October 2020 Photo Competition - "Coronavirus"

[C n C]

Well, seeing as it's the biggest thing to happen in years and has affected all our lives, this month's competition subject is "Coronavirus".

Hopefully it's a pretty wide remit with lots of possible subjects - could be people wearing masks, empty streets, sparsely populated restaurants, or even a photo of working from home. Basically anything linked to the current Covid-19 crisis.

If you've already got a photo taken recently then that's fine, or alternatively maybe you could go out and look for a good image during the month (observing social distancing obviously)!

Looking forward to what you come up with - good luck!



Rules:

The photos taken must be your own work and can be taken at anytime, but please only get out with your gear if you have safe opportunity etc.

The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.

You can only submit one, and only one photo.

The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for the following month and judges it at the end of the month.

Entries and discussion on this single thread please.

All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.

Photos entered can be as large as you like, although bear in mind if too large, it may not be possible to see the whole image on some screens. Links to larger versions are permissible.

[burton_ii]

i'll kick it off.

[pic] mask by mark, on Flickr[/pic]

[sgtBerbatov]

Coronavirus means Bog Roll by Michael Burke, on Flickr

[DailyHack]

Working from home, and the domination/control Microsoft Teams has

208K6750 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF40mm f/2.8 STM

[sgtBerbatov]

DailyHack said:

Working from home, and the domination/control Microsoft Teams has

208K6750 by United Kingdom, on Flickr

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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF40mm f/2.8 STM

You know you need to install it in order to be hassled by work colleagues?

[Hub]

One from a couple of months back when Bournemouth beach was in the news a lot! - summer staycations!
Not a hugely interesting pic on its own so I added a bit of a tilt shift effect!

Staycation by tomh260, on Flickr

[bristolbaron]

From one of Bristol’s most important ships to the other - SS Great Britain from The Matthew.

[seanyfez]

Just a wee iPhone snap taken at Grosmont station on the North Yorkshire Moor Railway today. Pretty much summed things up.

Edited by seanyfez on Thursday 8th October 20:20

[Uggers]

Glasgow Airport 7.20am 2nd August. Scottish School Summer Holidays

[Turn7]

burton_ii said:

i'll kick it off.

[pic] mask by mark, on Flickr[/pic]

Thats great!

[burton_ii]

Turn7 said:

Thats great!

thank you! taken as we were leaving the lavender fields in the cotswolds.

[bobski1]

burton_ii said:

thank you! taken as we were leaving the lavender fields in the cotswolds.

Where are these fields?

[burton_ii]

bobski1 said:

Where are these fields?

https://goo.gl/maps/WRmev9N1DgRjiitV8

well worth a visit during the time it is open for the public.

[C n C]

Although it would have been good to see more entries, thanks to everyone who entered an image.

I liked the tilt/shift effect of the Bournemouth beach shot, and the factual shot of a deserted Glasgow airport.

The winner, however is the one from Burton_ii

mask by mark, on Flickr

Whilst being an interesting image in itself, it also highlights one of the results of Covid and the littering caused by irresponsible discarding of single use disposable masks.

Well done Burton_ii, and over to you for November's subject.

[burton_ii]

Thank you ever so much for choosing my image, made up!

Glad it conveyed the issue with littering of the masks as it was what my first reaction was when visiting the beautiful lavender fields.

I shall start this months competition.