Competition FH Photo Comp #9 JUDGEMENT THREAD

[TdC]

Welcome to the Photocomp number 9 judgement thread! Comp #9's topic was landmarks.

Please declare your vote in a clear manner, eg, <user> - <pic number>

If there is a need for discussion of any kind other than photo-technical, please use a different thread for that.

Voting may continue until Friday 21:00 CET, or until a clear majority has been reached. In the event of a tie, I will judge.

 

[Tom]

Rivington Pike Tower, anyone who drives up the M61 will have seen it, its near the Reebok. Originally the site of a beacon but this was built in the 18th century as a retreat for hunters. The base is from the beacon. Winter Hill mast is in the background at a height of around 1500 feet.

Winter Hill at night, with snow on the ground. The Plough is visible in the sky overhead. The mast is visible for many many miles around.

 

[tierk]

1. The Serpentine & Serpentine Bridge, Hyde Park - Central London.

View attachment 4934

 

[old.user4556]

#1 - The Falkirk Wheel

It serves as a modern engineering marvel that links the historic Forth & Clyde canals with the Union canal.

 

[Billargh]

#1 - The Baltic. Part of the restoration plans on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside, originally the flour mill turned into a centre for contemporary art.

 

[old.user4556]

#2 - The Mitchell Library & M8 sunken section, Glasgow.

The juxtaposition between the attractive old Mitchell Library and the modern controversial urban section of the M8 motorway. Post-war planners invisaged Glasgow's roads and motorways akin to the freeways of Los Angeles; never again did a motorway dissect a city in this fashion.

 

[old.user4556]

#3 - The Forth Road Bridge, South Queensferry.

Joining Fife and Mid-Lothian, a vital transport link here in Skirtland soon to be decommissioned and replaced.

 

[DaGaffer]

I vote for the Falkirk Wheel. Nice photo and its just a funky bit of design.

 

[itcheh]

Smaller selection to choose from - I just didn't have the time to join in this time ... but I have to vote for BigG The Falkirk Wheel

 

[Jupitus]

Big G, Falkirk Wheel - that's cooool

 

[Milkshake]

Big G - Forth Road Bridge

Just cause I can see it from where I'm sitting at work right now

 

[TdC]

Big G's Falkirk Wheel wins! Congrats Big G, your prize is choosing the next topic!

 

[old.user4556]

Awesome, cheers.

My next topic is transport.

Planes, trains, cars, roads, canals, bridges, boats, airports, walking, skateboarding, running, babies crawling, people on their way to work - anything transport related.

 

[old.user4556]

*fanny kicks TdC into next week*

 

[TdC]

soz, irl things were distracting me...

 

[old.user4556]

*shakes fist*

 

[TdC]

erm, yeah. Soz, I was fiddling with my mtb, and that's kind of distracting