Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Speicher]

Redjedi, I see you have adopted a new strategy. You are including as many elements as possible, so that the photo could be entered in the "Water" competition, as well as the "Bird" competition, and now the "Monument" category.

Just for good measure you have a statue of a bird by the lake with your bicycle, and a monument.

I cannot see your hat though.

 

[rikki]

I've searched the WWT website, but can't find anything about the monument with the swan.

Who is it?

I like the bronze swan as well.

 

[mcshroom]

I'm lost now - what category are we onto?

 

[Norry1]

Here is my pic from my ride today. It's in Meriden.

Martin

 

[Speicher]

Mcshroom - here you are

Right. Phew, I thought the cute Chaffinch might fly away with it but luckily a loaf of bread and a hungry seagull did the trick.

So next challenge: Your bike and a monument (We may have had this before so no using the same monument). Extra points will be awarded for getting a big block of colour in your picture too and or an unusual perspective on it.

3bm, we expect focus


Closing date 4th April, so 3 weekends to get some snaps.

 

[redjedi]

I've searched the WWT website, but can't find anything about the monument with the swan.

Who is it?

I like the bronze swan as well.

It is Sir Peter Scott, one of the WWF founders (not the wrestling) and the wetlands centre.

 

[Haitch]

About 10 km from my house is this monument to the good cyclists of Utrecht who built bike paths through the woods at the beginning of the 20th century.

 

[rikki]

It is Sir Peter Scott, one of the WWF founders (not the wrestling) and the wetlands centre.

Thanks redjedi.

 

[rich p]

Nice monuments Norry and Alan. Very apt.

 

[Spinney]

My entries...

 

[Arch]

My effort:

 

[Fnaar]

My effort:

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Arch, your bike's fallen over

 

[threebikesmcginty]

More plaque than monument but the best I can manage I'm afraid. George Lott Ginger, cycle manufacturer and trader.

I can find no other information about him but I bet he made a lovely bicycle!

 

[Norm]

Arch, your bike's fallen over

More like fallen apart than fallen over, there's strange bits sticking out all over the place.

These are the best I can offer, taken late last night on a ride to Windsor, on a phone. But at least there are big blocks of colour, even if that colour is a sort of inky blue-black.

The Queen, a train now surrounded by concrete in Windsor Central Station


Another Queen, Victoria this time.

 

[Arch]

More like fallen apart than fallen over, there's strange bits sticking out all over the place.