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Newton
02-02-2003, 19:00
Team 341 ? Miss Daisy will be giving great PRIZES and custom PLAQUES to teams for our First Annual PHOTO CONTEST.




Each team may enter ONE photo in their choice of four categories:
1. Students/ Team members
2. On Field / Competition
3. Digitally enhanced
4. Spirit of FIRST


Rules
- Entries must be received by March 1.
- Photos should be entered as a digital file sent to: jnewtonhaine@mac.com
- Please include both team number and photo category in the subject line.
- Photos will be judged by a panel of Philadelphia area artists.
- Winning photos will be those that best meet the theme with the highest artistic quality.
- Awards will be given at the National Competition in Houston. Teams do not need to attend to win.
- Photos will be used by Team 341 for display at FIRST events only.

Jeremy_Mc
02-02-2003, 19:34
Sounds like fun...

Do you prefer color or b and w shots? Or is that our choice as part of the artistic niche of the competition?

*jeremy

evulish
02-02-2003, 22:25
Does picture quality matter? Basically because my digital camera sucks and I don't feel like putting film in my Minolta SLR :) (Although I guess I could whip out the Nikon 880...buah...might be better than my 1.3Mp Olympus D-370...hee)

Joe Matt
02-02-2003, 22:37
Good idea. I'll see what I can do.

evulish
02-02-2003, 23:03
Maybe it's time to clean up the dark room in the basement. I think there's still the right stuff to do it. I'm pretty sure our enlarger works... *shrug* It's buried under computer junk :)

Newton
03-02-2003, 06:11
While I won't be one of the judges, I don't feel this contest can only be won by the person with the best camera or darkroom...Sometimes the best picture is just being lucky enough to have a camera with you at the right time.

Good luck to all...

The prize? WELL worth it!

evulish
03-02-2003, 15:41
Is this the prize:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NKXS/qid=1044304873/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/102-0045596-8245723
:)

OneAngryDaisy
03-02-2003, 21:00
Originally posted by evulish
Is this the prize:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NKXS/qid=1044304873/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/102-0045596-8245723
:)

That's only the second-place prize..

Got you drooling now, eh?










(extreme sarcasm included in the content of this post)

Yan Wang
03-02-2003, 21:20
Originally posted by Newton
Each team may enter ONE photo in their choice of four categories:
1. Students/ Team members
2. On Field / Competition
3. Digitally enhanced
4. Spirit of FIRST

I think a 5th category should be added for 'The Robot and or Parts' ... this is a pretty big part of FIRST :) but doesn't seem to fit under any of the other categories.

srjjs
03-02-2003, 23:41
Originally posted by evulish
Is this the prize:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NKXS/qid=1044304873/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/102-0045596-8245723
:)
:eek:That thing costs more than the robot!
I can't imagine a team giving away even 1 of those!

purplehaze357
04-02-2003, 00:41
Originally posted by srjjs
:eek:That thing costs more than the robot!
I can't imagine a team giving away even 1 of those!

*sigh*....my team has 2 of those at our diposal and we also have 3 GL1's..... :D :p

wwrye
04-02-2003, 01:11
*sigh*....my team has 2 of those at our diposal and we also have 3 GL1's.....
Could we have one...please?

evulish
04-02-2003, 15:52
Originally posted by purplehaze357
*sigh*....my team has 2 of those at our diposal and we also have 3 GL1's..... :D :p

Only two? Ohh...we give them away to every team member. Sheesh...you lowly under-funded teams :D

Newton
04-02-2003, 18:01
The intention of this contest is to focus on the artistic skills of the students of first. Team member pictures can be taken during construction or competition, perhaps on one of your trips. The competition shot could really cover things on the field, or an action shot of your drivers. The "spirit of FIRST" shot can represent anything that is an important part of your program.
Get creative and any pictures you want to enter (a close up of a well engineered part?) can find a category to fit in.
The judges are looking forward to your entries.

illumanat'i
04-02-2003, 20:31
while your at it post pictures in the gallery, i want to see bots

mooveitrobot420
05-02-2003, 10:18
Originally posted by wwrye
Could we have one...please?

You should just buy one... only 5000 dollars:ahh: :ahh: :ahh:

THATS KRAZY!!:yikes:

Newton
05-02-2003, 19:54
The first entry was just submitted!

Team 61 is in the lead!

ChewyMasterFlex
05-02-2003, 23:08
Are drawings permitted? This contest is to show/compete the artistic talents of FIRST, right?

Jon Lawton
06-02-2003, 02:13
Must the picture be from this season?

Are you sure I can only submit *ONE* picture?

Not one for each category?

Please? ;)

Newton
06-02-2003, 06:32
Chewy.... good idea for another contest, but this one is for photos. It would be too difficult to judge with varying media.

Jon... Thanks, you broke the tie! I said we should allow four entries per team.... someone else said I was asking for trouble (800+ teams multiplied by four pictures coming into my e-mail...). All you had to say was PLEASE... and anyway.... Trouble's my other middle name!

TEAMS MAY ENTER ONE PHOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES

-Newton

Newton
06-02-2003, 06:35
TEAMS MAY ENTER ONE PHOTO FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES

yes, a total of four
PLEASE, send them as separate e-mails, this will help with sorting.

jnewtonhaine@mac.com

subject: Team xxx spirit of FIRST

Newton
07-02-2003, 09:57
As more of the photos are coming in, a web page will be put together for some previews.

Keep 'em coming!

-Newton

Newton
13-02-2003, 11:35
thanks to everyone for the pictures,
Keep sending them!

Full collections of the entries will be available shortly.

-Newton

Tytus Gerrish
25-02-2003, 13:05
This is what we do to people who work on the robot!!



(Disclaimer: no not Realy)

Gadget470
25-02-2003, 14:37
Submit the photo's via email. Not as attachments here. Follow the rules as stated in the original post. Thanks.

Pin Man
25-02-2003, 16:14
nice. I'll get a nice picture.

Spikey
25-02-2003, 17:30
I've submitted one of our teams photos of a goal floating in air, it can be seen in the off season threads under brunswick eruption. The photos have been touched up the ones in the forms were messed up.
Hope you like my photo!

Suike
25-02-2003, 21:07
Hey I've got a Canon XL1... not an XL1S but it's an XL1 MUAHAHHAHAHA!!! Check out some of my photos and stuff at www.geocities.com/suike5 , granted they have nothing to do with FIRST but they're pretty neat... can't post robo pics cuz it's a secret... shhhh

andy
25-02-2003, 21:25
bwahhaa we just got 5 GL2s!!!

Newton
28-02-2003, 18:12
The robots are shipped, chairman's entries submitted, and the regionals are soon....

time to re-FOCUS (intense laughter at my own dumb puns) on the photo contest.

A good number of pictures HAVE been submitted, but I want more!

Team 341 will allow one more week to get your pictures in.

good luck!

uberchris
28-02-2003, 23:03
here is one big artistic picture


http://mcca.madison.k12.al.us/~clind15/images/super.jpg
http://www.firstubergeeks.com/