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Don't have a theme-appropriate shot? No problem. Non-theme images are welcome anytime.

(Thank you  Jim Adams for the concept of this theme)

Wednesday is:  Lurker and First Timer Day*
Most of us were toddlers once; same with lurkers... well with the possible exceptions of Jim Schuster, who created this board and Stan who was here before Al Gore invented the internet. So, (DEFINITION #1): LURKER: noun (verb: to lurk), one who visits, perhaps often, enjoys visiting, but does not make his/her presence felt, preferring to LURK in the shadows, tentatively tasting the fruits, yet not plunging in headlong and participating. Sound familiar? Read on... The reasons for lurking, like those for toddling, are many:

• You haven't learnt to walk/post;
  
• You're afraid to look silly;
  
• You're afraid you'll trip up;
  
• You think you have nothing to contribute;
  
• You feel you're not ready;
  
• You don't have the equipment (but see How do I post an image?)
  
• You prefer the low-angle view.

Saturday is: Film Day 

What more needs to be said about this stuff.  Where would we be today if it wasn't for this invention?  In appreciation and to continue our knowledge of film this is a day that we can show others what we can do with it.  From the point & shoot cameras, 35/120/127/220/620/4x5/ 8x10, Polaroid, glass negs, paper negs, or just about any other process (if you let me know I will add it).  If you have the technical info behind how you achieved the final result(s)  so much the better.

Sunday is: Family Day

Post pics of your family, post pics taken by your family, post pics of other families. Or, post a family of pictures. (Thank you Stan Goldstein for the concept & description)

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Images will be considered individually, and as a group for each contributor. So, extra credit will be given to those whose images hold together as a series.

Limit of 2 posts per person per day, and the usual B&W rules apply.

Gentlemen (and, Ladies), start your cameras.

 The usual Black & White Photography Forum rules apply.

The contest starts Monday, May 12th at 00:00:01, local time and runs through Sunday, May 18th at 11:59:50, local time.

General Contest Info:

Contest themes, which run every other week, Start MONDAY, at 00:00:01(your time zone).  They are normally determined and judged by the previous contest winner. The judge is the sole authority on whether submitted images qualify for the selected theme, and is also the sole authority on determining the winner of the contest. Hey, Judges Rule! (and, get the glory for good decisions, or the flak for bad ones.)  There is nothing to stop a judge from choosing a Non Qualified Entry (NQE) as the winner,  HOWEVER should that person decline to judge the next contest it falls to the second place winner to judge the next contest.  As a guess the way around this is for the judge to say: "Best picture was ABCD,  by WXYZ,  however,  it was a NQE,  so first place goes to QWERTY for EFGH."  In other words,  the judge can recognize a picture as being the best & not give it the prize (as might happen with a pic that did NOT meet the theme requirements).

The prize for contest winners is six-months of free website hosting, provided by Photogserver.net, and is subject to the winner's follow through for the next contest. The free-hosting prize is limited to one 6-month period per calendar year per domain name. In other words, if you have multiple domains hosted on Photogserver.net, and win multiple contests, you can claim one 6-month free hosting prize per year for each of those domains. The prize must be claimed within 30 days of judging the next current theme contest by contacting Jim S to start (or, renew) your site hosting. Prize(s) are not transferable unless under special circumstances. You would need to contact the forum owner for the details about this.

Should the previous contest winner be unable to judge the next contest, they forfeit their prize(s) and the second runner up will assume the winners circle.  If the first and second place winners be unable to judge the third place winner will assume the winners circle.  If the first,  second and third place winners be unable to judge the next contest,  the owner or one of the many administrators will judge the next contest.

Submissions to contests may be displayed in future pages of the Black & White Photography forum.

Should you win, you'll be responsible for:

• determining the next theme in consultation with the Future Themes Master, Larry M.
• advising submitters, by way of a follow-up post, that their entry qualifies (or doesn't).  This is usually recognized by the following method -

  QE....n/m

  [qualified entry...no message ("n/m" just means "no message" so that you know that there is no need to click on the reply since there is no text in the body of the post)]  

  NQE..n/m

  [Non qualified entry...no message ("n/m" just means "no message" so that you know that there is no need to click on the reply since there is no text in the body of the post]

• judging the entries and announcing the winner, along with second- and third-place runners up, within 2 days of the closing of the contest.

Model of the Moment Info: ON HOLD TILL FURTHER NOTICE

Photographers will post one or more pictures of a model on the B&W Forum.  The photog can post many picture of the model, but ONLY ONE MODEL per photographer. (The same model can be posted by more than one photographer.)  A winning image of a model will be selected.  When entering, please put "Model of the Moment-[Model Name]" on the Subject Line. Prizes for this contest consist of the following: 

All models must be eighteen or older when the pictures are taken.  Winners will have Thirty(30) days from the announcement of winning in which to claim their prizes. 

Please note that web hosting by Photogserver.net is not included for the Model of the Moment contest.

Don't have a theme-appropriate shot? No problem. Non-theme images are welcome anytime.

