Challenge 206 -The Beatles 'Titles or Lyrics'

keps · 02-06-2017 10:45PM #1

This Challenge asks you to take photo which represents/encapsulates any title or any set or section of lyrics from any Beatles song.

From' Long and Winding Road' to 'Sleeping like a log'
From ' When I get Older' to ' I get high with a little help from my friends'.

Or whatever!

RULES:

Photos must be taken with this challenge in mind -therefore photos must be taken after 8 AM 3/6/2017
- Closing Date is in 2 weeks time- Saturday 17th of June at 8.00 pm.
- Photos must be taken by the person submitting them.
- Only one photo per post- but feel free to submit as many posts as you like.
- The next task/subject is to be chosen by the person who has the most thanks after their post at the closing date/time.

Have fun.

chewed · 03-06-2017 12:22PM

I'll start the ball rolling!

Here Comes the Sun

allthedoyles · 04-06-2017 12:22AM

Yesterday

keps · 04-06-2017 08:32PM

@ allthedoyles

Very Clever- Love it:)

Loki98 · 05-06-2017 02:36PM

Loki98 · 06-06-2017 07:42PM

charlieIRL · 07-06-2017 11:13PM

"Day Tripper"

Sorry can't embed, posting from my phone in Mallorca!!

Feisty · 11-06-2017 07:27PM

"Leave my Kitten Alone"

Adrian.Sadlier · 13-06-2017 11:20PM

Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me by Adrian Sadlier, on Flickr

"Please, don't wake me, no, don't shake me
Leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping"

16-06-2017 10:09PM

"The Inner Light"

keps · 17-06-2017 08:02PM

The winner is Lokie with his really fine photo on the theme of the Beatle's song 'Long and Winding Road'.

Unfortunately, due to lack of interest and entries over recent months, a decision has been arrived at to suspend the 'Challenge' concept.

Personally( I've no official connection with boards) I'd like to thank all those who participated/thanked over the years- hopefully we might see a 'Challenge' reincarnation at some stage in the future.

convert · 17-06-2017 11:51PM

Congrats, Lokie.

And I'm really sorry to read that the challenge is not set to continue. I know the small number of entries had been mentioned before, but I didn't see a discussion about the continuation (or not) thereof. Did I miss it? And was it a general consensus or one taken by the mods/boards (and I've just missed that, too). I'm really disappointed that it won't be continuing. I discovered it when I wasn't well and it introduced me to photography rather than just taking photos of occasions. I know I've not been able to post as much as I'd like, but I'm sad to see it go.

Metric Tensor · 19-06-2017 03:52PM

Thanks to all the people who posted in the Challenges. Although I only participated once I've been reading / thanking challenges since somewhere back around 160.

Thanks for sharing your talents!

19-06-2017 03:53PM

My first and last entry :pac:

chewed · 19-06-2017 09:27PM

convert wrote: »

Congrats, Lokie.

And I'm really sorry to read that the challenge is not set to continue. I know the small number of entries had been mentioned before, but I didn't see a discussion about the continuation (or not) thereof. Did I miss it? And was it a general consensus or one taken by the mods/boards (and I've just missed that, too). I'm really disappointed that it won't be continuing. I discovered it when I wasn't well and it introduced me to photography rather than just taking photos of occasions. I know I've not been able to post as much as I'd like, but I'm sad to see it go.

It's an awful shame to see this go. I know I've been lazy most of the time, but I always enjoy following the threads and get to see some great submissions. How about one more to see what the uptake is like?

allthedoyles · 20-06-2017 01:19AM

chewed wrote: »

It's an awful shame to see this go. I know I've been lazy most of the time, but I always enjoy following the threads and get to see some great submissions. How about one more to see what the uptake is like?

The thread is meant to be fun . If your photo don't get enough likes , it should'nt be taken as a personal grudge .

Boards has 000's of users / If the thread was in ''after hours '' lots more would be willing to offer 'likes '

Its not a competition .

charlieIRL · 20-06-2017 12:04PM

Sad to see this being suspended, while I've only posted a few pics, I always used to follow the challenges and "vote" for my favourite ones.

CelticRambler · 20-06-2017 02:53PM

chewed wrote: »

How about one more to see what the uptake is like?

This challenge was already "one more to see ..."

The problem is not with the number of likes any particular image might get, but with the number of entries. There's not much point in having a specific challenge if it only gets three or four entries.

In my case, it doesn't matter how many "one more to see ..." times we go through this, I'm not going to be able to enter any more often than I have done because I just can't meet the conditions of the challenge most weeks.

That doesn't mean I don't try, but if I can't get a picture shot and uploaded within the time limit, how many other people are in the same situation? The low number of entries suggests quite a few ...

charlieIRL · 20-06-2017 03:10PM

May I ask who's decision was it to suspend the challenge?

Or can we keep it going ourselves if we want as an "unofficial" challenge?

dinneenp · 21-06-2017 04:57PM

+1 don't want this to die? As mentioned above presume someone can create an unofficial thread as a competition?

keps · 21-06-2017 05:01PM

Yes indeed- anyone is free to start a challenge thread

keps · 21-06-2017 05:15PM

Or just to continue on with the existing one by selecting the next number

CabanSail · 21-06-2017 10:13PM

AFAIK there has not been any such decision by the Mods.

