Final Vote - May Photo Competition

[shuggee]

This is the second and final round of voting. There can be only one winner

This competition was for photos taken during May 2006. The winning shot will form part of the 2007 Net-Weather Calendar.

One photo will be picked as the winner from the six finalists below.

I'm sure you'll agree that once again the quality of the shots is of a very high standard.

Voting will end at 12noon Friday 30th June.

Voting on the June Photo Comp will then begin a few days later

Voting is as simple as simply clicking in the poll for your favourite picture, these are the photos that made it through to the final round (in alphabetical order):

Essan

John Cox

Lightning Ed

Louby

Tuggy

Wibs

[Cloudburst]

John Cox's photo does it for me, perfect colour rendition and contrast between the colours of the sky , grass, sea and sand, you can almost imagine yourself there, well done mate! . If i could have a second vote it would be louby's cracking capture of lightning .

Edited June 22, 2006 by Cloudburst

[Matt B]

Wibs for me, would actually look rather good on my lounge wall !

[Kent Snow]

All are outstanding but John Cox gets my vote.

Well done all though.

[Angel15]

Tuggy for me although it was very close with Wibs as well - I like them both, but Tuggy has such colour in the photo - it is stunning, there again Wibs is very mood set .. I like them both, but have voted Tuggy

[wolves78]

louby for me great shot but close with john cox's was close i think it was seeing all that type of views last week and no storms that done it for me

[Louby]

They are all so good, they make mine look pathetic :lol:

I has been really really tough to pick.

But the one for me is Wibs I love the simplicity of it, With Johns a very very close second.

[summer blizzard]

They are all very good photos however Jhon Cox has my vote.

[John Cox]

They are all so good, they make mine look pathetic :lol:

I has been really really tough to pick.

But the one for me is Wibs I love the simplicity of it, With Johns a very very close second.

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Hi Louby,

Thanks for your kind words re my May photo.

I loved yours.

[Louby]

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Hi Louby,

Thanks for your kind words re my May photo.

I loved yours.

:lol: Thank you.

I absolutely love the colour contrast in yours, and as I said such a hard task, I feel very guilty that I can only pick one It is getting harder to pick each month.

[Lightning Ed]

Ok I admit I voted for myself... I guess there are not as many lightning fans here as I hoped :lol: !!! lol btw for anyone interested that photo is compleatly unedited (even colour) except to darken as it was a little overexposed on the origional.

Essan is my faviourite other, pin sharp, and with that rolling mist you get across the parts of the SW. Excellent

[Louby]

Ok I admit I voted for myself... I guess there are not as many lightning fans here as I hoped !!! lol btw for anyone interested that photo is compleatly unedited (even colour) except to darken as it was a little overexposed on the origional.

Essan is my faviourite other, pin sharp, and with that rolling mist you get across the parts of the SW. Excellent

I love your pic! just very jealous of it :lol:

[shuggee]

Where was that taken Ed? It's quite a communications tower - not to mention the lightning!

[Dazza]

Where was that taken Ed? It's quite a communications tower - not to mention the lightning!

I always heard those communications towers were a possible danger to health, I mean look at what it did to the environment around it!

Great photo's everyone, it is a shame only 1 can be picked!

[Lightning Ed]

Its located in Botley, Warlingham, Surrey. The lightning was actually some way behind it, It is no where near as close as it looked. The tower was about 100-150m away, the lightning about half a mile. Its not a big tower, just looks quite imposing in that image, it was a 15 sec shutter. I guess the lightning happand about 3 sec into that, I am not kidding that by 7 seconds I was running across the road back to the car feeling that OMG that looked close. Its high and open up here. As it happend the storm died shortly after that photo.

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Essan gets my vote when I consider which I would most like on my wall for a month

Like John Cox's photo and Wib's, all would look good in a calendar.

A high standard as usual.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Wibs does it for me this month.

[Andy Bown]

Man this is difficult, possibly the best quality ever in a final vote so a big well done all 5 of you.

I'm voting for Essan because, although I love the 2 stunning lightning shots and the peace of John's and Wibs' pics, his just takes me right to the heart of a misty, eerie moorland .

[kold weather]

wow, really all the photos are great, its a hard chocie because they all have good points, I really do like the Lightning shots, tuggy's shot is very nice with lovely flowers and WIBS, Essan and John's photos are very atmopsheric indeed.

But John gets my vote, the contrast between the bright golden sands, the brewing sea, the blue sky, the rocky gray mountions, lush greens of the fields and the white cloud pushing over the peaks of the hills.

It's stunning and my vote goes to John!

But all photos deserved to win this, truely great!

[shuggee]

Well, the poll is closed, the results are in and verified and I am delighted to say that John Cox is this month's winner - well done John B)

Here's the vote breakdown:

Essan [ 8 ] [17.78%]

John Cox [ 17 ] [37.78%]

Lightning Ed [ 3 ] [6.67%]

Louby [ 2 ] [4.44%]

Tuggy [ 3 ] [6.67%]

Wibs [ 12 ] [26.67%]

[John Cox]

Thanks to all who voted for my photo and all the kind words too.

Wibs: a stellar photo, a classic.

Tuggy: The best colour photo of the year in my humble opinion

Essan: A photo I wish I had taken, Brilliant mood and perfect resolution.

Lightning Ed and Louby: Brilliant lightning photos and what patience these must have taken.

Its’s been an honor to compete with such great members. B)

[Louby]

Congratulations John B) A very worthy winner!

[John Cox]

Thanks for your congrats Louby and Wibs.

I am so happy. I have never won anything in my life

[Louby]

Thanks for your congrats Louby and Wibs.

I am so happy. I have never won anything in my life

A nice feeling eh? B)

[John Cox]

A nice feeling eh? B)

With the help of some very nice people.