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Since I haven't heard from anngogh, I'm picking the next one, too. Because it depicts one of the more important places in the city, I select Glynnish's "Charlemagne's entrance" for the week of January 3-10.
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Thanks!
For January 10-17, I've selected jwb's mom's "Flamingo" for its great color and composition.
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Nice pik Glynnish.
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Thanks Glynnish. I'll post my pick soon.
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Here's my pick for the next week.
HolgaVisions's "Rose w:Background," that was taken at BBG. It is one of my favorite places to picnic, as well as practice my photography skills.
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Thanks Mom.....I'm lookin....T
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I have chosen this as my Best of Magic City 2. Because it is so much apart of Birmingham's history and one of my favorite places. Terry
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Mojo Denbow [deleted] says:
I have to agree with Holgavision. Great shot, good coloring and very vintage-looking. When I first got to Birmingham I discovered the summer movie series here. Saw Casablanca for the first time at this theater. How appropriate, no?
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I appreciate my photo of the Alabama being chosen. I love shooting that sign. The photo I chose for the Best of Magic City 2 is ednoles' "Bogue's", not just because they have great breakfast, but I love that neon sign especially against the late afternoon sky, and how the colors work together.
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tmb, I'm flattered. As the weather warms, I am looking forward to getting back out during the evenings. Upcoming full moons are on Feb 13 (possible Valentine's themed meetup on Feb 11?); March 14 (midweek); April 13 (we could photograph, not "shoot" the tax filers at the Post Office on Sat, Apr. 15); and Sat May 13. For those of you into long-range planning, full moon dates through 2010 are at www.moonphases.info/full_moon_calendar_dates.html#Next_Fu...
Next up on my shoot list is the St. Vincent's fountain, which recently underwent repairs.
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forrest321 [deleted] says:
"photograph, not "shoot" the tax filers at the Post Office"
Hilarious! You just made my day! (not to make lite of the poor souls lost in California -- that just cracked me up)
I love the colors in this pic. The reds and blues with the muted clouds in the back...absolutely wonderful.
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Ed picked this great new one from trekkerj1:
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my pick for the week of feb 14-21 is by bhamgray:
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I'm honored, trekkerj1, and can't wait to pick someone for next week. Thanks again, you made my day...
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bhamgray notified me of his selection by flickr mail:
"Old Friend" by BooBear.
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At a girl Boo. Awesome shot. Congrats....T
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Yep - I loved this pic for the colors and the textures. A great pic!
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Good show BOO!!!
Congrats!!
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Thanks so much!! I'm not sure about the time limit - the 21st or the 28th!
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We need a new pick by next Tuesday (Mardi-Gras). You're the reigning queen until then.
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Well I had a good tour of the last 52 pages - only 100 left! Some great work here. I'll pass the baton to Maryataub for her Peace Rally:
which just grabs you whether you agree with the demonstrator of not but also check out her UAB Arts and Humanities Building:
and Ikna's Sloss set:
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I'm so glad to be included in this group and have this opportunity to share some other's work that I admire.
Help! I don't know how to add the image to this page.
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With these "all rights reserved" photographers, it's very tricky to add the images. Great picks. We're starting to have too many unappreciated shots in this group. Hopefully our group show will help get some of this work out there (as well as potentially drown us all in a growing pool -- but I have some ideas for that)
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Alrighty, I'm picking one today because I'll be out of town until Monday, so here it is: vulcan-toes by tscarlisle. (Erm, I'm having a hard time getting the pic to show up.) I loved the one of his butt as well. It was a hard decision.
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So you had to be out of town for the big game?
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Oh hell no. I was close to the front when we rushed the court. I've had an awesome couple of spirited days with the camp out and then the game. I'll be leaving in a couple of hours. I just didn't want to leave y'all hanging for 4 days.
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I'm guessing maryatuab is off to Philly with the Blazers, so I'm going to go ahead and feature this amazing photo as the "Best of Magic City" beginning today:
Both Mary's and Argus' picks will be featured as soon as they're selected.
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I wish I had time to go to Philly! Sorry, I've been really busy this week and I'm falling behind on things, but I like your pick, Dystopos. Count it as mine as well.
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I'm trying to bulk up the pool of winners, so if you're willing, I'd love to still get picks from both of you.
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Argusphoto has picked nailbender's latest stunner:
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Thanks so much argusfoto......it is very much appreciated.
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Ok....here's my choice. The group has some outstanding work so choosing one is difficult at best!
"meanwhile, a scheme was being hatched" by T.Scott Carlisle. Very nice work!
If anyone can tell me how to get the URL's of copyright images (like we used to be able too) it would be appreciated!
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It's tricky. You have to delve into the source html of the page.
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Reigning for April 2-9:
"Rusty" by jamric
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"jenn" by wesfrazer
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Since Wes hasn't picked yet, I'm throwing this recent one into the mix:
Congratulations mjp. Go on and give us the next one.
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i nominate this photo because i am a sucker for night shots of city lights.
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i nominate this.....
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thanks.
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oh yeah, i'm supposed to nominate a new one, right?
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Don't know how this works, but here is my vote:
Unless it already won.
I hate technology.
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Here's my pick. Brad owes us a pick, too.
"eastwood-bowling-alley" by T. Scott Carlisle
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Waiting for Brad Daly....
Anyway, here's TSC's pick:
"j-lo4x5" by wesfrazer
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Sorry for dropping the ball for a week there. It was just a coincidence that one of my photos was on the main page for an extra week. Really.
Wes, T. Scott and Brad all still owe us picks for the next honorees.
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T. Scott gave us two picks for this week:
 
The apparent theme is "Things that are tall"
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my pick for this week:
Jackie and the Blue Wall by jamric.
