Monthly Competition #3 - Men at Work Competition

Quite a range of activities shown and I've tried to judge them as I see them.

Disputation by Witdog : No data supplied as to when or where this was taken which have helped. Does show wry humour of workers dodging or waiting to start work.

Charity worker by Geodie01 : The outfit leaves no doubt as to what this brave character is doing. If anything I would have liked to see a little more of the toy and balloons.

working like a hot dog by kemopop1 : A good image of a typical street vendor eyeing two potential customers. I think the arm and bag at the left could be cropped/cloned off and the image also cropped at the rubbish bins at right.

Man at Work by johnriley : A very good image with the red rails and angle of the head leading the eyes to what the man is doing. I wonder if it would be improved by eliminating the purple line on the vehicle at top right.

Where there's a wheel... by simonarran : A good image from an overhead angle. The movement in the wheelchanging team shows the frantic but controlled activity during this operation, yet the driver and other assistants appear calm. Even better viewed large.

Start You B..... by bforbes : This certainly fills the comedy element of the competition. The characters have the embarrassed grin and determined look that says "Well it was working yesterday"

Down the pan by Jim-w : A good image which shows, I assume, the lavatory attendant. At least he can take his holidays at his own convenience..

Happiness is by billy : Another good image but no information as to when it was taken

Rugby lineout by dinneenp : A good sports action shot clearly showing what is happening, getting the ball or a player being poked it the eye. I think this could have been cropped at the right removing the players not involved in the action. Unfortunately the date it was taken has not been supplied.

Man at work by AndrewA : More a man having a break. I'm not too sure about the excessive amount of green in the photo it doesn't look natural to me. The sign "man working on apparatus" was well spotted.

Man at Work by yosik : Good image showing the man concentrating on his work, using a rotovator or some such machine. May have been better without the foliage at the front right giving a better view of the machine.

Work or Play by Frankie : By the expression of the cyclist it certainly looks hard work. It does look like they are "frozen" perhaps a bit of background blur could have given a little sense of movement.

Filling the tank by David Trout : A good image with the look of a working railway yard. I do think the size of the engine overpowers the man.

Gathering in The Harvest by JAK. : Shows what is going on, havesting some crop and looks better viewd large, but there is a distinct colour change to the sky at right, unless this is one of those fields where you can also see the sea.

On Patrol by Noelcmn : Nice image of horse and rider. they look like they could be in a dressage event.
Knit one, pearl one by Rob : Good capture of the bemusment of the "sailors" which brought a smile to my face. I can only assume they knew what they were about. Best viewed large.

1st Where there's a wheel, there's a way by simonarron

Joint 2nd Start you B... by bforbes
Joint 2nd Knit one , pearl one by Rob

3rd Charity worker by geordie01

HC kemopop1, johnriley, davidtrout, Frankie.

Well done everyone else, good images which made the judging more difficult.

That was my winner all day, congratulations Simon. Thanks for the good competition, good judging and my placing Stan
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Thanks for the kind words, Stan, and for selecting my shot in the face of some very strong opposition. The only downside is that I now have to conjure a fresh topic when I'm supposed to be working...

New theme to follow shortly.

Yes, it is the sea. It's the view from my back door!

Congratulations to the winners and thanks for your comments.

Regards,
John

Nice one Simon, a worthy winner. Congrats to the other placings as well and thanks to Stan for my HC and for his expert judging.
When Men at work was announced I thought this is right up my street but although my archives are bursting with suitable images on this topic inspiration dried up during the whole of September.

David

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Great photo & that's some seat you had at the race!

First time back for a while, and rewarded with the coveted second place - some of the glory(?) but none of the work…

Well done to a worthy winner, who obviously has great F1 access which makes me green with envy.

Thanks to the judge for the thoughtful comments, and now on to thinking about my LP collection.

Robert.

Thanks for the comp Stan and since I too am an F1 fan, that is one winning shot I'd love to have taken. Well done Simon.

Thanks for the great competition Stan and well done to Simon and everyone else

Jim.

Congratulations simonarron, that image conveys just what a hectic time changing of wheels can be during those events. Cannot miss that sense of urgency. wonderful communication shot. Congrats too to bforbes, Rob and geordie01. Thanks Stan for judging and fair comments.