December ’14 Photo Comp - ‘FIRE’

[Cuppa]

This month’s competition topic has been chosen by our November winner TPC

I am uncertain what he had in mind when he chose the topic FIRE , maybe the camaraderie of the camp fire, cooking on the fire, a study of the flames, the backyard burn off, a bushfire or maybe a quirky selfie whilst lighting a ciggie. I’m sure the are many other & probably better, interpretations you can think of!

With Christmas & the New year at the end of the month & me still not knowing what plans we might have for the holiday period I can’t say when this month’s comp will run to, but I’ll be sure to let you know when I do.

Good luck all, & thanks TPC.

Ps. Please read though the pink bit below if you haven’t done so yet. Ta.




Monthly Photo Competition guidelines (Please read)
​
* Each month a new competition thread will commence & all forum members are invited to submit their photos .

* Maximum of three entries per person.

* Multiple entries should be made in separate posts

* Each entry should consist of a single photograph & a short description only

* Comments pertinent to entries are encouraged, but please do not use this thread to engage in banter

* Photos MUST have been taken by the member posting the photos or members of their party.

* Any photo which has been a winner will not be eligible for re-entry in any future competition.

* Please do not post photos that are not entries in the competition.

* The winner of the month's competition gets to choose the following month's competition topic.

* All members are encouraged to vote for the photos they think should win. This will be done by pressing the 'Thanks' button located underneath each post. Toward the end of the month the date & time of competition closure will be announced. Following this time the thread will be locked & the 'Thanks' counted to determine the winner.

* 'Thanks' may be added or withdrawn at any time during the month up until the competition is closed.
You are welcome to thank as many different posts as you wish!

* In the event of a tied first place I will add a casting vote, except in circumstances where my entry is one of the tied ones, in which case I will withdraw my entry.

*Inappropriate photos eg, sexual, racist, violent etc are unacceptable & should not be posted.


Thanks for your cooperation
Cuppa

[Bob]

Camp Fire at Wide Beach on the Murray
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/12/8.jpg

[AB]

Last minute burn before fire restrictions on the weekend.

[growler2058]

Woody Site Loveday

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11564.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Iphone3gsfotersuptonov11564.jpg.html)

[growler2058]

Virtual FIRE!!!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/iphoneMarch2012281.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/iphoneMarch2012281.jpg.html)

[growler2058]

King Island Steak Flame (Fire) grilled on King Island

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z428/GrowlersGQ/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Kingislandxmas11060.jpg (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/GrowlersGQ/media/Merging%20a%20heap%20of%20pics/Kingislandxmas11060.jpg.html)

[megatexture]

burning off a site for an open cut opal mine (it was all getting cleared so we thought "f" it lets have some fun!)

you can see the gu on the right..

[Winnie]

First night in the Simpson Desert. Funny story about that roast... But it was good in the end!!

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/pb2017/Winnie/20140701_181446_zps1dff1q0p.jpg

[megatexture]

same as the last just a diffrent year.

[BigRAWesty]

This for the un-informed is the underside of a 30mm steel plate being cut by an oxygen acetylene cutter.
I'm a pyro at heart so to me this is beautiful..
(stupid forum runner rotated the picture)

[BigRAWesty]

Also deember cuppa??
That bloody keyboard playing up??

[TPC]

Entry 1,
Mesmerized by the fire.

[Cuppa]

Also deember cuppa??
That bloody keyboard playing up??

Bugger, could one of the mods fix it for me please.:oops:

[megatexture]

last entry.. photo of me entertaining at a full moon party on hook island

sorry for the poor quality had to scan it as i dont have a digital copy

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52326&d=1417600438

[NissanGQ4.2]

Bugger, could one of the mods fix it for me please.:oops:

Done mate :)

[MEGOMONSTER]

Entry 1.
Yarrawonga on the Murray.
White hot fire.

[threedogs]

chimney by the Murray

[threedogs]

This could be a winner after the weekend
'second pic is roast

[TPC]

Second entry, BBQ.

