OFF TOPIC Anglia Co-operative Regional Wildlife C

[magicma]

Well done Pacer - the joy of things is 'taking part' I love your photo. Don't let anyone pt you down.

I have voted. Hope you do well. MMa #icon_thumbsup# xxx

[Pacer]

Womble, I would assumes that you are some sort of an expert or amateur photographer?

I however would be the first to admit my photography needs improving. I don’t believe I said I thought my work was C*** I can’t see reference to that statement. If I thought that... there is no way I would have asked for help on here for some votes.

As for me stopping taken photos I don’t know where you got that from, it’s a hobby I enjoy and have no intentions of stopping.

If you are referring to me saying that I would not enter a competition again it’s not because I think my photos are c***, it’s just that I take photos for my pleasure, and purely as a hobby for myself.

I would only expect to receive votes on merit and not on popularity, and judging by the comments, that are exactly what has happened.

I would have liked your post to offer some constructive criticism.

As you have said it’s difficult to capture one of these birds so composition is really never going to be spot on unless you’re very lucky or very good.

if I’m totally honest I do have better photos I could have posted, of foxes or many other birds, but I went though all 54 pages of the entry’s and found there to be lacking in a woodpecker so I trawled though mine and posted that one.

it was taken in Feb. this year the weather was freezing I believe that day was around -10 light was not good I was using a 500mm lens, it was a hard photo to take in the circumstances.

Anyway I think between us we have killed the thread, so would like to thank all that gave me a vote on merit, and I thank you for your honestly.

Best regards

Trevor

[Pacer]

Sept 7, 2012 8:13:40 GMT magicma said:

Well done Pacer - the joy of things is 'taking part' I love your photo. Don't let anyone pt you down.

I have voted. Hope you do well. MMa xxx

Magicma, thank you very much, for your kind comment and it’s most kind of you to take the time to look and vote for me.

Edit, that will be my favourite post of the day, I can now log off on a positive note.

[Jemima]

Voted

[Pacer]

Sept 7, 2012 13:16:58 GMT Jemima said:

Voted

Thank you jemima,

[beautycat]

Amazing picture , voted

[Pacer]

Sept 7, 2012 16:06:47 GMT beautycat said:

Amazing picture , voted

Many kind thanks Beautycat

[Phoenix .]

Beautiful photograph pacer, you got my vote..good luck

[Pacer]

Sept 7, 2012 18:26:35 GMT Phoenix . said:

Beautiful photograph pacer, you got my vote..good luck

Thank you very much The Phoenix .

[Bluefish]

Voted, pretty good picture, better than a lot of them that only show half of the subject.

[Pacer]

Sept 7, 2012 21:07:53 GMT Bluefish said:

Voted, pretty good picture, better than a lot of them that only show half of the subject.

Thank you very much Blue,

[lynwlt]

I'm not sure how to phrase this....... but your picture is ok, but it's not that good. Sorry, it's not

I know that people from here will want to support you and that's great and I know that taking a photo of a woodpecker is difficult....... but honestly, it shouldn't be a prize winning photo.

Surely the whole point of competitions is that they are comparative?

Pacer's pic is as good, if not better, than many of the other entries.

I voted for him..

[bel]

Great picture, i voted

[OneDay]

Sept 8, 2012 12:34:46 GMT lynwlt said:

I'm not sure how to phrase this....... but your picture is ok, but it's not that good. Sorry, it's not

I know that people from here will want to support you and that's great and I know that taking a photo of a woodpecker is difficult....... but honestly, it shouldn't be a prize winning photo.

Surely the whole point of competitions is that they are comparative?

Pacer's pic is as good, if not better, than many of the other entries.

I voted for him..

I certainly think Pacer's pic is better than the butterfly which has the most votes (163)

www.coopcalendar.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wp-photocontest/viewimg.php?img_id=552&post_id=117

[Gordy]

cant believe this pic only has one vote
here