I need ideas for a .... [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 07:26

I am working with a sponsor on another possible great event here at RFF and I need ideas. Last time we gave away a complete Bessa package to a winner of an essay contest. This time the prize COULD BE even more enticing and I am looking for a better way of choosing a winner for the next possible contest.

This is stillin the works and no decision has been made. However, I am looking for idea'z

JT

FrankS

01-10-2006, 07:31

How about a photo/print ad for the item, that the sponsor can use on their website. The sponsor can choose which one they want to use.

FrankS

01-10-2006, 07:32

How about a Haiku poem about RF photography?
Haiku poems are short but can convey deep emotion.

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 07:49

keep them coming.

lubitel

01-10-2006, 08:14

May be a Photo and a very short story to that photo combination? I think that would be interesting.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 08:14

Cage match. Two falls out of three. Submission/sleeper holds allowed, no eye-gouging.

Best Regards,

Bill "The Punishment" Mattocks

kmack

01-10-2006, 08:15

Hey:)

Given that the last competition was word heavy, I think a visual slant would be refreshing. How about you and the sponsor setting a theme, and us submitting a photograph, taken with an RF of course. The sponsor picks the one (s)he likes the best and hey presto, someone gets some new kit. :cool:

ManGo
Not just an RF, a Cheap RF.
I know that it is the photographer and not the equipment but someone who can muster up some Leica or Zeiss glass has an advantage over some of us poor slobs who only have a J8 at our disposal.

That said, someone like Todd or GeneW could use a disposable Kodak and wipe the floor with me even if you gave me a new ZI and box full of good glass.

Who wants to give me a new ZI and watch someone truly embarrass me? really I would not mind! :D

FrankS

01-10-2006, 08:20

If the sponsor is a Zeiss retailer and the prize is a ______(how nice would THAT be!) how about the sponsor chooses the phto they like best (perhaps on a stated theme) taken with an old Zeiss camera product.

VinceC

01-10-2006, 08:22

>>May be a Photo and a very short story to that photo combination? I think that would be interesting.<<

A good idea. Perhaps a photograph or photo essay (no more than, say, five images -- more than five are disquallified) with accompanying text explaining why the images are important and why they were taken with a rangefinder.

>>I know that it is the photographer and not the equipment but someone who can muster up some Leica or Zeiss glass has an advantage over some of us poor slobs who only have a J8 at our disposal.<<

I disagree. The image always ALWAYS transcends the equipment or technique. Sometimes a lack of clinical sharpness can be an important element of the image. Does anyone care that Eddie Adams' fingerprint is clearly visible in the sky of his picture of the Vietnamese police chief shooting the insurgent in the head?

FrankS

01-10-2006, 08:22

I do think that this time the competition should ceter on an image/s rather than words like last time, since we are photogrpahers, not (usually) writers. It would certainly make choosing easer/faster than reading essays!

Either that or what Bill said.

FrankS

01-10-2006, 08:25

Just an idea. I didn't say it was a good one. :)

dcsang

01-10-2006, 08:30

I like Franks first idea - a photo ad for a particular product that the sponsor wants to sell - of course this could be a problem being that everyone who wanted to enter would either have to HAVE the item already or have it delivered to them to borrow to create the ad.

I think something photo oriented (and by that I mean, photos with minimal words) is the way to go.

Dave

wilt

01-10-2006, 08:35

I agree with what Frank and Manolo said. Pictures instead of words. Better for all us RFF-ers that don't have English as a first language.

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 08:47

Sounds good. but, I need other idea'z as well. not just photos or essays. You name it i want to see what we can come up with. Dont get me wrong, I like photos as well.

back alley

01-10-2006, 08:50

i suggest an old fashioned photo contest, with several categories/topics, both colour & b&w versions and first, second and third place 'winners'.

simple & elegant...

VinceC

01-10-2006, 08:51

Guess the correct release date of the Digital M. Winner gets a Zeiss t-shirt.

FrankS

01-10-2006, 08:52

Not words or photos? A creative dance? :)

dcsang

01-10-2006, 09:04

Ok... so.. not pictures or not words huh..

Ok.. I got one..

