June Photo Competition - "The View from my Window"

[Johnny Canuck3]

I knew she was a girl. I'm good with girls.

Me, I'm with good girls.

 

[Dhimmi]

After carefully considering this over the last few months, I've decided that the majority of posters on this thread either dislike my photography or have something against me, (having received about half a dozen votes in over a year of entering).

Cor I dream of half a dozen votes. Bloody favouritism.

 

[Dhimmi]

Just adding up the votes...I presume you mean 3 points for paolo, 2 for bernie & 1 for robster? Let me know if I'm wrong...

Far too late I'm sure but yes, you're not wrong, or No, you're right...

 

[johey24]

interesting...one thing you can say about a forum like this is that since we are all using pseudonyms and only meet in this virtual world, there can be no bias on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion etc...

(bet none of you realised I was an 84-year-old Sikh Zulu )

And congrats Sovietpop. A clear favourite this month.

What's the theme for next month? Or is it for this month?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

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[sovietpop]

Thank you all, I am only delighted.

'Tis funny because earlier in the month I was thinking of giving up on the competition because I always seemed to get just a couple of votes. But then I realised I don't take photos to win. It's nice when other people like my pictures, but the real reason I take them is because I get such satisfaction from them. When I take a good photo, it's like a little light goes off in my head, and I get this ping of deep contentment. So I take part in the competition because every month it makes me think about photography, and motivates me to take more pictures. I think the important audience is your own inner eye; keep that happy and your photos will be good.

And it also goes to show, you should never say 'no' to the offer of a bag of chips.

New theme on new thread.

 

[Gromit]

Thank you all, I am only delighted.

Can I ask how old that chipshop photo is?
I only ask because I noticed that the kid is riding a chopper.

 

[Stanley Edwards]

Can I ask how old that chipshop photo is?
I only ask because I noticed that the kid is riding a chopper.

He nicked it from his dad

 

[sovietpop]

I took it on June 21 2007.

 

[Pavlik]

I feel I should respond, seeing as so many people have replied to my last post.
I never mentioned favouritism or taking my ball back. Its that childish attitude that I hate most in forums btw.
I was simply saying, I spend quite a bit of time choosing from my 1000's of pictures, (I could enter the most obvious ones but I like to choose pictures that make the viewer think). I then edit and resize them, put them on imageshack, then check the thread every day for a month and it all seems a bit pointless if I get, on average, one vote a month and virtually no comments.
I've been thinking about this calmly for a long time. I'm not in a strop about it.
I know its no big deal if I win anyway but i'm not going to waste all that time and energy just to make the numbers up.
I'm up to my eyes in it, starting up a business and planning to emigrate. I'm also a single parent so I dont need to find ways to fill my time. I'm busy enough as it is.
I deliberatey worded my post in a friendly way so I appreciated the positive replies but to the people who only know how to respond with pettiness -
well, I feel sorry for you.

 

[Crispy]

I guess your tastes don't line up with the majority view - unfortuntely, that doesn't make for sucess in competitions based on taste! Nowt wrong of course - it's all relative eh?

 

[Biddlybee]

Congrats sovietpop - was a great photo

Ta to Lilac Cow for doing all the totting up.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Me, I'm with good girls.

Me, I'm no girl, I'm all woman

 

[Gromit]

I'd liked Pavilik's pics but they didn't speak to me about the theme in any way shape or form. Two were macro shots rather 'views'. The other was a street shot and contained no element of window'ness. Maybe if there had been motion blur to say it was taken from a moving car or something might have conveyed that.

Nothing wrong with any of the shots but when its a themed competition you need to think about the message being delivered. Which Pavlik didn't from what i could tell.

 

[e19896]

haveing read much of the post.. how sad it becomes like this all this bitching.. i have stoped saying much on any other part of urban75 due the ongoing bitching now it reaches here.. fucking shame.. i enter this comp for the joy and yes to plug my other work.. if i win then that would be cool.. but for me it is about takeing part..

sovietpop well done good image..

 

[Paul Russell]

Like Lisa Stansfield - yes?

I'm all woman

 

[Firky]

anyway it is july now!

 

[besgreyling]

Congratulations and celebrations

CONGRATS to the winner and runners up!!!

Wow, the blondie has been out of town for a view days and only realised now how much I have missed.... quite a discussion hey. Well, I'm not too hot on words (especially as English isn't my mother tongue), but, as the rooky, I can only say that I am inspired by ALL your beautiful photo's and it was very difficult to make a choise as I liked all the photies.

Thanx for the votes you have given me - didn't expect to do so well in my first comp. I believe once the camera-bug has bitten you, it doesn't let go, and I for one am having a lot of fun with it.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Me, I'm no girl, I'm all woman

But, I'm not with you

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Congrats to sovietpop for winning this month

Soz for not voting this time round but had to visit Cardiff for a week with work and was unable to find time to even look at a computer. But thanks very much to those people who voted for mine, it cheered me up a lot

Good work people, keep them coming.....