Poll
Question:
PAIRINGS
Option 1: 1 = Hermes
votes: 5
Option 2: 2 = Lark
votes: 2
Option 3: 3 = Recusant
votes: 5
Option 4: 4 = Tank
votes: 2
Option 5: 5 = Brunuo
votes: 3
Option 6: 6 = Hermes
votes: 6
Option 7: 7 = Lark
votes: 2
Option 8: 8 = Recusant
votes: 1
Option 9: 9 = Tank
votes: 4
Option 10: 10 = Bruno
votes: 3
Option 11: 11 = Hermes
votes: 4
Option 12: 12 = Lark
votes: 5
Option 13: 13 = Recusant
votes: 2
Option 14: 14 = Tank
votes: 2
Option 15: 15 = Bruno
votes: 2
Option 16: 16 = Hermes
votes: 3
Option 17: 17 = Lark
votes: 7
Option 18: 18 = Recusant
votes: 2
Option 19: 19 = Tank
votes: 1
Option 20: 20 = Bruno
votes: 1
Option 21: 21 = Hermes
votes: 6
Option 22: 22 = Lark
votes: 4
Option 23: 23 = Recusant
votes: 1
Option 24: 24 = Bruno
votes: 4
Here is our latest photo challenge poll, "Pairings". Members may vote for up to five entries and can change their votes. The poll will close in 12 days (March 10th)
As you can see we have some excellent entries, so please take your time and choose those photographs which strike you the most.
Thanks to everyone who submitted photographs, and to all of you who will take the time to vote.
Good Luck 8)
(https://i.imgur.com/kTGLak8.jpg)1
(https://i.imgur.com/pVAI6QU.jpg)2
(https://i.imgur.com/5GS4EB6.jpg)3
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/9513/fmLvrS.jpg)4
(https://i.imgur.com/tcPLF2k.jpg?1)5
(https://i.imgur.com/U4hW1DU.jpg)6
(https://i.imgur.com/ohV9vaP.jpg)7
(https://i.imgur.com/KR7hQRu.jpg)8
(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/9067/G5f1us.jpg)9
(https://i.imgur.com/FqslZWc.jpg?1)10
(https://i.imgur.com/JiCkD29.jpg)11
(https://i.imgur.com/ArPpV2b.jpg)12
(https://i.imgur.com/KpVe0q6.jpg)13
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/3387/E37hUG.jpg)14
(https://i.imgur.com/xojmjTM.jpg?1)15
(https://i.imgur.com/S3G133U.jpg)16
(https://i.imgur.com/csXP7vs.jpg)17
(https://i.imgur.com/lMrFlg6.jpg)18
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/6826/llnzkn.jpg)19
(https://i.imgur.com/zJqsEBH.jpg?1)20
(https://i.imgur.com/nVMDo0k.jpg)21
(https://i.imgur.com/cQwDDmS.jpg)22
(https://i.imgur.com/RxhhXqe.jpg)23
(https://i.imgur.com/EhNxnUY.jpg?1)24
Brilliant stuff, folks! Hard choices there.
Did not notice numbers off to the side at first.
Good stuff.
I also missed the numbers to start with.
Quote from: Dave on February 27, 2018, 02:56:20 PM
Brilliant stuff, folks! Hard choices there.
Did not notice numbers off to the side at first.
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2018, 09:02:25 PM
Good stuff.
I also missed the numbers to start with.
Listen to the two old guys complain about which side the numbers are on,...good grief ::)
(https://i.imgur.com/oFXSECF.gif)
Numbers are on the >>right side>>, same as the correct side of the road for an automobile!
*sigh* They all speak to me in different ways. I love them ALL. :tellmemore:
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 27, 2018, 10:10:46 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 27, 2018, 02:56:20 PM
Brilliant stuff, folks! Hard choices there.
Did not notice numbers off to the side at first.
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2018, 09:02:25 PM
Good stuff.
I also missed the numbers to start with.
Listen to the two old guys complain about which side the numbers are on,...good grief ::)
(https://i.imgur.com/oFXSECF.gif)
Numbers are on the >>right side>>, same as the correct side of the road for an automobile!
You can add another old one to that: I was about to complain that there were no numbers.
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 28, 2018, 03:32:52 AM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 27, 2018, 10:10:46 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 27, 2018, 02:56:20 PM
Brilliant stuff, folks! Hard choices there.
Did not notice numbers off to the side at first.
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2018, 09:02:25 PM
Good stuff.
I also missed the numbers to start with.
Listen to the two old guys complain about which side the numbers are on,...good grief ::)
(https://i.imgur.com/oFXSECF.gif)
Numbers are on the >>right side>>, same as the correct side of the road for an automobile!
You can add another old one to that: I was about to complain that there were no numbers.
Looks like Tank or Recusant went in and fixed the numbers for me. ;D
After I finished putting this together and came back to check the thread I didn't see the numbers either...and I was like "WTF" I know I put numbers in there, but then I saw them to the side and thought to myself, "That's good enough ". :P
Anyway thanks to whomever fixed it. 8)
Now Everyone Vote!
I think the numbers were always there, but they are rather inconspicuous. I checked this thread not long after you posted it, and found them after a close look. No problem--thank you for your work putting together the poll, Papasito Bruno. :thumbsup:
When the voting is done, I'd love to know where #17 was taken.
Voted. Excellent photos!
Hello Everyone,
So besides giving this a little bump in order to get more votes I was wondering what you all thought of closing the voting down earlier than I originally stated? (Voting to close March 10th)
That's another week away, and I wonder if it is necessary to keep it going for that long...does anyone care if I close the voting down after this weekend?
That way we can announce a winner and get on with the next challenge.
Let me know your thoughts, as it is we currently have 12 members who have voted.
Regards,
Bruno
Is 12 voters a quorum for this forum?
( :grin:)
13 voted is about the norm. I think you can call it done :grin:
Wait!
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Yes, apple juice makes me friendly too.
She certainly has big earrings.
Let's wait a few more days.
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Yes, apple juice makes me friendly too.
She certainly has big earrings.
Yes, quite a nice pair . . .
Quote from: Dave on March 04, 2018, 04:00:53 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Yes, apple juice makes me friendly too.
She certainly has big earrings.
Yes, quite a nice pair . . .
Is her name Norma Snockers, by any chance?
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 04:10:49 AM
Quote from: Dave on March 04, 2018, 04:00:53 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Yes, apple juice makes me friendly too.
She certainly has big earrings.
Yes, quite a nice pair . . .
Is her name Norma Snockers, by any chance?
Think I knew her, didn''t she marry Hugh Jarse?
Quote from: Dave on March 04, 2018, 05:43:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 04:10:49 AM
Quote from: Dave on March 04, 2018, 04:00:53 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 04, 2018, 03:39:28 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 10:40:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 10:05:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:58:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2018, 09:51:05 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 03, 2018, 09:49:15 PM
OK. Now you can call it done. :)
I love #9. :grin:
Cheeky girl at York races. She loved to pose :grin:
I want to be her friend. :snicker:
Oh she was friendly.
Yes, apple juice makes me friendly too.
She certainly has big earrings.
Yes, quite a nice pair . . .
Is her name Norma Snockers, by any chance?
Think I knew her, didn''t she marry Hugh Jarse?
:thumbsup2:
Okay folks we currently have a tie between entries #17 and #21 with both holding at 7 votes each. Close behind is entry #6 with 6 votes. Since the tie is between two different members I'm going to let the voting stay open for the remainder of the day to see how this turns out.
we've had 15 members vote in the poll so far which is a rather decent amount I'm told based on past challenges. So if you haven't yet voted please come out and choose a winner.
Thanks 8)
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Make 'em fight it out with selfie-sticks?
Quote from: Dave on March 07, 2018, 04:38:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Make 'em fight it out with selfie-sticks?
Or telephoto lenses at dawn.
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:47:22 PM
Quote from: Dave on March 07, 2018, 04:38:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Make 'em fight it out with selfie-sticks?
Or telephoto lenses at dawn.
Hermes,
I would be proud to be your second in said duel...
Bruno
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 07, 2018, 05:32:36 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:47:22 PM
Quote from: Dave on March 07, 2018, 04:38:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Make 'em fight it out with selfie-sticks?
Or telephoto lenses at dawn.
Hermes,
I would be proud to be your second in said duel...
Bruno
:beer:
Quote from: Dave on March 07, 2018, 06:30:27 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:47:22 PM
Quote from: Dave on March 07, 2018, 04:38:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 07, 2018, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 07, 2018, 03:50:30 PM
Have we ever had two winners before? :notsure:
This is so exciting. Prepare the swooning couch!
Make 'em fight it out with selfie-sticks?
Or telephoto lenses at dawn.
No flashing though :fingerwag:
Spoilsport.
:lol:
Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you the winners of the "HAF Pairings Photo Challenge of 2018" .
:party:
1st Place (Photo #17) = Lark
Received 7 Votes!
