Sunday, October 3, 2010

Tagline Roulette - Volume I, Edition 23 - "Urban"

I have a list of words, currently numbered at 142, and each week I go to an online random number generator to get...(Wait for it!)...a  randomly generated number! I use this number to point me to the tag word that I'll use to search for images by Etsy POE Team members that will populate that week's feature. This week that word turned out to be "Urban" which produced a list of 15 pages, and 568 listings.  It's a challenge to reduce that many fine images to a relative handful, but that, as they say, is the nature of the beast.  

Originally, my target in this feature was to put together a collection of 10 images or so, but since I don't believe I've ever managed to limit myself to only "10 images", I decided to lift the target number and just go with what I feel.  Ten images is now my minimum, and my maximum depends on the number of images in the pool and how I feel about things.  I don't want to feature so many images that folks might get bored looking at them, and once I start approaching 20 images, posting them starts to get to be a drag, so now my limit falls somewhere between "10" and "folks might get bored / this is getting to be a drag".

This week we ended up with a collection of 24 images.  Please take a look; I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

Oh, and as always, please feel free to send me your word suggestions; the list is by no means limited to 142.

Peace,

Steve

Going Home, Shanghai, China - photopia



Starlite Lanes - TweelingPhotography



Dublin Street - mjrojasphoto



City Walls 3 - ShadowplaySnaps



Philadelphia City Lights - aziedesigns



Foggy Night, Bangor - lizgrandmaison



Iris - CWFessler



Two windows, old and new - garyhellerphotograph



Chicago's Cloud Gate - Pleyades



Burnside Bridge Staircase - KBuchananPhotography



warehouse no. 8 - Katalystphotos



Read - paintednegative



Hopeless - TheShutterbugEye



Post Alley, Seattle - dhunting



No Parking USA - urbanwasteland



Graffiti Grotto - TooArtfulForYou



Ketchup - Smcternen



New York Blackout 5 - randolph



Urban Reflection No. 14 - PhotoGrunt



Second Avenue Harley - JBWPhoto



Paris street, near the Rue Buci - SiklosPhoto



Man in the Rain - gigileonard



Pigeons - MattJZylSaw



Sepia Alley in Royal Oak Michigan - lilacpopphotography



Door to Nowhere - JulieMagersSoulen

15 comments:

  1. Such an honor to be featured! Thank you :)

    Great selections too!

    - Ashley

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  2. OK, this is my alltime favorite Tagline Roulette, and I'm honored to be a part of it. Thanks so much! Great inspiration for urban photographers!

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  3. All I can say is "Wow!" The Photographers of Etsy (POE) Team members you've pinpointed for your Tagline Roulette are so incredibly talented and your choice of subject matter is so inspired! I am honored to be part of such an incredible collection of photographs... thanks so much for including me. Now, I hope your viewers will check out my shop at www.etsy.com/shop/TooArtfulForYou to see more of my original, limited edition photographs.

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  4. Thanks for including me in this feature! You've curated a great selection of photos.

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  5. Steve, thank you so much for including my image in another one of your expertly curated collections. This is a wonderful assortment, from peaceful to gritty, and I'm delighted to be a part of it.

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  6. Very graphic city scenes! Well done!

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  7. I love your theme today! This is a great collection of work with many favorites of mine. A few I especially love are:
    Philadelphia City Lights - aziedesigns
    Foggy Night, Bangor - lizgrandmaison
    Paris street, near the Rue Buci - SiklosPhoto.
    Well done!!

    Thanks so much for including my photo, "Door to Nowhere." I am honored.

    Cheers!
    Julie
    Julie Magers Soulen Photography

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  8. Thanks for sharing these city scenes, we can enjoy them without leaving home!
    Peace, Judi

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  9. I agree--this is my favorite Roulette yet! Love all the urban shots! Thanks so much for including my sepia alley. Going to post the link on facebook and twitter now.
    Janna
    http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com

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  10. What a cool collection! There are some really interesting shots in this one! Thanks so much for including me!

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  11. Very lovely collection from very talented photographers! My particular faves are "Foggy Night, Bangor" "Iris" and "Chicago's Cloud Gate." Thanks so much for including me. :)

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/mjrojasphoto

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  12. Wonderful collection!
    Melissa of Tweeling Photography
    TweelingPhotography.Etsy.com

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