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Cuppa
2nd October 2016, 10:08 PM
October 2016.

This month’s topic, chosen by our September Winner Boinzo is

Outback Waterways.

Boinzo’s clarifying comments should assist to clarify the topic.

He wrote "I'm thinking about how it's been such a wet winter for so many - especially out west.
I like the idea of shots of unexpected water. So outback water - Billabongs. Dams. Usually dry creeks or rivers. A bit like our recent fresh water topic but now with added brown! I'm thinking Channel Country. Eyre Creek. That kind of thing.
I know that sounds a bit weird..
Can we call it Dry Water? Outback Waterways?
Yeah. Outback Waterways. That's it!”

Thanks Boinzo & good luck to all with your entries.


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)

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* 'Thanks' may be added or withdrawn at any time during the month up until the competition is closed.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

Boinzo
3rd October 2016, 01:04 PM
Ok. I'd better get the ball rolling then.
Diamantina River Channel.

69274

Bush Ranger
3rd October 2016, 02:15 PM
1. Darling River, Bourke.

Avo
3rd October 2016, 02:55 PM
Lyons River..on the way to Mount Augustus from the north

TPC
3rd October 2016, 07:05 PM
Entry 1
Eyre Creek around Madigan Camp 20 July 2010.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/38.jpg

AB
3rd October 2016, 07:22 PM
Dig tree....

Cuppa
3rd October 2016, 08:23 PM
#1
A sandbar across the road. The Finke River in flood just west of Glen Helen in the West Macs.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/55.jpg

TPC
3rd October 2016, 09:21 PM
Entry 2
Cooper Creek from the back of the Birdsville Track Ferry.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/56.jpg

gubigfish
4th October 2016, 10:48 AM
Murchison River, Coolcalalaya Station

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/58.jpg

FNQGU
4th October 2016, 04:42 PM
Will start with this one of our camp site on Cooper Creek, Innaminka, going on dusk.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Desert%20Trip/P7100177_zps1bdkhgpc.jpg (http://s935.photobucket.com/user/BenKDJ/media/Desert%20Trip/P7100177_zps1bdkhgpc.jpg.html)

Bush Ranger
4th October 2016, 07:08 PM
2. Lake Lefroy along the Goldfields HWY heading towards Kambalda and Kalgoorlie.

Cuppa
4th October 2016, 08:43 PM
#2
Knox Gorge, WA.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/61.jpg

VK2FMIA
5th October 2016, 09:15 AM
Lake Frome, Strzelecki Desert, Sturt National Park, NSW.

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP4735_zpsxp61c1o6.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/compass_photo/media/Landscapes/IMGP4735_zpsxp61c1o6.jpg.html)

FNQGU
5th October 2016, 02:55 PM
Entry 2 - A Gulf River at dawn. I think it was the Bynoe.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Outback%20Waterway-2_zpsg7jjzwx3.jpg (http://s935.photobucket.com/user/BenKDJ/media/Outback%20Waterway-2_zpsg7jjzwx3.jpg.html)

gaddy
5th October 2016, 05:40 PM
Billabong off the Paroo river , Currawinya http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/64.jpg

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gaddy
5th October 2016, 05:47 PM
Morning coffee at Cooper Creek http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/65.jpg

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gaddy
5th October 2016, 06:47 PM
And if at a chocolate brown river, ya going to eat well !http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/66.jpg

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Bush Ranger
5th October 2016, 09:08 PM
3. Taken on a flight a few years ago. Be a water supply for a town some where.

FNQGU
5th October 2016, 09:50 PM
And if at a chocolate brown river, ya going to eat well !http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/66.jpg

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haha! Shit, great catch! Is that a Blue claw grabbing a Red Claw grabbing a Cherabin onto another red/bue claw? Awesome!

gaddy
6th October 2016, 08:10 AM
haha! Shit, great catch! Is that a Blue claw grabbing a Red Claw grabbing a Cherabin onto another red/bue claw? Awesome!
Yabbie platter !

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VK2FMIA
6th October 2016, 08:30 AM
Horseshoe Dam, Yamborah Historical Site in the Pilliga

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP1893_zpsb4jjsuhj.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/compass_photo/media/Landscapes/IMGP1893_zpsb4jjsuhj.jpg.html)

VK2FMIA
16th October 2016, 09:19 AM
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Wildlife/IMGP4430_zpsiyhckv7h.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/compass_photo/media/Wildlife/IMGP4430_zpsiyhckv7h.jpg.html)

Cuppa
16th October 2016, 01:35 PM
The Gascoyne River, near Carnarvon, WA.

