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Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:41 pm
by John C
Interesting thread! When I have more time I will read about this more thoroughly, however, as Jens said this is by no means a professional contest. It is more an amateur/for fun contest. I think the term close-up would probably be more appropriate to use in the future, but I too feel that being that specific in the rules may take the fun out of it for some.
Interesting discussion here!
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:54 pm
by daiv
Hey DaveW - this is indeed interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing the links too. That is very helpful.
Sure, we are not overly technical on the contests here - it is about fun, but nothing wrong with learning as we go either. You explain things in a very clear way and that is great.
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:20 pm
by peterb
I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:13 am
by daiv
We had something like that for the October "Halloween" contest once.
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:01 pm
by John C
peterb wrote:I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
Yes, we have had a contest similar to that idea before, but it has been a while. It may be something we could do in the 2014 contest year
Good idea!
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:12 pm
by Bruce
How about "skin"?
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:16 pm
by Tony
John C wrote:peterb wrote:I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
Yes, we have had a contest similar to that idea before, but it has been a while. It may be something we could do in the 2014 contest year
Good idea!
Good, this give us all ample time to do our very best to grow our very worst plant ever!
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:31 pm
by SnowFella
Could have a good headstart on all of you then, just have to head down to my local big box and grab one of the Epi cuttings they are selling. Parked in a dark corner indoors, new growth look more like Rhipsalis than Epi!
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:02 am
by daiv
Tony wrote:
Good, this give us all ample time to do our very best to grow our very worst plant ever!
I think that will happen one way or the other. The hard part is remembering to take a picture of it!
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:12 pm
by Jens
Even harder too look at it fighting back the nausea
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:42 pm
by Robb
why not have a contest about grafted cacti?
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:56 pm
by Aiko
Or the prettiest picture of a dead succulent... I like the skeletons of a Carnegiae, for instance.
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:18 am
by John C
Robb wrote:why not have a contest about grafted cacti?
That could be a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
Aiko wrote:Or the prettiest picture of a dead succulent... I like the skeletons of a Carnegiae, for instance.
That was the topic of a contest a couple years ago. We coud always do it again though
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:38 am
by Robb
a contest about Variegated cacti?
Re: Suggestions for new contests
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:02 pm
by sundanz
Hi Daiv, I just looked at all the Photos and they're just gorgeous! I have a suggestion if I may. How about photo categories like all yellow flowers or all red or all pink etc etc.
Or only showcasing spines? Most cacti are very beautiful when photographed from the top only,with no flowers, and you could make a seperate category for that. I would assume the voting would be easier and perhaps fairer?
Just a thought!
Karin