(https://i.imgur.com/csXP7vs.jpg)
2nd Place (Photo #'s 6 & 21) = Hermes
Hermes tied himself with each of his pictures receiving 6 votes!
(https://i.imgur.com/U4hW1DU.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nVMDo0k.jpg)
3rd Place (Photo #12) = Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/ArPpV2b.jpg)
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First Place Winner Receives this Sweater I knitted...(It's a Sexy Midriff)
(https://i.imgur.com/eFgARNd.jpg)
Second Place Winner Receives the Monkey Trophy!
(https://i.imgur.com/lUAJfdP.jpg)
Third Place Winner Receives this handy Monkey Potato Peeler!
(https://i.imgur.com/Uqxv0ZK.jpg)
Lark as Winner you get the honor of choosing the next photo challenge and hosting the the next event (If you're up to it. If not I would be more than willing to assist you with it.)
Congratulations Everyone.
Thanks for Playing Along.
Bruno
P.S. Hermes my Fav was # 6, just love it. 8)
Well done, Lark! :clapping:
Well done, Hermes! :clapping: Well done, Hermes! :clapping: (no, the record is not broken :P)
And Lark again! :clapping:
:notsure: It's a bit palindromic, isn't it? Lark, Hermes, Hermes, Lark. :grin:
Yes, Photographer(s) of the Month, bloody well done!
:drink:
Good one Lark!
First time win?
Thanks for the wishes, everyone!
Congratulations, Lark, your photo of the horse sculptures is very interesting. Where was it taken?
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 10, 2018, 02:28:49 PM
P.S. Hermes my Fav was # 6, just love it. 8)
Thank you, Bruno, I will give details of where it was taken in my next post.
Some background info on my photos:
(https://i.imgur.com/9ba6Xxh.jpg)
Seagulls in Cape Town
(https://i.imgur.com/78mdEii.jpg)
Couple on their way to a Gay Pride March in Johannesburg, South Africa
(https://i.imgur.com/T3MN5UR.jpg)
Bronze door decorations in Quebec, Canada
(https://i.imgur.com/FswlHd5.jpg)
Phoenician bronzes from Lebanon in front of an Eduardo Paolozzi serigraph
(https://i.imgur.com/vYHc2EC.jpg)
Phallic brick kilns on the Ganges River - outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Taken from a taxi moving at 60km/hour.
I think the Lark is bashful and doesn't want to claim their 1st Place Sexy Knitted Mid-Riff Prize :'( :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
I think the Lark is bashful and doesn't want to claim their 1st Place Sexy Knitted Mid-Riff Prie :'( :'( :'( :'(
Yes, and I also asked about the horse sculptures, but no reply. In fact, nobody else has given us any background information at all on their photos.
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 12, 2018, 03:32:55 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 02:40:50 PM
I think the Lark is bashful and doesn't want to claim their 1st Place Sexy Knitted Mid-Riff Prie :'( :'( :'( :'(
Yes, and I also asked about the horse sculptures, but no reply. In fact, nobody else has given us any background information at all on their photos.
I'm sorry Hermes...I forgot to do the background stuff. Please forgive me :-[
Here you go!
(https://i.imgur.com/tcPLF2k.jpg?1)5
This is a shot of the Henry Ford Manor and Estate located in Dearborn, MI where I live. Took the shot from across the river while out on my bike.
(https://i.imgur.com/FqslZWc.jpg?1)10
This shot was taken inside the Cathedral de Comayagua in Honduras looking out towards the courtyard...I took that picture in the evening as the sun was beginning to set.
(https://i.imgur.com/xojmjTM.jpg?1)15
This picture was also taken in the city of Comayagua in Honduras. Picture of my wife and mother-in law waling back to my mother-in laws house after a morning trip to the local market. I really like this photograph, it's one of a dozen or so that I snapped while they were walking in front of me that morning. I like the similarity in they way they walked, the angle of their heads, even the way they swing their arms.
Almost as if the same person walking alongside their future or past self
(https://i.imgur.com/zJqsEBH.jpg?1)20
Decoration we had on a coffee table in our house taken from above. (I got yelled at for standing on the table to take the shot)
The white ceramic doves belonged to my mother...and the vase was a gift I bought for my wife that was made by a local artist in Detroit.
(https://i.imgur.com/EhNxnUY.jpg?1)24
This is a picture of two of my classical guitars that I have hanging against a Spanish styed door in our house. ( I rushed the picture, should have taken during the morning when the light was better. Tried to use a flash, but it didn't turn out that good)
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 03:55:40 PM
I'm sorry Hermes...I forgot to do the background stuff. Please forgive me :-[
Thanks for the info, but you will still have to drink six Bloody Marys for your sin.
