Round Robin Challenge: Focus on the Details...

This challenge is now closed. Thanks for playing!
Hi, Robins! It's the day after the latest Round Robin Challenge, and therefore time to announce the next one. The new topic comes to us from Tammie Jean of Long Drives To Nowhere. She had several great ideas, and the one we're going with this time is "Focus on the Details!" This posting date will be Wednesday, June 27th, beginning at midnight.

This Challenge should be an interesting one, because it reminds us to pay attention to what's around us, details we may miss through not paying attention. But with this topic and a good camera, we can reveal those things that hide in plain sight. They can be large or small or tiny, exotic or everyday: the shape of a particular mountain ridge, a wallpaper pattern, a fine bit of wood carving, the veins in an insect's wing, or a thousand other examples.

Get out the camera, line up the shot, show us something that goes beyond broad outlines of the big picture. Or go for a completely different meaning of the phrase, and show us what it is to be a detail-oriented person. Do you make detailed checklists in planning a major task, all to make sure the party, the vacation or the job comes out right? Do you notice the little things that make a work of art or a personal encounter richer and more meaningful? Perhaps you have other ideas about meaningful details, something your camera can capture for us so we can see things a new way. Well, then, go to it! If you'd like to participate, please leave your RSVP before June 27th in the comments thread of this entry. It should look something like this:

Yes, I'll look after the details!

R.P. Salamander
A Slippery Life
http://aslipperylife.blogspot.com

Then get ready to post your picture(s) on Wednesday, June 27th. You can post a few days late if you need to, but please don't post early! Full guidelines are available in our Welcome and Rules of Play entry, which you can find on the sidebar of this blog.

Now, I mentioned that Tammie Jean had several good ideas for a topic. This is far from the first time that's happened. Some Robins seem to be bursting with great ideas, while others fall by the wayside and are unable to participate when the time comes to choose a topic. We hate to waste the "leftover" topics you folks think up, so from now on, we're going to keep a pool of your extra topic ideas. This will help us in three ways:

1. It rewards people who make these great suggestions, by not making them wait a year or more to see the idea used;
2. It gives us breathing room in case we have trouble contacting people who may no longer be available to us; and
3. It helps to keep the quality of the topics high, which should translate into more fun for everyone.
   

We're still working out the details (there's that word again!), but that's what we're planning, as we prepare to roll over to the top of the list of Round Robin participants for the first time in about two years.

That's it, folks! You know where to reach us with your questions, if any:

* Karen: mavarin[at]aol.com
* Carly: ondinemonet[at]aol.com
* Steven: steven.emmett[at]gmail.com

Now go be photographers!

Karen (with Carly and Steven)

Linking List

Tammie Jean - POSTED!
Long Drives To Nowhere
http://tammiejean.blogspot.com/

Cosette - POSTED!
Birds of Venus
http://birdsofvenus.blogspot.com/

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

boliyou - POSTED!
Percolation
http://boliyou.blogspot.com/

Suzanne R - POSTED!
New Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

Nancy - POSTED!
Nancy Luvs Pics
http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix/

Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes)photoblog
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Vicki - POSTED!
Maraca
http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Janet - POSTED!
fond of photography
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

Round Robin Challenge: Fabulous Freaks Of Nature

Hello Robins :)

This Challenge Is Now Closed. Thanks For Playing :)
We have a new challenge for you! Meg, author of the blog, "In Quest Of" has decided "Fabulous Freaks Of Nature," will be our new challenge subject. Her concept is to have us show off unusual natural finds, such as " an oddly grown tomato, a weird tree, six toes on a puppy... you get the idea." Yeah, like 8 knees on an elephant, or someone who actually looks like a Picasso painting, or maybe even a monkey with male pattern baldness, or a kangaroo with three left feet! Oh, oh, I know... a hummingbird that knows the words. Tee Hee. :) Now, "if for some reason you can't seem to find a local FREAK OF NATURE, that is odd or funny enough to strike our fancy, then post your best shot of butterflies... beautiful butterflies."

Cool... sounds like a lot of fun! And when will all the displays of photographic genius take place? Glad you asked. Circle Wednesday, June 13th, as the date for this challenge. As always, you can post your entry any time between the midnights of that day, or if need be, up to one week after the date of the challenge. It's always best to try and post your challenge on the scheduled date, as that is when you are most likely to have your entry be seen. If you have to post your entry late, just leave the date you will be planning to post when you R.S.V.P to play. IMPORTANT: DO NOT POST YOUR ENTRY EARLY!!! That's a big NO-NO!

