*** August Contest - Theme Suggestion Thread ***

[HappyCynic]

The July contest is done so it's time to start the next contest. I don't have a schedule finalized, as I have to make sure the monthly contest doesn't conflict with the Summer contest. The seasonal contests are typically done earlier in the month so my preliminary schedule is as follows:

Theme selection: now-8/4 (give or take a day) - a few days for the suggestions, a few days for the poll
Submissions: 8/16-8/22 (or when 30 entries are received)
Preliminaries: 8/24-8/27
Finals: 8/28-8/30

This should give you all almost 2 weeks between the theme announcement and submissions. Of course, some of that may be shooting for the Summer contest so it still may not be as much time as you'd like.

It's my first time hosting, so I plan on having open submissions instead of blind submissions. This will give me fewer things I can screw up (although I'm sure I'll make mistakes anyways).

For the theme, I'm looking for suggestions. I'll probably pick 7 or 8 of the suggestions posted, add 2 or 3 of my own, and post a poll. (If I can't think of any good ones to add, I'll go with 10 from the suggestions.)

So, what creative ideas for a theme do you have?

[HarveyDarkey]

1. Congrats on winning

& condolences on winning.
Now your work begins.

[Mz Pip]

2. Some ideas

Triangles

Metal

Purple

Parallel lines in nature.

[rdking647]

3. suggestions

the sky
hot (after all it is august)
sports
water

[Celebration]

8. Haven't we done water this year? n/t

[Mira]

9. Yup. Water was done not too long ago.

regnaDkciN won it, I came in second, and ran the contest for him because he was up for "Spring" or "Winter".

[Mira]

4. I'm OK with all of them so far except Sports, that one I would

have to sit out for the first time ever. LOL>

How about: A B/W favorite, any subject, old or new.
We have not done B/W exclusive to my knowledge in my almost 3 years here.

or: Roads, that one just popped into my mind.

[rdking647]

6. how about b/w sports

:)

[Mira]

7. :rofl: doesn't change anything. I have no photos of sports,

hard to believe, but I think that's right!
Maybe Mom swimming. Now there's a thought.

[alfredo]

12. Do a B&W portrait of the neighborhood trollop or lothario.

You can count on them to be good "sports."

[alfredo]

5. Dog days of Summer. Dogs not required.

[Mira]

10. We need Summer photos next week for the "Summer" seasonal. :) n/t

[alfredo]

11. Summer photos? I can do that.

[Mira]

13. Have we ever done one of just "Sunsets / Sunrises"

That would be a tricky one to vote on I bet.

[HappyCynic]

14. Nope

Sunset/sunrise has never been done.

[HappyCynic]

15. Keep the ideas coming!

Fantastic suggestions so far! Keep them coming!

[Behind the Aegis]

16. A few suggestions.

Mythology -- This might be difficult, but there are ways to do it.

A bird's eye view -- pics taken from a high vantage point (rooftops, planes, cherrypicker, tree, etc.)

States of the Union -- pics representing the photographer's take on his/her state (or any state). "State" means physical ones, such as Oklahoma, New York, Idaho, etc.

Not what it seems to be -- photos that are one thing, but appear to be something else or could be seen that way.

One of these things is not like the others -- disruption in patterns

Birds -- I think one is pretty easy to figure out. :)

A bug's life -- close ups of insects

If anything isn't clear, I can give a photo example.

Congrats on your win.

[Solly Mack]

17. Congrats!!

Metal
Bugs
In 3s (animal, vegetable, mineral..whatever...in a group of 3)
The ordinary photographed in unusual ways...turning everyday things into an interesting photo.
Black and White - anything...as long it is in BW.

[Earth_First]

18. I think I have time to play this month!

A few suggestions:

Over the Fence

Transportation

Elders (as in our chronological superiors...)

Kinetic Energy

just a few off the top of my head...

[DollyM]

19. dolls . . .

Okay, I am a little partial to that one!