Hi All,Apologies on the absence. I've been splitting time between the hospital, work and my bed at home while we wait for the arrival of my daughter. The wife was put on bedrest this past week, so life has been spent on the road and at the hosptial quite a bit this week. Can't wait for her to arrive!
Anyway, are there any comments on the announcement I wrote below? If not, I'm going to split the list up and start posting again for the next round of aquascapes. I'm also writing up a small blurb about needing volunteers. If you guys have any suggestions for people who would be good for locating judges, I'm all ears.
Anyway, let me know and I'll get that next note up for everyone's editing. Thanks. Bailin
From: "Bailin Shaw" <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com> Reply-To: AGA Aquascaping Contest Planning <aga-contest@thekrib.com> To: zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com, aga-contest@thekrib.com Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:48:12 +0000I really like the first and third one down. The third has some nice color and the globe stands out nicely in that picture. I'm also really keen on the first image.I've forwarded the images to the contest group and will let each of them weigh in on what they think of the mastheads.Thanks Zoe for your hard work.As for the text/announcement that we can add to the masthead and post in the various forums, here's what I came up with:The AGA is looking for a few good aquascapes for the 2007 Aquatic Gardeners Association International Aquascaping Contest.The contest, opened on June 15th, is intended for aquatic gardeners of all levels of expertise from the novice to the expert and will showcase the numerous styles represented worldwide. If you have an aquascape that you've proudly worked hard on this year, why not showcase the tank in this year's contest. Who knows, the judges just might choose your aquascape as one of the winning entries.Entry of aquascapes can easily be done online like the previous years. So, be sure to get those tanks ready, shoot some pictures, and enter the aquascape before the September 15th, 2007, deadline.All information and rules needed to enter the contest can be found by going to the AGA website: http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.orgWe look forward to seeing the incoming entries into this years contest! Bailin Shaw Aquascaping Contest ChairPlease edit for improvements and we can start splitting up the forums that we'll be posting on.BailinOkay, I've attached some more images! ZoeFrom: "Bailin Shaw" <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com> To: zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com Subject: RE: 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:05:00 +0000 Hi Zoe,The BOD has decided on the 1st image and the last image as our favorites. We would still like to have the blurriness of the last masthead eliminated if that's possible. Erik can send a high res image if that's what you're lacking for the image. We'd also like to have the last images expanded some. They all feel like the images are a bit compressed. Can the color saturation be pumped up on the first image without increasing saturation on the globe? We like that masthead, but would prefer to see the color jump out a bit more.Thanks! BailinP.S. How much do you charge to design a website? Our club, NEAPS - New England Aquatic Plant Society, is needing a new website design. Our funding is limited, but we do have some discretionary funds to put toward the website. Thanks.From: "Stevens-Lavigne Zoe" <zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com> To: bailin_shaw@hotmail.com Subject: RE: 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:16:10 -0400 Hi Bailin, Please find attached the adjusted mastheads, as well as one new one. Let me know if you'd like more adjustments. ZoeFrom: "Bailin Shaw" <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com> To: zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com Subject: RE: 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:32:54 +0000 Hi Zoe,The BOD and I have had a chance to look through the images you sent for the banners. Our favorite of the bunch is the last banner with the cardinals. Here are some suggestions for changes we thought might make the images a bit easier for viewing as mastheads or banners. For JPEG 1 and 2, we'd prefer that the rippling be removed and the images tightened up with fewer things involved in the actual picture. The blurring effect is a bit distracting and detracts from the nice flag effect you've included in each picture. For JPEG 4, there's just too much in the pic making it way too busy. We think that removing some of the overlapping pictures and simplifying everything would make it much more appealing. For our favorite, #5, could you sharpen up the flags and brighten things up a bit? The contrast of the image is a bit on the dark side.All in all, we're very happy that you've volunteered your time for this project and really like your images. We're looking forward to seeing the revised versions!Thanks so much, Zoe! Regards, BailinFrom: "Stevens-Lavigne Zoe" <zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com> To: bailin_shaw@hotmail.com Subject: RE: 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:01:20 -0400 Hello!I've made a few images, you can let me know what you think. I can make changes as desired.Attached, in jpg format. ZoeFrom: Bailin Shaw <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com> To: <zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: 2007 Aquascaping Contest Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:16:42 +0000 Hi Zoe,So, although I'll be chairing the contest, we'll still be getting plently of guidance and input from the board of directors (BOD), especially Erik and Scott Hieber. As of now, what we're looking to do is get an initial graphic that we can put at the top of the contest website to dress things up a bit. In the past, Eric was responsible for the graphics, but he's taking a bit of a break and is hoping to delegate the duty to someone else at this time. I'm assuming that Erik has filled you in on this as well.Anyway, enough of my rambling. LOL. Could you get us a couple of mastheads to put onto the website for viewing before the end of the week? Hope that's not too crazy of a deadline. Let me know if that's okay or if you could have a better idea.Looking forward to working with and thank you for your efforts for the contest.Regards, Bailin ---------------------------------------- > From: zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com > To: bailin_shaw@hotmail.com > Subject: 2007 Aquascaping Contest > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:40:08 -0400 > > Hi!> I spoke Erik briefly regarding the aquascaping contest you're holding this > year, and I would be very happy to volunteer and help out if any way> possible. I am a graphic designer (http://mandelarabians.com/> http://mandelarabians.com/ are sites I recently designed... just to> demonstrate that I actually am a graphic designer). >> Can you give me a brief idea as to how this will work? Will I be getting> instructions on what needs to be done from you? > > Thank you! > Zoe > > _________________________________________________________________ > Upgrade to Windows Live Hotmail for free today! > www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA151 > _________________________________________________________________Hotmail to go? Get your Hotmail, news, sports and much more! Check out the New MSN Mobile!http://mobile.msn.com_________________________________________________________________New Windows Live Hotmail is here. 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