A Day in the Life of Ireland

keps

I'm just wondering has this concept been tried on Boards?

There was a book done some years ago when ' top' photographers came and 'shot' Ireland in a day.


But would not boards members who are living in every corner of the country be ideally placed to give a real feel of ONE DAY in the country's life.

All types of gear - from mobiles to pro stuff.

Every possible photo concept - as long as it captures something which characterises the Island we live on.

From Armagh to Kerry - from Ireland's Eye to Inis Mór?


Maybe September 30th?

BTW the idea is just for a thread - not a book.


Any thoughts?


keps

The 24/7 thing is popping up soon. It's a similar concept, it seems?

keps

I looked at that thread by An Chat Dubh
- but that seemed to be centered on one location for the day
- I must say I found it hard to fathom what the 24/7 concept encapsulated:mad:

AnCatDubh

keps wrote: »

but that seemed to be centered on one location for the day

How'd you get that notion? If you reviewed the previous two years of the publication, you'd notice that it is completely random and dependant on where / what anyone was doing on a particular day.

keps wrote: »

I must say I found it hard to fathom what the 24/7 concept encapsulated:mad:

How'd you get that notion? Its no more complex than producing a magazine of photography in a 24 hour period start to end. Nothing exists before the 24 hours start. An online magazine exists at the end of the 24 hours.

In fact, rather stupidly of me not to remember sooner but the year one theme was "in just one day" being up to each individual to make of that day what they wished.

Anyhow, a day in the life is a good idea imho. I have my doubts as expressed on the other thread as to the interest. Perhaps its the inertia on the forum at present, or perhaps i'm wrong. Maybe a thread would be a better approach or perhaps it would simply be a mini random thread.

Anyhow, the call is open on the 24/7 thread. It needs people to get it organised and to take part. So, by all means volunteer.

(it has no volunteers at the moment ).

keps

Well maybe a the 24/7 concept could be re-branded as

A Day in the Life of Ireland 30/9/2012

To have any success these things need support from Mods across the board:)
Ive mentioned that date as it is all Ireland football day - and I'd love to see some morning shots of cars leaving from Kerry with waving fans and flags - only to be beaten later that day by the Dubs:)

keps

24/7 is a 'caption' used to indicate a place/facility is open every day each week for 24 hours

Go on Keps, tell us, what are you doing on the 30th of September? :P (Edit; nevermind, just seen your above post).



I liked the 24/7 idea, but I found it incredibly difficult to find and take a photo that somehow could fall into the caption "in just one day". I was then a little irritated when I sent in my (absolutely abysmal) photos, and seen that very few, if any, of the other submissions had anything to do with the theme. Kinda put me off the book in the end (I didn't bother with last years one).

That said, I do still think it's a good idea and something that can bring the forum together for something. Chorcaí got far too much work put on his plate during the first one, though (not sure who was involved with the second one) so you'd need a few people.

keps

I just think the clear and defined concept of

A Day in the Life of Ireland (date)....

if given the backing of some of the hierarchy at Boards would have legs.

magicbastarder

keps wrote: »

There was a book done some years ago when ' top' photographers came and 'shot' Ireland in a day.

was it? i had remembered this as being photos from the 'plain people' of ireland.

keps

magicbastarder wrote: »

was it? i had remembered this as being photos from the 'plain people' of ireland.

From Amazon

A Day in the Life of Ireland [Hardcover]

Product Description

On May 17, 1991, world-renowned photojournalists from 15 countries set out to create a 24-hour "visual time capsule" of Ireland. From an artists' colony to a microchip research facility built in a former distillery, from the pop music scene to a leading surgical unit, this 11th book in the award-winning Day in the Life series is an eloquent testament to a country still immersed in ancient myths and history as it moves into the next century. 200 photographs.

I think you'd need to have a series of people all actually covering something different each to make it worthwhile. That book seems like a printed version of a Reeling in the Years show (covering music, sports, news, etc. that happened on that day).

Most boardsies (according to a recent thread) are hobbyists, and as such, probably wouldn't be photographing anything that'd go down in history (not that I'm saying that's necessary for it to be done, obviously).

Otherwise it just seems (to me, anyway) like 24/7 again, except without the fitting date?

keps

My point from early on was this would need big boards/ mod support.

What about the boards General Election prediction thread...

... numbers participating in that project surely indicates that Boards has the ability to get things done

when it put its mind to it.

dakar

magicbastarder wrote: »

was it? i had remembered this as being photos from the 'plain people' of ireland.

That would be this one:



All taken on 7th May 1988, in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. I can honestly say that it's the one book that made me as a 14 or 15 year old "borrow" my Dad's SLR and go out to try and take some photos like the ones I saw inside it.

keps

This is the one I was thinking of - i think it was a franchise where professional photojournalists travelled from country to country ..


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Day-Life-Ireland-Jennifer-Enwitt/dp/0002159511/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341352683&sr=1-1

magicbastarder

cheers dakar - that was the one i was thinking of.