Abercrombie FJR wrote:
Sorry I forgot the smiley face indicating sarcasm. I was not miffed and didn't move my picture from your other thread asking about interest in an FJR calendar because it was a low resolution crappy photo. Thanks for putting the calendar together and I cant wait to hang it above my desk.
After all of that sleep I lost last night!!!! I feel like this
My fault for checking the forum at 4 AM I suppose. I'm my own worst critic and just keep hoping I didn't screw it up for everybody.
It was pretty short notice to throw this together. Thank you guys for being so patient. It's been a little over 12 hours and I've almost sold as many as I did with the Nighthawk-Forums. I sold 19 total with them last year and we're at 18 here, with 1/3 of the members.
The photos are what make it great. I just facilitate. I think next year will be a ratings system like I've done before. That way everyone can have input on every photo. This year, it was hard to pick only 12. I just wasn't sure how many pictures we'd have, interest, etc. I think it is a safe bet that I will be doing another one for 2018.
So it's a good chance to talk about what you want to see in the future. I already know it will be a 1-5 star rating system like I've done in the past. I think I still want to limit it to one submission per user. You can change your photo at anytime and all of your votes will be erased and you basically start over. Knowing that it is coming this time around, people should be able to plan really nice shots. In the past, I made it a year long contest that started at the New Year. I don't think I'll do that this time. I think the concentrated submission and voting helps keep the interest up. I'll accept submission anytime, but they won't go live for voting until for instance Nov. 1st and voting would end on the 30th. Give me a few days to put it all together, and hopefully you have them by Christmas.
I also think I may say no professional photographs. No Killboy, US129, etc. There is a year to plan out photos for next year's contest. I think it makes it even more of a member calendar. Also, no images this year will be allowed in following years. Let's keep the calendars fresh and unique.
Thoughts?