SCAVENGER HUNT :)

Dave

robert blu

01-10-2006, 09:08

Just an idea : choice an attribute which can be related the sponsor (like freshness or reliability or multifunctional or...) and fix it as subject of the photo. Sometimes to exprimes an idea instead of taking a photo of an object can be more creative.
Allow to submit 3 photo,one of which (choicen by the jury) will be evaluated and judged.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:11

Not words or photos? A creative dance? :)

Nude Jello Twister. Right hand, red. Left foot, blue.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

GeneW

01-10-2006, 09:13

A good idea. Perhaps a photograph or photo essay (no more than, say, five images -- more than five are disquallified) with accompanying text explaining why the images are important and why they were taken with a rangefinder.

Blending this idea with Frank's suggestion of photos only, how about a photo essay of five related photos on a theme, no text. Say, 'my town/city' or something like that?

Gene

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 09:16

Hmm...no pictures and/or no words. Hmmm.

RFF's funniest home videos!

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 09:18

OK, seriously...perhaps *perhaps* a self-portrait? With a rangefinder, B&W film (either silver-based or C-41), and with a focal length between 35mm and 90mm, to keep it "fair".

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 09:21

I didnt say no pictures or words. I just want to see what else can be presented.

dcsang

01-10-2006, 09:23

I still say.. Scavenger Hunt or a "photo rally" (if you want to have it photo related).

The Scavenger Hunt can have everyone participate and is not based on someone else "judging" any photography - it's pretty much "you got the stuff you were asked to get" or "you don't"

Dave

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:27

Something involving firearms, violence, or drinking. Just like real life.

lubitel

01-10-2006, 09:29

How about an online chess championship?

squeaky_clean

01-10-2006, 09:31

How about the prize goes to whoever can come up with the most complelling piece of "art" made out of broken old rangefinders? :)

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:32

Whomever can toss a Leica the farthest. Or a Canon P. Joe has some extras, as I recall.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:34

How about an online chess championship?

While singing "One Night in Bangkok" and sitting nude in a tub of Jello.

That would be fun.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

squeaky_clean

01-10-2006, 09:35

Chess? Sure. Nude in Jello...? I dunno... What color would the Jello be?

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:37

Chess? Sure. Nude in Jello...? I dunno... What color would the Jello be?

Lime, of course. That's the only proper color of Jello.

Besides, it is made of the same stuff as our beloved film base - animal bones.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 09:39

"One Night in Bangkok"? I think "Rock the Casbah" is more catchy.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:40

"One Night in Bangkok"? I think "Rock the Casbah" is more catchy.

Yeah, but "One Night, etc" is from the musical "Chess." See the tie-in? I'm amazing, I am.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

back alley

01-10-2006, 09:42

Whomever can toss a Leica the farthest. Or a Canon P. Joe has some extras, as I recall.

joe, gasping and clutching his chest SUFFERS his second heart attack...;)

Bryan Lee

01-10-2006, 09:42

Blending this idea with Frank's suggestion of photos only, how about a photo essay of five related photos on a theme, no text. Say, 'my town/city' or something like that?

Gene

I like the five photo essay Idea. Maybe you could limet it to online photos and have members vote. Another Idea might be that everytime you post a new picture in the Gallery you get one lottery ticket for the item to be given away.

squeaky_clean

01-10-2006, 09:42

Besides, it is made of the same stuff as our beloved film base - animal bones.

This is true... How about incorporating Jello and film...? Interpretive, edible art?

:rolleyes:

back alley

01-10-2006, 09:42

While singing "One Night in Bangkok" and sitting nude in a tub of Jello.

That would be fun.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

that's kinda old hat eh?

dcsang

01-10-2006, 09:44

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 09:45

Yeah, but "One Night, etc" is from the musical "Chess." See the tie-in? I'm amazing, I am.
Iiiii see. Outside of "My Fair Lady" and "Grease" (thanks, mom) I know nothing about musicals. I can't tell ... oh! wait! I can! Springtime for... I guess I know something about musicals . Dang.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:47

that's kinda old hat eh?

True, it has been done to death. Hmm, good point.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:49

Bill scores one point for naming "One Night In Bangkok" as being from the musical "Chess".

Bill loses a million points for naming a musical by the same guys who were in ABBA and created "Mama Mia".. *shudder*

Dave

Man, ABBA Rulez! Anyone who doesn't cry when they hear "Can you hear the guns, Fernando?" should be kicked in the snarglies and left by the side of the road. Of course, that's just my opinion, I'm not a medical doctor.

