PHOTO COMPETITION 2009 - RESULTS· Page 2

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jagman
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15 years ago

#21

"rhychydwr1" wrote:
Oh dear. Don’t any one listen to me?

No 1 No scale
No 2 Already mentioned. Do want to see Roy’s bottom
No 3 Definitely should have been first. Could do with a little colour.
No 4 OK
No 5 No scale
No 6 Do not like silhouettes, would like to see people’s faces.
No 7 ditto

Thankfully no, nobody does listen to you. 🙂

royfellows
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15 years ago

#22

Congratulations Jon, nice picture and agree completely all of your comments.

EDIT
For those with fixations on my bottom, preference is for female company.

And we dont do too bad 🙂 :tongue:

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Barney
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15 years ago

#23

"rhychydwr1" wrote:
Oh dear. Don’t any one listen to me?

No 1 No scale
No 2 Already mentioned. Do want to see Roy’s bottom
No 3 Definitely should have been first. Could do with a little colour.
No 4 OK
No 5 No scale
No 6 Do not like silhouettes, would like to see people’s faces.
No 7 ditto

How can you rate 3 as 'should have been first' and then state that you don't like silhouettes?
If you are going to make any constructive comments, get it right will you

viewer
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15 years ago

#24

Tony is clearly a complete wind-up merchant.

It's the same on UK Caving (I only went on once I promise!)

I take everything he writes with a gritter size pinch of salt!

:thumbsup:

and more importantly, I thought all the photos were awesome.

congratulations to all who won prizes.

'Learning the ropes'

Vanoord
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15 years ago

#25

Curiously, there seem to be some trends in underground photography - both in the calendar submissions and the competition entries, it's noticeable that there seem to be some styles that are 'in fashion' and some that we don't see as much of as before.

In a way, it's quite refreshing to have the variety, because it stops things looking the same every year.

A little aside on the judging: this was a collaborative effort between the five site admins and nobody got a casting vote - this, I think, makes the result pretty fair as it removes the possibility that any one judge's opinions are out of kilter with the general opinion.

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

Dean Allison
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15 years ago

#26

"rhychydwr1" wrote:
Oh dear. Don’t any one listen to me?

No 1 No scale
No 2 Already mentioned. Do want to see Roy’s bottom
No 3 Definitely should have been first. Could do with a little colour.
No 4 OK
No 5 No scale
No 6 Do not like silhouettes, would like to see people’s faces.
No 7 ditto

As long as its a nice photo and people like to look at it then none of the above matters. Put yer money where yer mouth is mister and show us one of your blinding pics that conform to what you reckon makes a good pic :tongue:

Manicminer
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15 years ago

#27

Well done everybody, some excellent shots in there :thumbup:

Gold is where you find it

royfellows
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15 years ago

#28

"Vanoord" wrote:
Curiously, there seem to be some trends in underground photography - both in the calendar submissions and the competition entries, it's noticeable that there seem to be some styles that are 'in fashion' and some that we don't see as much of as before.

Would you care to elaborate Sir?

I am aware of the fact of nearly all underground photography being on a wide angle setting, I think its rare to see anything taken at more than a 35mm focal length or digital equivalent.

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Vanoord
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15 years ago

#29

"royfellows" wrote:
Would you care to elaborate Sir?

I am aware of the fact of nearly all underground photography being on a wide angle setting, I think its rare to see anything taken at more than a 35mm focal length or digital equivalent.

Difficult one really: I think there may be a current trend is for a bit more backlighting, with associated silhouettes.

I think we're also seeing a bit more creative use of lighting now that people are generally happy with digital photography in the dark and as lighting power improves.

Certainly, I can do things that I couldn't do two years ago, be it lighting larger chambers or illuminating underwater.

This is also rather useful in that the increased availability of higher-powered lights has raised overall quality of photography, which will prove a useful record of the present for the future.

The people issue may be because use of more powerful lights enables shots to be taken more quickly - and this means people don't get bored being asked to stand still for 10 minutes whilst a chamber is illuminated by a Maglite!

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

royfellows
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15 years ago

#30

My sense of honour obligates me to post about the fact that I today received my prize of the Fenix TK11, the very next day after winning it in a competition!
The speed of dispatch speaks volumes for the standard of service of ABC Powermarine. The torch itself is a beautifully engineered marvel.
Credit where it’s due.

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simonrl
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15 years ago

#31

Glad you like it Roy :thumbsup:

All other prizes should have been received by now, and the framed prints will all be going out on Monday.

Thanks again everybody for a fun and good natured photo comp 🙂 There will be one again in 2010...

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

martymarty
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15 years ago

#32

photo in frame received with many thanks this morning cheers you guys its being donated to the Royal Oak where everybody parks there car when visiting the mine as mr Tomos very kindly lets us park there

thanks guys

:thumbsup:

nid oes bradwr yn y ty hwn

Brakeman
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15 years ago

#33

"martymarty" wrote:
photo in frame received with many thanks this morning cheers you guys its being donated to the Royal Oak where everybody parks there car when visiting the mine as mr Tomos very kindly lets us park there

thanks guys

:thumbsup:

Well, you kindly soul you! :flowers: Good man, I think Jon will appreciate that.

The management thanks you for your co operation.

ttxela
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15 years ago

#34

My framed picture has arrived, fantastic! Many Thanks :thumbsup:

Looking forward to winning first prize this year :smartass: