Brihogan.com: We're grateful for...

9/22/2005

We're grateful for...

1. Rob had a really good day
2. Rob's heart has stayed strong through out high blood pressures and fast heart rates at times
3. That his heart rythmn was able to stay corrected after the changes in blood pressure and craziness.
4. He doesn't remember the first two weeks
5. His wonderful personality
6. Rob's bleeding problems/surgery was last weekend before Rita and not now
7. For Tessie saving his life a couple times
8. Mike saving Rob's life a couple times
9. Marla medicine
10. Hurricane katrina hit so Jen and Landon have been here
11. Rob being moved down to the second floor away from windows in prepartion for Rita
12. A roof over our heads (for now)
13. A dvd player
14. The skills and knowledge the doctors have
15. The nurses and pca's that have taken care of Rob
16. This website
17. The hospital chaplain for his meeting with us and having a nice prayer after code blue
18. 10 pillows for Rob
19. Apple releasing the Nano at the perfect time for Rob
20. Rob's sense of humor
21. Rob having legible handwriting
22. Rob's patience with us trying to understand him
23. M&M's
24. Target
25. A hotel with a fridge in it, so we had food to eat today
26. Skyway system so we don't have to walk in the heat
27. Disneyworld (for Rob to dream about and plan vacations for)
28. The Galleria
29. Medications that can relieve Rob's pain
30. The jewish/mexican family that always ask about Robbie
31. How the staff loves Rob
32. The people that have been putting Rob on all the temple prayer roles
33. Handheld fans
34. Rob having good family and friends
35. Psp
36. Computers
37. Cell phones
38. Bennihanna
39. Nutrition that Rob is able to get
40. Rob being able to have a trache
41. Cars
42. Air conditioning
43. People's videos for Rob
44. Hospital beds that turn into a chair
45. How the beds are air cushioned to relieve pressure
46. Robbie being cute
47. Rob being able to be suctioned since he can't cough to make it easier to breath
48. Everyone down here being healthy and able to be with Rob
49. Insurance!
50. For everyones prayers, thoughts and comments. Thank you

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Photo Contest Rules (boring)

Timing
Photos should be submitted to Brian's email by Sunday @ 8:00pm. Posting will go live ASAP. Voting will close Thursday at 3:00pm. Winner will fill out "interview" and deliver to Brian's email by Friday night.

Photo Delivery
Try to keep your photos under 1,500 pixels wide (or tall). You can use the "Large (Higher Quality)" setting through iPhoto. Your photograph should be titled; 1 to 5 words for a title.

Scoring
First place 3 points. Second place 2 points. Third place 1 point.

Handicaps / 1:321 Rule
The idea behind handicapping is to keep the competition close. It is also there so that we can practice photography with limits - since limits might make us more creative. Lastly, it is there to keep players with more resources from having too much advantage.

Since the winner will not be determined until Thursday night, the handicap will be for the following week's assignment. So, basically, the handicapping will always be a week behind.

When a photographer gets first place he will receive one handicap. Handicap is decided on by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place photographers (majority rules). Handicaps for a win must be of the "basic type". If a photographer is winning over the last place person by 3, 5, or 6 wins then he will get +1, +2, or +3 handicaps of the "extreme type".

The 321 part of the rule comes from a photographer winning 3 times, then an additional 2 times, then an additional 1 time. These wins translate to having a score of 9, 15, and 18 above the last place player.

For example, if "Player A" just won a round and has a score of 18 and "Player B" has a score of 0. Then "Player A" Would have 1 basic handicap and 3 extreme handicaps. If a player is more than 18 points over the lowest player than he will get +1 basic handicaps for every single point over 18.

Basic Type Handicaps
For practice! Basic handicaps are assigned to the photographer that has just won a round. And also assigned to photographers that are more than 18 points above the last place player. Basic handicaps reset each round. The handicap is decided on by the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place players (majority rules). Basic handicaps would be anything that are not fundamental photographing "rights". These handicaps should be fun & challenging, but not stress inducing. For example, "no flash", "No post production (other than CC)", "Must use S priority mode", "No stabilization (i.e. tripods)", "Must use manual focus", "Must shot in landscape/portrait orientation", etc.

Extreme Type Handicaps
Ouch! Extreme handicaps are assigned to any photographer that are 9, 15, or 18 points above the last place player. Extreme handicaps are reset each round. The handicap is decided on by the bottom 3 players - but not including the player being handicapped (majority rules). Extreme handicaps can include limiting fundamental photographing "rights". For example, "full manual mode (M mode and manual focus)", "No post production at all (not even CC)", "Shots only between 8 & 10pm", "No looking through viewfinder or monitor", etc.

Voting Rules
Photographers are not allowed to solicit for votes. They can link to the voting. Or, even have their own voting on their own blog/site. But, they cannot suggest which photo should be voted for. Photographers can vote once - but not for their own photo.

Ties
If there is a tie for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Then all the players (other than the players involved in the tie) vote on the favorite (majority rules). If there are an equal number of votes, then the lowest scored individual is dropped from voting. The score for the "lowest scored individual" is the score before the round in which the tie is involved.

Assignments
Next week's assignment will be posted at the bottom of the "contest photos" post, which should be posted no later than Monday. Assignment will be pulled from several standard websites that produce "word of the day" or "assignment of the week" etc. For now, Brian will pick an assignment on a rotational bases.

Winner's Interview
These are the questions the winner should email to Brian so that he can post your victory.

What was your thought process in coming up with your photo?
What settings did you use (shutter/aperture, ISO, etc)?
Did you do any Post Production? If so, what did you do?
What tools did you use (flash, lens, meter, etc)?
What have you learned from this assignment?
What would you have done differently now that it's over?