Brihogan.com: Win a pencil!

7/20/2008

Win a pencil!

For those who have known me for awhile, I have collected pencils since the 4th grade. I am having a contest to see who can guess how many pencils I have. Whoever is the closest, I will give you a free pencil! Wow, what a great deal. Deadline is this friday, July 25th at 5pm. Enjoy guessing!

21 comments:

Anonymous said...: I'm guessing 557 pencils.; 10:00 PM
Stacey said...: I am going to guess 644.; 10:03 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm saying 702. The funny thing is, I know there are hundreds of pencils but Marla remembers exactly where she got each one. It's crazy.; 9:48 AM
Unknown said...: My guess is 475. And I know that I contributed at least a couple of them!; 9:51 AM
Unknown said...: I am going to go with a wild guess -- no counting on my part...
1275.

Farthest away pencil -- I will guess France -- Disneyland

Smallest -- Snoopy -- or did I get to keep that set?

Biggest -- that big Red one =-)

Favorite? Hmmmmnnn

How many from movies? 16
(in case you really want to look at all of these)

Pink Wedding Pencils -- 48

Major color -- RED

Fanciest -- Disneyland

Fun stuff.; 10:38 AM
Brian Hogan said...: Easy! I just counted them all in the picture. The number is 315 (give or take 100).; 10:53 AM
Bob said...: 592

Melissa; 1:32 PM
Bob said...: 700

Natalie; 1:34 PM
Bob said...: 800

Bobby; 1:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Uncle Rich says 1145. Go ahead and send the pencil!; 2:57 PM
Denise Hogan said...: 642

Denise; 6:21 PM
Jen Trost said...: 748 and a half :); 2:25 PM
Cameron said...: 743.3, I noticed one was chewed on. Man what does rob do when you're away?; 2:14 PM
Cameron said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2:14 PM
Unknown said...: 683 is my guess

but I will box in Bob & Denise by saying 591

There is no good # to choose between like Price is Right since there are so many people guessing.

If I win can I have my London, Canada one back, please? LOL

I won multiple estimation contests in elem. school maybe I will hold out.; 8:09 PM
Andrea Livingston said...: Let's say 499.; 8:32 PM
Keri said...: How fun are you! What a cool collection. My kids think collectons are cool, but haven't come up with anything amazing to collect yet...Well, David is collecting coind from around the world.

So, our guess is 1031!; 1:28 AM
Emily said...: The deadline is looming, so I can deliberate no longer. 987.; 1:34 PM
geralyn said...: OK I wish I had more time but I will have to just guess, 397....fingers crosssed; 2:59 PM
geralyn said...: ok My bad my 3 was suppose to be a 5...597 deal or no deal marla!! ITS MY FINALLY ANSWER.....well maybe; 3:47 PM
Jen Trost said...: ooohhh... the deadline is in 17 minutes....can't wait!; 4:43 PM

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?