[Punderhead]

First entry, lava!!! Mt Yasur volcano, Tanna Island, Vanuatu.

[Beni C]

New fire place I installed earlier this year.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg289/Beni_C/20140511_120232.jpg

[Moozle2000]

Nothing better than a fire feast - campoven over the fire
52377

[megatexture]

One photo at a time gents but you can post up to 3 entries per month. That goes for you as well threedogs lol

[Moozle2000]

oops sorry just read the rules properly :(

[megatexture]

No worries just letting you know its not the first time lol. Its easy to edit in the same way you first posted it up

[Chappy]

One of the scariest days of my life - Neerim 2014.

Pic #1

52387

[Chappy]

Pic #2

52389

[ozjeff]

Getting ready for the marshmallows:

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/12/11.jpg

[Punderhead]

#2 homemade firework made from an m+m tube, a few packets of sparklers, with the firery stuff scraped into the tube, and a piece of string for a fuse. Long exposure shot.

[ozjeff]

Marshmallows #2

Ok this was actually after marshmallows trying to stay warm.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/12/12.jpg

[megatexture]

#2 homemade firework made from an m+m tube, a few packets of sparklers, with the firery stuff scraped into the tube, and a piece of string for a fuse. Long exposure shot.

We do similar but with glass jars and a soda bulb in the middle obviously you would not want to be standing in the frame when doing it lol but it makes a really cool dome style glow

[Stropp]

52443

#1 Saturday night at Meerup river

[opinion]

#1 - witch hair
52903

[opinion]

# magic beans
52904

[opinion]

# it's a king of magic
52905

[Cuppa]

NOTICEExtension of the December Photo Competition

I have decided that because of the Christmas & New Year holiday period to extend the December competition to include January too.

This is for several reasons, mainly because many of you will be involved with other activities over this period & I consider the quality of entries deserve your attention for voting, which is more likely when most of you will be less tied up at the end of January. Also because many of you are likely to be camping/barbecuing etc at some stage over the holidays so a good opportunity to make more use of your camera for the competition. Extension also means I won’t have to think about managing the comp over the busy holidays. :)

To accommodate what will now be the December & January Photo Competition, you may now have double the number of entries i.e. up to 6 entries per member.

Merry Christmas to all Forum members. Stay safe & best wishes for a great 2015.

Regards
Cuppa

[TPC]

This could be a winner after the weekend
'second pic is roast
Did you end up trying the fire colouring stuff?
Curious what it was like.

[Avo]

Did you end up trying the fire colouring stuff?
Curious what it was like.

we bought a couple of bags TPC...to be honest..me moonshine works heaps better..lol

[mjr350]

First entry. Our last burn of the year.
53092

[mjr350]

Second entry. Knife making night
53094

[Punderhead]

3rd entry. Better volcano shot.

[mjr350]

3rd entry. Perfect camp fire. One for heat and one for cooking coals.
53098

[Clunk]

Possum poacher reminded me that I took this one whilst on a wee trip to his neck of the woods

53304

[threedogs]

Did you end up trying the fire colouring stuff?
Curious what it was like.

Yes I tried it after reading the packet all involved thought is was better not to inhale the fumes.
Plenty of copper in it.
Basically turns the fire green and purple

[Cuppa]

Yes I tried it after reading the packet all involved thought is was better not to inhale the fumes.
Plenty of copper in it.
Basically turns the fire green and purple

It was pretty naff. Might’ve been better if the fumes had been inhaled! LOL

[Zo's GQ]

53526

Block Burn

[Cuppa]

Hi all, it’s almost the end of the month & our December/January competition will be closed to entries in a couple of days time , so if you have any last minute ones you want to get in before votes are invited, now is the time.

Entries will close on Friday 30th at 7pm (Vic Time) followed by voting over the weekend.

