Weekly #462 - Still Water Competition

Thank you taking part in this competiton, your entries didn't make it
easy to pick the podium places. I've based my choices on the water
content and visual appeal to me.

mausoleum by davidwozhere A good start to the competition and the sor
of image I was looking for. Not sure if this a pond or large puddle but
it fill the brief, only the slightest ripple visible.

Morning Shimmer by bforbes It certainly looks like a calm day, not a
ripple on the water and no evidence of movement in the wind turbines.

December Evening Etang de Canet-Saint Nazir by MarqueeMoon A lovely
image so calm and detail still showing in the shadow.

On still waters by DavidTrout Another lovely image, from a place I
have visited but never seem to get shots like this. Only the slightest
ripple visible on the water.

Quiet Backwater by Ken2390 A quiet backwater indeed. Like the
reflections and the way you have caught the end of the tunnel in shot.

Garden Pond by johnriley This looks like it was taken with a very wide
angle lens and has certainly captured a lot of detail but I would have
preferred more of the pond which has it's own features.

River Meuse by paulb531 I like this image but as this was a "water"
brief I think just the water and reflection would have been enough.

Farnborough Wharf by GlnM You certainly picked a windless day for this
shot, which allows a perfect reflection in the calm water. I do find the
"Gold Arrow" a distraction though.

Dewdrops by michaelblue A very good macro of water droplets on a web
and it must have been a fairly calm day to capture this. There is
nothing in the exif or image description to say which equipment had been
used to capture this image, although I will assume Pentax.

The Coquet at Warkworth by geordie1 A scene I'm quite familiar with
although haven't seen the rowing boat lately. Very slow moving water at
anytime due to the wiers.

Japanese Water Garden by JAK A nice capture showing an ornamental pond
but I think, looking at the brief, less would have been more in this
case as the upper part distracts.

Sky Bubble by mikeprotts I like this one. Well spotted and captured.

The still waters of Loch Morlich by Perspicador I think to fully fit
the brief the image could have been taken when the surface was less choppy.

Three Wise Men by Simonmac I liked the humour of this. Although
there seems to be more background than water it fits the brief.

Black winged Stilt by Noelcmn The water certainly looks still, only the ripple around the bird's legs and reflection show there is water at all. Lovely capture.

Something from the deep arises by drofmit Not really sure what to make of this. It would work as some sort of abstract but it doesn't say still water to me.

Fish Me! by RayW Another image which I like and fills the brief.

1st Place: December Evening Etang de Canet-Saint Nazir by MarqueeMoon

2nd Place: mausoleum by davidwozhere

3rd Place: Sky Bubble by mikeprotts


Well Done everyone else. Looking forward to the competition to be set by MarqueeMoon

Regargs Stan

Many thanks for the comment and the competition. And well done to the winner and places.

Mac

Excellent choice of a winner-soul affecting image! Congratulations MarqueeMoon. Extended to Davidwozhere and mikeprotts. What a great challenge, kudos to our competent judge for both the challenge and the judging. Always appreciated.

First class winner and placings, congratulations and well done to them. A fine number of subscribers to a good, well run competition Stan, Thank you.

Well done |Nick, a good choice for winner. Congrats also to the runners up. Many thanks to Stan for the competition and excellent comments.
David

No argument about the winning image - elegant and simplistic. Well done to Stan for the competition and for the feedback.

Regards

paul

Thanks Stan for choosing my photo, must have been difficult to judge with so many great entries. Congratulations to everyone else too. This week's competition will be on shortly

Stan... "Not really sure what to make of this."....
it really sums up the current state of my brain!!
I am lacking inspiration, enthusiasm and getupandgo!!!
Sorry I couldn't do it justice...
just felt the need to enter to show I was still alive!!

Lovely winning shot.... but I was inspired by your third place choice...
something coming up from the depths!
I'll try and get more inspired for the next one.... 'pologies!

Thank you for the competition. Still water, as distinct from flowing water. Maybe the expectation is that water on a corrie in the Highlands is intrinsically still - certainly not tidal or flowing. As for bidding me depart from my holiday destination to fit your spec retro-actively, I do not think that is going to happen in anybody's wildest dreams. In reality it happens the other way round: you set the spec and we see what we have or can find, Tyranny pervades an otherwise pleasant competition.

Thanks Stan - I've not posted many images, and so happy to get a mention for this!

Congratulations to MarqueeMoon, capturing that light so well. Also to davidwozhere, the right place at the right time, but framing so well, which I often struggle with.

I loved Dewdrops - michaelblue - but I'd like to see the original as jpeg struggles with the web detail.

Mike

Well, given the quality of those shots I am very happy to gain a place -- thank you Stan. Well done to a most excellent winner and to Mike's fascinating bubble.
Mental note - check what's in the cup if Drofmit offers you tea (read his caption)