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January contest theme: Cold

E-MAIL|LINK|COMMENTS (15) Posted by Teresa Hanafin, Boston.com Staff December 11, 2008 02:43 PM

Even a red-winged blackbird could see its breath as it sang in Woolwich, Maine.

Associated Press File Photo by Robert F. Bukaty

Now that's cold! You chose Cold as the theme for the January contest, and we're opening entries now -- no need to wait until Jan. 1.

How can you illustrate cold?

Lots of possibilities with this theme, too: Freezing rain, snowy landscapes, bundled-up people, ice-trimmed trees or power lines, frozen ponds ... we're in New England, so there shouldn't be a shortage of good subjects! I think we can skip the common cold, cold sores, and Coldplay, okay? Although giving someone the cold shoulder or an icy stare might be interesting...

To enter, set up a Flickr account, upload at least 5 photos, choose just one, and add three separate tags to it: Boston.com, contest, and January. In fact, if you don't have a Flickr account, set one up as soon as you can, even if you don't have a contest photo yet. It can take Flickr two weeks to find new accounts, and if it doesn't find yours, you could be shut out of the contest.

The deadline is midnight Jan. 31.

Here are more details about how to enter.

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15 comments so far...

Hi, I want to enter the contest, but I don't have a Yahoo account. Is there any other way to enter photos?

Posted by Sasha December 11, 08 09:10 PM

Not yet, Sasha ... We will be getting our own photo upload tool early next year, complete with personal photo albums, etc., but until then, the Flickr API is the easiest way for us to accept contest entries, find them easily, and pull them into our Voting Machine.

Posted by Teresa Hanafin December 11, 08 09:29 PM

when is the deadline to have photos uploaded to Flickr to compete in January's contest? thanks!

Posted by Jen December 18, 08 08:43 PM

Hi, Jen -- the deadline is midnight Jan. 31. I just added it in bold to the entry -- thanks!

Posted by Teresa Hanafin December 18, 08 09:35 PM

Staff,

January cold is a great theme. However, Raw should also have a fun with winter album. Seasonal albums around New England would be awesome during the harsh weather ... Shots like this to display soon after Boston's first two big storms need a outlet . To be young and only need a ride to get some sledding in before dark.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3125740291_f854bc0c91_b.jpg

Posted by Brian Pitcher December 21, 08 06:03 PM

Is the Flicker account the same as Yahoo?

Posted by Amanda December 24, 08 09:12 AM

Hi, Amanda .... Yahoo owns Flickr now, so if you have a Yahoo email account (and I see that you do), you can use that same login with Flickr if you want. But you don't have to use the same screen name ... you can have one screen name on Yahoo and another on Flickr.

Posted by Teresa Hanafin December 24, 08 09:45 AM

Anyone having trouble seeing the December contest entries using
Firefox ? IE seems to work OK

Posted by Mark January 10, 09 06:14 PM

I also use Firefox Mark and I can't see the entries .... this is a first.
Teresa; any thoughts?
Bill

Posted by bill January 29, 09 06:57 AM

Hmmm ... I use Firefox and I can see the December Flash gallery ... What do you see in its place?

Also, I moved the gallery to the extended entry field to get it off the homepage ... Are you clicking through to see the full entry?

Posted by Teresa Hanafin January 29, 09 08:15 AM

Good morning Teresa;
I click on the Cold link and the picture of the smoking RWBB comes up w/the extended entry info for January below the pic.
Regards
Bill of Haverhill

Posted by bill January 29, 09 09:29 AM

Oh, Bill, Mark was referring to the December contest entries. You can't see the January entries because I haven't posted them yet!

Posted by Teresa Hanafin January 29, 09 11:17 AM

Never mind .... said w/head lowered.
Thanks Teresa

Posted by bill January 29, 09 01:33 PM

HA! Bill, look, I'm the lazy slouch who hasn't gotten the photos posted yet, so don't feel so bad!

Posted by Teresa Hanafin January 29, 09 01:37 PM

Hi everyone. Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
I am from Kyrgyzstan and too poorly know English.

With love :-D, Oriel.

Posted by Oriel June 9, 09 08:35 PM

DO NOT HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON MORE THAN ONCE!

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