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Monday, January 7, 2013

Festival of the Belly Button

May 2012June 2009

Festival Linky open from 8PM Sunday 13th January (GMT+11)
One image before
One image after
One hundred words

In our first Festival for 2013, contributors are encouraged to reflect: to look back; and, to look within. To do some navel gazing. The 'Festival of the Belly Button' requires some reflective introspection.

How has your photography changed? You are asked to contribute two (2) photographs: a 'then', and a 'now'.

Choose the one change that has brought YOU the most personal pleasure,
you may have always mucked up low-light shots, but now you can make them;
you may have finally got the hang of depth of field;
You may have transitioned from the landscape 'snap' to the detailed composition;
You may have realised that a 'good' B&W shot is not just a coloured snap processed in monochrome.
Note: the two shots do NOT have to be of the same location or event.

No matter how you reflect upon the changes over time in your photography, show us a 'before' shot and an 'after' shot, the properties of each where possible, and about one hundred words of explanatory text.

3 comments:

Jim said...

Good idea for a theme. Just posted mine. :)

Gerald (Hyde DP) said...

Despite feeling a bit dubious about this idea at first, I've actually done a second post that I feel fits the theme.

Julie said...

Jim and Gerald: I think it helps to understand what I was getting at when you visit some of the contributions that members have made. There is some really good reflection and ideas going on within the community. Just a shame that such a massive majority simply never visit the portal at all, and hence miss out.

July Theme

The theme for July is 'facade' which led the voting with over 48% of the 97 votes cast.


August Poll

Opens 10pm Friday 31st May
Closes 8pm Sunday 30th June
All times GMT +10 [Sydney]

Poll for August theme

2013 Mid-month Theme

Jan - Festival of the Belly Button
Jan - Australia Day
Feb - Waitangi Day, NZ
Mar - Festival of the Equinox
Apr - St George's Day6, England
May - Constitution Day, Norway
Jun - Festival of the Solstice
Jul - Bastille Day, France
Aug - Independence Day, India
Sep - Festival of the Equinox
Oct - National Day, Spain
Nov - National Day, Latvia
Dec - Independence Day, Finland


2013 First-of-Month Theme

Jan - [not held]
Feb - Umbrellas
Mar - Cafe chairs
Apr - Pedestrians crossing
May -The creative artisan
Jun - The beauty of decay
Jul - Facade
Aug -
Sep -
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

Theme Day History

2013

Jan – no theme day

Feb - Umbrellas

March - Café chairs

April - Pedestrians crossing

May - The creative artisan

June - The beauty of decay

July - Facade

2012

Jan - Photo of the Year

Feb - Animals

March - Electricity

April - Cobblestones

May - Bakeries

June - Tranquilities

July - Chimneys

Aug - Numbers

Sept - People watching

Oct - Silhouette

Nov - The Water's Edge

2011

Jan - Photo of the Year

Feb - Fountain

March - Favourite part of town

April - The edge

May - Mail box

June - Under construction

July - Green

Aug - Postcard worthy

Sept - Perspective

Oct - Mystery object

Nov - Fences

Dec - Action shot

2010

Jan - Changes

Feb - Wood

March - Passageways

April - Red

May - Statues

June - Funny signs

July - Reflections

Aug - Bright colours

Sept - Open air market

Oct - Graffiti

Nov - Public transport

Dec - Time

2009

Jan - Photo of the Year

Feb - Paths and passages

March - Glass

April - Yellow

May - Shadows

June - Feet

July - Empty

Aug - Night

Sept - What is big in your city

Oct - Contrast

Nov - Doorways

Dec - Waiting

2008

Jan - Photo of the Year

Feb - What do people think of when they think of my city?

March - Graffit or Street art

April - Water

May - Numbers

June - Corner shop

July - Signs that say 'No'

Aug - Metal

Sept - Sister Cities

Oct - Lines

Nov - Books

Dec - Bridges

2007

Jan - Photo of the Year

Feb - Something that annoys

March - Men at work

April - Public mail box

May - A picture from another city

June - View from my bedroom window

July - Red

Aug - Typical breakfast

Sept - Street signs or lighting

Oct - Cemeteries or tombstones

Nov - Blue

Dec - Circles or spheres

2006

April - Something typical of somewhere else

May - ?

June - Parking charges

July - Local supermarkets

Aug - Self-portrait

Sept - Doorways

Oct - Taxi

Nov - Something that's about to disappear

Dec - From the waist down