Pic of the week game

[Redman]

Tough crowd. I can’t do any better than the pic I submitted. Is this not about photography............

tough competition this week.
Getting honorable mentions is quite good this week.

[Jedz123]

Trevor for me today! I love the pose of the bird on the dock, just a great shot.
Best,

[Redman]

..... ..... Dave's alarm clock, ... .... ....
.

seldom used anymore in last year and half.

By the way, I will not be available Saturday am to do a tally. And I have reason to think that neither will Bob baatfam.
So if anybody else is available, don’t be waiting for me to do it.

[Baatfam]

By the way, I will not be available Saturday am to do a tally. And I have reason to think that neither will Bob baatfam.

Had a little time in the motel room this morning, Dave.

I have one vote each for Trevor, Sandy, and Burque73
2 votes for Steve Murdoch
3 votes for Rich
And with 6 votes, Jedz123

If someone could confirm?

[Baatfam]

Tough crowd. I can’t do any better than the pic I submitted. Is this not about photography?
ill vote for Jedz...great shot and creative.

Yes, it is tricky trying to figure out what an audience will like. I get fooled all the time.
Something I've taken, something I believe is perfect, a picture I love, and yet no one feels quite the same way.

I believe it comes down to "the story" you are trying to tell.
Often I love a picture because I was there, and know the story.
Looking at it, makes me feel what I felt when I took it.
But is the photo telling the story as I remember it, or telling a story at all?

I often don't do a good job of telling the story, and viewers don't feel what I felt, if they feel anything at all.
So I try to look at my photos critically, forgetting what I remember, and look at what the photo is really saying.
Sometimes, it doesn't say anything at all, it just looks good.

What story is your photo telling?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Had a little time in the motel room this morning, Dave.

I have one vote each for Trevor, Sandy, and Burque73
2 votes for Steve Murdoch
3 votes for Rich
And with 6 votes, Jedz123

If someone could confirm?

confirm, Jedz is the winner, but with 7 votes

[storm 64]

Awe, did Trevor only get one vote. That's okay little buddy you're still #1 in my book. Poor Trevor.😢 Come on guys let Trevor win next time. (lol)

[kerrfunk]

I'm back! lol.

This week had the most entries this year, at 18. Also a very good showing in the votes, with 15.
Congrats Justin jedz on win #4.

Here's where we've been:

week of	#	theme	winner	# of wins	pics	votes
1-Jan	1	What is the sun shining on	redman	1	10	14
5-Jan	2	profile	Dave R	1	17	18
12-Jan	3	my favorite picture	burque	1	17	16
19-Jan	4	peak / peek / pique	kerrfunk	1	11	15
26-Jan	5	silhouette	sandy	1	12	13
2-Feb	6	vineyard	trevor	1	8	10
9-Feb	7	tourist attraction	marvinsc	1	12	11
16-Feb	8	where the hell am i	baatfam	1	12	15
23-Feb	9	three	redman	2	15	13
2-Mar	10	colorful background	kerrfunk	2	14	12
9-Mar	11	Biker's POV	bccap	1	13	13
16-Mar	12	where you live	burque	2	9	14
23-Mar	13	fun perspective	kerrfunk	3	8	10
30-Mar	14	New to You	dorkburger	1	15	9
6-Apr	15	under cover	rich	1	13	11
13-Apr	16	detail	dorkburger	2	17	16
20-Apr	17	Spring theme.	KillRamsey	1	13	13
27-Apr	18	down low / bug's eye view	Sandy	2	17	15
4-May	19	deterioration / something ugly	dorkburger	3	12	14
11-May	20	wall	gustovh	1	14	13
18-May	21	with a stranger	redman	3	7	12
25-May	22	This should be good	sandy	3	14	11
1-Jun	23	old	marvinsc	2	13	10
8-Jun	24	flora fauna	murdoch	1	14	11
15-Jun	25	gear	agemax	1	11	14
22-Jun	26	with a boat	agemax	2	12	11
29-Jun	27	wildlife	rich	2	8	15
6-Jul	28	atmospheric phenomena	burque	3	13	16
13-Jul	29	interesting rock formation	redman	4	10	10
20-Jul	30	on the road	baatfam	2	12	13
27-Jul	31	new and old	redman	5	11	17
3-Aug	32	looking through	jedz	1	10	10
10-Aug	33	green power	jedz	2	9	15
17-Aug	34	hallowed ground	jedz	3	12	12
24-Aug	35	where you came from / stomping grounds	sandy	4	14	14
31-Aug	36	panorama	kerrfunk	4	8	11
7-Sep	37	make me laugh	baatfam	3	14	14
14-Sep	38	apparently useless but not	dorkburger	4	10	15
21-Sep	39	lighting effects	gustovh	2	9	14
28-Sep	40	where I live	dorkburger	5	12	13
5-Oct	41	on the town	rich	3	11	12
12-Oct	42	water	jedz	4	18	15

[gustovh]

Thank You. May take you up on that if/when we plan a whole PNW vacation.