Apparently when it ‘dries up’ in summer it continues to flow similar quantities of water underground to when it is full. Provides a reliable water source for the Carnarvon market garden & fruit industry. This shot a short distance upstream from ‘Rocky Pool’. Whilst there we met a bloke who rode his KTM all the way to Rocky Pool (a permanent water hole) along the river bed from Carnarvon. About 40kms on consistently soft sand requiring a nailed throttle all the way. T’was an impressive effort.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2016/10/158.jpg

mudnut
16th October 2016, 02:46 PM
The Mighty Murray, on a full moonlit night at Bearii. After everyone else had left, I stayed on for a couple of days and was rewarded by this eerie, beautiful sight. I caught a nice cod ( just a centremetre under size) as a bonus.

Timmo
20th October 2016, 03:33 PM
here is a pic I got from the Marraki track after the wet up here in the NT.

Cuppa
24th October 2016, 02:07 PM
The end of the month is fast approaching, so it’s time to get your last minute entries in before you miss out on your opportunity for fame & glory (or just that warm sense of satisfaction that you were one of those who contributed). :)

Entries will close at 7pm (Vic time) on Friday 28th October.

Cuppa

Cuppa
28th October 2016, 06:32 PM
Comp is now closed to further entries & it’s time to vote.

Please have a look at each entry, enlarging thumbnails to give the entry a fair go.

To vote all you need to do is to click on the ‘Thanks’ in the post or posts with your chosen favourite(s).

You can vote for as many or few as you like & can change your vote(s) up until voting closes at 7pm (Vic time) on Monday (31st October)

When voting as well as considering the shots you find most pleasing please also consider whether you feel the entry fits the competition topic.

Cheers
Cuppa

Cuppa
31st October 2016, 07:03 PM
Votes are counted & we have a 4 way tie for first place, something which has never happened before in the history of our monthly competitions!

Three entrants with 4 pics.

As I am one of those entrants I don't think it would be reasonable to utilise my 'casting vote'. Consequently I'm going to ask everyone to do something different this time around.

Firstly I will discount myself & secondly I am going to ask for a re-vote.

The two remaining entrants are VKFMIA with two entries, each with 14 votes
& FNQGU with one entry with 14 votes.

I will post each entry separately & ask that we have another vote on them. If one gets more votes than the others it will win, & the others will be 'place getters'. If there is a tie between two I will declare them joint winners. If all three get the same number of votes again I will use my casting vote.

Votes in the following posts will determine the outcome for these three entries & will not be added to votes made previously. (& likewise votes added to previous posts will be discounted).

Voting for these 3 pics (only) will be extended to 7pm (Vic time) tomorrow night (Tuesday 1st Nov). Please dont add votes to any other entries. Thanks.

Hope that is clear for everyone.

Cheers
Cuppa.

Cuppa
31st October 2016, 07:04 PM
http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Desert%20Trip/P7100177_zps1bdkhgpc.jpg

Cuppa
31st October 2016, 07:04 PM
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP4735_zpsxp61c1o6.jpg

Cuppa
31st October 2016, 07:05 PM
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP1893_zpsb4jjsuhj.jpg

taslucas
1st November 2016, 06:50 AM
I resisted the urge to put one vote on each three lol

>>>tappin from tassie

Cuppa
1st November 2016, 07:08 PM
Thank you to those of you who have voted a second time,
We now have a winner, plus second & third place getters.

Our very worthy winner is VK2FMIA with his green shot of Horseshoe Dam in the Pilliga. When it was first posted I thought it was pretty special, & now that voting is complete I will admit that had I have voted myself it would have been my choice too.

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP1893_zpsb4jjsuhj.jpg

In second place is FNQGU with another shot dominated by a spread of colour, but this time pinks & mauves of an outback sunset over the Cooper Creek.

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad197/BenKDJ/Desert%20Trip/P7100177_zps1bdkhgpc.jpg

And in third place is VK2FMIA again, this time with the yellows/orange of Lake Frome set against the blue sky.

http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy17/compass_photo/Landscapes/IMGP4735_zpsxp61c1o6.jpg


Another well done to all entrants & thanks to everyone who voted. Thanks to Boinzo, last months winner for picking the topic & VK2FMIA please let me know your choice of topic for November.
Past winners, topics & winning entries can be viewed here (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?29697-Photo-Comp-Past-Topics-amp-Winners)

Boinzo
1st November 2016, 08:59 PM
Well done winners! Great shots all. Looking forward to the next topic. :)