Ed Rooney Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 13 hours ago, Autumn Sky said: This is great. But what is the criteria one goes about choosing winning batch? Is it most outrageous looking busker? (ie "La Rambla" above?) Is it something beautiful (ie "My Avatar" painting)? Is it photo that really tells the story, or is it what appears technically most polished? My personal criteria for judging images remains the same: light, shape, colour, and gesture. Gesture is the most important. What does the image have to say? Someone always has to evaluate an image. This month that someone is me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Congrats Ed on your win with a great image! Here are my three: 1. Headless street entertainer, Barcelona 2. Street violinist and helper, France 3. Slightly lecherous busker, Trinidad, Cuba! Best, Kumar 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blinking Eye Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 15 hours ago, The Blinking Eye said: Mexico City Yes, this poor child radiated loneliness and discomfort. His guitar was taped with masking tape. He was out there every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) My Three Busker playing Spanish classical guitar on street pavement, Bath, Somerset, England, GB, UK (as I recall, he also wrote for films/TV etc) A band of young buskers perform on the streets of London at Columbia Road flower market, London, England, GB, UK. (this one is all for the little girl: the musicians were so happy about it) Street musicians play Christmas Carols outside Wokingham Town Hall in Berkshire, England (all classical musicians) Edited April 13, 2021 by losdemas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Wow, Kumar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Congrats Edo on your glorious Renaissance image. Fun challenge. I didn't learn the term "busker" until I'd been contributing to Alamy for years, so good thing you've translated for us Yanks. Ive actually got some buskers from across the pond, taken during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe back in 2007, when my daughter was performing. I have lots of pix of her and her troupe performing too, but never put them online. But I did upload a few buskers from the trip: First, some acrobats: Then a wonderfully costumed gent drumming up interest in his show. It was called The Absinthe Monologues, so probably not appropriate fare for the little boy looking on, good thing his street performance was rated G : And here are some performers in Venice Beach, California. I thought the piano out on the street was unusual: Edited April 14, 2021 by Marianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Just a bump... Bump Oh and the buskers are out in Bath and they've gone contactless 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Married couple Coyote & Crow playing bluegrass on 5-string banjo and one-of-a-kind bass banjo in Washington Square Park Living Statue Johan Figueroa-Gonzales in Washington Square Park Street musicians with tuba and trombone in Washington Square Park Paulette Edited April 20, 2021 by NYCat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre rochon Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Members of the Mysterious Rainbow People (Les gens de couleur) walking amongst the crowd in downtown Montreal. Winged street artist walking in downtown Montreal during the Just for Laughs festival. Frozen busker performing in downtown Montreal during the Just for Laughs festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 04:19, Betty LaRue said: Bump Bumpity, Bump. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 It's almost the end of the month, and no one has contacted me about how to setup the voting page for the challenge. I have no idea how to do it. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 You begin by clicking +Create at the top of the Forum page. Then you choose "Let's Talk About Pics". It will start out as if you are doing a regular post but if you check the top you will see that you can choose Poll. Choose that. It's pretty obvious how to set the poll up and then you will be confused as to how to add images, etc. but there is another tab at the top for Content. Choose that. As I recall, there are a couple of opportunities to put in the title of the post and the one I thought would be the title was not and the other was but as long as you make it something about voting for this challenge you will be OK. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) Thank you, Paulette. I've had a hectic day and the fire alarm went off again last night at 1:30. So I will try setting things up tomorrow when I'm awake. I guess I post it on the weekend. Edo Edited April 28, 2021 by Ed Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Edo, Pauletteshas replied but I found this and lifted from Colin's 2013 post... "June challenge - poll help needed" "I am trying and failing to set up the poll for June's challenge. I type in the Topic Title I click Manage Topic Poll and the Poll creation box opens I type in 'June challenge - time to vote' in poll title I type in 'June's winner is ...' in Question 1 I add another seven choices and in each one I add the Alamy ref of the picture and a short description finish Then you post it. Stay safe kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thanks, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I think things may have changed. What I did today was to go to +Create and follow what it does now. What you quoted from Colin didn't sound familiar. Edo, I'm sure you will have times of confusion doing it but looking at the top for tabs will lead you in the right direction and you can always let us know what the problems are and someone will help. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Harrison Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: and the firearm went off again last night Crikey, I hope that's a typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 56 minutes ago, NYCat said: I think things may have changed. What I did today was to go to +Create and follow what it does now. What you quoted from Colin didn't sound familiar. Edo, I'm sure you will have times of confusion doing it but looking at the top for tabs will lead you in the right direction and you can always let us know what the problems are and someone will help. Paulette Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) Deleted Edited April 28, 2021 by MDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 I was fooling around with Paulette's step-by-step instructions last night, while waiting for the fire alarm to go off, and I found things are as she said. The lady has gone toe-to-toe with lions, tigers, pussy cats, and those big white bears, and now she has grappled with the inept Edo. One question: do I put up my final 8 images in a separate post? Inept Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 13 hours ago, Harry Harrison said: Crikey, I hope that's a typo Ed might have got really annoyed........can't be too difficult to lay hands on a shooter in Liverpool.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: One question: do I put up my final 8 images in a separate post? Inept Edo Ed, you're one of the eptest people I know. If you go to "start new topic" at the top of this page, there's a tab labelled "Poll" next to the usual "content" tab. Looks quite straightforward in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) After you do the poll part you go to the Content tab and that is where you put in the photos. If you manage it all without being confused at some point you are ept-er than I am. Paulette Edited April 29, 2021 by NYCat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 It's worth doing the poll in two stages Ed. You click on the Poll tab in Start a New Topic. In there you put the title (Time to Vote for... or something like that) and in each of the 8 poll options you put the title of the image and the author. When that is done you publish the topic so all your typing is saved. Then you can edit your poll and add the photos. If something goes wrong in adding the images at least your text is safe. That said, if you have too much on and you don't have the time to set this up, then I can do it for you. You can send me your 8 finalists and I can do the rest. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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