Welcome to Octoberfest 2019!
The actual shooting won't start until next Tuesday (I apologize for the short lead time.) This is the time to declare your participation (if you haven't already) and prepare to do some shooting next month.
Here are to proposed rules, note the divergence from the normal rules:
Octoberfest Rules, 2019
- Shooting to be done with prime lens(es) (fixed focal length). Declare your chosen lens(es) in this thread. Your choice(s) will be listed in the 'contents' list.
- Maximum of 31 images for the month in each participant's thread. (We will have a bucket thread for overflow images.)
- Each participant is to start their own thread in order to share their work, titled in the following format:
2019 Octoberfest – Name - Level of Participation – Lens(es) – date of last update (optional information)
Example: 2019 Octoberfest – Chris101 – Player - 6mm f/2.8 Nikkor & 1600mm f/5.6 Leica – Oct. 01 (shot on expired Gold 400 film, with radioactive lens, cross processed in caffenol-C)
Please make sure your thread is open by September 30, and modify your thread title every time you add a picture.
- Level of participation:
* Hardcore: 1 prime only for the month, posting every day. Make sure to only post photos from your declared gear in the Octoberfest threads.
* Player: 2 or 3 primes for the month, posting as often as possible, try for every other day. Make sure to only post photos from your declared gear in the Octoberfest threads.
* Poser: Any prime lens, post whenever you like, but comment as often as possible (every day preferred!)
- Posting goal is one photo a day (hey, this is supposed to be a challenge after all.) Life can get in the way, so if you miss some posts that's fine, but please try to post photos for the majority of the month. If you are out of town, your computer breaks or you do not have internet access for a few days, etc... you may post missed photos once you return/ regain access – just make sure each day's photos are posted within your thread, in separate posts clearly labeled for the missed day(s). There is no need to obtain prior permission to miss days.
- Comments from all participants on other participants' photos are appreciated. If a participant wishes to receive critique (either overtly, or by displaying the 'critique' label), and you choose to offer critique, please do so in a polite and helpful manner. If in doubt, leave it out. That said, if you are going to say something about another photographer's work, doing so is called critique. Wouldn't you prefer that your comments are interesting, especially to the Original Poster? Make them meaningful, and your 'critique' will be appreciated
- Have fun and enjoy the company.
This is the crux of the meme. Nikon Cafe is all about the cameraderie, so let's enjoy each other's company in a shooting and editing intensive environment for a month.
A list of participants (this may be edited as needed):
Name - level - lens(es)
kilofoxtrot - hardcore - 85mm f/1.4 D -
Oct 1 Host
Chris101 - poser - Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 D, and 35mm f/2
Cohost
Palouse - hardcore - Nikkor AFS 50mm f/1.8G
LyndeeLoo - poser - Olympus 25mm f/1.7
Gordo - player - 31/1.8, 43/1.9, 77/1.8
NEF Said - hardcore - AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G - October 0th
Kry27 - hardcore - 80mm Summilux-R
acnomad (Andy) - hardcore - Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8
nuclearjock (Rick) - player - 200 f4 D micro, 85 f1.4 D - Oct 1
skidoo - poser - 35/1.8, 60/2.8 micro, 135/2, 200/4, 300/4
djh63 - hardcore - 50/1.2ais
Commodorefirst - hardcore - iPad6 rear camera, no zoom wide angle
Xapathan - tbd
Phil K - tbd
Harry Lavo - tbd
... and you?
As usual, if you have any comments about the meme, rules or questions, this is the place to post them!
