Photo Comp June 2014 - 'Celebration'

[RiK]

Hokay folks, June's comp topic, chosen by OnlyIntruder is "Celebration"

Thanks Rik and thanks to everyone for voting too! I would like to add that this months win should encourage people to join in as it proves that any camera will work as I took the photo on my phone but I did it while out on a walk intentionally finding things that interest me and seemed appropriate to the topic for the competition, find the right moment and take that photo because it really doesn't matter what you use, it's what you capture that's important!

Well for this months topic given that it's the first of June and this particular date is my Birthday (25 today! :O) how about we go with a topic of "Celebration", occasions that mark triumph, success, anniversaries and all things that make people feel proud and joyous! Whatever it maybe, such as marking love with a wedding, passing a driving test or even managing to light a BBQ during the rain, anything that marks a celebration!

Good luck and happy snapping!

Due to the limited number of entries, everyone's in the shortlist this month. By default Xstreme's last posted image is his entry.


Entries by the 25th, usual rules apply

[Dvorak]

Wedding guests at Forio, Ischia, Italy.


Difficult theme, man.
There's no way that I'll post celebrating friends to a public forum.
And even with total strangers (like above) I still have my problems. Or as GoatFoam put it a while ago:

I don't much like going and taking pictures of random people. I don't like it when they do it to me either.

It's not the legal thing, I think for me it's just a matter of, well, manners.
For me at least it's not good if such concerns intrude into the creative process...

[Truder]

Hmm, well, it doesn't have to people people celebrating, I'm more thinking about anything that would be cause for a celebration, even if it's just a small personal one (even just a smile of pride) say for example there has been some DIY that's been put off for a long time and you've finally got around to doing it and the end result is a masterpiece, it doesn't have to be a person celebrating but can also be and object that gives reason to celebrate, perhaps you could say, some creative celebration.

So if it helps to aid the topic, anything that brings a smile, feeling of pride whether it's celebration of life events or achievements to hobbies or work done etc.

[RiK]

Difficult theme, man.

Aye, that can be an issue. The problem is, there seem to be only a handful of people who're entering these things anyway and if the theme topic is quite narrow it's going to be a very small subset of a very small group who'll even bother looking at it.

In an ideal world, we'd have enough keen, or aspiring photographers that would relish the challenge to go out and make the effort to shoot something on topic, but the number of entries even to a fairly 'open' theme would suggest we're fighting a losing battle there.

[PFVA]

I had thought the World Cup involve celebrations and it could be a time to get some of those pics. The same about the popular saints days coming up this month with the outdoors public parties.

[Portland]

Surprised there are no pics of beasties in a celebratory mood.

[RiK]

Surprised there are no pics of beasties in a celebratory mood.

Eh?

Somehow I suspect that My Holmes should have this one in the bag...

[RiK]

Hmm, weddings aren't really my thing but I'll throw this in the mix for starters:


Croft-Hill-1231 by Richard Olpin LRPS, on Flickr

[Xstreme]

I'm in.

Dvorak, good point. Just to confirm that each and every wedding I shoot the couple gives me a signed contract that specifically states I can post images from their wedding for my own usage. Wanted to mention that just so know one thinks I'm not respecting the privacy of my clients

Anyway.....party time! These are from the last couple of weddings I've edited. However I'm currently working my way through a stack more. Aren't sure as yet what my final entry will be.

[GoatFoam]

A small celebration at the weekend.

[sdetoni]

Piccy of my kids on a fishing trip to Kawhia N.Z.

Nexus 4 phone.

[RiK]

Shortlist time - Due to the limited number of entries, everyone's in!

By default Xstreme's last posted image is his entry.

[GoatFoam]

I didn't expect to win that. I was sure it would go to dvorak or sdetoni.

As I'm about to go on holiday for a couple of weeks, so as a subject I pick. "And.... Relax."