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Cranium Competitions => International Weekly Comp Entries => Topic started by: Hinfrance on September 06, 2015, 10:44:32 AM

Title: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Hinfrance on September 06, 2015, 10:44:32 AM
CHAT THREAD

The subject this week is STEPS or TREADS, as in staircase and ladder. Ancient or modern, with or without people or objects on them.

The Entries thread is HERE (http://cameracraniums.com/forum/index.php?topic=4462.new#new)

No restrictions on PP.

Pictures to be taken between now, 6th September 2015 to 23:59 Sunday 13th September 2015 .
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 14th September 2015.
Poll will be up Tuesday 15th September 2015.
Winner to be announced Saturday 19th September 2015.

The Rules for the weekly competition are...

By entering you agree to take responsibility to

Post a topic on the Sunday (or sooner) 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)

In case of a tie, the first entry posted wins.

Photos to be taken during the specified dates, ie Saturday xx to Sunday xx

Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59 Monday night.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Hinfrance on September 11, 2015, 02:51:42 PM
I've actually thought of something I can do for this one. With a bit of luck and if it doesn't rain all weekend as forecast.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Reinardina on September 11, 2015, 05:13:57 PM
Glad about that. I hope to be able to participate again, once I'm back from Austria, possibly the second week of October.
Having new flooring laid from 30 September for three days, another major step forward, in my renovation scheme.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: SimonW on September 12, 2015, 08:52:26 PM
I tried a few planned shots - once on screen I didn't like any of them. Then I came upon this scene  by surprise and took a very hurried snap before the combine moved on. The people are checking bat boxes which they installed on the local golf course to keep the midge population at bay. I can't think of a better title, but at least it does have steps in view.

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10222/normal_Batty_about_Bats.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17886&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Reinardina on September 13, 2015, 08:18:13 AM
Great scene to come across!

Glad you entered. I feel very guilty, 'saddling' H with the competition and not entering anything myself. I hope to be 'back in the fold' in October, and I also hope we'll get the numbers up a bit.
Good luck.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: kerbside on September 13, 2015, 05:39:31 PM
I have a picture to enter but only have 3G internet access and cannot get it off my Computor. I will see what I can do tomorrow.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Beaux Reflets on September 13, 2015, 06:43:58 PM
Run out of time this week - hopefully I will take an effort this week amid the wetroom floor tiling and current restoration works.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: jinky on September 14, 2015, 12:27:54 PM
Back from Norway and luckily, looking through my various shots to edit , I had one that fitted the brief. The wonkiest staircase I`ve ever seen in the alleys of Bryggen, the wooden merchant houses part of Bergen which was our first stop on the cruise. Great colour and style  has Bryggen. Another of those " wish I`d taken my dslr"  trips though as the LX100 still did not quite hack it. Still - makes it easier to cull the resultant photos when you are not happy with many.


(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10154/normal_N-109.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=17888&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: Hinfrance on September 14, 2015, 02:51:05 PM
Welcome home Paul. Are you sure that staircase really was that wobbly, or had you had a few?

I'm going to try to get a reasonable bridge camera for my next jaunt oversees - it is great to have a decent DSLR on your hols, but it's a lot to lug about. I'm rather taken with my little Fuji X20, despite the appalling battery life. But I just carry a spare.
Title: Re: CHAT-STEPS-Weekly Comp 6-13/9
Post by: jinky on September 14, 2015, 05:23:40 PM
Quote from: Hinfrance on September 14, 2015, 02:51:05 PM
Welcome home Paul. Are you sure that staircase really was that wobbly, or had you had a few?

Hadn't had a drop. Crazy stairs - H and S nightmare.!