Best Regards,

Bill "ABBA LOVER" Mattocks

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 09:49

I am liking a photo related onlinne scavenger hunt. :)

bmattock

01-10-2006, 09:52

I am liking a photo related onlinne scavenger hunt. :)

Fine, if you're going to be all sensible and stuff.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 09:57

I have been giving you guys clues already and not a one has picked up on it. Man, I may need to recruit some new members to the site soon

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 09:59

Online scavanger hunt? Hmm. Wouldn't that be more for an online-savvy audience? I can tell by a lot of the recent threads that using the Search funtion is not the forte of many fellow RF aficionados.

Why not keep it leveled?

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 10:00

You mean the mizpellyng iz on pwrpoze and not ellectronyc tranzfr errorz? ;)

back alley

01-10-2006, 10:03

i have no idea what you guys are talking about now.

Robin Harrison

01-10-2006, 10:06

If it is a photo-based competition, may I recommend a print submission policy and sponsor judgement? I think that will seperate the keen from the 'count-me-in's as it will take some effort to apply (rather than a few clicks). If it's an online-only submission then everybody will be tempted to enter, and the judgement process will be lengthened and made more tedious (not that looking at a single RFF member photo is tedious!).

As for other suggestions:

How about a design competition? I'm guessing that the prize here is going to be a current RF camera? If so, how about the task is to design the next model? The design with the most realistic and useful features wins the prize! Submission in the form of a proposal document and basic diagrams where needed.

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 10:07

i have no idea what you guys are talking about now.
Me too; I fold. I need to get some sugar.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 10:09

stillin
idea'z
idea'z
onlinne

LLZZNN?

Zeiss/Nikon L-Mount?

Yeah, that's it.

I'm good. Gimme stuff.

SolaresLarrave

01-10-2006, 10:11

I hope Jorge hasn't fainted yet.

Bill... your suggestions are fun!

How about opening a special thread? The one with the most posts wins! ;)

bmattock

01-10-2006, 10:19

I hope Jorge hasn't fainted yet.

Bill... your suggestions are fun!

How about opening a special thread? The one with the most posts wins! ;)

How about the person with the lowest membership number wins? Hehehehe.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
#6

dcsang

01-10-2006, 10:21

Ugh.. by scavenger hunt I meant that someone would post (i.e Jorge) a list of what is required . We would then have to go out and shoot those items. Pretty simple if ya ask me :)

But now that Jorge has started speaking in tongues, I'm thinking that I'm way off track here.

I may take Bill's suggestion and go see "Mama Mia" to clear my head.

Dave

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 10:23

I got it: the "sharpest" lens photo-essay: a creative photograph of your favorite "sharpest" lens cutting through something. It's just that simple!

Call now and you'll get not one but *two* Defubillobalastic Numbatoobalators(TM)!

rbiemer

01-10-2006, 10:24

Something involving firearms, violence, or drinking. Just like real life.
What do ya mean "OR drinking"? IMHO that "OR" should be "AND". :D

How about stacking things on top of other things?
Rob

back alley

01-10-2006, 10:33

maybe a vote for your favourite...moderator...?

i'd like to thank the academy...:)

einolu

01-10-2006, 10:35

has anybody seen that monty python skit titled "olympic hide and go seek"?

yeah, something like that ;).

but honestly, I like the photo essay idea.

bmattock

01-10-2006, 10:37

Call now and you'll get not one but *two* Defubillobalastic Numbatoobalators(TM)!

Eh, I've already got a half-dozen of those. Now, if it was the new turbo model...

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

bmattock

01-10-2006, 10:39

What do ya mean "OR drinking"? IMHO that "OR" should be "AND". :D

Beg pardon!

How about stacking things on top of other things?

Funny walks? Getting hit on the head lessons? Arguments?

Best Regards,

Bill Spam Spam Spam Spam Mattocks

FrankS

01-10-2006, 10:49

Jorge, I just thought you were a poor speller! :)

XAos

01-10-2006, 10:53

Hmm hide and seek could be problematic. And the winner is..... nowhere to be found.

I like the photo scavenger hunt too. But I live out in the middle of dullsville. So if the list is a photo of a subway train, or a submarine I'd have a very long way to travel. Would it be best to reveal the list one subject at a time or just give the whole list at the beginning?

rover

01-10-2006, 11:05

shutterflower

01-10-2006, 11:56

FrankS' ideas are good ones. The photo ad would be the most attractive for sponsors, probably, but the Haiku poem is a unique idea with its own value.

