Weekly Competition #263 - Olympic fire Competition
| Title | Weekly Competition #263 - Olympic fire |
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| Judge | TimE | Closing Date | 29/07/2012 | Opting Out | If you'd like to enter but not keen on creating and judging the following competition you have the option to opt out. If you're selected as the winning photo simply create a report saying that you'd like Admin to take over and we'll do the rest. |
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OK, let's be topical. You can interpret this as the torch, as the enthusiasm, as the competition, or what you will. One problem from my point of view - I will not be able to access a PC easily when the competition closes. So I will flag the winner, but I'm not going to attempt to post judging comments from a BlackBerry! Apologies in advance for the delay. Also a word of advice - the earlier you enter, the more time I will have to look at your entry. Tim. |
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Posted 30/07/2012 - 20:46
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Thanks Tim, your efforts are much appreciated.
Timne for tyronet2000 to take up the reins...nice shot!
Timne for tyronet2000 to take up the reins...nice shot!
Best regards, John
Posted 30/07/2012 - 21:17
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Well done Stan now get the next comp sorted chop chop i am going on holiday tomorrow need to know what to take
Posted 30/07/2012 - 21:19
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Well done Stan!
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Minehead
Obviously topical subjects don't attract many entries, so thanks to the select few who tackled this. I know from personal experience that getting shots of the torch relay was challenging and needed a bit of luck because of the weather, crowds, waving flags, etc. The rest of you - nice work in approaching the theme.
Tyronet2000: Timing is everything and this really captures the mood - the flame, the torchbearer's smile , the 'Moment to Shine' on the coach, and the reflections off the wet road. I'd have been inlcined to do a bit of cropping to get in a little closer to the runner.
kosh: It's never easy to get shots like this because of the crowds, and you've done well to get the flame so prominent and no heads in the way. It's a shame therefore that the image is not sharp, or this would be a strong contender.
AxelLuther: Don't worry about the lack of 'real' fire. I think the subject and the red stripes recall the flames. I like the imagery (the Olympic Flame flame fading like the moon, perhaps?) the composition and particularly the colours.
JAK: Great capture of the expressions on the faces and the image is pin sharp. Perhaps a little cropping on the right might improve the balance, but the metaphorical flame is in the faces even if the torch is extinguished. Nice shot!
Waypoint Charlie: And now for something completely different... I love the creative thinking here and it shows that even the most unlikely fo features can be used with some innovative photographic thought.
Frankie: Again some clever creative thinking here, well done for the idea, the execution and the use of the silver colour.
Difficult to pick from these different approaches, but I'm going for Tyronet2000 for getting such a great result in the wet conditions and spot on the theme.
HC for all the rest - thanks and well done.That's it, with about five minutes to spare...
Tim.