When you sign up to play a challenge, please use the following format...

I want to play (Or a similar message)

Carly
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com

There. That's all there is to it. If you have any questions, feel free to email either Steven, Karen or myself, and one of us will respond A.S.A.P. :) Now, go get your creative on, go be photographers, go find those FABULOUS FREAKS OF NATURE, or butterflies... beautiful butterflies, and come back here on Wednesday, June 13th! :)

-Carly

Steven - steven.emmett@gmail.com

Karen - mavarin@aol.com

Carly - OndineMonet@aol.com

Linking List

Meg - POSTED!
In Quest Of
http://journals.aol.com/inquestoftruth/InQuestOf/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com

boliyou - POSTED!
Percolation
http://boliyou.blogspot.com

Janet - POSTED!
Fond Of Photography
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Gina - POSTED!
Gina's Space
http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace

Marie - POSTED!
Photographs and Memories Too
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariebm56/PhotographsMemoriestoo

Kerrin - POSTED!
Macro Capture
http://macrocapture.blogspot.com

Suzanne R - POSTED!
Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com

Julie - POSTED!
Julie's Web Journal
http://www.barrettmanor.com/julie/journal.aspx

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes) photoblog
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/


Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Teena - POSTED!
It's all about me!
http://purple4mee.blogspot.com

Vicki - POSTED! ***Welcome New Member***
Maracas
http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/2007/06/fabulous-freak.html



Technorati Tags: Photos, memes, Fabulous Freaks Of Nature, Round Robin Photo

Round Robin Challenge: Mailbox (for May 30, 2007)

Greetings Robins! Time for the next challenge. Photograph a mailbox! The topic was brought to us by Gattina who blogs at KEYHOLE PICTURES. The photo to the left is by Gattina as well. It's a theme we all have within reach plus there is a wide range of design to the boxes themselves. If you are looking for inspiration, mailboxes are a common subject with photography too!

This challenge is now closed. Thank you for playing. :)

For the week of May 30th, the theme is:
“Mailbox”

Do visit the rules of play if it's your first time playing or have sat out a few rounds.

Questions? Sing out in comments or give Carly, Karen or me a shout!

* Karen: mavarin[at]aol.com
* Carly: ondinemonet[at]aol.com
* Steven: steven.emmett[at]gmail.com

Go ahead and R.S.V.P. in comments. Follow my example. Now go be photographers and return on May 30th to share your personal challenge!

::::Linking List::::

Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes)photoblog
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/


Janet - POSTED!
Fond of Photography
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

Cosette - POSTED!
Birds of Venus
http://birdsofvenus.blogspot.com/

Suzanne R - POSTED!
New Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

boliyou - POSTED!
Percolation
http://boliyou.blogspot.com/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Teena - POSTED!
It's all about me!
http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/

Technorati Tags: Photos, memes, mailbox, Round Robin Photo

Round Robin Challenge: Pink (for May 16, 2007)

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Hi, Robins! It's time to announce the next Round Robin Photo Challenge. This one comes to us from Renee of Ode to the Muse. She offered up several great ideas, and the one we're going with this time is "Pink"!

As Renee says, "pink is pretty!" We see the color all around us, on skin and on lips, on delicate petals and plastic Barbie furniture, and lots of other places besides. Pink represents the feminine (pink for girls, blue for boys), and on a triangle it means something rather different. Pink is the color of breast cancer awareness, and part of the palate of Santa Fe and Fab Fifties styles. Pink can be flashy and psychedelic, or as subtle as sand. So go have fun with it! Find us something that's pretty in pink, and get ready to post it on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. As always, you can post up to six days later if necessary, but it's better if you post on that day, so that everyone will see your entry. Please do not post early!

You know the rest of the spiel, right? Please RSVP in the comments if you plan to play along, thus:

I'm tickled pink to play!
Midge
Freckled and Married
http://hahabarbie.blogspot.com

If you have questions, or trouble leaving a comment, feel free to email us:

• Karen: mavarin[at]aol.com
• Carly: ondinemonet[at]aol.com
• Steven: steven.emmett[at]gmail.com

And when you post, please include a link back here, or to your fellow Robins, or both! Got it? Good! Now, go be photographers!

