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I've not decided as yet.

I like the strange quality of the bulb.

What's the topic of the next photo challenge?

Malc

I can't work out how photo six is made, it's really interesting - the bulb appears to be floating, and the glass looks like liquid water, or like the glass has melted and warped over the surface.

I voted for 3, 4, and 6, but I can't remember in which order.

For completeness, the milky looking marbles (called chinkies, political correctness had not arrived at my school at this point) came next, followed by the pearl marbles (pearlies) with the oil effect marbles (predictably called oilies) being the best. Steel marbles were also highly prize but were banned due to an unfortunate window smashing incident.

So, is this over now?

Can I reveal which one was mine?

Plissken - I gave yours first place, Mafia buddy!

Mine was number three! I came second! I win! Yay!

I'm quite surprised, actually. I have different tastes in photos than most people here.

My little Marvel Zombies photo that I love got almost no votes a while back, now this photo I think is a bit rubbish comes second.

But, still - yay! Thanks for your votes, everyone.

Looks like the poll wasn't closed. I now seem to have won.

Have I missed something obvious or is nobody interested to know why the votes changed after the poll closed?

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:31 ]
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Sorry this is late - I fell asleep last night with everything still up and running, radio on, still dressed And so the third Eurovision style vote for this fortnight's photography challenge on the subject 'Glass' is (finally) launched. How the eurovision style vote works It couldn't be simpler. Really, it couldn't. Decide which are your favourite three pictures, in order. In the poll click on the link that matches your MOST favourite picture (which will get three points), then, after that, click the link that corresponds to your SECOND favourite picture (which will receive two points), and then the third (one point). You MUST click in that order though favourite>second favourite>third favourite. Simple dimple, yes? Oh, and you can't click 'photo X' three times and award it all six points, that would be cheating! (and it is set up to prevent this, anyway... ) ____________________________________________ This month's topic of 'Glass' was chosen by Sleepy Mimi. Please don't forget to enter this fortnight's challenge! OK, here are this month's entries: PHOTO ONE: ___________________________________ PHOTO TWO: ___________________________________ PHOTO THREE: ___________________________________ PHOTO FOUR: ___________________________________ PHOTO FIVE: ___________________________________ PHOTO SIX: ___________________________________ PHOTO SEVEN: ___________________________________ PHOTO EIGHT:

Author:	GazChap [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:42 ]
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6, 2 and 7 in that order for me.

Author:	The Rev Owen [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:45 ]
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7, 4 and 8 for me.

Author:	Zardoz [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:51 ]
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4, 7 and 3. Well done to all the entrants, some nice stuff going on.

Author:	Plissken [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:51 ]
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Four is the picture I wanted to take, but the weather was always too crappy.

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Author:	Mr Russell [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:15 ]
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I took photo three. Except it's still on my phone, so someone else has the exact same photo as me!

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:39 ]
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I've not decided as yet. I like the strange quality of the bulb.

Author:	Malc [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:24 ]
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What's the topic of the next photo challenge? Malc

Author:	Cras [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:25 ]
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Mimi wrote: I've not decided as yet. I like the strange quality of the bulb. Mmm - I loved the bulb. I voted for 3, 4, and 6, but I can't remember in which order.

Author:	Cras [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:26 ]
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Spinglo Sponglo! wrote: What's the topic of the next photo challenge? Malc BBW. No, wait - B&W. It's the third of the sticky threads.

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:30 ]
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The new challenge is here, malc: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1369

Author:	AceAceBaby [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:34 ]
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You know those times when you want to say something, but figure that it would just cause drama, so you don't? Six, Seven and Two were my choices. Brilliant stuff.

Author:	Curiosity [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:51 ]
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Number eight makes me laugh. I'll vote a bit later, but the ones sticking in my heed are the building and the bulb.

Author:	vegetables [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 13:57 ]
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Wow, I walk past photo one all the time! But I didn't vote for it, as that would be an inane reason. Photo six I think is really strong this round; it's very well composed indeed.

Author:	Malabelm [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:28 ]
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Sorry, Number 3! Pipped again. Mine was number 6. It's a bulb filled with blue food colouring, shaken about, then dropped and captured. I made a right mess. Note to self: don't play with food colouring on a cream carpet. Cheers for your votes!

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 14:38 ]
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I can't work out how photo six is made, it's really interesting - the bulb appears to be floating, and the glass looks like liquid water, or like the glass has melted and warped over the surface. I really like the collection of marbles though. I am undecided as yet.

Author:	vegetables [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 15:58 ]
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Mimi wrote: I can't work out how photo six is made, it's really interesting - the bulb appears to be floating, and the glass looks like liquid water, or like the glass has melted and warped over the surface. I assumed that it's had water poured into it and has then been resealed. I'm not sure how the floating works, though; perhaps there's something holding it up below the fixing. Or it could have been dropped and taken with a fast shutterspeed, which would explain why the water seems to be joshing about quite a lot.

