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Title: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 11, 2018, 10:11:04 AM
CHAT Thread

This week's challenge is DEAD THINGS.

If its dead, its in play. A tree, a plant, an animal. This is the complete opposite of last weeks competition.  Anything at all that is DEAD!
Enjoy!

No restrictions whatsoever on PP work.

Pictures to be taken between now and Sunday 19th August 2018, 23:59, but if you find yourself at a loss in this time period, please enter something from your personal archives.
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23:59 Monday 20th August 2018.
Poll will be up Tuesday 21st August2018.

Winner to be announced Saturday 25th August 2018

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
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 11, 2018, 10:12:44 AM
Hopefully this isn't too morbid, thought it was an interesting contrast to last weeks competition.
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Hinfrance on August 11, 2018, 09:11:39 PM
Better than half dead, fatally wounded or barely alive things :)
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: jinky on August 12, 2018, 09:58:37 AM
Hmm - I`ve got a dead mouse in a trap shot that got me into a lot of trouble on a Facebook group  :P. I did it as  a lead in to challenge some pretty inappropriate shots of street beggars that had annoyed me . Suffice to say the poor taste beggar shots seemed to them to be  far more palatable to them  and  in less bad taste. Not sure how far to go on here with this theme as i don`t want to offend here. :-\
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Hinfrance on August 12, 2018, 10:49:54 AM
Doesn't have to be a dead animal Paul, if that makes you feel uncomfortable. Plenty of dead trees about, and we've got a couple of dead cars in the woods nearby. :)
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: jinky on August 12, 2018, 12:11:41 PM
A car - now can an inanimate object really be dead  ???
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 12, 2018, 02:43:23 PM
I guess if it doesn't work anymore its 'dead.'
At this rate I'll be dead before the end of the weekend, I have just broken the vacuum cleaner by getting a sock stuck in the pipe. If I don't get it out I'll be dead!!
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Hinfrance on August 19, 2018, 01:27:36 PM
Had to go for an archive shot - tried with some dead sunflowers, but the images were just too lacking in dynamic range - too dull. Then I tried some seashells, but again they looked rather naff to me, so End of the Rose it is:

(https://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10146/normal_End_of_the_Rose-DSCF0854-3~0.jpg) (https://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=22485&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 19, 2018, 08:33:49 PM
Just been discussing this weeks theme with the wife. She said that I could take a photo of our marriage as thats dead. And this is after I bought a new hose for the Vac!!!
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: jinky on August 19, 2018, 09:14:44 PM
Quote from: Jediboy on August 19, 2018, 08:33:49 PM
Just been discussing this weeks theme with the wife. She said that I could take a photo of our marriage as thats dead. And this is after I bought a new hose for the Vac!!!

Harsh !  ;D
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 20, 2018, 02:30:46 PM
My thoughts exactly!!
Maybe she is trying to tell me something.

Quote from: jinky on August 19, 2018, 09:14:44 PM
Quote from: Jediboy on August 19, 2018, 08:33:49 PM
Just been discussing this weeks theme with the wife. She said that I could take a photo of our marriage as thats dead. And this is after I bought a new hose for the Vac!!!

Harsh !  ;D
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 20, 2018, 02:32:00 PM
My entry is a bit on the macabre side. I do hope that it does not cause offence to anyone, as thats certainly not my aim.

(https://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11327/normal_Dead_bird.jpg) (https://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=22490&fullsize=1)
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 21, 2018, 09:49:00 AM
Ah, I appear to have made a faux pas. I have put my photo in the chat thread but not in the entry thread.  :doh:
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: jinky on August 21, 2018, 10:58:19 AM
Stick it in the entries quickly - for me. I`ve just voted unfortunately but before another one is cast. I`m sure no one would mind.
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 21, 2018, 06:54:44 PM
If I'm honest I did consider putting it in the poll, but then read the rules again and didn't want to break them. I must have been distracted by something.
Thanks though.
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 22, 2018, 10:04:25 AM
Thanks to whoever entered my picture. I do hope that it doesn't annoy anyone as it was late.
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Oldboy on August 22, 2018, 07:10:19 PM
Quote from: Jediboy on August 22, 2018, 10:04:25 AM
Thanks to whoever entered my picture. I do hope that it doesn't annoy anyone as it was late.

It's not a problem unless you win!  :P
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Hinfrance on August 23, 2018, 06:41:50 AM
Quote from: Jediboy on August 22, 2018, 10:04:25 AM
Thanks to whoever entered my picture. I do hope that it doesn't annoy anyone as it was late.

Just taking my lead from Paul :) - no need to leave it out.  :tup:
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Simple on August 23, 2018, 08:28:03 AM
 :tup:
Title: Re: Weekly Comp- DEAD THINGS - CHAT thread
Post by: Jediboy on August 23, 2018, 09:39:18 AM
Cheers gents, and thanks for entering the photo H. :tup: