* * * FEBRUARY COMPETITION THREAD * * *

[rhubarb]

Well thinking cap's been on for all of 10 minutes, been through the archives and I can't see any mention of this. As with other competitions I wanted it to be suitably vague with a large enough scope for everyone to have a go at.

So this months topic is.....

---- POWER ----

Please interpret this as you will.

As always I'll start the official thread later this month, probably the 18th, which will be a one post per person as usual, closing entries for that by midnight 28th Feb.

Good luck everyone and it's a short month so get posting

Giles

[up-the-dubs]

You guys gave me help with this photo a few months ago, this time with my own PS efforts .


Edit: Sorry, forgot to re-size, and a second edit as I felt it was too big anyway



>> Edited by up-the-dubs on Thursday 2nd February 12:35

[Mrs Fish]

That looks like a watercolour, very nice

[badbeachbuggy]

A few car releated ones from the archives.

[SGirl]

Nice one Giles! Congrats on winning the January competition, your photo was excellent.

Power? Hmm... Anyone having any track days in February? I don't think any of my car pics from the old camera are really up to scratch, I need to take some new ones. Any excuse for a play with the new toy.

I love that pic, Brian! How did you do it?

>> Edited by SGirl on Thursday 2nd February 12:27

[up-the-dubs]

SGirl said:

I love that pic, Brian! How did you do it?

Thanks guys. Errr... in what respect? A bit of cloning to get rid of rubbish in the water and found something in the menus that made it all a bit bluer. Just driving along and it was accros the bay from me. Took the photo to see if something could come of it.

Origional looked like this but bigger!:

[Mrs Fish]

Its a super picture


Its all about being in the right place at the right time

[tuscan_v8]

Right that it - this month competition is over !! That is stunning picture

>> Edited by tuscan_v8 on Thursday 2nd February 13:03

[Mr Noble]

I can remember you posting that earlier on. Great shot mate. Think I must have done something with it as its on my photobox bit!?! (i have a poor memory)

Only thing I would say is, it would have been great to have walked forward into the gunk a bit to get a "zoomed" shot similar to that of the crop above. But, as it is, the crop version acheives the same results.

Lovely!

Greg

[FourWheelDrift]

Not good enough for the compo as it'll be a long job to get rid of the viewing railings but I thought with Power being the topic you can't get much more power than a glacier.

Briksdal Glacier, Norway, 2005 (800px doesn't do it justice) had a glut of photos and picked this one.




>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 2nd February 13:20

[up-the-dubs]

Mr Noble said:

I can remember you posting that earlier on. Great shot mate. Think I must have done something with it as its on my photobox bit!?! (i have a poor memory) Only thing I would say is, it would have been great to have walked forward into the gunk a bit to get a "zoomed" shot similar to that of the crop above. But, as it is, the crop version acheives the same results. Greg

Yes, I put up a thread about it where a few people did an editing job on it. GetCarter being most helpful.

I was wearing a suit. Mud and suit, not good .

4WDrift, where oh where is that? Is it all solid ice, I thought it was just water for a second. I gotta get my a$$ there, it's incredible. Great pic too.

>> Edited by up-the-dubs on Thursday 2nd February 14:11

[Mr Noble]

Good stuff. I am sure a worthy contender for shot of the month!!


Greg

>> Edited by Mr Noble on Thursday 2nd February 18:37

[FourWheelDrift]

up-the-dubs said:

4WDrift, where oh where is that? Is it all solid ice, I thought it was just water for a second. I gotta get my a$$ there, it's incredible. Great pic too.

The centre top is all ice, it's actually quite blue (very cold) in places, people can walk up it (photo below - link to bigger pic so you can see the small people the river in the foreground isn't connected with it but I thought it made a nice composition.

www.mercia.biz/gallery/briksdal2.jpg
www.mercia.biz/gallery/glacier2.jpg

Briksdal Glacier, part of the Jostedal Glacier National Park, Jostedalsbreen.

[CVP]

Another demonstration of the power of nature, Stokkur geyser, Iceland.



Chris

[ccharlie6]

a small selection, not sure which i will use






>> Edited by ccharlie6 on Thursday 2nd February 15:15

[UKbob]

What are the rules - do the pics need to be shot in the month of the competition, and is this a PHer only comp?

[johnjr]

Power comes from heart...

[Trackside]

UKbob said:

What are the rules - do the pics need to be shot in the month of the competition, and is this a PHer only comp?

AFAIK, the answers to your questions are no and yes. I think the rules used to be that the entries had to be taken in the month of the competition but I believe that was relaxed a while back. As to who can enter, I guess that, as a competition held on PH, only PHers would enter anyway. After all, don't you have to be a registered PHer to post? And, of course, it needs to be a photo you've actually taken...

If I'm talking total waffle, then maybe someone will correct me, but this is how I've always understood it.

HTH!

[ccharlie6]

thats how i understand it aswell, be a bit pointless if you steal other peoples pictures lol.

[Mr Noble]

up-the-dubs said:

Mr Noble said: Good stuff. I am sure a worthy contender for shot of the month!! Can I ask that you delete the comment about PS and the name off this "public" forum please. Thats naughty!! Thanks chap. Greg oops, sorry. Better?

Cool. Hope you understand mate. I had the same help you see.