Poll
Question:
A wistful and/or cheery look back?
Option 1: 1. Lark
Option 2: 2. hermes2015
Option 3: 3. xSilverPhinx
Option 4: 4. jumbojak
Option 5: 5. Bad Penny II
Option 6: 6. Tank
Option 7: 7. Recusant
Option 8: 8. Lark
Option 9: 9. hermes2015
Option 10: 10. xSilverPhinx
Option 11: 11. jumbojak
Option 12: 12. Bad Penny II
Option 13: 13. Tank
Option 14: 14. Recusant
Option 15: 15. Lark
Option 16: 16. hermes2015
Option 17: 17. xSilverPhinx
Option 18: 18. jumbojak
Option 19: 19. Bad Penny II
Option 20: 20. Tank
Option 21: 21. Recusant
Option 22: 22. Lark
Option 23: 23. hermes2015
Option 24: 24. Bad Penny II
Option 25: 25. Tank
Option 26: 26. Recusant
Option 27: 27. Lark
Option 28: 28. Bad Penny II
Option 29: 29. Tank
Option 30: 30. Recusant
I think that the majority of these photos are more personal evocations of nostalgia, which seems about right to me. Nostalgia can be a very personal feeling.
Thank you very much to all who submitted photos. Please PM me ASAP if I've missed any entries, or otherwise made a mistake in setting this poll.
Members may vote for up to six entries and can change their votes. Voting will close in about two weeks.
1. Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/Io5V9WL.jpg)
2. hermes2015
(https://i.imgur.com/aOefAqw.jpg)
3. xSilverPhinx
(https://i.imgur.com/LaL2Pgq.jpg)
4. jumbojak
(https://i.imgur.com/ACbBunf.jpg)
5. Bad Penny II
(https://i.imgur.com/5EbaeGk.jpg)
6. Tank
(https://i.imgur.com/90UEK5e.jpg)
7. Recusant
(https://i.imgur.com/ag2rhKw.jpg)
8. Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/Hdlk7In.jpg)
9. hermes2015
(https://i.imgur.com/QB4NziM.jpg)
10. xSilverPhinx
(https://i.imgur.com/UgOWax1.jpg)
11. jumbojak
(https://i.imgur.com/EaMzLES.jpg)
12. Bad Penny II
(https://i.imgur.com/szl4res.jpg)
13. Tank
(https://i.imgur.com/gvNLd6L.jpg)
14. Recusant
(https://i.imgur.com/73aF0UN.jpg)
15. Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/HcEwQMP.jpg)
16. hermes2015
(https://i.imgur.com/wBu0PtO.jpg)
17. xSilverPhinx
(https://i.imgur.com/37yzxfj.jpg)
18. jumbojak
(https://i.imgur.com/gi0DQrF.jpg)
19. Bad Penny II
(https://i.imgur.com/Xh2Viwf.jpg)
20. Tank
(https://i.imgur.com/BAQOoB1.jpg)
21. Recusant
(https://i.imgur.com/aMnBqIg.jpg)
22. Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/Iz14FYN.jpg)
23. hermes2015
(https://i.imgur.com/jXWYNHP.jpg)
24. Bad Penny II
(https://i.imgur.com/GkWMs6r.jpg)
25. Tank
(https://i.imgur.com/B3DXRSm.jpg)
26. Recusant
(https://i.imgur.com/ylrcPcm.jpg)
27. Lark
(https://i.imgur.com/1wHc2Y5.jpg)
28. Bad Penny II
(https://i.imgur.com/G19lPE3.jpg)
29. Tank
(https://i.imgur.com/v8JAtL4.jpg)
30. Recusant
(https://i.imgur.com/RaDjuJq.jpg)
^ Wow! :tellmemore:
:love: them all! I like seeing the kinds of things that evoke such emotions in people.
I am pleased to be associated with people who have sensitivities of this sort. Thank you all.
This must be one of the best collections ever, with some excellent photos.
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 11, 2019, 06:59:17 AM
This must be one of the best collections ever, with some excellent photos.
Agreed. I'm going to have to walk away and think about this a bit before voting. By the way, I know #1 is a drawing of a sheep wearing a wool sweater, but my brain keeps saying "easter egg".
Wow, a lot of private and personal memories in this collection. Hard to make a choice.
(https://i.imgur.com/Xh2Viwf.jpg)
This would be better if the REM album wasn't obscured.
You would say that.
Voting will close soon, so those who still haven't voted should get in. :)
Hmm...seems we have a tie! Interesting...:chin:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on May 26, 2019, 02:30:16 PM
Hmm...seems we have a tie! Interesting...:chin:
I think next time it's 2 pics and 4 votes. We're getting a case of choice overload.
For the first time ever, the HAF Photo Challenge has resulted in a three-way tie. Let joy be unbounded! ;D
Congratulations to Lark and xSilverPhinx, whose teddy bears and sweet dog netted four votes each. My derelict boat on Loch Ness also managed four votes. Second win in a row for xSilverPhinx! Between the three of us, I think we'll manage to come up with a good theme for the next iteration.
Many thanks once again to all who contributed to this delectable selection of images, and to all who voted in the poll. Cheers! :dance:
Photo no: 1 This is an acryl, not a sheep in a wooly jumper. It is a breed invented and drawn by my grandson aged 8. He has children of his own now.
Photo no: 8 Moon over the sea, St. Augustine, Florida.
Photo no: 15 Collection of animal friends of Jeremy Fisher, gathered together to welcome him back from being a geocaching travel bug. He was actually returned by post from Germany by a very kind geocacher there, because I wanted him back, and I didn't think he would make it without her special help. He was meant to get back to England by travelling from cache to cache, but it seemed like he would never get out of Germany.
Photo no: 22 Ted is very old--I've had him since I was five, and you don't want to know how long ago that was! Bok is only 30, and came from South Africa, but they have been together ever since.
Photo no: 27 Stooks seen near Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, Ireland, about seven years ago. At one time, all the harvest fields in the UK, Ireland, and all over the world looked like this. Much more picturesque, but hard work.
That was an exciting end that shows how good the entries were this time. Congratulations to all you guys.
:boaterhat:
#7 Shows a fine summer's day in Virginia. I thought it painterly, but perhaps too reminiscent of Wyeth. ;)
#14 As mentioned, shows a derelict boat on Loch Ness. This was taken during my first visit to the UK while travelling with a dear friend many years ago.
#21 Is a portrait of a Border Terrier friend of mine with whom I spent many happy hours on lengthy walks.
#26 A dog-walking photo, this time with a wonderful Shetland Sheepdog.
#30 A view of Eilean Donan Castle taken during the same trip as the Loch Ness photo above. Photos of Eilean Donan Castle are a cliche in the genre of photos of Scotland, but that's because it's so damn photogenic!
Congratulations, Recusant, Lark and xSilverPhinx. :clapping:
:secrets1: I voted for 4 photographs that belong to Lark, maybe our our idea of nostalgia is very similar. :tellmemore:
There was an excellent selection this time. :)
The next challenge, designed by a committee, should be interesting.
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 29, 2019, 09:48:58 AM
The next challenge, designed by a committee, should be interesting.
Camels?
Quote from: Tank on May 29, 2019, 09:50:02 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 29, 2019, 09:48:58 AM
The next challenge, designed by a committee, should be interesting.
Camels?
I wonder how many smokers we have here.
Quote from: Tank on May 29, 2019, 09:50:02 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 29, 2019, 09:48:58 AM
The next challenge, designed by a committee, should be interesting.
Camels?
Can't we include alpacas too?
Don't need no llamas though.
No.
Mine are of a tilled field, reminded me of my childhood. A hay rake, reminded me of my adolecence. The Nightingale, reminded me of people I've lost.
25. My son at about 12 standing in for a 'groin'.
29. My younger daughter's wedding day. She designed her own dress.
Photos number 3, 10 and 17: My German Shepherd dog Kyra, who passed away last year. As photo number 3 shows, she was an expert at pulling off puppy dog eyes that could get her out of trouble (though she very rarely got into any).
:sad sigh:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 02, 2019, 11:07:58 PM
Photos number 3, 10 and 17: My German Shepherd dog Kyra, who passed away last year. As photo number 3 shows, she was an expert at pulling off puppy dog eyes that could get her out of trouble (though she very rarely got into any).
:sad sigh:
I was wondering who that was, such a beautiful face. #3 got one of my votes.