Karen (with Carly and Steven)

Linking List

Renee - POSTED!
Ode to the Muse
http://harmonysnaps.com/blog/

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

kerrin - POSTED!
a new day
http://kerrinsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Janet - POSTED!
fondofphotography
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

Meg - POSTED!
In Quest Of The Truth
http://journals.aol.com/inquestoftruth/InQuestOf/

Cosette - POSTED!
Birds of Venus
http://birdsofvenus.blogspot.com/

Marie - POSTED!
Photographs and Memories Too
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariebm56/PhotographsMemoriestoo/

Gina - POSTED!
Gina's Space
http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace

Teena - POSTED!
It's all about me!
http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/

Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Spring Meme Housekeeping

Greeting Robins!
As Karen, Carly and I got ready for the anniversary of the Round Robin, we decided to do a little spring cleaning! We've been working on a reorganized participant blogroll, along with updating of all our lists.

There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make the Round Robin happen. And we can’t do it without you! Take a moment to look over the participant blogroll. Are you listed? Is your blog URL current? Let us know and we’ll make it right.

The participant blogroll helps us keep track of who selects the next challenge. Some of you are here every challenge, some of you check in every so often and some try us out once or twice. We’d like to reward those who participate, so the participant blogroll will reflect those who participate.

It’s easy to participate even if you’ve sat out a few rounds. We keep a complete list so don’t fret if you’ve moved on or want to jump back in again with the Round Robin.

Some of you have been contacted about a current email address. Don’t worry, the email address helps us contact you when it’s your turn to select the challenge. If you have your email listed on your blog that is a big help to us. Some of you are hard to find!

Send us an email if you are worried about us not having your current email.

That is pretty much it for our springtime Round Robin housekeeping. Of course in a few months we’ll need to polish up again and we’ll be asking for your help.

Karen, Carly and I would like to thank you for making it easy to keep offering the Round Robin Challenges. We can’t do it without you, your cameras and your challenges!

* Karen: mavarin[at]aol.com
* Carly: ondinemonet[at]aol.com
* Steven: steven.emmett[at]gmail.com

Technorati Tags: spring housekeeping

Round Robin Challenge: "Friendship"

Hello Robins :)

This Challenge is now closed. Thanks for playing!
We certainly had an awesome turnout for our anniversary challenge! A big thank you, goes to all the Robins who made it for our big event! :) You guys are great! So, are you now ready to be challenged yet again? Sure you are! :)

Teena, author of the blog, "It's all about me!" has chosen "Friendship" for our next challenge topic. Do you have a best friend in all the world? Take their photo, and share a little about what makes them so special to you. Do you love yellow roses? The yellow rose indicates friendship, arrange some in a vase, or photograph them right from your yard, and make that your entry. Maybe your best friend is of the four pawed variety... of course you can share a picture of your favorite pet, who just also happens to be your best friend. All you really need to play along with the Round Robin challenges is your camera, your imagination, and a blog or journal or website, where your entry can be viewed. :)

The posting date for this challenge will be Wednesday, May 2nd, and as always you can post your entry any time between the midnights of that day, or for up to one week after the posting date. To maximize your chances of being read, it's best if you try to post on the day of the challenge, as that is when most folks visit the participating journals/blogs, but if you know you will be posting late, you can indicate the date you will be posting, and we can make a note of it next to your name on the Linking List, on the day of the challenge. When you sign up to play, please use the following format...

(Example)
Carly
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com

It helps us if we don't have to track you down, so please try to remember to leave us your information. :) Even if you have played before. :) Ok, that's about it for now, circle the date on your calendars, Wednesday, May 2nd. Now grab your cameras, and your best friends, and go be photographers!

-Carly :)

Linking List

Teena - POSTED!
It's all about me!
http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Marie - POSTED!
Photographs and Memories Too (AOL)
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariebm56/PhotographsMemoriestoo/entries/2007/05/02/round-robin-challenge-friendship-u/2099

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mavarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

Nancy - POSTED!
Nancy Luvs Pix
http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix

Kerrin - POSTED!
A New Day
http://kerrinsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Cosette - POSTED!
Pandora's Bazaar
http://pandorasbazzar.blogspot.com

Suzanne R - POSTED!
New Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com

Gina - POSTED!
Gina's Space
http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace

Renee - POSTED!
Ode to the Muse
http://harmonysnaps.com/blog

Tammie Jean - POSTED!
Long Drives To Nowhere
http://tammiejean.blogspot.com

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes photoblog)
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/


Technorati Tags: Photos, memes, friendship, Round Robin Photo

Round Robin Anniversary Challenge: The Best of RRPC!

