January 2012 Photo Challenge - Blue - Entries

[McSam]

Xaero said:

Blue by adventurerob, on Flickr

Fantastically off-topic but my girlfriend got me that Gaultier for Christmas, smells gorgeous!

Anyway, I found another blue car at Autosport



I feel properly murdered by the red carpet around there, I could edit it to sort that if it wasn't exam season, just fancied contributing

[Dudd]

Part of my 366;

Day 26 - Sunset in Reading by Nick_Dodd, on Flickr

No processing done except a border.

[allan108]

From my iphone, using camera plus app.

Blue porsche on a blue floor.

[ls3steve]

Taken today, about 3 hrs ago.

[utgjon]

A late entry from me, taken last monday while hunting the aurora.


DSC_2825 by JeanLeSaint, on Flickr

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[Dogsey]

Three Blue Tits by dogsey, on Flickr

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Date and Time (Original) 2012:01:28 15:42:45

[RobDickinson]

Beached As Bro by robjdickinson, on Flickr

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[chimaera]

Figure that the water is blue

Dates
Taken on January 29, 2012 at 2.26pm GMT (edit)
Posted to Flickr January 29, 2012 at 9.23PM GMT (edit)

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[markmullen]

Well judging was difficult, some really good stuff, as always and as ever it is very subjective.

For me there were two runners up,

rich1888 said:

Stockton Infinity Bridge at night (2) by rshipley88, on Flickr

Lovely composition

and

Dogsey said:

Three Blue Tits by dogsey, on Flickr

Great choice of shutter speed, the movement in the birds wings really appealed.


For me though this was the pick of the entries:

utgjon said:

A late entry from me, taken last monday while hunting the aurora.


DSC_2825 by JeanLeSaint, on Flickr

So over to you Utgjon to set this month's challenge, and well done everyone who entered, really good work.

[utgjon]

Wow! Thank you very much!

New topic coming right up

[Dogsey]

Thanks for the placing Mark and well done to utgjon, a worthy winner!

[JJM]

Well done all - as always the quality of the pics was amazing.