Tony my old friend
I am following this with some puzzlement.
I think you may well need a holiday/drink/change of pills/BJ

Hope that you are well anyway, why take life seriously?

I have a mission, to teach mine explorers some of the finer points of underground photography. 😉

Tony my old friend
I am following this with some puzzlement.
I think you may well need a holiday/drink/change of pills/BJ

Hope that you are well anyway, why take life seriously?

I have a mission, to teach mine explorers some of the finer points of underground photography. 😉

If your avatar is anything to go by, you have a big challenge on your hands.

a) standing with hand on hip - hmmm.
b) **** poor framing of interesting artefact.

2 out of 10 :thumbdown:

I have a mission, to teach mine explorers some of the finer points of underground photography. 😉

You have forgotten the thirds rule 😉

OK, I'll concede 3 and 1/3 out of 10 if it makes you feel better... 🙂

Did not win a thing. I was chafted 😢

Did not win a thing. I was chafted 😢

Sorry to hear that Tony. What part of your sage advice did you fail to heed? (In case I want to enter next year if it's on).

The judges [there were three in the end, four if you include Mike Moore who had the final say, as it was his money were were playing with] all agreed that a mining photo "MUST HAVE A PERSON IN IT". :tongue:

You guys are entitled to judge on whatever criteria you like and I expect whatever won was an excellent picture.
But one thing that strikes me about cave photography these days is how similar everything you see is. Everyone seems to be working to the same 'formula'
Always a caver in there
Always dramatic contrast with backlighting

The guy with arms out to the passage walls and a strong backlight coming over his right shoulder, and the girl crouched down looking at some backlit formation are such total cliches I'm afraid they get zero marks from me for imagination or subtlety even though it doubtless makes for dramatic pictures.

I think the pictures on this site show a great variation of style, in terms of both technique and content, and long may it continue !!!

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There are 10 types of people in the world.

Those that understand binary and those that do not!

Excuse me Tony. What qualification do you actually have to be a judge?

In my miss-spent youth I was a professional photography, wedding, football matches, pubs, clubs and funeral. Unlike these FRPS tosser, my snaps had to sell, or I would starve. All my books are illustrated with photos taken by myself or my wife Anne. I usually arranged the flashguns and camera positions, but Anne pressed the button and got the credit. I have won a prizes in caving competions and had my snaps published in Descent and the old Speleologist. The most recent snaps are on:

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Sandford-Levvy-Lead-Mine/ 

You can't even read the names on the entries.

I can read, not sure about my writing. "Many a slip twix lip and cup".

I entered NOTHING for the Hidden Earth competition whatsoever in any category.

Your loss Peter, not mine.

But such a photo is in the AditNow competition. The mine in question is not a hearthstone working, unless Jug Holes has a curious deposit of this material tucked away where no mine explorer has found it yet. :lol:

Sorry my mistake, was only going from memory. Retake it in a mine with your lad carrying more rope, ladders, SRT kit etc and I will sent it to Social Services and enter it at next years Hidden Earth. A certain winner.