Sept ’16 Photo Comp - Travel

[Cuppa]

September 2016.

This month’s topic, chosen by our August Winner gubigfish is
Travel - your best travel/traveling shots, be they here in Australia or Overseas.

Note Lets see if we can get have some entries which demonstrate the aspects of travel which differentiate it from our daily routines.Why do any of us travel? Adventure, discovery, experiencing difference, meeting new people and/or culture, and much more. Lets try to see whatever it is that attracts you to travel reflected in your entries.

Thanks ‘Fish’
Good luck all.

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

Pps. It always helps to post a brief explanatory caption with your entry.

Regards
Cuppa

Past winning photos can be viewed here. (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners&p=535534#post535534)

Monthly Photo Competition guidelines (Please read)
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* 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.

* Please do not re-post other folks entries within the thread

* 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* 'Thanks' may be added or withdrawn at any time during the month up until the competition is closed.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

[FNQGU]

Here's a starter then... Dusk from 29,000ft.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Sunset-0001_zpsnliwsfgr.jpg (http://s935.photobucket.com/user/BenKDJ/media/Sunset-0001_zpsnliwsfgr.jpg.html)

[Bush Ranger]

1. Dickerbram Bridge, Miva, Qld. Designed in 1884 by Henry Charles Stanley and first used in 1886.

[FNQGU]

Traveling is best with others.... and must have been thirsty work that day!

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Desert%20Trip/P7150609_zpsxptugh0j.jpg (http://s935.photobucket.com/user/BenKDJ/media/Desert%20Trip/P7150609_zpsxptugh0j.jpg.html)

[Plasnart]

Local welcome to Lifou, New Caledonia

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/Plasnart/51_zpsdzboopja.jpg (http://s990.photobucket.com/user/Plasnart/media/51_zpsdzboopja.jpg.html)

[Cuppa]

Culture, difference, & sharing have often been integral aspects of our travels. We’ve never done hotel & resort style holidays. Here, in the jungles of Tanna Island (Vanuatu) the extended family who’s dwelling was a scattering of a few easily replaceable grass huts (cyclones) a few feet away, who’s cooking stove was as in the photo, who have virtually nothing by any standards we know & yet who insisted when we met them as we walked, that we stay with them & eat with them. The photo shows a combined effort to prepare ‘Laplap’ a traditional dish like a yam pizza baked in leaves on the fire. On rare occasions a little protein is added if fish have been caught . Even small children carried large sharp bush knives. We felt uncomfortable about the huge divide between our western wealth & their subsistence existence, (no money) but came to understand that this was not a source of any envy on their part, but rather that they felt truly honoured by our acceptance of their hospitality. In fact it was us who felt envy of a people who could live so in harmony with their natural surroundings & with a sense of place & belonging that is impossible in modern western society. It was us who were honoured.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/32.jpg

[FNQGU]

Cuppa - just a clarity question on the theme... It's a very broad topic and can be interpreted several different ways making it quite difficult.

Does 'Travel' mean that photos of culture and places 'elsewhere' are considered, or should it be showing a more stringent definition, along the lines of movement, and the act of traveling somewhere? Various ways of looking at it I guess.

[DX grunt]

Damn. I'm on 3 weeks hols in October. Any chance of changing this topic to Oct? PML

[gubigfish]

Sailing the Adriatic Coast, Croatia

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[Cuppa]

Cuppa - just a clarity question on the theme... It's a very broad topic and can be interpreted several different ways making it quite difficult.

Does 'Travel' mean that photos of culture and places 'elsewhere' are considered, or should it be showing a more stringent definition, along the lines of movement, and the act of traveling somewhere? Various ways of looking at it I guess.

Hi Ben, I gave this some thought & felt that whilst 'Travel & travelling shots could be interpreted as those focussed upon 'methods of movement' meaning photos of vehicles etc, my thinking was that despite this being (& because of it being) a vehicle based forum, we would likely get lots of photos similar to what we might get in many other topics. Nothing wrong with photos which contain primarily vehicles in this topic (as your excellent entry clearly shows - a study of mutual travel & mateship).

Travel is both a personal thing, & is always far more than just going from A to B or destinations, & I felt that a broader interpretation of the topic would allow folk a better chance of pictorially sharing what, to them, is important about their travels. I am looking forward to a wide range of interpretations of the topic. As always, the judges will be the final determinants of what others think of those interpretations. My advice fwiw, is for folk to try to tell fellow members something about themselves through their choice of entries.

