11 January 2012 Competition anyone? A CHALLENGE

Journal Entry

Competition anyone?

My team members are all very driven! And, I've quickly learned that this 'drive' often turns into a friendly competition. So, what started out yesterday as a nice leisurely stroll through the gardens, turned into an intense photo competition between the two graduate students on our team: Kim and Patrick.

The dueling grad students - Patrick and Kim.

Later that evening, while we were waiting for our ice flight, these two students spent hours selecting the 'perfect' photos for the competition. And yes, a few friendly bets were wagered.

The Rules

The rules and procedures of this 'little battle' are simple.

Each competitor selects three photos to enter.
The selected photos are viewed by the rest of the team.
Voters select their top three choices.
A winner is selected during each round. For example, I selected two of Patrick's photos and only one of Kim's photos. So, Patrick won round #1.
After all the rounds are tallied - an ultimate winner is selected - with all appropriate bragging rights, of course!

This competition was a blast! So, I asked Kim and Patrick if they wanted a few more voters. My thought was to get YOUR input. They eagerly agreed! I think this will take their competition to a totally different level.

The Plan and Procedure

The plan is to do a weekly photo contest - hopefully during the first part of each week. But I'm sure you understand, work comes first, so we apologize now if we are a little slow in getting these challenges out. You - the voters - will need to submit your votes through the 'Ask the Team' section of my website - and feel free to ask a question while you are at it!

Here are the procedures:

Go to the 'Ask the Team section of my web page: http://www.polartrec.com/forum/weddell-seals-in-the-ross-sea
Click on the New Topic button.
Enter the photo contest title in the Subject line. For example, 'FAUNA FLICKS'
Enter your votes in the Body section - see sample below. Feel free to provide your name and/or school - if appropriate.
Click the send button. (Sometime it will ask for certain verifications).

If for some reason you can't get this to work, you can always e-mail your entry to me at aeilers [at] polartrec.com. Please remember to put the photo challenge topic in the subject.