Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

[Tazzat]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Here is my entry for 'Lucky 13' Competition. A family of garden orniments
on sale at Wigan Homebase Garden Centre. Image taken with my new Sigma SD14 dslr received yesterday. Good luck to everyone who has entered.

[Ian]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Here is my entry for 'Lucky 13' Competition. A family of garden orniments
on sale at Wigan Homebase Garden Centre. Image taken with my new Sigma SD14 dslr received yesterday. Good luck to everyone who has entered.

Is there going to be a late rush? I'm just sorting my entry out now and it could prove controversial!

Ian

[Martin]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Here is my entry -late as usual - I looked for the unusual or unorthodox but I finished up been pretty traditional with a portrait of my grand daughters.

SISTERS

[Mike Parr]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

What a tough one, One thing I should have learned, never leave it till the last minute, never work with children and animals.............Or wives on a saturday night
Oh well I know now!




Mike

[Ian]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Hey Martin - that's a lovely result. Andrew has a tough judging role this time! I would have cleaned away the residual wall detail, but apart from that the girls' expressions say it all.

Ian

[Tazzat]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Is there going to be a late rush? I'm just sorting my entry out now and it could prove controversial!

Ian

I do hope so! Nothing like a bit of controversy to get people to sit up and take notice

[Mike Parr]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Ian, do we have to stay up till Midnight to see something contrversial

[Ian]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

My interpretation of the salon theme this time is that this bag lady, photographed at Marble Arch, London, earlier in the week, probably only has the pigeons to call upon as a surrogate family...

Ian

[Mike Parr]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

My interpretation of the salon theme this time is that this bag lady, photographed at Marble Arch, London, earlier in the week, probably only has the pigeons to call upon as a surrogate family...

Ian

And both have had to learn to live off the streets, Its unfortunate !

[Tazzat]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

And both have had to learn to live off the streets, Its unfortunate !

She may have material poverty but she obviously has spiritual wealth

Tazzat

[coupekid]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Talk about last minute!

Heres my neice and nephew, a right couple of little monkeys! hehe!

[Ian]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Talk about last minute!

Heres my neice and nephew, a right couple of little monkeys! hehe!

I wonder where the third one is?!

Ian

[coupekid]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

I wonder where the third one is?!

Ian

haha......I wonder....

Best Regards,

Ben Magoo

[Andrew Thatcher]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Thanks for everyone for taking part in this Salon. Some great Photos. Right lets get to it.

In 3rd place Mike Parr.
A great shot of a family with wit and humor. Pets are always part of the family and how you bribed them to lay there i would love to know .

In 2nd place Bearface.
A fantastic shot of a fun, loving family wonderfully posed and great lighting.






And the Winner JoJo's simple grave. The photo that moved me the most.


This is a simple list of names on a grave but once they were a family, I doubt anyone alive remembers them as one. Albert and Florence both born in 1862. Did they grow up knowing each other? childhood sweet-hearts maybe. Anyway they got married. When they reach 30 their Daughter Edith only 11 months old died, but why we may never know but it must have torn them apart to lose her so young. 5 years later they had a Son Stanley. 1912 part of Albert's family was lost when his father George died. Then in 1916 the Family was torn apart again with the death of Albert. 2 short years later and Stanley was taken from Florence, Given the month and year he must have died in the great Flu pandemic that took more lives round the world than the great Black death of the middle ages. And finally Florence Died aged 81. Someone left alive cared enough to put this grave together so maybe she had more children with Albert before he died who are not on this grave, so maybe she died with what was left of her family around her side.

Thanks again for everyone who took part Sorry i can't comment on you all but it would take a week to right down all the things i would like to say about all your photos.

So its over to you Jojo looking forward to see what you'll pick as your Salon.

[Stephen]

Re: Fortnightly Salon Competition (Lucky no.13)

Congratulations Jojo on winning the Salon. I personally liked your take on the theme, infact its an idea I had myself at one point. The family on the gravestone was well spotted, and it all goes to prove than something a little off the wall so to speak can often win with this Salon concept.
I look forward to your theme for the next one