So in essence I agree with you that it is a very broad topic, but rather than seeing this as making things 'difficult', I see it as providing an opportunity to share 'difference' & just as valid (& entertaining) as a more narrowly interpreted topic. The latter has more emphasis on a photo's technical qualities, the former has a bit more emphasis upon the capture of memories. Our competition is really just a bit of fun for all & I reckon a mix of broad & narrow topics encourages participation, which I see as part of the ‘glue’ which keeps our online community together.

Personally I would like to see a description accompanying each entry which tells the viewers a bit more about the context & perhaps why it was chosen, but that's just me.

[Bush Ranger]

2. An aeroplane taken on the Nullarbor, on the way over to Qld.

[Plasnart]

Cuppa - just a clarity question on the theme... It's a very broad topic and can be interpreted several different ways making it quite difficult.

Does 'Travel' mean that photos of culture and places 'elsewhere' are considered, or should it be showing a more stringent definition, along the lines of movement, and the act of traveling somewhere? Various ways of looking at it I guess.


Hi Ben, I gave this some thought & felt that whilst 'Travel & travelling shots could be interpreted as those focussed upon 'methods of movement' meaning photos of vehicles etc, my thinking was that despite this being (& because of it being) a vehicle based forum, we would likely get lots of photos similar to what we might get in many other topics. Nothing wrong with photos which contain primarily vehicles in this topic (as your excellent entry clearly shows - a study of mutual travel & mateship).

Travel is both a personal thing, & is always far more than just going from A to B or destinations, & I felt that a broader interpretation of the topic would allow folk a better chance of pictorially sharing what, to them, is important about their travels. I am looking forward to a wide range of interpretations of the topic. As always, the judges will be the final determinants of what others think of those interpretations. My advice fwiw, is for folk to try to tell fellow members something about themselves through their choice of entries.

So in essence I agree with you that it is a very broad topic, but rather than seeing this as making things 'difficult', I see it as providing an opportunity to share 'difference' & just as valid (& entertaining) as a more narrowly interpreted topic. The latter has more emphasis on a photo's technical qualities, the former has a bit more emphasis upon the capture of memories. Our competition is really just a bit of fun for all & I reckon a mix of broad & narrow topics encourages participation, which I see as part of the ‘glue’ which keeps our online community together.

Personally I would like to see a description accompanying each entry which tells the viewers a bit more about the context & perhaps why it was chosen, but that's just me.

Shouldn't this clarification be up to gubigfish, seeing as it's his/her choice for this month? I think we should all abide by the previous winner's subject decision.

[Cuppa]

A reasonable & valid perspective Plasnart & I'm happy to go with the flow.

Take this post as an invitation to gubigfish to post a response to FNQGU’s question. If gubigfish says different to what I've said we'll go with his answer, if he chooses not to post we'll stick with what I've said.

Please can we leave it at that ..... or start another thread to pursue discussion on the matter if anyone has something else they wish to add.

[gubigfish]

My view on all this is it wasn't meant raise so many questions. It was a general topic after looking at topics that had been selected previously. Personally Cuppa's viewpoint to me sounds fair and on a personal level the photos so far that have resonated with me the most are the ones of the locals enjoying themselves.

At the end of the day if you think the photo fits the theme of Travel/Traveling then by all means post it and let the forum members decide.

[Bush Ranger]

3. The worlds largest virtual solar system drive, Coonabarabran.

[Boinzo]

68948

Climbing. Namibia.

[Wizard52]

My preferred method of travel taken just before recent war games in Darwin.

[4bye4]

Entry 1.
In 2013 we had a mad weekend of travel. On the Friday afternoon we left work and got on this;
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn163/Tony_Allender/Adelaide%20478_zpsqwrakysk.jpg (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/Tony_Allender/media/Adelaide%20478_zpsqwrakysk.jpg.html)

[4bye4]

Entry 2.
Which took us to Adelaide where we got on this;
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn163/Tony_Allender/004_zpsx83e54ex.jpg (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/Tony_Allender/media/004_zpsx83e54ex.jpg.html)

[4bye4]

Entry 3.
Which took us to Murray Bridge where we got on this;
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn163/Tony_Allender/006_zps6ep3eqmb.jpg (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/Tony_Allender/media/006_zps6ep3eqmb.jpg.html)
Which took us up the Murray and back where we did it all in reverse and got back in time for work on Monday afternoon.

[TPC]

Had to travel to see this, Chicago March last year.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/83.jpg

[Roosim]

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View from our house (rental) over lake Wanaka in Queenstown NZ.

