Pic of the week game

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

 

[cowboyup3371]

Fern Lake...
Off to Maryland!!!

Looks like he's on some sort of a road trip; not sure when he's going to sign back in?

 

[Steve]

I just sent him a text to let him know we need a theme.

.

 

[kerrfunk]

Now where is Jedz with the theme?

Fern Lake...
Off to Maryland!!!

Looks like he's on some sort of a road trip; not sure when he's going to sign back in?

I just sent him a text to let him know we need a theme.

Obviously the theme is "road trip", amiright?

 

[DaveR]

?.Contest format just throws in more variables and sometimes pits image quality against subject matter...

Image quality can be seductive and sometimes slickness can overshadow or replace artistic content. A musical analogy would be the contrast in artistic content between a simple blues number from a one man, self taught player with a cheap guitar compared to the complex, highly managed, high tech stadium production of an Celine Dion* concert. Tools are important but not as important as artistic sensibility.

The contest format seems to equally allow all photographers a stage for their work. I enjoy the offerings every week.

*an example only, substitute your own vacuous but technically brilliant name ​

 

[trevor]

Rich why don't you pick something? You were in second place....I've won before when I was out of town a conceded to the second place finisher to allow the game to move on....It's weird because Jedz knew he was going to be the winner before he took off on his trip.

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

If everyone's good with that, in the interest of keeping the game moving, and we've already lost a day w/out a theme, as the person with the next most votes last week, I'll pick a theme. If anyone isn't OK w/that, chime in, and we'll figure out something else.

So the theme for this week is "Big Sky". Lets see your most dramatic clouds, sunsets, sunrises, storms, whatever.
​

 

[Steve]

Obviously the theme is "road trip", amiright?

Could be, but it requires a picture.

.

 

[Steve]

In Flori-duh, 2010.

.

 

[gustovh]

On the road in Nevada, shot from the sidecar.

V

 

[Jedz123]

Man I go for a 1300 mile weekend motorcycle ride win the week and can't choose the pic...