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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.
Originally Posted by Cuppa
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.
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??
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 FNQGUs 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.
Last edited by Cuppa; 6th September 2016 at 11:06 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3 Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2 lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
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.
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My preferred method of travel taken just before recent war games in Darwin.
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
2006 GUI1 4.2TDi Coil Cab "almost" standard
Entry 1.
In 2013 we had a mad weekend of travel. On the Friday afternoon we left work and got on this;
2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder
And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.
Entry 2.
Which took us to Adelaide where we got on this;
2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder
And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.
Entry 3.
Which took us to Murray Bridge where we got on this;
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.
2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder
And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.