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Previous Themes for 2008

Dates	Type	Theme	Judge(s)	Winner(s)
May 5 thru May11, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Dry - How dry is that Martini?  How do we dry clothes?  Classic examples of how we define dry, now let me see dry......Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your Black & White Photography Forum compatriots. The usual Black & White Photography Forum rules apply.	N/A	N/A
April 28 thru May 4, 2008	General	Communications -  Talking is a form of communication. Listening is a way to communicate. Our hands and face can communicate.  Body movements, dancing, and pantomiming (Mimes) are nonverbal communication. Telephone, letters, and greeting cards are ways of communicating. Flashing lights, car horns, fire alarms, and sirens communicate alarm. Books are a form of communication. Our computers are also another idea ... I felt this week's theme should be broad enough to get everyone involved and if you could please post a maximum of TWO images per day to be fair to everyone it would be greatly appreciated. So dig out your collection of images or start shooting some new ones and have fun this week "communicating"! Cheers!	Jason Landry	Ralph Barker
April 21 thru April 27, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Chairs, Stools, Benches - Anything you sit on (I know, I'm leaving myself open here). Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your Black & White Photography Forum compatriots. The usual Black & White Photography Forum rules apply.	N/A	N/A
April 14 thru April 20, 2008	General	Connections - The usual Black and White Forum rules apply. Old or new pictures, duotone or sepia are acceptable, and a max of two posts per day. Please put the word Connections in the subject line. Lets see what connections you can capture...physical, emotional, thought provoking, data, reciprocal, political, supply chain, food chain, architectural, etc.	J.W. Stovall,  Randall Fox	Jason Landry
April 7 thru April 13, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Fallen - Our heroes to fresh snow,  how about rain or something to give us the illusion of fallen.    Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
March 31 thru April 6, 2008	General	Wrecks & Ruins - I am looking for images that show wrecked or abandoned autos, boats etc or buildings in ruins. No more than two entries per day please, and Triptychs and Diptychs are welcome so long as they are single image files. This old boat is next to the port of Felixstow in Suffolk, England. These are the ruins of the Abbey at Dunwich on the Suffolk coast, most of the village is now in the North Sea due to coastal erosion. above images are samples for the contest	Dave C	J.W.Stovall/Randall Fox
March 24 thru March 30, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Spring - since we've just entered the Spring season. And, of course, any other definition for spring works too. Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
March 17 thru March 23, 2008	General	Statuary - Regular Black and White Forum rules apply. Please limit entries to two per day and, very importantly, please put the words "Theme: Statuary" in the subject line so I don't miss any entries. Would love to see some modern sculpture along with the more traditional figurative work. Above is infrared image taken in a cemetery as a sample for the contest	Ron M	Dave C
March 10 thru March16, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Wheels - Round & round they go where they stop depends on the brakes:) Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
March 3 thru March 9, 2008	General	Water - The usual Black and White Forum rules apply.  Old or new pictures, duotone or sepia are acceptable, and a max of two posts per day. Please put the word Water in the subject line.	Jay Stovall	Ron M
February 25 thru March 2, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Vertical - Do we see how high the athlete can get,  or do we mean the living room blinds.  How about buildings or portraits, show your meaning of "Vertical"  Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
February 18 thru February 24, 2008	General	"Around the homestead" - Hi Everyone, For this weeks contest, given that the weather isn't exactly great for going out to exotic locations, I've decided that I would like to see what going on where you live. I want to see all of the interesting things about your entire homestead, not just the house. Show me the magic of your attic and the cobwebs in the basement. Take out to round up the cattle on the north 40. BUT It has to be your homestead and not the park down the block or the corner store. Remember, if you show me a bunch of nekkid women then I'm probably going to show up on your doorstep and want to move in! The usual rules, old or new, duotone or sepia acceptable and how about a max of three per day. Make me wish I was there!!!  Special Kudos to anyone who offers pictures of their home studio.	Randall Fox	Jay Stovall
February 11, thru February 17, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Horizontal - The format of the photograph or the subject you decide - Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
February 4, thru February 10, 2008	General	Circles - The next contest will be themed "Circles" and begins on the stroke of midnight (even if you're on Australian time) on Monday, Feb. 4. Big circles, little circles, circular logic, all are acceptable. To lessen the circle of confusion, only black and white images are allowed. No selective color or hand coloring please. Toned images are 100% OK. Extra bragging rights to those who shoot images specifically for the contest. Have fun!	Billy Monday	Randall Fox
January 28, thru February 3, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	2007 - You remember 2007,  don't you? Lets see what the past looked like.... Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
January 21, thru January 27, 2008	General	Contrasts - Contrast, say, of tones. And/or of moods. And/or of textures. And/or of themes. And/or of subjects. And/or of.... you get the idea. The entirely arbitrary, capricious, nonlinear, and illogical style of judging will be looking for creativity and quality of the shot. And if you have a technically high-quality winning or placing shot, you oughta tell me how you did it. Looking forward to this.	Justin	Billy Monday
January 14, thru January 20, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Strength -  physical strength,  how about the strength of teamwork,   show us strength in the concept of the photograph,  the theme can be portrayed in many diverse ways,   Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A
January 7, thru January 13, 2008	General	Shadows - Entries should have shadows that play a very important part in the overall image. The criteria listed below will be used for judging the entries: 1.Shadows that add impact 2.Shadows that create mood. 3.Shadows that create mystery 4.Shadows that create desire The points above are listed at random and not listed as importance concerning selection. Hopefully this topic will be fun, creative and thought provoking. I look forward to seeing your images	Tom Carlos	Justin
December 31, 2007,  thru January 6, 2008	Alternate Madness Theme	Nude - Just a nice way to end and start the year - Remember, Alternate Madness themes are just for fun - no prizes other than the admiration of your B&W compatriots	N/A	N/A

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