Hello there! Welcome to our digital castle. ![DQmPsDLdNkof6JkwccnRittcLDafRwGGBUXCxhN3n9oqFu7_1680x8400.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmT4dV2Gwm7jMJRLY1gi5jbTcSCvwrhJM3PfJPccy9z4VH/DQmPsDLdNkof6JkwccnRittcLDafRwGGBUXCxhN3n9oqFu7_1680x8400.jpg) Artwork credit - @yeszuzia on steemit and instagram Another week and here we are! Nearing closer and closer to the end of the first season. The last number of contests have been some good ones too! We sure do have some amazing heroes competing in our competition! I wonder who will be the champion of our first season...? Time will tell.. And for now, on to the quest! ![quest.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQma55SDZ8B7p8m44Af7fYK1fgyY59Jb3eRmYea74fQW8tC/quest.png) This is a challenge I've been wanting to do for a while. It's going to be similar to the find a sponsor round, except.. It's to help my father here on steemit @irvinesimages And there's going to be a special bonus prize from him as well that's worth around $70. In my opinion my father and his artwork definitely deserve more attention, I personally think he is like a modern day Ansel Adams and I think he'll go down in photography history. Here's a few of his amazing pictures that I really like to give you an idea. ![#13 moon spires 4x6 web.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeZ1dvZEGh4rytDQGP7TqrYAcXEdboGbKkSvbEYZ9Cxk8/%2313%20%20moon%20spires%204x6%20web.jpg) ![#64 Chapel Rainbow 4x6 lab.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdV8ZZxSuEgaDyFoVv3BkBfmFmcHJZiDuNUATBhEuJAy6/%2364%20%20Chapel%20Rainbow%204x6%20lab.jpg) ![#11 mystic rainbow 4x6 lab.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdNsn8kdCCZrT79YsC6LRVshEzdbnTnjS8z2uyYmBkMAw/%2311%20%20mystic%20rainbow%204x6%20lab.jpg) ![#19 times edge 8x10 lab.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWGzex9VDkDSep2RahEpziYmCnYuYs6e5FwgRojm3n1sf/%2319%20times%20edge%208x10%20lab.jpg) ![#84 celestial event 4x6 web.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTMKz89SpTiMhR81dpj4xjvTXc3fTfgK1WhnLS4hWBXN4/%2384%20%20celestial%20event%204x6%20web.jpg) ![#98 falling water 4x6 lab.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmecnLXha3MDtyEkNwxjVZhQ5ZHL6GghT4dqfFdHaDUQrh/%2398%20%20falling%20water%204x6%20lab.jpg) ![#24 The Beam 4x6 lab.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaF2cVpX7z2S5AK7nSpwfUn9P37Y3exhurcHzYqXhJthj/%2324%20The%20Beam%204x6%20lab.jpg) And that's just scratching the surface, he really has a treasure trove of imagery. He's also planning on releasing some of his best images later on down the road after he builds up more of a following. And he did all that work dealing with a serious disability as well. Muscular dystrophy. He's a trooper/warrior in my opinion but a kind one, which I think is rare and much needed in the world. I believe that he deserves some kind of whale to help him out on here really.. There's a good amount of people on steemit with work that isn't nearly as impressive who do have help in such ways.. And we actually did have help from a whale before, so.. It wouldn't be the first time. Before my father signed up to steemit a while ago I had shared his work on here to try to show him what it's like and help get him to join(I think it worked by the way cause he joined) and it attracted the attention of a whale who would upvote his photography every day for a good amount, I unfortunately got really busy and had to sort of take a break from steemit and when I returned I no longer had the assistance of that whale. That's one of my regrets on here. Having the help of a whale is really important on steemit, it really does make a big difference.. And I know my dad's artwork is good enough, we've had the help of a whale before, it would be great to get that again. However.. If you're not able to do that, perfectly understandable! It's unlikely to get the attention of a whale. I think we would be very lucky if we did manage that, so really.. It's up to you as usual how you would like to go about this quest. You may want to leave some upvotes and comments on some of his photography posts or something like that, or write a really nice blog post and help advertise his page, or write him a thoughtful letter, it's up to you! Whoever helps him the most as voted on by the judges will win this round and the bonus prize. The winner of this round gets this as a bonus prize. ![DSCN1092.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaFwo45tsEDfFLX1CY5djZt8tVYZgSe24eJrRhYKDaRCZ/DSCN1092.JPG) This image is called Cloudy Day and is an 8x10 aluminum print that sells for around $70. So hopefully that helps as an incentive. :) If you like photography there's a good reward! And if you don't, you could also always sell it for some extra cash yourself! Additionally if you're someone who doesn't want to give out their shipping address you can donate it to someone else as well. Looking forward to seeing your entries! I think my father really deserves more attention on here as he puts out some really beautiful and special artwork.. Also, I suggest going to his page and to just scroll down and check out some of his artwork! He's posted an image every day since he signed up numerous months ago! And there's a lot of great content on his page! Oh and.. My father may do his own little photography contest in the future as I've suggested that to him and he's open minded to the idea, so keep an eye out for that possibility as well. :) ALSO.. Even though the judges have been having a difficult time with the bonus rounds.. I wanted to try to do a bonus round here as well. The bonus round will be to help anyone else of your choice in the same way I've requested you help my father. And the person who does that the best will get 3XP for that as well. And now a moment for our sponsors! ![sponsors.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ8PJbNDqk9nSbtRgxMhcYruTPFhPqfmMd2E4eF9HX8Yt/sponsors.png) First up is @ats-david who has helped greatly! If you appreciate this contest or just his efforts in general you may want to look into voting for him as a witness at @ats-witness, he does a lot of other cool things for the community as well! Next is @timcliff who has similarly helped out the contest significantly and who is also a witness who does a lot for the community, so likewise if you appreciate the efforts you may want to vote for him as witness also! @krnel has also offered some support and does other good things to help out on the platform in general, I suggest you vote for krnel as a witness as well if you want to support all of this. @steemcommunity has also helped us and expressed interest in helping more in the future and they likewise also help the community in various additional ways, I suggest voting for them as witness as well! I'd also like to thank @theguruasia who has pledged at least 20 steem to the second and third place prizes and he said he may even donate more. And @nxtblg who has been regularly resteeming and upvoting our challenges which has been a big help! Plus one other person who has been helping a lot who deserves some credit is @soundlegion who has also been upvoting the contests regularly. And while not technically sponsors, we are working with @davemccoy and those at #newbiegames and #newbieresteemday and they do a great service to the community so definitely check them out if you appreciate that, or if you're new. Also not a sponsor, though @iexplore has taken a huge workload directly off of my shoulders and is now doing the "catch up" rounds, those should be posted on the @ifc page.. And I suggest giving him a follow and some support as well if you appreciate the work as he is doing an amazingly helpful and important job! Oh and he usually posts the catch up rounds on Sunday the day after I post mine on Saturday. ![38312_1286139448212_241295_n.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmduun4hKYBZ9q3BKpY9tBx9Uaczu5MyMYXuMohaUbRStH/38312_1286139448212_241295_n.jpg) ![rules.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPrkSHkXT4LgiwBZn4oHhouSnf7JXbBxVCbY5DZZ3Qk6k/rules.png) For this challenge.. If there's a tie.. We will do another round to see who wins. The winner will be decided by whoever gets the most votes. The only people who can vote in a qualifying sense are myself and the judges I've selected and we will vote by leaving a comment on the submission that we like the most and say something like.. "I vote for this one" and a reason why we voted would be good too, but is not mandatory. You have until this challenges post payout ends to submit your post. Though we do accept late entries if you get it in before all the judges vote. The challenge will finish after 7 days when the post ends and provides its payout cycle and unless there is a tie, the winner will gain the steem, the XP and have a point to go towards their long term win. (minus the 25% for curation)

