ('nick') in the mail header.
Photos can be submitted from June 10th 00:01 CET until June 20th, 2025 23:59 CET.
I will upload the contributions and set up the voting poll immediately thereafter.
NB: Any message sent to the given e-mail address not within the competition time window, or not titled with your screen name, will be deleted.
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The window for submitting your entry to the competition opens at midnight!! and will be closed at midnight 20th June.
All entries will be shown anonymously numbered from #1 upwards. Do attach your screen name to the submission e-mail to allow the Admins to track the entries.
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Not a single submission so far? The trickle of entries has commenced - hooray
Do note that NO images will be posted and NO voting is possible until the submission period is elapsed.
This avoids any pre-selection bias .... I can see the entries, but since I neither can participate nor vote, that doesn't count !!
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The winner will get the "WINNER" badge instead of the usual golden 1 or 2 squares.
There will be a minimum of 1 year free subscription.
If we get 10-49 entries: 2 years free subscription
>49 entries: 5 years
Thus, come on gals & guys. We know all of you have pictorial gems hidden away. Now is time to show it off.
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To answer a question: can submitted images be changed before voting opens?
Yes, just send in another image file. We will keep the latest submission by default.
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Another question and answer: Should EXIF data be deleted?
If you fear people are going to examine EXIF and your name is there, by all means delete EXIF. Not mandatory, though. Most viewers will look at the displayed image.
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Just three - 3 - more days left for submitting your photo to NG10years@nikongear.net.
Do remember to use your NG screen name in the mail header.
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Just two - 2 - more days left for submitting your photo to NG10years@nikongear.net.
Do remember to use your NG screen name in the mail header. Any member can participate.
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Just to remind that June 20th is coming up fast and that will be the last opportunity to submit a photo for the NG 10 Years Competition!!
I do hope for a flood of fresh entries tomorrow. Any NG member can participate. No need to be a NG Supporter!
To show NG is a truly international community. i have extended the final deadline to 20 June UTC-12. Meaning we Europeans will see the date as 21 June. However the computers should know the basic fact that this is Midnight local time on the eastern side of the International Date Line.. Have to trust the digital wizards, supposedly.
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Time remaining for submitting your entry to the competition is running out -where is everyone these days?
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Time remaining for submitting your entry to the competition is running out -where is everyone these days?
89 supporters, 19 entries
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I would have expected more, yes. And we have a high number of non-supporters as well. Every one of these were invited to submit, but most didn't avail themselves of the opportunity.
Recall *any* NG member can vote.
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89 supporters, 19 entries
It seems that the 2500 members incl. the supporters do not find that exciting, that theme.
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Thank you Birna for this opportunity to reflect upon the last 10years images. It has proven very difficult to choose. I have asked help from friends old and new so this contest have put in motion contact with quite a few people. Thanks
Yes it feels like rather a low number of entries, I wonder if it has been taken seriously to the point of doubt. I've been there
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Karl Mera: this competition didn't have a common theme.
The low attendance might reflect the general stagnation we encounter everywhere these days. Everyone retreats into their own bubble or echo chamber.
Oh well.
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The low attendance might reflect the general stagnation we encounter everywhere these days. Everyone retreats into their own bubble or echo chamber.
I think that is your assumption and interpretation, the 2500 non participants would know the answer and the reason, would be interesting.
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If they don't contribute, how will we ever know?
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If they don't contribute, how will we ever know?
Now, it seems like a clear rejection
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We cannot force anyone to like or dislike or contribute or stay away from our web site.
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I don't see the low number of entries as a "rejection" because the content of the photographs was left wide-open to any type of image.
It was much more likely to have been a case of either indecision in choosing an image; shyness in showing ones work or, much more likely, sheer procrastination? People probably did intend to submit an entry but time suddenly ran out on them?
Let's just enjoy the quality and the wide variety of the photographs that were submitted.
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We might arrange an annual competition?
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We might arrange an annual competition?
In the first beginning of Nikongear with Dallas still on board, 2005 iirc, we had a weekly anonymous competition. The price was to choose the topic for next week.
Later, here in Nikongear 2.0, I set up an editing contest. One posts a RAW file, everyone has one week to interpret it with their tools
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Weekly competition is too frequent. That would likely be just a segment of our 'monthly blog'.
I'll think a bit more of having a monthly, or quarterly, competition. Members must show some interest in making this happening.
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Weekly competition is too frequent. That would likely be just a segment of our 'monthly blog'.
I'll think a bit more of having a monthly, or quarterly, competition. Members must show some interest in making this happening.
I'll happily endorse any of the proposals. I'm incline to the yearly competition. Selecting a single image puts things into perspective.
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If members didn't submit photos to the NG10Years event, they should at least cast the necessary votes!! Without disclosing any details, there now is a true dog fight to get into the leading position. Every vote will count.
Otherwise if NG members can't be bothered to cast votes, the idea of new competitions is moot.
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I'm sorry, girls and guys, that I don't think your wet dreams are feasible. 90 paying and 50 active participants are supposed to regularly rate insects against flowers?
That's pointless.
Let's revive annual NG meetings. I've already offered and am still committed to organizing something. It was the forum's strength and is still a unique selling point.
Let's vote once a year on the 10 best pictures in the forum and donate these rights, along with a financial donation from the participants, to an organization in the humanities sector. That means anyone who wants to participate donates a certain amount and can be selected. Details are to be discussed. This would also generate traffic on NG.
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Not a bad idea, Thomas (annual 10). That can be investigated further.
I'd love to revive the NG meeting tradition. Covid put a halt on the activity and later apparently the urge to meet fellow photographers has waned? what does work is members meeting up when they visit another country, like some of us met say Akira in Tokyo, Danes in Copenhagen, or the Dutchies in Netherlands. That practice is wonderful and should be applauded. Just contact members in the region beforehand and learn what can be achieved.
Zoom meetings can easily be arranged on a regular basis if the NG community has any interest in meeting up in that manner. We had a short pilot attempt of this.
I visit Paco annually in Spain. Frank F will visit me this summer, and I am always open to other suggestions. A pity I now am banned from visiting the US, though. Likewise there are even a few European countries becoming unsafe for travel.
Don't worry about NG traffic. The number of hits to the web site has increased tremendously and is still rising.
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Re the actual voting: nothing is yet decided regarding the fight for the top position. Thus, please look through the entries and cast your vote, if you haven't done so already. Only registered NG members (incl. supporters) can see the poll and thus vote.
The final votes will only be visible after the voting closes.
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Just discover this upon my return: good idea, but too short notice, and too short submission window.
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Just discover this upon my return: good idea, but too short notice, and too short submission window.
By coincidence, i was in a similar position.
Other calls on my time prevented me visiting NG until almost the closing date.
But some interesting suggestions are coming up now, so on the whole Birna its been useful
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Hard to avoid hiccups in planning when everyone is busy occupied elsewhere -- including myself :) I'm just glad to get the competition going despite being pressed for time among other activities.
There may be more such events later. The NG community response is crucial in underpinning any conclusion we'll reach to that end.
Meanwhile, meander over to the voting thread and cast your votes, if you haven't already done so.
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11243.0
Open until June 30th, for all NG members and supporters. The voting poll also provides a little spin-off surprise, to be disclosed later.
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The voting seems to be fizzling out -- lukewarm response is a bit disappointing :( However, there is an entry going into the pole position now.
If no more votes are received during the next days, I'll close the poll Saturday night (28th June, at 22:00 CET).
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By coincidence, i was in a similar position.
Other calls on my time prevented me visiting NG until almost the closing date.
Same situation for me, coming back today to discover the existence of the competition. I voted.