Brihogan.com: And the winner is...

7/25/2008

And the winner is...

The number I counted for my pencils was 1050! The winner of the contest is my cousin Keri with a guess of 1031. I will be sending you a prize soon. Nice job! Thank you all for your guesses! I have put everyone in order. I figured if you were over, I subtracted how far you were away. Rob is currently trying to figure out a new contest for this website. More to come!
1. Keri and family-1031
2.Emily- 987
3.Uncle Rich- 1145
4.My Dad-1275
5.Bito- 800
6. Jen T-748 1/2
7.Cameron- 743.3
8. Nicole- 702
9. Nat-700
10. Stacey- 644
11. Denise-642
12. Geralyn-597
13. Melissa- 592
14. Cody- 591
15. Michael Scott- 557
16. Andrea and Brett- 499
17.Jennifer (fer fer) 475
18. Brian- 315

I thought I would include some interesting things that I found while counting.

I have 14 different shaped pencils

35 movie related pencils
22 Ben and Jerry's pencils
36 Vermont pencils
18 New York
40 from outside the United states

11 Marla pencils (5 actually say Maria, my dad filled in the i)
8 Macintosh related pencils

I also learned that I only need 17 more states and then I will have at least one pencil from each of the states. The states I need are the following:
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
West Virginia
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island

The pencil from the farthest away is from New Zealand, Thanks to my friend Jess!
I also have included a picture of my favorite pencils. It is the picture with the broom pencil in it.

5 comments:

Unknown said...: Way to go Keri!

Marla I did not know those pictures were of different pencils they looked the same LOL.

So if you double my answer by 2 ... I still don't win. ok Oh Well; 5:56 PM
Emily said...: So close, and yet...If you dad can figure out how to turn Brandon into Braden and Dylan into Dallin, he'll have my business!; 7:21 PM
Unknown said...: I was just in Idaho -- I may have gotten an Idaho Snowmobile pencil -- but did not see a straight Idaho pencil... hmmmnnn
I do have connections there though.

dad; 8:22 PM
Bob said...: Good job Keri! I'm so astounded that there were that many pencils.
And all I have to say is you have the sweetest dad to be collecting pencils with your name on it (or Maria's)...and filling in the i's for you. :-)
Melissa; 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: I demand a recount!

Uncle Rich; 4:22 PM

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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?