Rules

1. Challenge Thirty Six starts now and is a challenge to assist @irvinesimages. 2. Create a blog post for the contest. 3. Title must contain, "IFC S1 R36 entry" 4. Leave a link to your post in the comments below. (This part is important and a lot of people forget this, please put the blog link in the right place so our judges can find it) 5. And you also have to use the #ifc tag in your blog post as well.
6. If you somehow get hurt doing any of our quests you can not justifiably hold us accountable. Take responsibility for your own choices and actions in life. This is a voluntary game where you choose to play. Only you can make that decision for yourself. 7. You are responsible for paying the appropriate government taxes, fees, and service charges resulting from any transactions with the IFC or Marketplace. We are not responsible for collecting, reporting, paying, or remitting to you any such taxes, fees, or service charges, except as may otherwise be required by law.

Acceptable content

1. Something that assists @irvinesimages.
2. Language is primarily in English and if you would like to participate from elsewhere in the world it is up to you to translate your message into English so we can understand you. 3. We also encourage role playing for those who enjoy doing that. :) Good luck in the contest! ![DQmT7sB8PtmTesH6vytXMgzkeYqn5dedZd94XYbBB1FwkwQ_1680x8400.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSFno7MXJ1fiJzGSFYXVZCzS8Sd1Fv4cJmXPTYeVUZtFE/DQmT7sB8PtmTesH6vytXMgzkeYqn5dedZd94XYbBB1FwkwQ_1680x8400.jpg) Artwork credit - @yeszuzia on steemit and instagram

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