Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat
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FrothNinja
Veteran
I have just got back after being out for a couple of hours or so - didn't stop raining once. Resorted to looking for bridges & public buildings to do the spannering that should have been done before I set off
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Charmouth in Dorset this afternoon with the sun making a brief appearance.
Tribansman
Veteran
Trying to hide behind the clouds (the wind was so strong here it blew my bike over so had to hook my handlebar over the fence!)
FrothNinja
Veteran
Thank you December!
The quality of pics last month was incredible. When the weather co-operated, which it did more often than not, it seemed impossible to take a duff pic. And nary a touch of tinsel to behold, thank you all.
Downside is the usual conundrum of choosing the best pic has been compounded. None the less the bull's whatsits have been grasped and Hogmanay befuddled brain cells stirred out of their pudding lethargy.
@Ming the Merciless & @PeteXXX got in early with some good uns that boded well for the month, especially their use of shadow. I was sure they would figure in the final reckoning...and then it went off the scale in the second week with the hard freeze.
Not really cycling weather for the sane but those prepared to risk broken bits couldn't wrong with the camera. Frozen sunshine is a magical combination and it was always going to take something preternaturally special to beat it. Problem for the magicians is that magic was also woven while it was frozen and @roubaixtuesday cast the first icy spell - IFO a gate into the bargain.
@All uphill came close to breaking the spell with JC slides (crepuscular rays) with @Ming the Merciless @Emanresu @Tribansman @Jenkins following with visions of December sunshine that foreshadowed the promise of Spring.
@Rickshaw Phil returned us to a touch of white and @Dave 123 returned to his site of hope and tugged on the ole heartstrings again. @biggs682 and @Old Hippy teased with the classic combo of sea and Sun - possibly due a lack of them in Summer??
@Willd hid in sun dappled woodland as @IrishAl headed south for the Winter with the pack, but in the end my eyes were frozen by two pictures above all others.
As an ex-Queenslander it was probably inevitable that a proper winter tableaux would catch my sun bleached eyes, and @Ming the Merciless's frosted forest was joined at the last minute by @gtmet Somerset snow and sun.
In the end it was a cloudless sky and the prospect of a journey to come that only just edged out the destination achieved. Anticipation trumped accomplishment but both were worthy finalists.
Many thanks to everyone that entered and New Year congratulations to @Ming the Merciless
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The quality of pics last month was incredible. When the weather co-operated, which it did more often than not, it seemed impossible to take a duff pic. And nary a touch of tinsel to behold, thank you all.
Downside is the usual conundrum of choosing the best pic has been compounded. None the less the bull's whatsits have been grasped and Hogmanay befuddled brain cells stirred out of their pudding lethargy.
@Ming the Merciless & @PeteXXX got in early with some good uns that boded well for the month, especially their use of shadow. I was sure they would figure in the final reckoning...and then it went off the scale in the second week with the hard freeze.
Not really cycling weather for the sane but those prepared to risk broken bits couldn't wrong with the camera. Frozen sunshine is a magical combination and it was always going to take something preternaturally special to beat it. Problem for the magicians is that magic was also woven while it was frozen and @roubaixtuesday cast the first icy spell - IFO a gate into the bargain.
@All uphill came close to breaking the spell with JC slides (crepuscular rays) with @Ming the Merciless @Emanresu @Tribansman @Jenkins following with visions of December sunshine that foreshadowed the promise of Spring.
@Rickshaw Phil returned us to a touch of white and @Dave 123 returned to his site of hope and tugged on the ole heartstrings again. @biggs682 and @Old Hippy teased with the classic combo of sea and Sun - possibly due a lack of them in Summer??
@Willd hid in sun dappled woodland as @IrishAl headed south for the Winter with the pack, but in the end my eyes were frozen by two pictures above all others.
As an ex-Queenslander it was probably inevitable that a proper winter tableaux would catch my sun bleached eyes, and @Ming the Merciless's frosted forest was joined at the last minute by @gtmet Somerset snow and sun.
In the end it was a cloudless sky and the prospect of a journey to come that only just edged out the destination achieved. Anticipation trumped accomplishment but both were worthy finalists.
Many thanks to everyone that entered and New Year congratulations to @Ming the Merciless
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Thanks @FrothNinja and congratulations @Ming the Merciless looking forward to your chosen subject
Tribansman
Veteran
Agree, wonderful bunch of pics this month. Well done Ming. Looking forward to the first theme of 2023
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
Great run of photos and great write up @FrothNinja Well done @Ming the Merciless and well deserved. Looking forward to the next subject.
Congratulations @Ming the Merciless and thanks for the fun competition @FrothNinja
Looking forward to the first photo challenge of 2023 👌
Looking forward to the first photo challenge of 2023 👌
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Just read this. It was a fantastic day out in a winter wonderland with a low of -6C and average -3C. I much prefer a cold dry day of winter over mild and wet.
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Arthur Conan Doyle
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”
My photo challenge for January 2023 is to capture “flow” when your only thoughts are on the ride you are undertaking.
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”
My photo challenge for January 2023 is to capture “flow” when your only thoughts are on the ride you are undertaking.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
When I am out on my bike I am quite often just going with the flow and looking for photo opportunities on this morning's ride I stumbled upon a very good nativity scene outside Burton Latimer's Church.
I bet it looked good in day light .
I bet it looked good in day light .
