Ed Endicott Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 This morning, the Alamy content team and James Allsworth posted a new blog about "shooting local". http://www.alamy.com/blog/2014/10/stock-photography-shoot-local I'm going to make that the October challenge - your image posted must be your favorite image you have captured within 5 kilometers of your current home (that's 3.10686 miles for those of us in the U.S.). One image - captured within 5 kilometers of your home. That's the challenge (you're on your honor to be honest with relation to the distance for this challenge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Thank you Ed. That is a wonderful idea! James of course wants us to go out and shoot new material. Is that part of your challenge as well? And what about table top? (Just shot this in front of an XP computer screen in front of me). wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Just one photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Endicott Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 OK - I'm new at this...I guess I need to be more specific. LOL No table top - the spirit of it is the immediate environment and the immediate world around you (your family, your friends, your neighbors, the places in your neighborhood, etc.) and to fill holes in the library. An example - this time of year there are many street vendors around my home that sell (and roast) hatch chile from New Mexico along a main street about 4 blocks from my home. "hatch chile street vendor" - 0 results "hatch chile" - 125 results "New Mexico Chile - 894 results" I think old and new material would be good. New is always better, but old sometimes helps us dig through our stuff and inspire the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Endicott Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Just one photo? Yes - just one. Your best one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 If it's only one such image, how about making it one that has actually sold on Alamy? Just a suggestion -- it would make things even more challenging IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Endicott Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 If it's only one such image, how about making one that has actually sold on Alamy? Just a suggestion -- it would make things even more challenging IMO. I don't want to do just images that have sold because... 1) I'd like to encourage folks to upload new stuff and fill holes in the collection if they'd like 2) As per the results of the image from the last voting contest, sometimes unsold images can be viewed differently with feedback from other folks. I'd like to limit it to one because it's tough to edit our own work (I have a lot of difficulty with this myself) and it might be good to provoke some thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 If it's only one such image, how about making one that has actually sold on Alamy? Just a suggestion -- it would make things even more challenging IMO. I don't want to do just images that have sold because... 1) I'd like to encourage folks to upload new stuff and fill holes in the collection if they'd like 2) As per the results of the image from the last voting contest, sometimes unsold images can be viewed differently with feedback from other folks. I'd like to limit it to one because it's tough to edit our own work (I have a lot of difficulty with this myself) and it might be good to provoke some thought. fair enough, good points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 My back yard… And my front yard is the ocean, hence my concern about global warming and climate change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I've always liked this image shot about one km (1093.6133 yards, or roughly 11 American football fields) from where I live about seven years ago. Unfortunately, no one else seems to share my enthusiasm because it has never leased. My guess is that it wouldn't pass QC these days (eagle's eye not "tack sharp," as they say). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 This is taken from the end of my driveway of the farm across the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariaJ Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Exactly 5 km from my home (according to Google maps). Lucky to have it so nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 11km or 3 miles as the crow flies or by road? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Photographer Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Stoke-on-Trent civic offices floodlit at night (not lit up any more due to cutbacks). Not a very thrilling subject but I like the photograph! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 As the only photographer to have night shots of my local town on Alamy I'm certainly filling a hole, but whether it's a hole that any buyer will ever want to look into is debatable. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gaffen Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 View of the London Shiva Koil, a Hindu temple in Lewisham, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Exactly 5 km from my home (according to Google maps). Lucky to have it so nearby. Wow! Beautiful! You are very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 5Km? thats much further than i venture.... 350 metres from my front door; this morning km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 My local image taken long long time ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Man, you guys live in some nice places! 5K in any direction from my house is still pretty much crap. Maybe that is why I got into shooting travel photos, any place else was nicer than home! Here is one taken a couple of weeks ago, next to my house, of raindrops caught in a spider's web in the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Difficult to compete here, but I try to make the most of urban spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 This railway trestle bridge is in a park just a 20min walk from my house, and the aurora is a regular visitor! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allison J Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 5 minutes walk away: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/DC19BB/Scenes_around_Altrincham_Market_town_since_1290_town_councilors_after-DC19BB.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allison J Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Apologies - another attempt - Altrincham Elders..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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