INPUT REQUESTED: 2023 Challenges

Thank you all of you organizing and participating in these challenges!

Harm vb wrote: The alphabet could also be fun and can be stretched over the year: 26 letters in 52 weeks. Or will it be too challenging?

I like this alphabet over year idea a lot! But think it would be to challenging for me to find things beginning with the right letter in english. But if everybody would use our native languages, it would lose a lot of the charm in seeing each others photos, wouldn't it?

No, I haven't even thought about what that would mean to those of us using an alphabet with a lot more than 26ish letters

Thank you, Pieter!
I'll participate as often as possible!
Regards,
Kelly

I would be more likely to participate in the April and October events if it were possible to select just 1 or 2 weeks out of the month to participate.

I own many (too many) 35mm film cameras and lenses. Sticking to just one camera for an entire month as quite long for me; especially, as shooting with my A7II for a month means no film for the entire month.

Thanks for all the input, much appreciated!

Trying to distill it down to a plan how about this for 2023:

late february : Rokkor 65th birthday party
April Foolishness with one or two primes (event passes possible)
late may: B&W (or monochrome)
July: a potpourri:
     - week 1: colours (only single primary or secondary colours)
     - week 2 = week 28 (28 +/- 2 mm zoom-ends or primes, or even "taped" zooms at ~28 mm)
     - week 3: music
     - week 4: macro/closeup
     Fixed weeks, but everybody free to do all or just the ones they like/have time for
late september: Zoom, in the range, so don't use the zoom ends
Oktoberfest with one or two primes (event passes possible)
December: week 50


This is probably the maximum we can pull off, and if you all think it's too much we can easily skip a few week topics and keep them for 2024.

Howard_S wrote: I did Photo 150 for two years - that was enough!

Agreed, as the year went on, it started to feel more like a chore than a challenge.

Howard_S wrote: Generally speaking I’m less likely to sign up for a month long challenge, so more of the shorter challenges would appeal - can they co-exist with a month challenge, or would that limit the number of participants in either?

I've done a couple of month-challenges in the past, but unless it coincides with an unusually 'calm' period in the year, it's out of reach. I don't think I've had a 'calm' month in years.

Weekly challenges are also more appealing. I've got better odds of finishing these.

Of the suggested challenges I like the Rokkor ( Minolta SR Mount) and Macro the best and continue with the traditional yearly Dyxum challenges and of course, always include a film challenge.

addy landzaat wrote: I am a fan of week challenges as those are easier to join and end. I would like a B&W challenge, "need" to improve my greyscale photography. Some other ideas: Week 35 - fits both crop and full frame Rainbow - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet Alphabet month - 26 pictures representing 26 letters I want to do a year long challenge, but the 150 one doesn't inspire me. Still undecided.

Sounds good to me. +1