PHOTO COMPETITION — COMMENTS THREAD

boogieman

Cracking shot @Jimbro66. I like the washed out tone and the textures. Very nicely composed too. 

I WILL get another entry in one of these days, just got so much going on at the moment that I always remember far too late.  

skullfunkerry

boogieman said:

Cracking shot @Jimbro66. I like the washed out tone and the textures. Very nicely composed too. 

I WILL get another entry in one of these days, just got so much going on at the moment that I always remember far too late.  

I'll try and remember to PM you when the November comp starts

boogieman

skullfunkerry said:

boogieman said:

Cracking shot @Jimbro66. I like the washed out tone and the textures. Very nicely composed too. 

I WILL get another entry in one of these days, just got so much going on at the moment that I always remember far too late.  

I'll try and remember to PM you when the November comp starts

Thanks. Life has been pretty chaotic lately, first the seller of the we house we’d almost completed on just pulled out last minute, so we’ve had an almighty rush to find somewhere else. Then our second grandchild was born yesterday and we’ve been helping out his mum and dad wherever we can over the last few weeks. 

Jimbro66

Really difficult to decide on a top three this month as they all address the comp subject so very well. Is there any chance of having twelve votes instead of three and then making them all No 1? Just this once? Huh?

skullfunkerry

Jimbro66 said:

Really difficult to decide on a top three this month as they all address the comp subject so very well. Is there any chance of having twelve votes instead of three and then making them all No 1? Just this once? Huh?

I wonder about that every month

Jonathangus

That was properly difficult this month.  I reckon I could genuinely have stuck a pin in three random photos and been happy with the choice.  But I came back to what Raymond said about 'makes you hungry', so soup, burger and crumpets won out.

Jimbro66

What a difficult month for voting. Every entry nailed it.

I ended up choosing @Fretwired because that meal looked mouth-wateringly good, @beed84 who clearly has a very healthy appetite and @westford for nice presentation of good food.

The rest of you made choosing very hard so well done.

A particular mention for @RaymondLin’s burger shot which is exquisitely presented, lit and photgraphed but, being a bit of a Jack Spratt, I found the strip of fat on the bacon rather spoiled my appetite. Daft I know.

skullfunkerry

Winner has just been announced in the competition thread

skullfunkerry

New competition thread is up - thought I'd give you a couple of days to think about it

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/193377/photo-competition-14-november-2020

stickyfiddle

You guys know I live in the desert, right? :P 

beed84

stickyfiddle said:

You guys know I live in the desert, right? :P 

Then you’ll enjoy the challenge 

stickyfiddle

beed84 said:

stickyfiddle said:

You guys know I live in the desert, right? :P 

Then you’ll enjoy the challenge 

Ha! Cheeky bastard...

Jimbro66

stickyfiddle said:

You guys know I live in the desert, right? :P 

Hmmm. That is a challenge Parasols instead of brollies perhaps? Perhaps we could send you some rain? we have more than enough.

Edit: How about a sandstorm? Reflections on an oasis? Oil spillage?

stickyfiddle

I think I may be dipping into the back catalogue, but we’ll see what the month brings

Budgie

I’m off to the Isle of Skye tomorrow. There’s an outside chance it may rain!

cj73

Budgie said:

I’m off to the Isle of Skye tomorrow. There’s an outside chance it may rain!

Maybe a gentle breeze as well

Jimbro66

Sod’s law. Lots of rain in October but as soon as this month’s comp subject is set we get an Indian summer.

Anyway, @Fretwired has got the comp off to a brilliant start with a cracking shot. It sets the bar high.

So can anyone do a rain dance?

skullfunkerry

Jimbro66 said:

Sod’s law. Lots of rain in October but as soon as this month’s comp subject is set we get an Indian summer.

Anyway, @Fretwired has got the comp off to a brilliant start with a cracking shot. It sets the bar high.

So can anyone do a rain dance?

I started going through all my old photos this weekend trying to find something rain-related! Managed a shot this morning though that I’m very happy with

Jimbro66

For this months competition I had in mind a couple of ideas. Both were thwarted when the government announced a new lockdown. Plan C it is then.........

Shrews

Completely new to taking pics and only on my smartphone, so nothing fancy!  I've been travelling Europe since July and have got better at snapping, but seeing the quality of pics on here, I've got a long way to go!  My November entry is intriguing because there are no leaves on the trees, but no leaves on the ground either!  There is a reason for it.....