I would say, photo ad of a camera . . . . but that would be very difficult for those without the camera in hand or for rent. That is the only drawback.

ideas for products? Kinda weak, maybe, but it could be very not weak.

How about a shot that really captures the essence of rangefinder cameras/photography?

shutterflower

01-10-2006, 11:57

How about a written ad for a current or future product? Like the Digital M?

MP Guy

01-10-2006, 19:27

thats it? Boy ....

rbiemer

01-10-2006, 19:37

thats it? Boy ....
OK, the whole "I need an idea" thing is a red herring and this thread is the contest? And the prize is...a Zeiss Ikon and all the lenses.
Very clever Jorge!
I'll PM you my snail mail addy soon... :rolleyes:
Closer?
Rob

wlewisiii

01-10-2006, 19:44

I'll admit that after going through all of this the idea of the short photoessay is the most appealing - and the most difficult to do and to judge. Telling some kind of story, effectivly, in, for example 5 images is going to be challenging. Judging same is going to be even more challenging, I'd think.

Still, that's the one I'd like to give a try at. Heck, I think I will even if this isn't the contest topic.

William

SolaresLarrave

01-10-2006, 19:48

The one who can take pictures standing upside down shooting without a meter on a cloudy day, while paddling a leaky boat up the proverbial s**t creek wins! :)

How's that for a contest? ;)

Gabriel M.A.

01-10-2006, 19:48

thats it? Boy ....
Playing chess naked on Jell-O and shooting guns while drunk wasn't enough? Tough crowd. :eek: I take it you didn't like my photo-essay idea either? :mad:

OK...so...ummm....let's see...

Ah! The first to name their baby RangeFinderForum.... nah. Some casino on ePrey does that already.

OK, how about a picture of the contestant wearing nothing but his/her rangefinder?

Or, um, submit your best rangefinder vs. SLR user joke ("How many SLR shooters does it take to take a picture of someone screwing in a lightbulb?")

Ok ok ok, how about: a poem that spells the vendor's name with the first letter of each verse? It has to rhyme.

Otherwise, I give up. I'll go and hum "Rock the Casbah"...

Stephanie Brim

01-10-2006, 19:50

Photo striptease?

Oh, wait...family oriented...think family oriented...

dcsang

01-10-2006, 19:55

Photo striptease?

Oh, wait...family oriented...think family oriented...

hehehe.. good to see you back (and hopefully front) Stephanie ;)

Cheers
Dave

rbiemer

01-10-2006, 20:02

There is a cool camera named Zeiss
who's look is exceedingly nice.
The price is too dear
I can't buy the gear
Unless I go cheat at dice.
Rob

bmattock

01-10-2006, 20:17

There is a cool camera named Zeiss
who's look is exceedingly nice.
The price is too dear
I can't buy the gear
Unless I go cheat at dice.
Rob

As a poet, you're a wonderful photographer.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

bmattock

01-10-2006, 20:18

Photo striptease?

Oh, wait...family oriented...think family oriented...

Well, I'd lose that one. I drop trou, and ever buddy but my wife would be screaming and running away. But I have no shame...so...

Best Regards,

Bill "El Buffo" Mattocks

PS: On RFF, nobody can hear you scream...

rbiemer

01-10-2006, 20:27

As a poet, you're a wonderful photographer.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
Why, thank you!
I really only have two skills: cooking(I'm a chef) and photography is not the other one...(hey, where is the "rimshot" smilie?)
I don't do very well with clean limericks:
There is a guy from Nantucket
Who carries his gear in a bucket
I've tried to clean up this verse
but it only got worse
All I can say is , oh f-
Rob

akptc

01-10-2006, 22:44

Doug

01-11-2006, 00:41

What's the point of the contest? Where's the advantage for the sponsor in giving away valuable $tuff?

pvdhaar

01-11-2006, 00:58

Idea:
Sponsor hides winning web page on their site, without referring links..
First one to guess the web page name correctly collects price..
Gets some traffic to the sponsors' site as well..

rover

01-11-2006, 02:42

Photo striptease?

Oh, wait...family oriented...think family oriented...

After one post Stephanie's blog drew a record number of hits overnight.

Hi Steph

rover

01-11-2006, 02:46

Funniest discussion I've seen in a long time:) But really, is the idea somehow related to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon) ? Help me, I am new here.

