Happy Snapper

Where I Live

2007-04-15T10:30:00.000Z

Our new topic is for photos of the Happy Snappers' abodes, wherever that might be, either permanent or temporary. Photos taken in kitchens will be allowed, but please do try and show something unique to your particular home/location/type of dwelling, and what it means to you. You can also enter photos of other people's places, with their permission, or other living things.

Rivers, Ponds, Lakes and Canals

2007-02-23T10:35:00.000Z

Water, water everywhere, this topic reflects the weather conditions in the country today, plenty of scope to let your imagination run free... The Judge has chosen this topic to include only freshwater water courses or body of water, inspired by a nature programme. If you have any water-dwelling life in your picture, so much the better.

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Signs Topic

2007-01-14T16:36:00.000Z

This topic is designed to challenge your powers of observation in identifying peculiar, amusing or unusual signs that you come across, good hunting.

Come on Happy Snappers, surely someone else has seen something worth taking a picture of!

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Rocks Topic

2007-01-14T16:35:00.000Z

Rocks (this can include rocks of any size, so includes particles as small as sand & as big as mountains)

The Judging results are in for Rocks.
1st - No.4, for it's unusual formation, the folds in the rock, and the contrast between the rough surface and the delicate plants.
2nd - No.3, again for the contrast between the rock itself and the plant with it's fruits.
3rd - No.5, which seems at first to be dominated by the bone in the centre, but the enlarged picture shows more rocks, good colour & texture.

Special merit to No.7's rugged peaks, again better in close-up; No.8 for a rock being put to good use; No.12 for capturing the unusual formation.

Well done to all competitors; this was a very close contest.

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Botanical Topic

2007-01-14T16:34:00.000Z

Botanical subjects (including trees, flowers, but must be growing, or perhaps has stopped growing!

This topic has been judged, and the results are:

1st - No.3, an unusual and delicate flower, with tiny droplets of water and a good contrast with the background.
2nd - No.5, this shows the delicacy of the flower, with other stages of blooming from buds to dying.
3rd - No.4, trees and mist are very atmospheric.

Special merit for No.8, the monstrous seaweed, and No.10, the ferns, although it was difficult to see the whole picture to get a good effect in this medium.

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Transport Topic

2007-01-14T16:24:00.000Z

Entries are invited for the new topic on modes of transport. Transport (any kind as long as a human being can get in, on or otherwise attached to it). Special merit to unusual forms that are NOT the usual mode for that particular location.

Well, Happy Snappers, the moment you've been waiting for. The judging was done at the same time as for our two previous topics, but unfortunately the text all got lost in the editing process. So the train never really left the station, as someone famously said. This was a pity, as your learned judge had prepared a lengthy and detailed summing up. The jury, however, are long gone, and we have a briefer results page. For more information, competitors can contact the judge outside the courts, with a little something to loosen the tongue.

The Verdict: in reverse order,

No.4 - unusual, but not unusual in the location (lots of empty trolleys in view)
No.8 - not something you see every day on your way to work, or even your way around the world. The judge can't help thinking, however, that this must be the only way to travel on that route.
No.5 - 'My car doesn't go' This has to be the winner for the picture of utter dejection on the face of the owner, and the distinct air of the car failing to be anyone's pride and joy. And there are some alternative means of transport in the shot.
No.7 almost sneaked in, as first place, as it fits the topic notes, and is an unusual form of transport to/from work, although it is fairly standard in Cuba, and quite frankly preferable to some other local means - if your knees can take the bouncing in and out of the ruts and potholes. So, this perversely gets the special merit.
No.10 - Nice trainers, and good reflections, but can itbe allowed for the topic? Well, the judge likes it, so it gets a special merit too.

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Ramsbury Topic

2007-01-13T18:58:00.000Z

As everyone congregated on Ramsbury over Christmas the village and any views from within the village boundaries was nominated as the topic for the competition. This competition saw the first photos from a new entrant to the competition.

The winner was No. 8, with No.2 coming second and No. 10 coming third, a special mention goes to Nos 3 & 9

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London Topic

2007-01-12T22:40:00.000Z

The focus for the competition moved south to London and again the topic looked for photos representing the character of the city.

The Winner was judged to be No. 8 with No. 1 coming second and No. 4 third. No. 10 was awarded a merit.

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Newcastle Topic

2007-01-12T20:03:00.000Z

The task for this competition was to take photos of Newcastle that would reflect the character of the city, all photos to be taken on one day the 27th November 2006. Photos to be published and judged on the 28th November.

The judges declared the winner to be No. 7, with No. 2 coming second and No. 5 coming 3rd, photo No. 4 was also given a merit award for artistic merit. Judging was supported by the guest judges the Mayor of Stockton and her Consort

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