Just a heads up to any new members who have joined us since the beginning of December - all are welcome (& are encouraged) to participate in what is usually a monthly competition. Participation can be in the form of entries, casting your vote, or both. Please see the first post of the thread for details & have a look here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners) for past winning entries. Whilst we have certainly seen some high quality entries, participation itself is perhaps the most important aspect, & one of the things which helps to make us a community.

February will return to the monthly format.

regards
Cuppa

[GUtsy ute]

One of our campfire on Moreton Is.


http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af61/GUtsyute/Moreton%20Island%20January%202006%20037.jpg (http://s994.photobucket.com/user/GUtsyute/media/Moreton%20Island%20January%202006%20037.jpg.html)

[jonez911]

abit late but worth a look...
54552

[Bush Ranger]

First entry. Citronella candle.

[Bush Ranger]

Second entry. Camp fire at home.

[Avo]

Ebb doin some homework by the campfire early morning out in the desert(outback)

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry #1

Australia day weekend @ Kris's

54577

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry #2

Australia day weekend @ Kris's

54578

[NissanGQ4.2]

Entry #3

Australia day weekend @ Kris's

Were NOT to build a camp fire *LMAO*

54579

[Avo]

Entry #3

Australia day weekend @ Kris's

Were NOT to build a camp fire *LMAO*

54579

lucky Doggy ain't there.it would have started growing again..

[Cuppa]

Entries for this December ’14/January ’15 Photo Competition are now closed.

Please could everyone have a look through all our ‘hot’ (groan) entries & vote for those which are your favourites.

Voting is simply a matter of clicking on the ‘Thanks’ button on any post you wish. You can vote for as many or as few as you like.

Voting will close at 7pm (Vic time) on Sunday (1st Feb). The winners will be announced a short time later.

I appreciate you taking the time.


regards
Cuppa

[threedogs]

last entry.. photo of me entertaining at a full moon party on hook island

sorry for the poor quality had to scan it as i dont have a digital copy

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52326&d=1417600438

Bloody Carnie lol

[Cuppa]

The votes are in & our winner is decided. Amongst all of our entries one stands out as being very different to the rest. It is both a colourful & pleasing shot & clearly appealed to the majority of voters, no doubt many of whom are hoping for a video follow up of consumption of the full handful!

In first place with 14 votes are Growler’s Chillis - fire indeed!

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/23.jpg

In second place with 12 votes - a dramatic shot that many of us can relate to - a close up experience of bush fire from GQJETT.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/1.jpg

In third place with 9 votes each we have a tie, both crisp & clean studies of camp fires, both from OzJeff.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/2.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/3.jpg

Congratulations to all. Growler please let me know your choice of topic for our February comp. If all those chillis have affected your memory you can check to see which topics we’ve already had here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners)

Cuppa

[fracster]

Where is that video of him eating those damned chilis?

[megatexture]

Bloody Carnie lol

Almost mate, I turned down a job fire breathing as funds didn't permit a trip to Amsterdam at the time lol if not I'd have been dead keen.

[growler2058]

The votes are in & our winner is decided. Amongst all of our entries one stands out as being very different to the rest. It is both a colourful & pleasing shot & clearly appealed to the majority of voters, no doubt many of whom are hoping for a video follow up of consumption of the full handful! In first place with 14 votes are Growler’s Chillis - fire indeed! In second place with 12 votes - a dramatic shot that many of us can relate to - a close up experience of bush fire from GQJETT. In third place with 9 votes each we have a tie, both crisp & clean studies of camp fires, both from OzJeff. Congratulations to all. Growler please let me know your choice of topic for our February comp. If all those chillis have affected your memory you can check to see which topics we’ve already had here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners) Cuppa

I'll have one for you this afternoon

[BigRAWesty]

Where is that video of him eating those damned chilis?

I seem to remember a video of a work mate trying one. But not you growler.
Do you actually eat them???

[Maxhead]

I seem to remember a video of a work mate trying one. But not you growler. Do you actually eat them???
He's all talk and no action

.....on the move