We are just excited because Jorge has arranged with one of our sponsors to award a member with a brandy spanking new Zeiss Ikon camera, a complete set of ZM lenses, the fancy presentation box and case they have for it, and a life time supply of film (that is the life of film assuming we out live it).

Jorge is such a great guy. Too bad this wasn't a BMW forum.

Brian Sweeney

01-11-2006, 02:58

Well, I guess suggesting that the RFF member who contributes the Most Time doing Community Service and Other Good Deeds that would make a Boy/Girl Scout proud is wasted on this bunch!

Stephanie had a good idea. Think how many RFF'rs can threaten to do one if the prize is not handed to them.

ChrisN

01-11-2006, 03:24

OK, we need something that everybody can participate in with an equal chance of doing well, we need to be inclusive and reach out to all members. Hmmm.

I know! How about the best photo of my neighbour's cat, taken on a Tuesday afternoon, with a rangefinder?

jmilkins

01-11-2006, 03:32

SolaresLarrave

01-11-2006, 04:40

Well, I guess suggesting that the RFF member who contributes the Most Time doing Community Service and Other Good Deeds that would make a Boy/Girl Scout proud is wasted on this bunch!

I agree... we spend too much time hanging out here to do any good deeds (other than steering friends towards the right gear and feeding each other's GAS attacks).

That's it! The coolest marketing acronyms! :angel:

Gabriel M.A.

01-11-2006, 10:14

After one post Stephanie's blog drew a record number of hits overnight.
Yeah, who says it's a man's world, eh?

cp_ste.croix

01-11-2006, 10:54

hmm....

i think a bench-pressing competition or something simmilar would suit me best, however, I'm also willing to merely award the prize to the second place winner of the last contest ;)

If it is photo related, i think steps should be taken to discount, as much as possible, the effects of cheap gear and no scanner. With that in mind, a photo-essay, with accompanying text based on some theme amenable to a sponsor would be cool. Maybe a focus on the letter Z or something...

kmack

01-11-2006, 11:25

Hum, Rangefinder photo safari, a short documentary style photo essay about shooting <insert choice here>. Emphasis on equipment choice, shooting technique, and subject acquisition. Points given for originality and appropriate use of equipment and finally subject photos.

Example:
1. "stalking the wild carrot -- Close focus, fine grain film, follow that rabbit".
2. "10 speed bikes on the subway -- fast lens, small camera, subway exits near the park".

bmattock

01-11-2006, 11:33

Yeah, who says it's a man's world, eh?

Any woman who ever tried to write her name in the snow.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

bmattock

01-11-2006, 11:36

Maybe a focus on the letter Z or something...

Don't you guys call it the letter zed?

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

dcsang

01-11-2006, 11:38

Yeah, who says it's a man's world, eh?

The GodFather of Soul says so.. that's who :D

Funkafied,
Dave

cp_ste.croix

01-11-2006, 11:49

Don't you guys call it the letter zed?

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

you know I almost put that in parenthases for my southern neighbours :)

though zed zed top just doesn't sound right.

taffer

01-11-2006, 11:59

Easy, the member who can keep him/herself free of GAS for 6 months wins.

I guess that would make the contest desert :D

Gabriel M.A.

01-11-2006, 12:29

Easy, the member who can keep him/herself free of GAS for 6 months wins.
Master of Your Domain Contest, eh? I *could* use the money...

rover

01-11-2006, 12:33

Originally Posted by taffer
Easy, the member who can keep him/herself free of GAS for 6 months wins.

Originally Posted by gabrialma
Master of Your Domain Contest, eh? I *could* use the money...

Then we would all be winners.

taffer

01-11-2006, 12:36

I bet you an orange 40.5mm filter that we won't be able to stand off from getting something for 6 months.

Of course, it's not allowed to register with a new name and say hey, it wasn't me who bought that, was that taffer guy.

:p

Stephanie Brim

01-11-2006, 12:59

I did have some self portrait artsy nudes up at one time, you know. They aren't there now, but I *have* been pondering doing more...would that win me anything? I could use a new camera. :P

Todd.Hanz

01-11-2006, 13:07

I think it would be great to have a photoessay, like WNW, let the pictures
speak for themselves (3-5 pictures of a common subject). This is something we all could do since we all have this in common. I didn't participate in the last contest due to the fact I write like sh#t and I hate when spellcheck points out my mistakes :)

Todd