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Thanks pallid7! I will go through and pick another shot very soon-
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Here is my choice for next week:
Remnants 3 by squirrelgirl.
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Squirrelgirl picked one of her boyfriend's photos of the Shoe Corp. fire:
Under Siege By Insurgents by King Power Cinema.
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Gee John! Don't make it sound so rigged. :P
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Squirrelgirl picked a dramatically-composed photo of last weeks terrifying Shoe Corp. fire for this week's Best of the Magic City.
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lol
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David's pick was:
DSCN0258 by LSyd
Brad's pick was:
DSC_0552 by i o r e
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thanks for selecting my pic.
Next winner:
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i o r e picked two:
actions speak louder than words by pallid7
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Daniel Building by Dystopos
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Rob Fincher's pick:
IMG_3568 by argusfoto
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My pick is Moonset
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wow, argusfoto, thanks for the honor. I really do appreciate it.
my question: when do I need to make the next choice?
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Whenever you have a chance, the sooner the better, and definitely by the 16th. (Great photo, by the way -- I somehow missed seeing it when it was added)
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thanks. actually I found this while scanning the pool and I really love it.
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my pick:
Trailer Life by Bayou Self.
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OK, we've got three weeks of reserves ready to go. Good work!
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My pick for the next week. FRO SHO!!
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thanks for the nomination Dystopos...
i reached way back for this one, but here's my pick:
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I know that this group's sole purpose is not to be a place to help, get help, or commend each other on their photographs, but...a scanned picture that was not taken by the chosen member got Best of the Week?
I'd like it if this group would encourage people to get out there and take pictures of our city. This kind of pushes us in the opposite direction.
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I prefer not having a lot of rules and seeing what happens. The choice of that photo surprised me, and I actually considered asking for another choice, but I decided that I didn't want to shoot down the nomination. I mean, the picture makes people smile!
My original vision of the group (for whatever it's worth) was a place to gather and index as many photos of Birmingham as possible. For Birminghham circa 2005-2006 this has been very successful, but there is a lot of Birmingham which is of very high interest which predates our members' camera work.
For this reason, I have posted quite a number of scanned photos - most of which are in the public domain and a few of which are so remarkable that I couldn't help myself. I will defend the addition of scanned archival material to the Magic City group pool.
That said, I think that the "Best of Magic City" contest is a different animal and I have been very pleased to see some really fantastic photography being honored here this way. I want to do anything I can to encourage people "to get out there and take pictures of our city" (ya'll get out there, y'hear!)
So in combining all these interests, I propose to keep the Langford photo in this thread, to remove it from the "Best of MCFG" pool, and to ask Byron to dive back into the Magic City pool and pick an original photo for us.
Thanks for your input, NWH. Always good to have some discussion flowing....
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you didn't seem to have any problem shooting down my nominations.
just sayin'.
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I dont understand the hang-up with scanned photos. Aren't they photos regardless? Some people prefer the "pure" form of film photography and then choose to digitize them for archiving or sharing.
Case in point, I LOVE the Holga shots. I look forward to shooting with mine, scanning the film in, displaying them here and pray someone nominates them for Best Of.
However, if you didn't shoot the photo and it gets nominated, then please respectfully decline the honor.
=)
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I don't think there is any hang up at all with scanning your own prints or negatives. Hell, that's where all our good photos are coming from :)
Remind what you nominated, T3XA5? I'm sure I had some reason but I don't remember.
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Alright, I found an actual group member photo to nominate as Best of The Magic City. Hook it up!!
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Mojo Denbow [deleted] says:
Very nice, retro, artistic.
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It's hooked up. And it makes a nice pairing with bwdaly's jesus on the main group page. We've been having a lot of great pairs lately.
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Wes and Brad are up... whatcha got, guys?
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Yeah, I was not trying to make a stink about scanned photos. Some of mine are scanned. My only concern was when you did not actually take the picture you scanned. As long as you say it isn't yours, then I don't care if they are in the pool at all. I like seeing the old photos in the pool. I agree that they are important in remembering our past.
My only concern was about them being "Best Of's" because I saw this "contest" as a way to honor each other's photography skills and our love for this city. If that is not the purpose, than I was wrong and it is no big deal.
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Well put. It seems like a good idea at this point to go ahead and formalize the purpose of the "Best of the Magic City" contest: "to honor each other's photography skills and our love for this city."
OK, Wes and Brad. That's your assignment. Find us some honorees.
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i'm keeping my eyes peeled. nothing has jumped out at me so far. i think wes may be out of town.
--brad
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Hey it's been 3 weeks, surely someone deserves the honor, how bout it admin? What say you pick one!!!
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I'm too sleepy from staying up late at Bottletree. I'll accept the next nomination from any member. Post here.
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I nominate this one:
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Thanks, M. I'll take it from here.
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September 17 - 24:
"Firetruck for Ben" by Southernpixel
September 24 - October 1:
"Vestavia Little Rebels Cheerleading on Sideline" by ▐►cp◄▌
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WOW... what fun. I realized, when stitching the photos of my daughter's cheerleading squad together, how crazy I was to think that I could make a series of photos of daughters and granddaughters (aka moving objects) enjoying their first season as cheerleaders work as a stitched photo. It worked out OK though.
Thanks to Southernpixel for picking it.
After reviewing recent photos in the Magic_City flickr group, I've chosen this one for BestOfMagicCity (beginning 1OCT06) because I've long wanted to head out and document many of these places around Birmingham... and norob112 has done what many of us haven't. He's been there.
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norob112's pick:
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gskx's pick:
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What happened?
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Brad didn't make a pick. That mean's it's your turn to choose, Fancy Horse.
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Oh, sorry. I didn't see this. I guess it's too late now. (hanging my head in shame)
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