Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Now about my photo.... rather too tenuous?

 

[Amanda P]

no blood/sweat/tears on your own part for taking part.

I don't find taking photographs occasions any of those secretions...

And, while I don't want to forestall any end-of-the-month judging decisions... yes, it's too tenuous. It is a Cycling photo challenge, after all. One has to keep up traditions. (Especially those instigated by Bonj).

 

[blackpuddinonnabike]

Hey - it's not me, it's CityCycling, nothing to do with me.

But I would point out that CityCycling is pretty much a one-man, spare-time publication. There'd be no prizes if there were no fees. If you don't like it, don't enter. Rather like a raffle, really.

Our own Photo Challenge remains free to enter. But if you win, the prize is only the approbation of your fellow forummers, and the responsibility of choosing and judging the next round.

That would be me! (the 'one-man')

Paying for photo comps isn't entirely unheard of (the place where we've got the competition place - http://www.photographycompetitions.net/ - has quite a lot of paying competitions, and I entered things like the British Wildlife Photography Awards this year, which had an entry fee). That said, I can understand it putting a lot of people off. But that's the choice, not forcing anyone to enter.

It was just something we (me and one of my work colleagues) thought we'd try - if it doesn't work it doesn't work (we've got details in the T&Cs about refunding entries if there aren't many, or pro rata-ing the prize money down if the amount doesn't quite reach the prize pot total).

 

[Amanda P]

Ah well, since you're here, can you clear up one small point?

Can we take it that photos that have been in the CycleChat Cycling Photo Challenge won't be taken to have "recieved awards" - as there is no material reward, even if a photo's "won"?

(And whatever happened to the bamboo trailer idea? Those bamboos are still hanging around if you want 'em...)

 

[blackpuddinonnabike]

Ah well, since you're here, can you clear up one small point?

Can we take it that photos that have been in the CycleChat Cycling Photo Challenge won't be taken to have "recieved awards" - as there is no material reward, even if a photo's "won"?

(And whatever happened to the bamboo trailer idea? Those bamboos are still hanging around if you want 'em...)

Yep, that term is basically there because in a lot of official competitions the organiser will retain the rights to use the image, and might exclude others from doing so for a period (this comp doesn't do that, just grants citycycling a non-exlucive royalty-free licence to use it only with regard to the competition).

And yes! The bamboo - I keep seeing the email and thinking that I need to get back to you and sort it out, and then completely forgetting. I'm away this weekend, but will be at the computer at home on Sunday night doing some other stuff anyway, so I'll drop you a line - I want to recover that idea (and save for servicing the bikes it gives me a winter project).

Anyway, back to your photos!

 

[blackpuddinonnabike]

And as I'm here...

I'll stop now. Got loads of these night shots.

 

[Amanda P]

Ladies and Gentlemen (and Bonj), the gauntlet is well and truly down. Those'll take some beating, but I think you can do it.

 

[Fnaar]

No worries. I'm not that easily offended. I knew what you meant, but I thought I'd make it crystal for the benefit of less rapid readers.

I'm still on page 2!

 

[Arch]

Ladies and Gentlemen (and Bonj), the gauntlet is well and truly down. Those'll take some beating, but I think you can do it.

Blimey, that's some competition... Um, when's the deadline again? I may have to go out in the dark specially!

 

[Amanda P]

it is, isn't it?

End of November, to give us all time to get some photography in.

<Runs off to buy shares in tripod manufacturers>

 

[Arch]

it is, isn't it?

End of November, to give us all time to get some photography in.

<Runs off to buy shares in tripod manufacturers>

Thank goodness. Annoyingly I was riding home in the dark yesterday, and I had my camera on me, and I completely forgot to get anything.... Still, I'm commuting home in the dark from now on. Just need to remember to take camera to work...

 

[Davidc]

I posted this on another thread, but as it was taken for cc use can I recycle it?

 

[Amanda P]

Erm, yes.

More!

 

[snakehips]

So who won ?

Snake

My Library

 

[snakehips]

So who won ?

Snake

My Library