| Jonathan |
万分感谢。
Wow. Just wow. I’ve hit 1000 followers on Flickr. There are that many people who care about the random table scraps of a twenty-one year old grown man who can’t stop playing with Lego. I never pursued this hobby for numbers, but I can’t help but be amazed that I reached this incredible milestone.
When I said in September that I intended to quit making content for Flickr, I did so out of a sincere commitment to move forward into a new phase of my life. I would spend senior year focusing on the important stuff - relationships, academics, and continued spiritual growth in Jesus Christ. Lego would have no room in such a packed schedule, and I knew that my life would get even busier after college no matter what career path I would choose to take.
However, I am terrible keeping my own promises (just ask my parents) and sometimes I cannot help but feel the urge to build something I read in a comic, saw on TV, or just thought up while fiddling with random parts. I still want to stay committed to a more focused life, so I made a compromise with myself to only post something if I had the time, and to not make it a top priority like I did in the past. Going forward, this means that my upload frequency will be VERY VERY low, if any at all. But if you’re okay with that, I’m okay with that too. :)
And thank you all so much for believing my messy table scraps could become so much more. :)
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To celebrate this milestone, I’ve decided to host my first contest! When I first got into Lego, I always wondered why the DC and Marvel sets deviated so far from the core source material. Where were the famous settings - the Daily Planet, the X-Mansion, the Savage Lands? Where were the iconic scenes - Parallax cruelly subduing and recreating the entire DC Universe, the final incursion of worlds before Secret Wars, or the long-awaited wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane? Why were the minifigures lineups so repetitive, filled only by endless iterations of Batman and Spider-Man?
So this contest is going to be all about taking your love for DC, Marvel, and Lego to the next level. I’d like people to recreate iconic scenes and locations from DC and/or Marvel Comics, and populate them with the most excellent minifigures you can create. And I’d like people to photograph these creations in the best way they can so that they are absolutely stunning to behold.
I will judge for the aesthetic quality and overall accuracy of the build, which, without being too nit-picky, should recall/replicate at least the most important features of an iconic comic book scene or locations. The build itself CAN be existing, but the submitted photo CANNOT be existing or already on Flickr. Tributes/replications of comic book covers will NOT be accepted as contest entries. I will also judge for the quality of the minifigures, which can fall anywhere on the purist to custom spectrum. And most importantly, I will judge for photography quality. I promise you, there are many, many ways to achieve amazing shots with inexpensive equipment, and (if you want) there are often ways to temporarily acquire better equipment through libraries or even the school you attend if they have a photography department. If you are lacking the editing software, I will let you know that it is very easy to download fully-functional cracked copies of Photoshop and Lightroom from the Internet, free of charge.
I will not be judging by the size of the build, as this would probably be the most unfair criteria (it’s not really possible to “borrow” extra Lego bricks). If the scale you choose fits the scene you are trying to convey, then I won’t hold it against you.
I will be choosing three winners - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. The 1st place winner will receive my Phoenix Custom Bricks Arachnid Hero minifigure, because that stupid fig was a darn impulse purchase and I know that many people would love to have one of these for their collection. The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive any Mighty Micro sets of their choice, and all winners will receive a shout-out, a testimonial, and a likely inclusion in my “The Best” gallery.
On Monday, I will create the Flickr group, “Jonathan’s 1000 Follower Contest” to which all who are interested in entering can submit their entries (you can submit unlimited entries). Entries will be accepted up to Sunday, May 6th at 11:59 PM EST, and the winners will be announced on Saturday, May 16th.
Good luck. :)
万分感谢。
Wow. Just wow. I’ve hit 1000 followers on Flickr. There are that many people who care about the random table scraps of a twenty-one year old grown man who can’t stop playing with Lego. I never pursued this hobby for numbers, but I can’t help but be amazed that I reached this incredible milestone.
When I said in September that I intended to quit making content for Flickr, I did so out of a sincere commitment to move forward into a new phase of my life. I would spend senior year focusing on the important stuff - relationships, academics, and continued spiritual growth in Jesus Christ. Lego would have no room in such a packed schedule, and I knew that my life would get even busier after college no matter what career path I would choose to take.
However, I am terrible keeping my own promises (just ask my parents) and sometimes I cannot help but feel the urge to build something I read in a comic, saw on TV, or just thought up while fiddling with random parts. I still want to stay committed to a more focused life, so I made a compromise with myself to only post something if I had the time, and to not make it a top priority like I did in the past. Going forward, this means that my upload frequency will be VERY VERY low, if any at all. But if you’re okay with that, I’m okay with that too. :)
And thank you all so much for believing my messy table scraps could become so much more. :)
________________________________
To celebrate this milestone, I’ve decided to host my first contest! When I first got into Lego, I always wondered why the DC and Marvel sets deviated so far from the core source material. Where were the famous settings - the Daily Planet, the X-Mansion, the Savage Lands? Where were the iconic scenes - Parallax cruelly subduing and recreating the entire DC Universe, the final incursion of worlds before Secret Wars, or the long-awaited wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane? Why were the minifigures lineups so repetitive, filled only by endless iterations of Batman and Spider-Man?
So this contest is going to be all about taking your love for DC, Marvel, and Lego to the next level. I’d like people to recreate iconic scenes and locations from DC and/or Marvel Comics, and populate them with the most excellent minifigures you can create. And I’d like people to photograph these creations in the best way they can so that they are absolutely stunning to behold.
I will judge for the aesthetic quality and overall accuracy of the build, which, without being too nit-picky, should recall/replicate at least the most important features of an iconic comic book scene or locations. The build itself CAN be existing, but the submitted photo CANNOT be existing or already on Flickr. Tributes/replications of comic book covers will NOT be accepted as contest entries. I will also judge for the quality of the minifigures, which can fall anywhere on the purist to custom spectrum. And most importantly, I will judge for photography quality. I promise you, there are many, many ways to achieve amazing shots with inexpensive equipment, and (if you want) there are often ways to temporarily acquire better equipment through libraries or even the school you attend if they have a photography department. If you are lacking the editing software, I will let you know that it is very easy to download fully-functional cracked copies of Photoshop and Lightroom from the Internet, free of charge.
I will not be judging by the size of the build, as this would probably be the most unfair criteria (it’s not really possible to “borrow” extra Lego bricks). If the scale you choose fits the scene you are trying to convey, then I won’t hold it against you.
I will be choosing three winners - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. The 1st place winner will receive my Phoenix Custom Bricks Arachnid Hero minifigure, because that stupid fig was a darn impulse purchase and I know that many people would love to have one of these for their collection. The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive any Mighty Micro sets of their choice, and all winners will receive a shout-out, a testimonial, and a likely inclusion in my “The Best” gallery.
On Monday, I will create the Flickr group, “Jonathan’s 1000 Follower Contest” to which all who are interested in entering can submit their entries (you can submit unlimited entries). Entries will be accepted up to Sunday, May 6th at 11:59 PM EST, and the winners will be announced on Saturday, May 16th.
Good luck. :)