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about the first year-long event - Forests
Don Bain 2011-Mar-08 03:14:00
The WWP team have been talking for some time now about supplementing the traditional quarterly events with other types of participation.
Not everyone is inspired by the idea of shooting along with hundreds of others around the world. Sometimes we just don't click with the theme and have trouble finding a subject that pleases us. And the tight deadlines, which are necessary to preserve the "event" feeling, can occasionally make it difficult or impossible to participate.
Bostjan proposed a year-long theme last year, but we never got around to acting on it. But this year we are determined to do it, and the theme is "The International Year of Forests - 2011", as proclaimed by UNESCO.
http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/
The way this will work is that you can submit one VR panorama per quarter, total four for the year, adding them during the open editing periods for each quarterly event (or late editing if you ask Pat nicely).
The photographs must be taken this year, 2011, but at any time during the year. You can shoot four this month and submit them one at a time during the next four events, or all four at once in December. We do ask that you do not change your mind and keep substituting new panos at each opportunity.
The panos for this event will need to be directly related to the theme, more strictly enforced than for the regular events. We want to compile a useful archive of images from around the world that can be used in school programs and referenced by other websites. Our usual strict standards for full documentation will also apply.
Another rule is that the panoramas must all be significantly different. Four beautiful views of the same woodland at the same time won't qualify. But the same, or similar, forest at different seasons would.
Wide geographic coverage is important, so take advantage of your vacation or business travel to shoot forests wherever you may go. Also, try to research the significance and other details of the forests you shoot. Be sure you know the tree species represented (Latin names, please) and whether the forest is natural, heavily modified, or planted.
The UN site subtitle is "Celebrating Forests for People". Human use, abuse, and enjoyment of forests is certainly important. But forests in and of themselves, for their beauty and scientific interest are also important.
Let's discuss this on the list and share our ideas.
Don