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Title: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: spikeyjen on February 15, 2015, 03:48:16 AM
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

CHAT Thread

Weekly competition 14th February to Sunday 22nd February 2015

Given that I am on the road, and over the past 2 weeks have used planes, trains and automobiles, I thought I'd use this as a theme...
Any interpretation of the theme, any use of post production
Looking for an interesting angle or story


Pictures to be taken between now (Saturday 14th February) and Sun 22nd February 2015.

Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 23rd February 2015.
Poll will be up Tuesday 24th February 2015.  (or as near to this date as my WiFi will allow)
Winner to be announced Saturday February 28st  2015.

The Rules for the weekly competition are...

By entering you agree to take responsibility to:
Post a topic on, or before the Sunday following your declared win
Create an entries thread
Create a chat thread
Create a poll for that weeks comp and declare the winner on the Saturday
(if for any reason there is a problem and no subject is posted by the winner by Monday night admin will advise second place winner to post the topic asap, do the poll etc
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 15, 2015, 08:17:24 AM
Nice broad theme. Hope we get a decent amount of entries
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 15, 2015, 08:46:24 AM
Can we add buses/coaches, as they too are used for public transport?
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Oldboy on February 15, 2015, 08:53:44 AM
It would make a great film title!  :P
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 15, 2015, 08:58:00 AM
I still prefer boats to any of the others. Now, that would make an even better song title.
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: spikeyjen on February 18, 2015, 03:22:08 AM
We have an ad in Australia about buying a Jeep ("Mum bought a jeep", "They must have bought a Jeep".....)
So when I saw this in the street in Jasper, I couldn't resist (and no, I didn't rent a Jeep)

I got a Jeep
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11372/normal_I_got_a_jeep.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17196&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 18, 2015, 06:31:14 AM
That's some mountain range behind the Jeep!
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 18, 2015, 07:41:52 AM
And such clean/clear streets and sidewalks!
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 20, 2015, 11:33:28 PM
I went to the North East Land Sea and Air museum this morning. Got some cracking shots both for the comp and for nostalgia. I was alone in a creepy and allegedly haunted hangar. There was a door that was half closed which I suspected was an 'outside netty' (toilet). I took a peep inside and jumped out of my skin. There was someone sitting on the loo..........a dummy of course but what a shock! Haha.

The last 2 times I have been there was for an all night ghost hunt and to take photos with someone who could supposedly talk to spirits (and did seem to do so) so you can imagine how scary it was!
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 21, 2015, 10:45:42 AM
Here's my entry, not sure if its a Harrier Jump Jet .......I have called it Fighter Jet

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11291/normal_Fighter_Jet.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17204&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 21, 2015, 10:48:31 AM
Just realised, oops, the place we put our entries says "Entry Threat"........what will happen if we do??
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 21, 2015, 11:43:00 AM
With fighter planes, you never know.
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: spikeyjen on February 21, 2015, 04:01:29 PM
Quote from: DigiDiva on February 21, 2015, 10:48:31 AM
Just realised, oops, the place we put our entries says "Entry Threat"........what will happen if we do??

I guess that's me not wearing my glasses!!
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: DigiDiva on February 21, 2015, 04:17:23 PM
Spikey it made me smile.
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: jinky on February 22, 2015, 07:37:03 PM
Just had a great stag weekend in Manchester to "send off" my future son in law. 1st in years and great fun. Managed to capture this en route by walking down to the end of the platform and nearly missed my train!
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10154/normal_1st_Train_to_Manchester.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17211&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Hinfrance on February 23, 2015, 10:26:13 AM
Here's mine - Powerrrrrrrr!

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10146/normal_Bignan192n_DSCF1110.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17215&fullsize=1)

This is a car that regularly turns up at the local car club meetings, although on this occasion it was at an auto jumble. It's a boat tailed Bignan, rare and only made between 1919 and 1926 by M. Bignan, the company then limping on until finally closing in 1931. Clearly owned by someone who both cares about it and has a sense of humour, I decided to enter it for the juxtaposition of the 1920s and Mr Clarkson. This particular car is has the race engine with desmodromic valves and 70bhp. Might not seem a lot, but it was back in the day . .

The right hand sticker should, of course, read "I don't always drive slowly, but when I do, it's still faster than James May!"
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 23, 2015, 12:04:38 PM
I wasn't going to enter, as I had not seen anything worth photographing. Car wise that is. (I did not go out specifically, to shoot car, plane or train.)
This little one was, however, parked right outside my door, when I went to the Chinese New Year celebrations.

So I have entered 'The Little One'

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11140/normal_Little_one_res.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17216&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES - Chat for weekly comp (14th Jan - 22nd Feb)
Post by: Reinardina on February 23, 2015, 03:29:26 PM
It needed a bit more work. Replaced it with this one:

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11140/normal_Little_one_cl_res.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17221&fullsize=1)