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Please vote for your favourite "Stunning View" Photograph below

Entry 1
- 0 (0%)
Entry 2
- 1 (3.3%)
Entry 3
- 9 (30%)
Entry 4
- 2 (6.7%)
Entry 5
- 2 (6.7%)
Entry 6
- 5 (16.7%)
Entry 7
- 4 (13.3%)
Entry 8
- 2 (6.7%)
Entry 9
- 2 (6.7%)
Entry 10
- 0 (0%)
Entry 11
- 1 (3.3%)
Entry 12
- 0 (0%)
Entry 13
- 0 (0%)
Entry 14
- 1 (3.3%)
Entry 15
- 1 (3.3%)

Total Members Voted: 29

Voting closed: June 09, 2011


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Author Topic: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011  (Read 28398 times)

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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #45 on: June 09, 2011 »

Mine was the controversial number 14
Taken in Larne last July. I've noticed a load of tyres accumulating at the same place this year  :(

Allow me to explain...

My entry was placed late after the other amazing entries went up. I have some good pics but nothing compared to those so I decided to go 'abstract'. As you can see from the definition below I opted for the first description.

stun·ning
adj.
1. Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness.

2. Of a strikingly attractive appearance.

Also
Stunning - causing great astonishment and consternation

Sadly these bonfires are part of N. Ireland life; I do not think they are 'great works of architecture' as reported in the Telegraph previously but they are stunning in the shocking / astonishment sense of the word. I think we have become immune to these annual structures that appear every year. I remember showing pictures like this to my English colleagues who were amazed. They are used to a small Guy Fawkes bonfire not a tower of stolen pallets and tyres.

I do hope no one has been offended. I think if ever there was a time to post a bonfire photo it is now as the rubbish accumulates in preparation for the big event  ::)

These bonfires are 'stunning' in the same way as some of our political murals are; we are just blind to it  :-\

I voted for number 3, what an amazing picture. Almost looks like CGI. My missus liked number 9.
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #46 on: June 09, 2011 »

Dowser name everyone like last month please.

Photographers for this months "Stunning View" shots were:

Entry 1 - Andy B
Entry 2 - BMcQueen
Entry 3 - Dowser (Winner)
Entry 4 - Landyliam
Entry 5 - Lennyj
Entry 6 - Matthewrblack
Entry 7 - Oisin
Entry 8 - Redspud
Entry 9 - Sanderson076
Entry 10 - Shamara
Entry 11 - Suspectmonkey
Entry 12 - Vmcc
Entry 13 - Whorya
Entry 14 - Cerbera147
Entry 15 - MikeD

There were some great photographs again this month and it's great to see so many entries coming in.

Oisin's entry with the rainbow got my vote.  I was travelling from Downpatrick to Killyleagh a couple of weeks back and I saw a rainbow in an almost identical setting.  By the time I got a safe place to pull the car over it was beginning to fade  >:(

Oisin, you really were in the right place at the right time... Nice one!!!
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #47 on: June 09, 2011 »

some nice photos this month, well done all.
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #48 on: June 09, 2011 »

Do you mean me for No. 14 and Mike for No.15?  :)
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #49 on: June 09, 2011 »

Do you mean me for No. 14 and Mike for No.15?  :)

Oops  :-[  Fixed  ;D
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #50 on: June 09, 2011 »

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Mine was the controversial number 14
i voted for you  ;) always been one to support the underdog  :D



mine was taken from the peace maze at castlewellan forest park, brilliant view of the mournes from here, spoilt by my shitty photography  ::) it was the day of the annalong valley fires so i blame them for making the mournes a bit hazy, you can the trassey fires just starting on the right hand side, i had just attended a bbq in that area   8) thanks to the 2 that voted for me, i think i could have got more but dowser had to put his masterpiece right above mine :D
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #51 on: June 09, 2011 »

I really liked yours Liam.. but was swayed by Mike D's, only because that is the one view I would love to see in my life time.
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #52 on: June 09, 2011 »

I voted Liam's.  I actually wouldn't let the smoke put me off.  I appreciate effort over masterpiece every time.

I think Cerebra's was measured....he took it before the flag went up ;)
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #53 on: June 10, 2011 »

I liked your Errigal Lenny but I would have presented it a bit differently.  I would have cropped out the cars, straightened the horizon and removed the power lines:





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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #54 on: June 10, 2011 »

Cheers for the hints Andy, Really appreciate it.
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #55 on: June 10, 2011 »

Great pics i voted for Dowsers. Was MikeD's added later?

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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #56 on: June 10, 2011 »

Great pics i voted for Dowsers. Was MikeD's added later?



MikeD's came in about three days late but as we all know how laid back he is we have a separate deadline for him written into the rules lol  ;)
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #57 on: June 10, 2011 »

No it wasn't that. I never saw it.

Where is the picture of Mike? It looks cool.
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #58 on: June 10, 2011 »

mine was taken from the peace maze at castlewellan forest park, brilliant view of the mournes from here, spoilt by my sh**ty photography  ::)

Not at all Liam, I really liked that photo!  Great idea, and something I might just have to go and have a go at (they say imitation is the highest form of flattery ;)).  Your photo could be easily tidied up in photo editing software.  Needs a bit of a tweak to the horizon to straighten things up, and the hazy mountains could be helped by playing with curves to improve contrast.  You would probably need to apply a mask so that you only adjusted the upper half of the image, as the lower half is already quite contrasty.  
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Re: MONTHLY PHOTO COMPETITION GALLERY - MAY 2011
« Reply #59 on: June 10, 2011 »

Thanks for the vote! It pays off having that glare on your screen as you can notice a rainbow and snap a picture.   :D

Good entries from all. I'm sure these pictures bring back memories for everyone.
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