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About the theme: LIMITS
Don Bain 2011-Mar-07 21:43:00
Last night I sat in a restaurant here in Hilo, Hawaii, and wrote a long rambling essay about my interpretation of "Limits". It should appear on the website under Next Event sometime soon, and I will send it in a separate e-mail to this list.
About Themes
We expect our themes to do several things. Some participants view them as a challenge ? they go to great lengths to find and execute the most perfect and challenging expression of the theme. That is great, and we have had some amazing examples of this ? the epitome of the theme.
Others of us simply need some ideas, a few suggestions to get our creativity engine running. Theme essays such as this suggest a lot of possibilities, plus most people as they read will think of more. Discussion of the theme on the WWP list is encouraged ? share your ideas, spur each other on, help each other out. It?s a collaboration, not a competition.
Sometimes that brilliant idea you originally had turned out to be too hard, or impossible, or illegal. Or you didn?t have the time you needed. Or you?re a beginner and need a straightforward subject. The theme gives you a chance to shoot whatever you can, then tie it into the group endeavor with the caption.