Oh, well, so it goes ... couldn't stop myself from thinking about how to do this. Here's a proposal:
Why not call it: "2x20 for the 2020s" ("20/20" for short
) - Slogan: "Get your creative juices flowing and break your eye in for the next decade!" Procedure: "Your theme, your pace, your gear - your choice; just contribute as much as you can and like." And in the end, we create an 8 by 5 "poster" (or 2 by 20 "panorama" - or even a mosaic saying "20"?). At the very least, there should be a dedicated 40 piece gallery with at least one image/contributation from each and every participant - we've never made it to 40 people in any "Single in" challenge, and I've always liked Marlof's finishing move with his 6 by 5 collages. This way, *we* will make it through the month and have something to come back to as well.
The "Single in" principles (one post a day, one camera, one lens, even one theme for the whole month) should be encouraged, but not at all be made mandatory: Restrictions fuel creativity, but they may also kill it for those with less self-confidence and zeal ... Picking our favourite contributions from each personal set by consensus may lead to more thoughtful evaluation and discussion, I think. On the technical side, finding a way to make a "poster" style result work for videos would present a nice additional challenge for the technically inclined - it's definitely doable for an online version, anyway (click on each thumbnail in the poster to see the original, full size?).
Again, just my thoughts - but this is a format (and an end result) I would appreciate very much. Anyhow, I'd like to thank
@Lightmancer and
@Briar for bringing this up!
Oh, and we *will* do a Single in April - at least I will ... But I'll also try to post daily throughout January. As to the "one camera, one lens" aspect, I'd like to do that, too, but I'm not sure if it's a viable option for me this time around (I've already told you why). However, MMMV
M.
EDIT: btw. Decided on the camera/lens combo: Panasonic GF1 with 20mm f/1.7 (and EVF) - a modern classic.