August Photo Challenge - Comments

[iceman]

Place your comments about the August entries in here.

Entries go in the entries thread.

[iceman]

Excellent start Dujon! Well done!

[ving]

off to a great start.

i have one of those heaters, its more of a searchlight than a heater!
quite blinding :)

[ving]

going to the Murphy signing at hogsbreathe narellan tonight joe?

[h0ughy]

a few mixed entries there

[RAJAH235]

Another goodly selection...:D L.

[joe_smith]

dident know he was going to be there Ving. would of been good.

[iceman]

The subject is really open to interpretation, which means we're seeing a lot of varied entries. Great to see.

[RB]

I agree Mike, it's great to see all the various takes on the theme.
Well done everyone.

Keep those entries coming in.

[sheeny]

Yeah, it's fun to have a simple topic that people can play with. Different takes and plays on"red" for example. I immediately started thinking of all sorts of cryptic plays on the word, like having a sunburned redhead reading "Little Red Riding Hood" (with a red cover of course) on a Red Sea beach... but in the end I had to settle for a red bird... life's like that!:lol:

Al.

[iceman]

Wow Stuart, that's awesome! Love the cloud formations.

Very nice.

[Jonathan]

I agree! Great shot Stuart. The clouds really make it an interesting picture.

[Muddy Diver]

I Know that theme park and ride in particular Sonia. Queue up for 45 mins for a 40 second thrill ...and worth it time and time again eh? Ahhh the memories.

[sheeny]

Good one Jonathan! Nice composition and selective depth of field!:thumbsup:

Al.

[RB]

A very interesting selection of photos for this months topic.
Jonathan, Stuart, Asi, Al, Lester, Chris, the list goes on.

Unfortunatly I've changed my mind and this month's topic will be "Something Aqua marine green"...:P :lol:

Well done everyone, keep them coming guys !!
:thumbsup:

[RAJAH235]

Best I could do, on such short notice...:P..:D L.
ps. Grrrr. People who change their minds..:poke:..:D

[RB]

:rofl:
I love it Laurie !!!
Nice and natural.

:lol:

[RAJAH235]

Ta..RB..:P...:D L.

[Jonathan]

Thanks Al. The composition is mainly due to how I cropped it :P. I tried to get a close up of the bird but it wouldn't sit still for more than a couple of seconds at a time and I needed a much longer lens anyway.
Photographing wild animals is very frustrating, but very enjoyable :)

[sheeny]

It has that in common with astrophotography!:lol: Landscapes are much easier!!!

Al.

[RB]

Excellent Middy.

You and Chris (33South) make me hungry.

:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Great shot Middy! Nice story too.

[Volans]

Impressive RB! I do like what you have done with those die.

[ving]

most excellent pics guys!!!

\,,/,
you guys rock!

[spacezebra]

Hi Ving

Snap - You beat me to the rose pic and a quote as well (what do they say two great minds think alike;)).

Cheers Petra

[iceman]

Excellent pics everyone.. RB I love your shot, just the right DOF.

Petra I love your composition, very nice!

[ving]

well one great mind and one dork (i am the dork btw:P)

[spacezebra]

Thanks iceman

I must admit that this comp is making me use my camera alot more than I did.

Cheers Petra

[spacezebra]

Hey we can both be dorks

Cheers Petra

[ving]

ok, 2 great dorks thinking alike :P
i just didnt wanna insult ya :)

[iceman]

Excellent photo sharnbrook! Really nice and has great impact.

[Jupiter]

Sharnbrook, when that egg hatches what comes out, a red rooster?
Lame I know:shrug:

[Sharnbrook]

Jupiter, If you'll pardon the expression, that's eggsactly what will happen.

"Red Rooster" had crossed my mind as a subject, but I must say that I had not made the connection that occurred to you. Well thought through!

Regards,

Mike

[Sharnbrook]

Thanks Iceman for your comment.

Mike

[spacezebra]

Hey Anna

Excellent pic - makes me thirsty!

Cheers Petra

[anna]

Petra, you know where the fridge is.
Help yourself.

[Sonia]

Drinks on Anna :D

[ving]

photo changed folks... go look again.
we cant have 2 roses... besides i likes petras better :P

[spacezebra]

Oh Vingo

You are a sweetie;)

Cheers Petra

[ballaratdragons]

WOW! The variety and quality of entries this month are the best I have ever seen!

Well done everyone!!!

[RAJAH235]

Boyohboy!!!!! This one is going to be very difficult to pick a winner from. So many abfab pics guys n gals. Nice work all round...:D L.
ps. Just thought I'd keep the theme going...

[RB]

I agree Laurie and Ken, another great round this month with a great diversity of material on the subject.

Well done everyone.

