Weekly #822 - Uniforms Competition

Morning All,
Thank you for your entries, lovely shots here that have given me quite a challenge to choose the winner but, choose I must.
I'm off out this morning but, will do a little write up on my return.

Thanks for the win Nigelk - look forward to reading your comments later. In the meantime I have posted the new topic - FLAGS

Sorry for the delay, I was knackered on my return home yesterday.

Another tough judging exercise with great photographs entered again this week.

I get off at 9! by garathjmorgan
Well framed, enacted, simple but period backdrop setting the scene without distraction. All keeps the focus on the young uniformed couple, excellent.

Cavalier by Hazyj
Beautifully set scene, love the candles and lighting. Two things strike me. The bright reflection on his breast plate, I'd clone or heal that. I'm not totally sold on the plain black background, a little scene setting behind him would have been good in my eyes but, lovely shot.

Wellington's Finest by davidtrout
Really liking the mix of characters in this line up. The focus seems to be on the second in from the left, a great character to focus on, the seasoned campaigner with the younger recruits.

Home safe and Sound by johnriley
What a great set up and well kitted out enactment team here! The one thing that stopped it being top spot, the chaps arm on the far right clipped by the edge of the frame.

Waiting in Uniform by sueriley
A different WW2 scene and lets face it , there must have been a lot of sitting around like this at times. The enactors again well kitted out and doing a great job. The modern wheelie bins and portacabin in the background just spoiling the scene a little.

A knight of the Crusades by drofmit
Not quite so convincing to my eye but a lot of work gone in and what better setting than a stone castle for the period uniform.

London bus conductor by Stell
Now this really takes me down memory lane! The uniform and accessories look bang on, use of the bus entrance as a backdrop bang on. Only fly in the ointment for me is the blown highlights on his hand and ticket machine.

Time for a rest by Noelcmn
Something different, a real life uniform and horses scene, this is a lovely shot, it even seems to have a calming effect on me. Bright harsh light handled very well.

Capsize by retsoor
Like the title . indeed I like the image when the caps become the uniform, another real life scene that shows those caps really do work in more ways than one. focusing on the foreground kids with them gentle going out of focus a good choice I feel.

I've really enjoyed these entries, thank you all for entering and making my job a hard one.

1st place- I get off at 9! by garathjmorgan
2nd place - Home safe and Sound by johnriley
3rd place- Time for a rest by Noelcmn

I'm happy to highly commend the other entries

Nigel

Thanks for the excellent competition subject Nigel and for your expert comments. Well done to Gareth, John and Noel.
David

Thanks for the second place! Valid comments well presented throughout, so thanks also for a great judging.

Thanks Nigel, it was a good competition with excellent comments and judging. Congratulations to Gareth, John and Noel.

That is an excellent image, with an excellent caption too! Congrats Gareth, the eye contact between the two is palpable. Worthy winner. Anc ongrats extended to johnriley, an image I thought was in the running. Did not think so of my entry, to a hearty thank you for the 3rd place, unexpected. Thanks too for a wonderful challenge and the judging exercise Nigel. As always much appreciated. As usual, excellent stuff here!