I will look into this further when not on a mobile.

keps · 21-06-2017 10:34PM

It is interesting to see a 'mod' getting involved in the 'Challenge' topic.

While at it Cabansail- maybe check the last time a 'mod' ever 'thanked' a photo on the thread- never mind giving even tacit support.

There were a few who tried to keep this going over the last 12 months.. mods were nowhere to be seen

PS - when I say a 'mod' I mean one from the array of 'photography mods'.

(It seems 'mods' from other areas are more interested.)

ezra_ · 22-06-2017 07:19AM

keps wrote: »

Or just to continue on with the existing one by selecting the next number

keps wrote: »

Yes indeed- anyone is free to start a challenge thread

keps wrote: »

The winner is Lokie with his really fine photo on the theme of the Beatle's song 'Long and Winding Road'.

Unfortunately, due to lack of interest and entries over recent months, a decision has been arrived at to suspend the 'Challenge' concept.

Personally( I've no official connection with boards) I'd like to thank all those who participated/thanked over the years- hopefully we might see a 'Challenge' reincarnation at some stage in the future.

I'm a bit confused here: is this the end of the photo challenge?

Keps says it is the end, then says it can be continued.
The mods don't seem to have made any call. Has Boards.ie decided that this is the end?

sumsar · 22-06-2017 07:57AM

ezra_ wrote: »

The mods don't seem to have made any call. Has Boards.ie decided that this is the end?

No, to be honest it was more of a general consensus, in the last challenge there was talk about it not being popular anymore and that this challenge would be a test run to see if it's worth keeping alive...

ezra_ · 22-06-2017 09:28AM

To be honest, if people aren't posting as much, then rather than dictate that the competition is now closed by order of a couple of posters here, then perhaps just drop out, and come back in a while when the mood takes you.

End of the day, this is a discussion forum and it will ebb and flow.

Why is this a sub forum, however? The main photography forum has higher traffic and a wider user base. If the competition was a stickied there, you might find the infusion of new and random blood to it, as opposed to having it in a sub forum that is a lot quieter.

GBX · 22-06-2017 09:36AM

Yes, if those who were involved don't want to take part they can easily come back to it after a while. The way its run doesn't mean there is much for organising or reviewing (as opposed to the POTW which has to be checked back on) as its just to clarify the thanks on each post entered.
It is then at the feet of the previous winner to set the subject and on it goes again.

I suggested increasing the time frame by a week or two to give people a bigger window to enter?

sumsar · 22-06-2017 09:41AM

ezra_ wrote: »

To be honest, if people aren't posting as much, then rather than dictate that the competition is now closed by order of a couple of posters here, then perhaps just drop out, and come back in a while when the mood takes you.

End of the day, this is a discussion forum and it will ebb and flow.

Why is this a sub forum, however? The main photography forum has higher traffic and a wider user base. If the competition was a stickied there, you might find the infusion of new and random blood to it, as opposed to having it in a sub forum that is a lot quieter.

I wasn't part of the discussion about finishing it but I can understand why the discussion took place.

I'm up for the challenge continuing myself, but I can see both sides of the discussion.

Personally, I think Keps had a point about the photography mods not participating, in my opinion if the photography mods took over the challenges that would release any pressure from regular posters from maintaining a challenge they feel is dwindling in support.

ezra_ · 22-06-2017 09:43AM

sumsar wrote: »

I wasn't part of the discussion about finishing it but I can understand why the discussion took place.

I'm up for the challenge continuing myself, but I can see both sides of the discussion.

Personally, I think Keps had a point about the photography mods not participating, in my opinion if the photography mods took over the challenges that would release any pressure from regular posters from maintaining a challenge they feel is dwindling in support.

The mods job is to make sure that the forum rules are being followed, they follow the userbase, they don't lead it.

If the interest is dwindling, there are things that can be tried to increase it (and the mods should be involved in this) but "interest" can't be outsourced to them, that has to come from the users.

sumsar · 22-06-2017 09:50AM

ezra_ wrote: »

The mods job is to make sure that the forum rules are being followed, they follow the userbase, they don't lead it.

If the interest is dwindling, there are things that can be tried to increase it (and the mods should be involved in this) but "interest" can't be outsourced to them, that has to come from the users.

Which is why the discussion led to having this challenge decide if there was interest enough for it to continue.

Like said above though, there is nothing stopping others from continuing it but the regular posters who actually contribute consistently (unlike me) decided it was time to call it a day.

Right now this is probably the biggest discussion gone on in this section in a long time, it's a shame there wasn't this much discussion with the regular challenges..

I guess my point is, everyone is talking now when curtains are closing, if the decision changes, does it go back to a ghost town?

Maybe we (myself included) should put more of an effort in consistently rather than every now and again to help keep it alive (and fun).

Challenge 206 -The Beatles 'Titles or Lyrics'

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