[ballaratdragons]

Yeah but we all know mine is the best :thumbsup:

VOTE FOR ME, VOTE FOR ME,

:rofl:

[RAJAH235]

O.K. Ken, but how much RED y cash ya got?:D L.

[iceman]

Excellent entry earthlight, I love it.

[earthlight]

Thanks, I can't believe it took me so long to choose one. It is such a broad subject. :confuse3:

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Earthlight

[jackenau]

So much versatility and interpretation of the subject this month. Some deep thought gone into it by everyone and some pretty good pics.

Good luck everyone, will be tough picking.

:) Ken m

[Sharnbrook]

Still a couple of days to go, but what a bunch to choose from. By far the best collection that I have seen to date. Members really have exercised their creative, artistic and imaginative powers this time. Well done all.

Regards, Mike

[Dennis]

For such an open subject, I found the challenge well……quite.......challenging. Every time I had a good idea, before I could execute it, someone else posted their interpretation of the image, so back to the drawing board it was, several times! Until, out of desperation I locked myself in the garage last night with a few red things.

Fantastic spectrum of entries that are all deserving - well done to everyone.

Cheers

Dennis

[ving]

yeah, never mind the compliments, i am still waiting for my prize for finding the speed of dark :P

[33South]

Whats black and white but red all over ? a newspaper (sorry :o)

[ving]

not a penguin with a rash chris? ;)

[33South]

What about a certain avatar with a sunburn? :mad2:

[ving]

ouch!
i love a sunburnt avatar
a cow of searing pains....

[RB]

ok guys, let's keep on the topic of this thread.

:)

[h0ughy]

:D

We red you loud and clear RB:lol: :thumbsup: I love dennis's rejects:P

[spacezebra]

Hi Ving

Yes, I am formulating the prize as we speak - it will be dark.

Cheers Petra

[RAJAH235]

A couple of "very nice" late entries have just made the choices harder again. Are we going to have to pick the top 10????...:P
:D L.

[iceman]

A large number of good quality entries, looking to be a very tough pick.

[ving]

let me guess, you are going to drive around my neighbourhood and shoot out all the lights with a shotgun? (say yes pleaase :prey:)_

yup, we have a stack of images there and they are all excellent! :)

[Dujon]

Wow, what a great number of entries!

I've just done my voting. I could only sort out four - there was a number of entries vying for the fifth spot so, rather than tilt the voting by making a rash decision, I voted for just the four.

I trust that I'm not breaking the rules by doing so, Mike.

[acropolite]

A great effort by all, RB (yet again) looks like taking the prize, although his entry looked a bit dicey to me, but it looks as though he has the numbers.....:P

[janoskiss]

My photo isn't that bad is it? Zero votes. :sad: Come on, surely there must be some die-hard commies on a site this big who would like to vote for it. :(

[Dennis]

Hey Steve

Far too subtle mate!

Whilst I lived through the "Reds under the bed" and the "Cold War" era, maybe Generation Y are too young and may have missed the subtle play on words?

However, you can console yourself with the fact that it IS a wonderful image, showing some stunning architecture, set in a beautiful place and I certainly enjoyed looking at it.

Cheers

Dennis

[ving]

lol steve, the problem is that unless you are probably politically minded you aren't gunna get it. great image tho :)

and i thought that mine was worth more than 6 votes too... but there you go, we have a tough audience huh! :P

and while RB's image is really good and show considerable skill (here i am acting all profesional :rolleyes:), to me it lack emotion... its horses for courses here :)

[janoskiss]

So much for thinking outside the four-sided regular polygon. :(

btw thanks for the kind comments Dennis. :)

[RB]

:lol2: ving!

You should've seen how emotional I was when I took it........:lol:

My daughter's happy (Astro Girl) she's got some votes, she hangs out for the comp each month.
:)

[ving]

you could have at least put a smilie face on the dice andew :P

[33South]

RB I didnt realise all your family were members ;)

[33South]

Well done AstroGirl If my granddaughters (6,6 and 3) were members you would have got another 3 votes.

[Ric]

Congratulations to everyone who entered a photo,
I found it very difficult to choose from the high standard of entries

cheers

[Astro Girl]

Thank you Chris.
I liked your photo.

[leon]

Looks like Rocket Boy is going to get it this month, and well done to.

[ving]

congrats RB! :)
you have done it agian!! :)

[Dennis]

Hi Andrew

Well, 2 in a row eh! Well done! Your entry was superb and was a deserving winner.

As always, I also really enjoyed browsing all the other entries. Their interpretation was wide, varied and at times fascinating, so well done to all those that entered, you are champions too.

Cheers

Dennis

[RB]

Thank you everyone.
I have posted my reply to the other thread so I don't double up.
Please view it here. (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=146418#post146418)

[33South]

Andrew, congrats you've done it again. :thumbsup:

[33South]

So Mike, how does this new handicap system work ? ;)