When you are done on the island, I’d be happy to show you a few roads here in Oregon.

V

[Rich82GS750TZ]

When you are done on the island, I’d be happy to show you a few roads here in Oregon.

V

Generous offer, thanks. I’ve got to get my wife riding with me more and get me to stop being such lone wolf. She’s ridden with me on my bike a grand total of one time. Seemed to enjoy it, at least not hate it. When we were in HS, before she and I started dating, her previous boyfriend dumped her off the back of a dirt bike. She’s not been a big fan, ever since. We’ve been together 30 years now. Trouble is I don’t have any friends close by that ride.

[gustovh]

My lady and I are going on 49 years together, and she rarely rides with me. I have a ride if you need one.

V

[Steve]

..., her previous boyfriend dumped her off the back of a dirt bike. She’s not been a big fan, ever since.

You have any kind of a backrest on the bike? There are some that only come up about 6" or so above the back of the seat. Not that much to detract visually, but instills a LOT of confidence that she won't be going off the back (again).



And, ... if you are going to travel a bit (even for day trips), the luggage rack is a great place to stash jackets, drinks, snacks, etc.

.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Yeah. Got that. I’d imagine it’s about as comfortable and supportive as it gets for this type of bike. She’s not uncomfortable on it, it’s just not her thing. Maybe it will never be. I’ll keep trying.

[dorkburger]

Yes, it is tricky trying to figure out what an audience will like. I get fooled all the time.
Something I've taken, something I believe is perfect, a picture I love, and yet no one feels quite the same way.

I believe it comes down to "the story" you are trying to tell.
Often I love a picture because I was there, and know the story.
Looking at it, makes me feel what I felt when I took it.
But is the photo telling the story as I remember it, or telling a story at all?

I often don't do a good job of telling the story, and viewers don't feel what I felt, if they feel anything at all.
So I try to look at my photos critically, forgetting what I remember, and look at what the photo is really saying.
Sometimes, it doesn't say anything at all, it just looks good.

What story is your photo telling?

Agreed with Bob.
Many times I have posted pictures in this very thread and elsewhere in internet land that I thought were wonderful only to get a cool, if any, response, and at times I've thrown a spitball at the wall, it sticks, and is well recieved. It occasionally causes me to question my work, but I consider a successful image as one that I enjoy looking at time and time again. Kind of like good music.

Contest format just throws in more variables and sometimes pits image quality against subject matter, but its all in good fun as far as this thread is concerned.

My entry this week was a perfect example- I absolutely love it - the moon, its glint shining off of the leading edge of the windscreen, the transparency thru the screen showing its curve and shape, the muted ambient lighting, and reflections on the water, etc, etc, etc. It did, however, stray from, or minimally include the subject at hand. Ironically, I used it this week fully anticipating that it wouldn't get a lot of love. I'm cool with that and in my mind its still one of my favorites. It was during that session that I realized that my new camera has great potential to allow me to capure some goodness....

Photography is art. Art is subjective.

I've quite enjoyed Scott's Random Photo thread for easy watching and posting.

[Baatfam]

Agreed with Bob.
Many times I have posted pictures in this very thread and elsewhere in internet land that I thought were wonderful only to get a cool, if any, response, and at times I've thrown a spitball at the wall, it sticks, and is well recieved. It occasionally causes me to question my work, but I consider a successful image as one that I enjoy looking at time and time again. Kind of like good music.

Contest format just throws in more variables and sometimes pits image quality against subject matter, but its all in good fun as far as this thread is concerned.

My entry this week was a perfect example- I absolutely love it - the moon, its glint shining off of the leading edge of the windscreen, the transparency thru the screen showing its curve and shape, the muted ambient lighting, and reflections on the water, etc, etc, etc. It did, however, stray from, or minimally include the subject at hand. Ironically, I used it this week fully anticipating that it wouldn't get a lot of love. I'm cool with that and in my mind its still one of my favorites. It was during that session that I realized that my new camera has great potential to allow me to capure some goodness....

Photography is art. Art is subjective.

Exactly....
It is one of the main reasons I am very, very impressed by anyone who makes a living as a photographer, or any kind of artist, for that matter.

I've quite enjoyed Scott's Random Photo thread for easy watching and posting.

Yes, so have I. Very fun!

Now where is Jedz with the theme?