Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Photo Comp - Jan 2011 - "Within One Meter" - Your Winner..

Poll ended at Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:12 pm 0

Meow - TV
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28%
RiK - Cat's Eyes
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28%
Mine'sAPint - Clock
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44%
PFVA - Cat lounging on the table
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Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

Post by RiK »

Winner of the December comp was Xstreme, here's his choice of theme for January:

Because January is often cold, grey, wet and makes you want to stay indoors with hot tea whilst playing those new Christmas games I'll choose a 'January friendly' topic.

Someone told me that there are at least 10 interesting photos within 1 meter of you. This months topic - find just one of them. 'Find 1 interesting photo within 1 meter of you'.

[edit: clarification]
I'm really more looking for something within 1 metre of where you are reading this thread. If you happen to read it on the train and there's something interesting then by all means feel free to enter it. However I'd rather people not bend the rules as Rik states below. Also I'm not really looking for landscapes. More unusual takes on everyday objects that we generally don't find particularly interesting simply because we see them everyday. Would be nice to state where the photo was taken.

I think I'm going to put this theory into practice and try and do that right now....

Entries now closed:

Ian's shortlist:
Firstly Meow's TV that I find mildly disturbing:
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Secondly Riks great cat which almost makes me want to get a cat!
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Thirdly Mine's a pints clock:
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Forthly PFVA's cat that again almost makes me want to get one of my own:
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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I guess as always this is open to interpretation, but I'll ask the question in case Ian wants to comment.

Should this be a picture of something that is within one meter of you, or a photo that you take without moving more than a meter away? For example I don't have to leave my chair to see out of my office window which means I could potentially take pictures out across the fields.

And also I'm guessing no cheeky bending of the rules by saying 'well actually I happened to read the thread on my iPhone whilst I was standing in view of this stunning landscape..'.
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Good questions Rik.

I'm really more looking for something within 1 metre of where you are reading this thread. If you happen to read it on the train and there's something interesting then by all means feel free to enter it. However I'd rather people not bend the rules as Rik states above. Also I'm not really looking for landscapes. More unusual takes on everyday objects that we generally don't find particularly interesting simply because we see them everyday. Would be nice to state where the photo was taken.
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Unfortunately I have to go at least 3m for my camera.
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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GoatFoam wrote:Unfortunately I have to go at least 3m for my camera.
So go there, and come back ;)
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Are you sure it should be the indoors? Within one meter of my sofa it's the balcony door and i find the stuff out there a lot more interesting than inside here

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OK, i just couldn't resist but i'll try to find something interesting inside the room, and also other than Teifi.
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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PFVA wrote:Are you sure it should be the indoors? Within one meter of my sofa it's the balcony door and i find the stuff out there a lot more interesting than inside here
Nope, doesn't have to be indoors at all. If you've the fortune of a balcony next to you by all means feel free to explore it. :)

Meow - I find that photo sort of disturbing. Somehow reminds me of a horror movie :?
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Well, if there's one thing guaranteed to be most often within one meter of me, it's Mischief, so here's one of her for starters:

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If you look carefully, you'll see the reflections of my monitor and my office window..
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Great Rik. She? looks like a real hunting machine in that photo!

Couple of snaps I just grabbed. Shows you can basically take photos of any old shit lying around :) :

I've been in photo editing kingdom for the last few days. Fueled with tea and apples. One of my teacups has become a temporary bin :?
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An ex-girlfrind of mine were walking in the woods and she gave me an acorn. It's had a special place on my desk ever since.
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Xstreme wrote: An ex-girlfrind of mine were walking in the woods and she gave me an acorn. It's had a special place on my desk ever since.
That's no acorn.




(it's a pine cone)
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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defsdoor wrote:
Xstreme wrote: An ex-girlfrind of mine were walking in the woods and she gave me an acorn. It's had a special place on my desk ever since.
That's no acorn.




(it's a pine cone)
Haha, just checking to make sure people are paying attention :wink:
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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Offering this humbly bearing in mind the general high quality of the entries, but as I DID recently get a new camera which is rarely out of grabbing distance....

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Was it a car or a cat I saw?
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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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There's quite a bit of mess in my office so might try a few other things but this'll do for now.

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Re: Photo Comp Jan 2011 - 'Within one meter'

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First go:

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