[Cuppa]

A pre-digital image of me in front of the Devil’s marbles, NT. Taken by my son who accompanied me on the trip.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/84.jpg

You can read my account of our trip at http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/lock

[Cuppa]

Myself & MrsTea waiting to cross the Daintree River, en route to Cooktown via Cape Tribulation & the Bloomfield Track.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/86.jpg

[gubigfish]

Snowboarding in Whitefish, Montana

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[FNQGU]

Something a little different.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Hides-46_zpszx4urqfh.jpg (http://s935.photobucket.com/user/BenKDJ/media/Hides-46_zpszx4urqfh.jpg.html)

[Cuppa]

The month is getting away from us .............. but still time to get your Travel entry(ies) in.

Cuppa

[growler2058]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69143&stc=1Travelln'

[growler2058]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69144&stc=1How about preparing to travel?

[growler2058]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=69145&stc=1The type of things i take foters of when im travelln' hahahhahaha

[Plasnart]

No. 2

Only in New Zealand!

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/Plasnart/P3020090_zpswjlxnm2c.jpg (http://s990.photobucket.com/user/Plasnart/media/P3020090_zpswjlxnm2c.jpg.html)

[Plasnart]

No. 3

Weekend blast to Ivanhoe NSW. 700km up Saturday, 700km home Sunday.

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af27/Plasnart/IMG_1393_zpsdbh3pfdj.jpg (http://s990.photobucket.com/user/Plasnart/media/IMG_1393_zpsdbh3pfdj.jpg.html)

[Cuppa]

Last call for entries. You have until 7pm (Vic Time) on Friday (30th Sept) to get them in.

Cuppa

[MudRunnerTD]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/255.jpg

Having a great time with Dad!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk cause AB turned it back on!!

[MudRunnerTD]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/256.jpg


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk cause AB turned it back on!!

[MudRunnerTD]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/257.jpg


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk cause AB turned it back on!!

[TPC]

View from out front of the Bellagio in Vegas March last year.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/258.jpg

[jack]

Entry #1
Land - Land , Sea & Air

Quick trip turned into an interesting one

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/259.jpg

[jack]

Entry #2
Sea - Land , Sea & Air

Hanging on for dear life to the bow of exHMAS Canberra, the current was brutal and it forced you along the passages inside the ship.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/262.jpg

[jack]

Entry #3
Air - Land , Sea & Air

Hang gliding (not me) from Marriners Lookout Apollo Bay.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/263.jpg

[gubigfish]

Karajini National Park at Night

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/267.jpg

[UncleFrosty]

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Rarotonga#1. Small ex-volcano in middle of Pacific - main island of the Cook Islands Group. These three photos from southern side where there's not so many tourists. 2 weeks of doing SFA except snorkelling and lazing on the beach.

[UncleFrosty]

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Rarotonga#2. It's almost soul-destroying when you find your rental house is across the road from this... had to put up with it for two whole weeks. Dunno how we managed...

[UncleFrosty]

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Rarotonga#3. This one's here just coz we're allowed three photos in the comp...

[BigRAWesty]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/274.jpg

This year's trip to Gawler Ranges.

[BigRAWesty]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/275.jpg

Some of the time the best part of travelling is the destination...

[BigRAWesty]

Sometimes the best spots are reached on foot.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/09/276.jpg

[Cuppa]

Last call for entries. You have until 7pm (Vic Time) on Friday (30th Sept) to get them in.

Cuppa

Something has come up which means I wont be available at that time tomorrow (Fri) evening. So please just consider the comp closed to further entries at that time & start adding your votes. Voting will close at 7pm (Vic time) on Sunday pm (2nd October).

Cuppa

[Roosim]

69213

Sunrise on the Birdsville Track

[Cuppa]

Votes have been counted & the results are as follows:

In first place with 14 votes is Boinzo with his shot of climbing a huge sand dune in Namibia.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/40.jpg

In second place with 12 votes is FNQGU with the carpet of clouds beyond the aircraft wing at sunset.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Sunset-0001_zpsnliwsfgr.jpg

In third place with 8 votes is FNQGU again with 'Painted legs'.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Hides-46_zpszx4urqfh.jpg

A mixed bunch this month. Thanks all for taking the time, & congratulations to our winner Boinzo.

Boinzo please PM me with your choice of topic for the October comp. Past topics (& winners) can be seen here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners)

[Plasnart]

Well done all 3 top vote getters......absolutely fantastic pics from all of you!

:clapping:

[Boinzo]

Thanks for the votes everyone! Chuffed! And to FNQGU - I *love* that shot of the dancers feet mate. It's a cracker. So well "seen".