This challenge is now closed. Thanks for playing. :)

Happy, Anniversary, Robins!

As you may have guessed from the subject line, the Round Robin Photo Challenges are two years old this month! Yes, on the weekend of April 2nd, 2005, Carly and Karen challenged each other to photograph "A Special Part of Your Hometown." There were three of us for the next Challenge, "Tacky Hometown Souvenirs," and the whole thing just took off from there.

So, in honor of our two year anniversary, we're interrupting our usual rotation of topic suggestions for a special "Best of the Round Robin Photo Challenges" Challenge, with a posting date of Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Whether you've been a Robin for two years, two minutes or any length of time in between, this is your chance to play along with any past Challenge of your choice. Have you a photograph to share of "Mysterious Doorways," or would you prefer to show us some "Silly Animals?" Perhaps spring and Easter have you thinking about "New Life," "Flower Power" or all things "Holy." Have you "Secrets" to reveal or conceal in photographs, or would you rather display "Reflections", or tell us about "Who I Am in Black and White" or "The Animal Inside?" There are dozens of topics to choose from - four dozen, to be exact - and they're all on the sidebar. Pick one that appeals to you, and get ready to give us a blast from our collective past on Wednesday, April 18th. We're looking for new photos here, but to go with the old topics. Got it? Good!

As always, you have six days from the Challenge date to get your entry in, but it's best to post on the 18th (and no sooner, please!). In celebration of this fun thing we do together, Steven will be putting together a WooHoo slide show of a photo from each Robin's entry, right here on the RR blog. If you have more than one photo in your entry, and there's a particular one you want us to use or not use in the WooHoo, just let us know!

Oh, and we have some fun goodies to help us celebrate! Steven has turned our Round Robin birdie into four new "badges" you can display on your blog! Go here to grab them:

http://steven.emmett.googlepages.com/rrbadges


Okay, folks, here are the usual helpful hints:

1. Please RSVP in the comment thread of this entry, thus:

Yes, I'll be celebrating!

Jeremiah
Joy to You And Me
http://bullfrogfriend.blogspot.com

2. Please post your entry on Wednesday, April 18th. A few days later is okay, but do not post early!

3. Please include a link back here in your entry. If you want to also include the Linking List to your fellow Robins, that's even better!

That's it for now, Robins! We've been saying it for almost two years: go be photographers!

Karen & Carly & Steven

Linking List

Karen - POSTED!
Outpost Mavarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com

Carly - POSTED!
Ellipsis... Suddenly Carly
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Kat - POSTED!
In My Dreams I Can Fly
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/

Steven - POSTED!
(sometimes photoblog)
http://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Suzanne R - POSTED!
New Suzanne R's Life
http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com/

Annie
Pictures of Craziness (New Photo Blog)
http://krspkrmmom.blogspot.com/

Nancy - POSTED!
Nancy Luvs Pics
http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix

Valorie - POSTED!
Retrospect USA
http://journals.aol.com/redbird914/RetrospectUSA/entries/2007/04/18/round-robin-anniversary-challenge-the-best-of-rrpc/1556

Janet
Fond of Photography
http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

Gattina - POSTED!
Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/

Marie - POSTED!
Photographs & Memories Too
http://journals.aol.co.uk/mariebm56/PhotographsMemoriestoo/entries/2007/04/18/round-robin-challenge--nature/2088

Photographs & Memories Blog Too
http://photographsmemoriestoo.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-round-robin-photo-challenge-is-on.html

Gina - POSTED!
Gina's Space
http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace

rRose - POSTED!
WAIT-NOT YET
http://journals.aol.com/rrveh1/WAIT-NOTYET-/

Tammy - POSTED!
The Daily Warrior
http://mylifeasawarrior.blogspot.com/

Kerrin - POSTED!
Macro Capture
http://macrocapture.blogspot.com/

Tammie Jean ***Welcome New Member***POSTED!
Long Drives To Nowhere
http://tammiejean.blogspot.com

Julie - POSTED!
Julie's Web Journal
http://www.barrettmanor.com/julie/journal.aspx