Oct. Photo Comp. -- This Sporting Life

**Paul Russell** · 04-10-2005 20:31

The new photo competition is "This Sporting Life".

Which is just a catchy way of saying that it must contain something vaguely sporty (and hopefully a bit of life).

Definition of sport is a bit tricky. Golf, apparently, is a sport. Darts definitely. Frisbee possibly.

Definition of sport from Encarta Dictionary:

"competitive physical activity: an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes engaged in professionally".

For example:

football

bowls

more football

triathlon

horsing

Rules:

* Up to 3 pictures allowed

* Post up the link, not the picture

* All entries must be in by last day of October

* Only use pictures you photographed yourself

* If you edit the picture then tell us what you did

* Please don’t change pictures once you have entered them

* Voting starts on 1st November and ends on 3rd November. Anyone can vote, you don't have to have entered. Vote for your 1st 2nd and 3rd favourites. 1st choice is worth 3 points, 2nd 2 points and 3rd 1 point -- person with the most points wins and chooses the next theme.

You can use your own web space, photo.net, photobucket.com or pbase.com to host your pictures for free. Or any others you choose or see fit to use.

Votes/comments/contributions from all urbanites welcome!

Thumbnails of all the photos can be found at

october thumbnails

**Tank Girl** · 04-10-2005 20:59

my first entry yellow legs

**sovietpop** · 04-10-2005 21:58

damn I hate sports.

**Tank Girl** · 05-10-2005 08:14

me too, and unfortunately the few sporting things I've happened to be at with camera haven't been too successful. I've got a few from sandown races, but they're a bit rubbish

I'm not good enough to get decent pics of my favourite sporting subjects (horses) they're too quick!

**stroober** · 05-10-2005 14:01

Right then

Nice Legs mates

pre-match warm up

**Louloubelle** · 05-10-2005 14:45

1 http://www.pbase.com/louloubelle/image/30575991

2 http://www.pbase.com/louloubelle/image/29157959

3 http://www.pbase.com/louloubelle/image/30575880

**Paul Russell** · 05-10-2005 17:32

Originally Posted by Tank Girl

me too, and unfortunately the few sporting things I've happened to be at with camera haven't been too successful.

you could interpret the theme pretty loosely/creatively -- it doesn't have to be professionals doing sport.

It could be a set of goalposts at the rec, or a deserted crazy golf course, or your local Ladbrokes, or kids playing conkers, etc., etc.

**wiskey** · 05-10-2005 17:45

ah ha - well as i nearly killed myself on an outwards bounds course yesterday for my work team building event i might have a loosely sporty pic.

if i could bend my arms enough to pick the camera up and upload them i'd have a look

but i ache too much today

**alef** · 05-10-2005 18:05

First entry:
Bowling for Battersea

**richsaint** · 05-10-2005 18:39

1 - l'Enfer Du Nord

2 - The Road to Hell

3 - Off The Back

All taken at this years Paris - Roubaix classic in northern France.

**zenie** · 05-10-2005 18:52

Originally Posted by alef

First entry:
Bowling for Battersea

That is a fuckin great photo well done Alef

Edited to add - only a day in and you just got my winning vote.

Now saved as my desktop wallpaper.

**zenie** · 05-10-2005 18:57

Originally Posted by stroober

Right then

pre-match warm up

Aww men playing rugby yum

**Paul Russell** · 05-10-2005 19:42

Originally Posted by zenie

That is a fuckin great photo well done Alef

Edited to add - only a day in and you just got my winning vote.

Now saved as my desktop wallpaper.

Yes.

Bowls is an incredibly photogenic sport.

**wiskey** · 05-10-2005 20:03

saturday football

**wiskey** · 05-10-2005 20:29

Rock Climbing

**elcuadroentero** · 05-10-2005 21:21

I agree with Zenie, great shot Alef!
Like the way the the bowlers shadow is still about to bowl....
Great timing!

Originally Posted by alef

First entry:
Bowling for Battersea

**sovietpop** · 05-10-2005 21:27

wow the standard is so high this month, and its only day one.

**Tricky Skills** · 05-10-2005 21:32

Great subject choice.

My three efforts:

Back of the Net - taken at Dulwich Hamlet,

Well Spotted - taken at Lords' and

Bottoms Up - taken at the London Towers basketball.

**blackadder** · 05-10-2005 22:05

My first entry..

Greyhounds

**alef** · 06-10-2005 05:18

Thanks, urbanites, it is one of my favourite photos of the past few years. As Paul says, bowls is quite photogenic -- or at least at such a leisurely pace that it's easy to compose and shoot without the usual complexities of action!

By the way, does "This Sporting Life" have particular meaning besides the film? Classic early British realism. I had no idea that rugby had such class divisions in its roots.

**zenie** · 06-10-2005 07:36

Originally Posted by blackadder

My first entry..

A beautiful sport

**blackadder** · 06-10-2005 08:14

Originally Posted by zenie

Right, Iv'e changed the pics name so as not to turn this thread into a hunting debate.

**Paul Russell** · 06-10-2005 08:26

Originally Posted by alef

By the way, does "This Sporting Life" have particular meaning besides the film? Classic early British realism. I had no idea that rugby had such class divisions in its roots.

I don't know, I just chose it because it sounded a lot better than "Sports". I haven't seen the film.

And there's the horseracing newspaper "Sporting Life" -- is that still going?

**sovietpop** · 06-10-2005 09:37

Originally Posted by alef

I had no idea that rugby had such class divisions in its roots.

Still does in Ireland, unless your from Limerick.

**dlx1** · 06-10-2005 10:50

Originally Posted by blackadder

My first entry..
Greyhounds

I see a program last wednesday I think it was about thta sport. It was the last meet as it is now band. Nice Image BA

forgot the name of sport C??????

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