Photo Contest?

[DrJay]

Since the track calendar concept has some problems (see "T&FN gift idea" thread), how about a different visual image idea? I emailed this one to Garry but didn't hear back, so I'll float it out here. It's winter, track's in the doldrums for awhile, let's have a photo contest to pick the alltime best photo(s) that have graced the pages of TAFNEWS. Solicit nominations via the magazine and the website. Display the top 30 or 40 in an online gallery. Vote on those online. Publish the top 10 in small size in the magazine and large format online. Vote via mail and online. Publish the top three in full-page format in the magazine and Garry takes the winning photographers out to dinner. I'll start the nominations with the homestretch photo of the Montreal 5K, with Viren leading home Quax, Hildebrand, Dixon, and Foster, everyone's face reflecting the high price they are paying to be there. A classic image.

[jennefir]

Re: Photo Contest?

Broaden the contest beyond T&FN print. Seek submissions of photos from ALL sources; cull out the best and post them for voting.

[gh]

Re: Photo Contest?

>Since the track calendar concept has some problems (see "T&FN gift idea"
>thread), how about a different visual image idea? I emailed this one to Garry
>but didn't hear back>>

I responsed on the 27th, must be in the ether somewhere. Here's what I said:

<<We have been toying with idea of something a little simpler, which is to choose the favorite cover of all time. The advantage of this one is that all the covers are available for perusal on the site.

A favorite general-photo contest, we fear, would get very low rates of participation, excluding as it would anybody who is a recent subscriber, or is a longtime subscriber with either a bad memory or lacking a closet full of back issues.>>

[Jon]

Re: Photo Contest?

Good point, gh.


A favourite cover of all-time sounds like a good idea.

Would non-subscribing Europeans be allowed to participate? ;-)

[DrJay]

Re: Photo Contest?

I responsed on the 27th, must be in the
>ether somewhere.

Sorry if I missed it.


A favorite general-photo contest, we fear, would get very low
>rates of participation, excluding as it would anybody who is a recent
>subscriber, or is a longtime subscriber with either a bad memory or lacking a
>closet full of back issues.>>

But if any old geezers submitted their favorites, could they not be posted online for all to look at, or are a lot of the old photos not available and/or too much work to post? I started subscribing in 1976, but a great photo from before then still might catch my eye and win my vote. The best cover contest would be fun.

[gh]

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T&FN does not have any staff photographers: everything comes from free-lancers on a per-usage payment basis, so any photo that is reproduced on the site has to be paid for again. There's simply not enough traffic here to warrant that. Particularly since the traffic comes gratis.

[DrJay]

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I learned somthing today. Do the cover photo contest.

[jennefir]

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I maintain a general photo contest, reaching out beyond T&F devotees is viable.

For example, check out this gallery and click on the XC photo: http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=3866

Great photo. No huge T&F personality, but a huge photo. Foto contests get the attention of photographer, rather than just fans. The resulting quality will surprise you.

[jennefir]

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Another, hit link then click on pole vault:

http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=1085

[DrJay]

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>A favorite general-photo contest would get very low rates of participation, excluding as it would anybody who is a longtime subscriber with either a bad memory or lacking a
>closet full of back issues.>>

Wait, doesn't EVERYONE have a closet full of back issues of TAFNEWS?? That's what I keep telling my wife when I have to look up who won the Zurich 800 in 1982 or some other important fact and she just stands there shaking her head.

[tafnut]

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>Another, hit link then click on pole
>vault:

I just wish we had some athletes with personality. Here's another bored T&F star, just in it for the money:

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1263

(scroll down to lower right)

[Daisy]

Re: Photo Contest?

GH wrote:
> We have been toying with idea of something a little simpler,
> which is to choose the favorite cover of all time.

I was looking through the cover and noted a few that caught my eye.

II May-69 Bob Price
Nov 70 Chris Papanicolaou
I Jul 73 Ben Jipcho
Dec 75 Craig Virgin
Oct 82 Daley Thompson
Nov 91 Mike Powell
nov 03 Kipchoge & El G

[wineturtle]

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Dear Mrs. DrJay,
T&FNews fans sign a blood oath never to discard a single issue,its true,just ask Mrs. Wineturtle...she seems to have gone missing,I'll just look under this pile...nope under the pile in the attic..nope but here is a Sieg Lindstrom /Dennis Mitchell article...I'll get back to you..

[DrJay]

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>Dear Mrs. DrJay,
T&FNews fans sign a blood oath never to discard a
>single issue,its true,just ask Mrs. Wineturtle...

I'll be sure to forward this. Perhaps TAFNEWS could spray it out to all subscribers' spouses.

[DrJay]

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Wait, doesn't EVERYONE
>have a closet full of back issues of TAFNEWS?? That's what I keep telling my
>wife when I have to look up who won the Zurich 800 in 1982 or some other
>important fact and she just stands there shaking her head.

Coe, 1:44.48, for the record.