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 03:55:40 PM
... Tried to use a flash, but it didn't turn out that good)
I usually hate using flash - prefer available light.
Thank you to everybody who voted for my photos. The mare and foal sculptures are in a grove of trees at the Irish National Stud, and are formed from driftwood.
As for my other photos, #2 is a netsuke depicting a pair of Go players in the Pitt-Rivers Museum in Oxford. #7 is a companionable pair of young horses, again at the Irish National Stud. The leaping dog sculpture (#12) is from a temporary exhibit at RHS Wisley, a spectacular garden operated by the Royal Horticultural Society in Surrey. #22 is a pair of box turtles who live with their friends in a garden on Key West in Florida.
Thank you to Papasito Bruno for running the challenge, and for the lovely ::) hand-knitted sweater and the splendid potato peeler.
For the next photo challenge, I've chosen the theme "A Piece of History." Anything historical can be the subject, including for instance buildings, monuments and statues, historical clothing, art, etc., etc.
I'll be posting a thread for this soon, or will ask Recusant to do so.
Congratulations, Lark. :cheerleader:
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 12, 2018, 04:16:09 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 03:55:40 PM
I'm sorry Hermes...I forgot to do the background stuff. Please forgive me :-[
Thanks for the info, but you will still have to drink six Bloody Marys for your sin.
I didn't participate, may I please be punished as well. :unsure:
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 03:55:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/xojmjTM.jpg?1)15
This picture was also taken in the city of Comayagua in Honduras. Picture of my wife and mother-in law waling back to my mother-in laws house after a morning trip to the local market. I really like this photograph, it's one of a dozen or so that I snapped while they were walking in front of me that morning. I like the similarity in they way they walked, the angle of their heads, even the way they swing their arms.
Almost as if the same person walking alongside their future or past self
I voted for this one. It reminded me of my happy childhood in El Salvador. :)
Quote from: Magdalena on March 12, 2018, 06:35:35 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 12, 2018, 04:16:09 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 12, 2018, 03:55:40 PM
I'm sorry Hermes...I forgot to do the background stuff. Please forgive me :-[
Thanks for the info, but you will still have to drink six Bloody Marys for your sin.
I didn't participate, may I please be punished as well. :unsure:
Oh very well, if you want to be masochistic. Eight Bloody Marys, young lady.
Quote from: Magdalena on March 12, 2018, 06:33:52 PM
Congratulations, Lark. :cheerleader:
Thank you, Magdalena. :)
Also, I meant to say in my previous post that my favourite photo was hermes2015's seagulls.
Quote from: Lark on March 12, 2018, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 12, 2018, 06:33:52 PM
Congratulations, Lark. :cheerleader:
Thank you, Magdalena. :)
Also, I meant to say in my previous post that my favourite photo was hermes2015's seagulls.
Thank you for the kind words, Lark.
Your suggestion for the new theme is very good.
Yes, Lark, it's a great theme for next time! I'm very excited to see what kind of pics get turned in!
Quote from: Lark on March 12, 2018, 05:40:02 PM
For the next photo challenge, I've chosen the theme "A Piece of History." Anything historical can be the subject, including for instance buildings, monuments and statues, historical clothing, art, etc., etc.
I'll be posting a thread for this soon, or will ask Recusant to do so.
Cool, I actually have some of those. Should we send submissions to you, or are you still sorting that out?
Quote from: Sandra Craft on March 13, 2018, 02:55:55 AMCool, I actually have some of those. Should we send submissions to you, or are you still sorting that out?
I'll be handling the logistics for
Lark, so please send me your entries. :)
Might as well give the subjects for my photos while I'm here.
#2(https://i.imgur.com/5GS4EB6.jpg)
A pair of butterflies working on the next generation. Unfortunately I don't know the species they were perpetuating. They look like they could possibly be Torquatas Swallowtail, but it's hard to say, since the undersides of their wings aren't visible in the photo.
#8(https://i.imgur.com/KR7hQRu.jpg)
The "Glasshouse" at RHS Garden Wisley, just south of the M25 in Surrey, UK.
#13(https://i.imgur.com/KpVe0q6.jpg)
Royal coat of arms of Great Britain, on the front of a steam locomotive at the National Railway Museum York.
#18(https://i.imgur.com/lMrFlg6.jpg)
Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, in Washington state in the US.
#23(https://i.imgur.com/RxhhXqe.jpg)
Lorenzo the "Flying Frenchman" works with 6 of his 12 Camargue horses at the Olympia Horse Show in London.