Weekly# 465 Boats and boating Competition

Thanks for the entries here guys there are some impressive shots here.
I have kept the comments brief as I have a pressing appointment this morning and wanted to get the results up asap. So here we go




Past and present
Nice capture of the old boat against the backdrop of the modern buildings
I like the sharpness and the colours of the boat against the slight hazyness of the urban landscape
Well seen

Lonely on the Derwent
Good Lake District image I might have cropped a bit of the shore foerground out and maybe cloned out the black square in the middle of the lake

Plan B
Wow cracking detail here and I think it really suits the B&W treatment. It reminds me of when I used to muck about on the River Blyth at low tide and I can just imagine the smell
Great image

Boats
Again another pin sharp photo with great reflections in the water and I like the composition with the tanker at the top

All aboard!
What a great image of normal life in another country. Would you see this happening in this country with all the H&S regs we have I think not.
Well done.

In Kayaks
Having done a lot of Sea Kayaking in the past this looks to me like a training session on a local lake.The composition looks good but I think it could be sharper.

The Birkenhead to Belfast Ferry
What a great timed shot. It really looks like they are waiting for the ferry Well seen and captured

Jet skis
Great seascape the two skis lead the eye into the rest of the photo which is pin sharp.Well taken.

Power boat
Nice action shot with the boat well isolated in the shot against all that water.

Wave test
Again a good action shot with the subject and the water frozen in time. I think a tighter crop on the ski may have worked better.

Abandoned boat
Great detail in this one and superb colours showing the decaying wood and metal with good use of depth of field to isolate the subject.Nice one

Polperro boats
A nice sharp shot almost abstract nice colours and again sharp, well seen.

The fishing boat
A good beach shot showing a working boat.I would have liked a bit more of the foreground in front of the boat to have been in shot as the horizon cuts the photo in half

Sister ships
Congratulations on your anniversary Vic I think who ever took the shot should have paid more attention to the composition as you have no feet .

Quiet and peacefull
Nice shot showing the calmness of a river and how to enjoy it

Gas street basin
Wow what a shot Pin sharp great depth of field Superb reflections in the water, great B&W conversion great subject, Impressive.

Hartebeestpoortdam
A lovely seascape with great light and good use of rule of thirds.

Beached boats
Great composition and well thought out shot Well done on this one.

Boat out of water
Good shot showing the French way of life .They do love a carnival I have seen plenty of these over the years

Start of the race
Another superb action shot well framed and shot freezing the action well taken and seen.

The results are
Third ,The Birkenhead to Belfast Ferry Request Stop
Second, Plan B
WINNER,GAS STREET BASIN
HC'S
Start of the race
Abandoned boat at Dell Quay.
The batton is now passed to Simon

Thanks for the comment (Geordie) I'm a Geordie too. Just a last minute choice from my archives. I just handed my camera to some one with a DSLR and thought he might know what he was doing. Ah Well it's a happy hols memory shot. Congrats to Simon. That's a cracker. CHEERS Vic.

Thanks for the second place, but congratulations to the winner and the other places. Also thanks to Geordie for the competition and the judging

Many thanks for awarding my shot first place! And congratulations to the places and HC's. There were some cracking entries this week and some very tough competition! I must say that I am fan of Smudge's photo.

Thank you for setting and judging the competition, and making salient but positive comments on all of the entries.

Time to get my thinking hat on. I am out now- but will be setting the competition later today.

Regards

Simon

That attracted a good sized entry Geordie so thanks to you for choosing a popular subject and for your hard work in judging the pictures. Congrats to Simon and the other award winners and thanks for my HC.
David

Love that shot, and had feeling it might get the nod, so much to appreciate there, including the tones and reflections. Congratulations Simon, fantastic winning shot! And extended congrats to JAK and Bforbes and the HC's Davidtrout and MarqueeMoon. Lovely challenge, excellent entries, stiff competition. Thanks to Geordie01 for the challenge and comments-as always appreciated.

Thanks for the judging, comments and third place. Well done the other podiums and HCs. The subject attracted more entries than has been the case lately and I wouldn't have liked to judge the entries this time as all had such differing merits.

Congratulations to the winner (s)

Great competition - Many thanks.

Congratulations to Simon for the well deserved winning image, the runners up and everyone else for another fantastic set of pictures.

Glyn

Oops! Bit late to the party! Congrats Simon Some fab images there!

Deserved winner, great shot. Thanks geordie for the subject

Thanks for an enjoyable competition... the moment I saw the winner, I knew that had to be the one to beat!
The tones and the interest in the picture are lovely.
But when "Start of the Race" came up after mine, I wasn't so sure.... so much energy in that shot!
Congratulations to the podia and the HCs....and thanks again.