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 16:03 ]
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Oh, I didn't see that it might be full of water. Oh well, it's very interesting. It may get one of my votes.

Author:	Sinister Minister [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 17:48 ]
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8, 7 & 3 but I thought that they were all pretty good.

Author:	JimB [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 18:37 ]
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4, 6, 3 for me - I voted for them in that order, but it could've been a different order on another night - they're all excellent for different reasons. I think it might've been the sheer scale of 4 that made me put it above the others; 6 is really interesting (still not sure how it was done) and 3 is just a cool picture.

Author:	Cras [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:25 ]
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Craster wrote: I voted for 3, 4, and 6, but I can't remember in which order. JimB wrote: 4, 6, 3 for me. Yeah! Me an' JimB is tight.

Author:	Curiosity [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:26 ]
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I went for 7,4 and 6 in the end. I think that the perspective and use of glass in 7 is ace. 4 is a good building shot and I love the light, but the lampost distracts slightly for me. 6 is interesting and otherworldly, and I like it a lot. It does seem a bit weird though, whatever effects have been done to it given it an almost 'drawn' quality. Apologies if no effects were used and it just came out that way. Good showing, people!

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:31 ]
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Okay - I like the marbles, and I also like the shot looking into the glass, because I like the ram's head showing through the bottom of the glass. Actually, I really like the one looking into the glass for that small detail, so that gets my top vote, then marbles and bulb.

Author:	KevR [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:48 ]
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8, 6 and 3 for me. Poor 1 has no points at the moment. With hindsight, I wish I'd given them a patronising point or two.

Author:	Mimi [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:49 ]
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Beaker in a beaker is cute

Author:	Dimrill [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:50 ]
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6, 7, 2. Look at them marlies!

Author:	Joans [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 20:01 ]
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7, 6 and 4 in that order. Which also happen to be the top 3, but I did vote for them this morning I just couldn't be bothered to post about it then.

Author:	KevR [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 20:17 ]
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I was going to vote for two but for the fact that when we used to play marbles at school, cat's eyes (the marbles in question) were lowest in the pecking order. They were particularly despised if they were chipped in any way, like they are in the picture. For completeness, the milky looking marbles (called chinkies, political correctness had not arrived at my school at this point) came next, followed by the pearl marbles (pearlies) with the oil effect marbles (predictably called oilies) being the best. Steel marbles were also highly prize but were banned due to an unfortunate window smashing incident. Here concludes this fascinating insight into my childhood.

Author:	JimB [ Mon Jul 21, 2008 21:29 ]
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KevR wrote: For completeness, the milky looking marbles (called chinkies, political correctness had not arrived at my school at this point) came next, followed by the pearl marbles (pearlies) with the oil effect marbles (predictably called oilies) being the best. Steel marbles were also highly prize but were banned due to an unfortunate window smashing incident. We called the milky ones "ozzies" for some reason, there's probably loads more variants out there, depending on where you grew up. The normal marbles were "littlies", but there were "biggies" as well, which were worth a lot more (due to their scoring power - a big marble rolls much straighter over an uneven playground). Steelies (basically just ball bearings in varying sizes, direct from British Steel just down the road) weren't banned, but they were effectively useless as nobody would set up a game to have them all taken out by a worthless steely. Of course, "moonies" and "swirlies" were the ones everyone wanted. I remember far too much about marbles, I think.

Author:	The Rev Owen [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:37 ]
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So, is this over now? Can I reveal which one was mine?

Author:	Plissken [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:20 ]
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Looks like. Congrats to the winner. Mine was #7 by the way.

Author:	Mimi [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:35 ]
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The Rev Owen wrote: So, is this over now? Can I reveal which one was mine? yup, it has finished. Which was yours? Well done Nynfortoo!

Author:	The Rev Owen [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:40 ]
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Mine was number three! I came second! I win! Yay! I'm quite surprised, actually. I have different tastes in photos than most people here. My little Marvel Zombies photo that I love got almost no votes a while back, now this photo I think is a bit rubbish comes second. But, still - yay! Thanks for your votes, everyone.

Author:	Curiosity [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:49 ]
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Plissken - I gave yours first place, Mafia buddy! Well done to all those participating. I do so enjoy seeing the pics, even the ones I don't vote for. Nice work on the win nynfortoo!

Author:	Plissken [ Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:10 ]
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Curiosity wrote: Plissken - I gave yours first place, Mafia buddy! Go Mafiascum tag team! fist bump I really don't know whether I should have cropped it to just the glass, but then I'd have to shop the little bit of black out at the bottom. And I like the effect on the shadow of the sun. The black thing is an "Emmerdale" beer mat from Black Sheep Brewery - the rams head was just the right size. I voted for 6 for its otherworldly quality, 4 because it is the shot I would have taken given a chance (though Curio is right about the lamppost) and 8, because it made me laugh - Beaker, in a beaker!