Brihogan.com: May 2008

5/26/2008

Hail Damage

My brother called last night and I told him that we were hit with between golf ball and baseball size hail. He didn't believe me and of course, I forgot to take a picture. This morning I went out to see how much damage there is and I found our poor grill was hit. We do have 9 holes I've found so far on the side of our house... Great fun...

5/23/2008

This is for my dad :)

The final wait was a three hours and ten minutes. When we got to the
parking garage it was after hours. What they do is honor parking at
nigh. There is no person just an envelope to put your money in and
they honor whatever you put in. Dad, I think you'd like this parking
garage :)

We're home now and will go back down around June 11th for more fun!

Sent from MiPhone (Marla's iPhone!)

5/22/2008

Three hours

This is what rob looks like after waiting three hours for a doctor SO
FAR. We will give the final waiting time when we finally see the doctor.

5/20/2008

My new apron

I just finished this adorable apron! I love it! I got a kit that had all the fabrics, but I had to cut it all out. I have enough fabric to make pot holders, so that's probably my next project.

5/16/2008

Pictures

My parents were able to come out for my birthday. Thank you Mike and Denise! So I thought i would post some pictures. I loved having my parents out here. My mom, Nicole and I went shopping while my dad was able to stay at my house playing video games. =) It was a lot of fun!

5/14/2008

4 years!

Rob and I are celebrating 4 years of marriage today. It's been full of adventures and I'm sure many more!

5/10/2008

SO CUTE!!

Britton is doing much better. They took him off the respirator and he is keeping his 02 stats in the 90's. Which is very good. Jen should be getting out today, but Britton will be staying a little longer. Aren't they all so cute!?

5/09/2008

Meet Britton Landon Trost

He was 6 pounds 9 ounces 20" long and born at 1:15 today, May 9th. I'm thinking that time is right but I know someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Britton is having trouble breathing and is being transfered to St Mary's hospital from the hospital jen is at. Britton will be in the ICU and is on a respirator. Jen is doing very well. We pray that little Britton will be able to breath on his own soon. Please keep Britton, Jen and Landon in your prayers.

5/02/2008

It's bri's birthday!

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?