JANUARY 6, 2012:
A big congrats to the two runner ups, ~sagi-k and ~gato1 whose picks were prefered by the judges, and down below you’ll find their awarded entries.
Number 22 in The Yard Shed by ~sagi-k
and entry number 79 in The Yard Shed by ~gato1
and also enjoy their other two entries each in to the competition:
THE WINNER IS *myraincheck - MARY CIMETTA!
A big congrats to Mary! Her winning image outperformed the rest of the competition and was by far the most popular amongst the judges. A more deserving winner is hard to think of since she always delivers as a street photographer. Her images are often ones that will require you to look at it for a while before your brain sees that extra dimension that she so often adds to her images.
Please take the time to congratulate her in a proper manner! Other than this feature she has won a Print of her winning image together with a winners certificate with a judges motivation and a a year of dA premium membership subscription.
(The runner ups will soon be notified and they will be featured in the next journal/blog entry.)
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Her winning entry, image #48 in the Yard Shed Collection [link]
Like one of the judges, Nick Turpin, said: ”This is a classic street photograph, something extremely simple and everyday that has been elevated by the act of photography into something surreal and ambiguous. There is the implication of a little narrative here, what is the relationship between the man and the boys if any? What are they doing?”
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011:
*Buoy (Races)! - In regattas a form of racing held in protected waters, often within the limits of a harbor.
We have already received a few entries into the competition. And why not? If you just know it will be one of your three strongest pictures than why wait! Well perhaps because you in fact will shoot better ones in the two months to come! And once you make an entry it stays there. When you make an entry, send it it as a JPEG or PNG to contest@the-yard-collective.com
Remember that your entry will be anonymous as far as the judges go, but when submitting your entry please include your dA nickname in the email as well as your real name. Please also bear in mind that the image has got to be a minimum of 900px wide for landscape orientations, and 600px wide for portrait orientations. More info can be found on The Yards front page.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011:
*Action Stations! - A general signal to the personnel of a warship (usually British or Commonwealth) that combat with a hostile attacker (contact) is imminent or deemed probable.
Up until the 30th of November, think twice before you publish a street shot. The very second you do so it becomes ineligible as an entry for the Yard’s Autumn Street Photo Competition. So cherish your very best ones and submit them to the competition instead. In the next section you can read more about the competition. We will also announce and feature our 2500th member! Welcome aboard. Furthermore you can enjoy a feature of the best shots admitted in to the Filmie gallery over the last month. Brian continues his quest and continues to portray another of our members, this time it is Asli Gönen ~pigarot.
SHARPER SHOOTING VIA A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Street photography is a very esotheric genre. There are many ”rules” and many ”no-no’s” that take time, not only to understand, but to begin to master. As a way of improving as a street photographer we at the Yard have put together a mentoring program. Ideally we will try to find a suitable mentor for almost everyone, regardless of your skill level. A pretentious goal we hope to fullfill. If you are interested to participate as a mentor or as a protégé (a.k.a. “telemáchus” or “mentee”) please send us a note [link] .
From now on you don’t need to search anymore to find one of the best Street Photography Clubs ever, because you’ve already found it. Here at WordPress and our headquarters are at http://the-yard-collective.deviantart.com/
I proudly present you the ‘New’ Yard Collective:
New galleries, new admins with new tasks, Sudor’s Corner, Brian’s Five Q’s, new intensified featuring of select images, mega exposure, new demands on Senior Members (to be posted), new submission’s guidelines (not quite finished yet), cool competitions, Yard IRL meetings, new ways of helping lesser experienced street shooters, the Yard on WordPress – Facebook – Shadowness – and several more places! These are some of the things that are either happening or will be happening in the Yard!